Baby Swing Jacket Knit Pattern
by Erika Flory
Size: 6 (12, 18) Months
Advanced Beginner
Designer Spotlight
ERIKA FLORY
Erika’s love of knitting has spanned a lifetime and has taken her
in many directions: from knitting for her family and herself; to
teaching knitting to the blind and visually impaired; to having
a home-based craft business; to working in knitting retail;
to designing; to co-owning a micro yarn company. She finds
inspiration for designs in everything around her: color, texture,
details in vintage knitting patterns, costumes on the large and
small screen, stitch dictionaries, and yarn itself. Erika’s designs are
notable for their simple sophistication and use of shape, texture,
and color. Not a day goes by that she doesn’t have yarn and
needles in hand. Her home base is Philadelphia where she lives
with her architect husband and two cats, and near her two grown
children.
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DIMENSIONS
RECOMMENDED NEEDLE
R E C O M M E D E D YA R N
Knitting Needles US Size 6,
OR size needed to obtain gauge
2 (2, 3) Skeins of
Cloudborn Superwash
Merino Worsted Yarn
Dyed by Lorna’s Laces
6 (12, 18) Months
Chest: 20 (241/4, 27)”
Length: 101/4 (12, 141/4)”
GAUGE
In Stockinette Stitch,
20 sts and 26 rows = 4”
after blocking
*Shown in Flamingo Speckle
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Recommended Yarns
••
Cloudborn Superwash Merino Worsted Yarn
Dyed by Lorna’s Laces
Required Notions
••
Removable stitch markers
••
Yarn needle
••
3 stitch holders or waste yarn
••
(1) 3/4” button
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Noteworthy Information
A B B R E V I AT I O N S ( O R K E Y )
“
beginning
Dec’d
decreased
K
stockinette stitch: knit
on right side, purl on
wrong side
St(s)
stitch(es)
WS
wrong side
YO
yarn over
inch(es)
Beg
Inc
St st
increase: on RS, knit in
the front and the back
of the stitch; on WS,
purl in the back of the
stitch
knit
Designer’s Notes
••
Directions are given for smallest size with
directions for larger sizes in parentheses.
When one number is given, it applies to all
K2tog
sizes.
knit two together
••
When sewing on button, make sure it is sewn
securely.
P
P2tog
purl
purl two together
Pm
place marker
Rep
repeat
RS
right side
Skp
slip one stitch, knit the
next stitch, pass the
slipped stitch over the
knit stitch
Sm
slip marker
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Pattern Instructions
Jacket
BACK
Cast on 64 (76, 84) sts.
ROW 1 (RS):
*K1, p1. Rep from * to end of row.
ROW 2:
*P1, k1. Rep from * to end of row.
Work Rows 1 and 2 a total of 3 times.
Change to St st.
SET UP
ROW 1 (RS):
K20 (25, 27), pm, k24 (26, 30), pm, K20 (25, 27).
ROWS 2 & 4:
Neck and Shoulders
K13 (14, 15) for right shoulder, knit center 18 (20, 22)
sts and put on stitch holder/waste yarn for back neck,
knit to end of row.
Work three rows even in St st. Bind off left shoulder sts.
Rejoin yarn at neck edge of right shoulder and work
three rows even in St st. Bind off right shoulder sts.
Left Front
Cast on 31(39, 43) sts.
ROW 1 (RS):
*K1, p1. Rep from * to end of row.
Work Row 1 a total of 6 times.
Purl.
Change to St st.
ROW 3:
ROW 1 (RS):
Knit to marker, sm, skp, knit to 2 sts before marker,
Knit to last 4 sts, (p1, k1) two times.
k2tog, sm, knit to end of row: 2 sts dec’d.
DECREASES
ROWS 2 & 4:
(K1, p1) two times, purl to end of row.
ROW 1:
ROW 3:
Knit.
K10 (12, 14), skp, knit to last 4 sts, (k1, p1) two times: 1
ROWS 2 & 4:
st dec’d.
Purl.
Work Rows 1-4 a total of 6 (8, 9) times: 25 (31, 34) sts.
ROW 3:
Work even in St st until piece measures 5.5 (6.5, 8.25)”
Knit to marker, sm, skp, knit to 2 sts before marker,
from cast on edge, keeping continuity of seed stitch
k2tog, sm, knit to end of row: 2 sts dec’d.
edging and ending with a WS row.
Work Rows 1-4 a total of 5 (7, 8) times: 52 (60, 66) sts,
removing markers on last row worked.
Armhole
Work even in St st until piece measures 5.5 (6.5, 8.25)”
Bind off 2 (3, 6) sts, knit to last 4 sts, (p1, k1) two times:
from cast on edge, ending with a WS row.
23 (28, 28) sts.
Armhole
Keeping continuity of seed stitch edging, dec 1 st at
armhole edge on the next 2 (3, - -) rows: 21 (25, 28) sts.
Bind off 2 (3, 6) sts at beg of next 2 rows: 48 (54, 54) sts.
Work even until armhole measures 3 (3.5, 3.5)”, keeping
K2tog at each end of next 2 (3, 1) rows: 44 (48, 52) sts.
continuity of seed stitch edging and ending with a RS
Work even until armhole measures 4.25 (5, 5.5)”,
row.
ending with a WS row.
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Pattern Instructions
Shape Neck
Armhole
Work first 4 sts in seed stitch and put on stitch holder/
23 (28, 28) sts.
waste yarn for neck, p2tog, purl to end of row: 16 (20,
Keeping continuity of seed stitch edging, dec 1 st at
23) sts.
armhole edge on the next 2 (3, - -) rows: 21 (25, 28) sts.
ROW 1 (WS):
ROW 2 (RS):
Knit to last 2 sts, k2tog.
ROW 3:
P2tog, purl to end of row.
ROW 4:
Bind off 2 (3, 6) sts, purl to last 4 sts, (k1, p1) two times:
Work even until armhole measures 3 (3.5, 3.5)”, keeping
continuity of seed stitch edging and ending with a WS
row.
Shape Neck
ROW 1 (RS):
Knit to last 2 sts, k2tog.
Work first 4 sts in seed stitch and put on stitch holder/
For first size, work Rows 1-4 a total of one time: 13 sts.
waste yarn for neck, k2tog, knit to end of row: 16 (20,
For second size, work Rows 1-4 a total of one time,
23) sts.
then Rows 3 and 4 until 14 sts remain.
ROW 2 (WS):
For third size, work Rows 1-4 a total of one time, then
Purl to last 2 sts, p2tog.
Rows 3 and 4 until 15 sts remain.
Work even until piece measures same as back. Bind off.
ROW 3:
K2tog, knit to end of row.
ROW 4:
Right Front
Purl to last 2 sts, p2tog.
Cast on 31 (39, 43) sts.
For first size, work Rows 1-4 a total of one time: 13 sts.
ROW 1 (RS):
For second size, work Rows 1-4 a total of one time,
*K1, p1. Rep from * to end of row.
Work Row 1 a total of 6 times.
Change to St st.
ROW 1 (RS):
(K1, p1) two times, knit to end of row.
then Rows 3 and 4 one time, then Row 3 once more:14
sts
For third size, work Rows 1-4 a total of one time, then
Rows 3 and 4 two times, then Row 3 once more: 15 sts.
Work even until piece measures same as back. Bind off.
ROWS 2 & 4:
Purl to last 4 sts, (p1, k1) two times.
ROW 3:
(K1, p1) two times, knit to last 14 (16, 18) sts, k2tog, knit
to end of row: 1 st dec’d.
Work Rows 1-4 a total of 6 (8, 9) times: 25 (31, 34) sts.
Work even in St st until piece measures 5.5 (6.5, 8.25)”
from cast on edge, keeping continuity of seed stitch
edging and ending with a RS row.
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Pattern Instructions
Sleeve (Make 2)
Buttonhole
Cast on 28 (32, 32) sts.
Work in seed stitch as established to last 4 sts, yo,
ROW 1 (RS):
p2tog, k1, p1.
*K1, p1. Rep from * to end of row.
ROW 2:
Work even in seed stitch until collar measures 2.5 (3,
3.5)” from neck. Bind off.
*P1, k1. Rep from * to end of row.
Work Rows 1 and 2 a total of 3 times.
Finishing
Change to St st and increase 1 st at each end of every
Weave in ends. Sew button firmly to button band
3rd (4th, 3rd) row o total of 8 (9, 12) times: 44 (50, 56)
opposite buttonhole.
sts.
Work even, if necessary, until piece measures 5 (6.25,
7)” from cast on, ending with a WS row.
Shape Sleeve
Bind off 2 (3, 6) sts at beg of next 2 rows: 40 (44, 44) sts.
For first and second sizes, dec 1 st at each end of next 2
(3) rows: 36 (38) sts.
For third size, work 2 rows even. Bind off.
Sew shoulder seams. Sew sleeves to body. Sew sleeve
and side seams.
Neckband and Collar
Detail of Jacket
Join yarn. With RS facing, work 4 sts in seed stitch from
right neck to needle, pick up and knit 10 (12, 14) sts
along right neck edge to shoulder, pick up and knit 2
sts to back neck holder, knit 18 (20, 22) sts from holder,
pick up and knit 2 sts to shoulder, pick up and knit 10
(12, 14 sts from shoulder along left neck edge, work 4
sts in seed stitch from left neck: 50 (56, 62) sts.
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