Berroco Skyler Cardigan Knitting Pattern

Berroco Skyler Infant Cardigan

What Is Being Made

The Berroco Skyler is an intermediate-level infant cardigan designed by Alison Green. This garment is sized for infants from 3 months through 24 months, with finished chest measurements ranging from 18 inches to 23 inches and lengths from 10 inches to 13¼ inches. The cardigan features button closures and is designed with positive ease of 1–2 inches for comfortable fit.

Construction Techniques

The Skyler cardigan employs a combination of knitting techniques to create a well-structured garment:

• Bottom-up construction: The body is knitted from the cast-on edge upward, allowing for easy adjustments to length during the knitting process.
• Seamless design: The garment is worked primarily in the round and flat without seaming, reducing finishing time and creating clean, durable seams.
• One-piece body: The front and back are worked together in one continuous piece to the underarms before being divided, minimizing seaming and ensuring proper fit alignment.
• Worked in the round and flat: The body is initially worked flat on circular needles, while sleeves are worked in the round to the underarms using double-pointed needles, then finished with raglan shaping worked back and forth in rows.

Stitches and Stitch Details

The Skyler cardigan incorporates several fundamental knitting stitches to create texture and structure:

• Stockinette stitch (St st): The primary stitch used throughout the body and sleeves, creating a smooth, classic fabric.
• Seed stitch: Used for the initial 14-row ribbed setup at the cast-on edge, creating a decorative and elastic border that frames the cardigan opening.
• Front bands: Worked in a knit-purl combination (k1, p1 pattern) to create textured, reinforced edges that frame the button bands and prevent curling.
• Raglan shaping: Sleeve caps are shaped using raglan decreases worked back and forth in rows, creating a smooth armhole transition and comfortable sleeve cap fit.

Materials and Gauge

The Skyler cardigan is designed to be worked in Berroco Ultra Wool DK yarn, a durable and elastic fingering-weight wool suitable for infant garments. Depending on the size selected, the pattern requires 1–2 balls of yarn (100 grams per ball), with the sample shown in Verbena colorway #83139.

The recommended needle sizes are US 5 / 3.75 mm and US 6 / 4 mm circular needles (24 inches long) for the body, with matching double-pointed needles for sleeve construction. The pattern gauge is 23 stitches and 30 rows over 4 inches in stockinette stitch on the larger needle. Checking gauge before beginning is essential to ensure accurate finished measurements and proper fit for the infant wearer. Additional notions include stitch markers, waste yarn for holding stitches, and three 5/8-inch buttons for closure.