Noro Baby Girl Collection Cardigan Knitting Pattern

Noro Baby Girl Collection: Knitting Patterns for Cardigans, Hats & Toys

Overview

The Noro Baby Girl Collection is a downloadable PDF knitting pattern set featuring multiple garments and accessories designed for infants and young children. This collection showcases versatile knitting techniques and construction methods suitable for delicate baby yarns, with projects ranging from structured cardigans to smaller accessories.

Baby Girl Cardigan

What is Being Made: A classic button-front cardigan designed for babies, available in four sizes with finished chest measurements ranging from 15 to 21 inches (38 to 53.5 centimeters) and lengths from 9 to 11 inches (23 to 28 centimeters). The cardigan features set-in sleeves with upper arm circumferences of 7½ to 9 inches (19 to 23 centimeters), and includes 8 to 10 decorative ½-inch buttons.

Techniques Used: This cardigan is constructed using bottom-up and seamed construction methods. The body pieces are worked flat on straight needles, with individual pieces for the back, fronts, and sleeves that are subsequently assembled. The pattern demonstrates classic garment shaping through strategic increases and decreases, with sleeves featuring graduated increases every 4th and 6th rows to create proper sleeve cap shaping.

Stitches Used: The primary stitch is Stockinette Stitch (St st), which creates a smooth, classic fabric ideal for baby garments. The cardigan incorporates Seed Stitch for the button and buttonhole bands, as well as the neckband. Seed Stitch is worked by alternating knit and purl stitches within each row and reversing the pattern on subsequent rows, creating a textured, non-rolling edge perfect for button bands. The buttonhole band features yarn-over and knit-two-together decreases to create functional buttonholes.

Materials: The cardigan requires 2 hanks of Noro Shiraito in colorway #30. Construction utilizes two needle sizes: size 6 (4mm) needles and size 4 (3.5mm) needles. The pattern specifies different gauges for each needle size—24 stitches and 34 rows over 4 inches using the larger needles, and 26 stitches and 36 rows over 4 inches using the smaller needles. The delicate weight of the yarn allows for seams to be sewn with embroidery thread rather than yarn, ensuring neat, invisible seaming on this baby garment.

Construction Details: The back is cast on with 64 to 82 stitches depending on size and begins with 2 rows of Seed Stitch before transitioning to Stockinette Stitch. The front pieces are worked separately with shaping to accommodate the button bands. Sleeves are increased gradually from a smaller cast-on to create proper sleeve cap ease. All seams are sewn after pieces are completed, with sleeves set in using the seamed method. The finishing includes picking up stitches along the front edges for the button and buttonhole bands, worked in Seed Stitch for a professional, non-curling edge.

Additional Projects

The Noro Baby Girl Collection also includes patterns for a coordinating hat and toys and accessories, though specific details for these projects are not fully visible in the provided content. These additional items complement the cardigan and allow for creating a complete coordinated set for babies.

Skill Level

The Baby Girl Cardigan is marked as EASY, making it accessible to knitters with basic skills while still producing a polished, professional-looking garment suitable for gift-giving or personal use.