Growing Garden Cardigan

MATERIALS Main Color (MC): 1 (2, 2, 2) ball(s) of Purl Soho’s Cotton Chirp DK, 100% Peruvian Pima cotton. Each ball of this Light Worsted/DK-weight yarn is 232 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 230 (300, 380, 445) total yards required. We used Heirloom White.

Contrast Colors (CC’s): 1 bundle of Purl Soho’s Cotton Chirp DK Minis, 100% Peruvian Pima cotton. Each bundle includes four 58 yards/ 25-gram balls. We used the Ebb Tide and Wild Poppy bundles.

CC1: Approximately 20 (25, 30, 35) total yards required

CC2: Approximately 30 (30, 45, 50) total yards required

CC3: Approximately 25 (40, 40, 50) total yards required

CC4: Approximately 15 (25, 25, 30) total yards required

You’ll also need…

US 6 (4 mm), 24-inch circular knitting needles

A set of US 6 double pointed needles

Stitch holders or scrap yarn

A stitch marker

4 (4, 5, 5) buttons, ⅜-inches in diameter. We used Purl Soho’s Small Corozo Buttons in Pale Oats.

GAUGE 22 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches in Dotted Stripe Pattern, Flat (see Stitch Patterns)

SIZES Newborn (6–12 Months, 12–18 Months, 18–24 Months)

To fit actual chest circumference of 15-16 (17-18, 19-20, 21-22) inches, with approximately 1–2 inches of ease

Finished Chest Circumference: 17 (19½, 21, 23½) inches, buttoned

Finished Body Length from Bottom Edge to Underarm: 4½ (5¼, 5¾, 6½) inches

Finished Body Length from Bottom Edge to Top of Shoulder: 9 (10, 11¼, 12½) inches

Finished Sleeve Length from Underarm: 5¼ (6½, 7, 8¼) inches

SAMPLES: The Ebb Tide sweater shown here is size Newborn, and the Wild Poppy sweater is size 12–18 months.

Designed for Purl Soho by Sandi Rosner. Based in North Carolina, Sandi has been a knitter and crocheter for more than 45 years. She has owned a local yarn store, been the creative director of a large yarn company, and worked as a freelance technical editor, designer, teacher, and writer. Sandi writes a weekly newsletter at sandirosner.substack.com. Thank you for sharing your talent and expertise with