This adorable summer baby sweater features a stylish design with shoulder buttons and fashionable color accents. Perfect for adding a pop of color to your little one's outfit.
22 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch
Using denim blue yarn, cast on 80 stitches.
Work in stockinette stitch for 2 inches.
Switch to oatmeal yarn and knit in graduated stripes pattern:
Row 1-10: Knit in oatmeal
Row 11-20: *K2 in denim blue, K3 in oatmeal; repeat from * to end of row
Continue in this stripe pattern, gradually making the denim blue stripes narrower towards the top of the sweater.
For mint accents, on rows with denim blue stripes, work a very thin shadow stripe of mint immediately below each denim blue stripe.
At the shoulders, add tipping in mint by knitting the final rows in mint yarn.
Finish with mint cuff and collar edges for a stylish touch.
Sew on shoulder buttons at the top seams for decorative purposes.
Block the sweater to shape and weave in any loose ends.
Your summer baby sweater is now ready to be worn and admired!