     Size3 months [6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 2T, 3T, 4T, 6] Finished MeasurementsChest: 17? [19, 21, 21?, 23?, 25?, 27, 28] inches MaterialsMadelineTosh Vintage Worsted Weight [100% superwash merino, 200 yards/182 meters per 3.5 ounce/100 gram hank];
Recommended needle sizesUS #7/4.5 mm 16 inch or longer circular needles Notions4 [5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8] buttons Gauge18 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches square in St st Pattern NotesThe cardigan is raglan styled and is knit in a top down fashion. The leaf placket is worked in line with the rest of the cardigan and incorporates buttonholes. The leaf placket is designed as such that the next leaf begins at the same time as the previous leaf ends, which means that the first and last rows of the pattern are done in sequence within the same row of the cardigan. The leaf also incorporates a CDD (Central Double Decrease - sl2 tog kwise, k1, pass slipped stitches over). M1p (make 1 purl) - with left needle and working from back to front, pick up strand between sts and purl it. Leaf Placket Pattern Skills RequiredKnitting on dpns, keeping track of stitch counts and following pattern repeats across multiple rows, kfb, and m1p. INSTRUCTIONSBodyWith circular needle, cast on as follows: Body Increases
Continue working leaf pattern on left front edge starting with Row 2 while also maintaining raglan increases for 10 [14, 16, 18, 20, 24, 26, 28] more rows, ending on a WS row. So far the cardigan should have 20 [24, 26, 28, 30, 34, 36, 38] rows and 38 [42, 46, 48, 52, 56, 60, 62] sts between back markers, 30 [34, 36, 38, 40, 44, 46, 48] stitches for each sleeve. Divide for Sleeves (RS): Work next row of leaf pattern, knit to first sleeve marker, remove marker, slip next 30 [34, 36, 38, 40, 44, 46, 48] sts to scrap yarn, remove marker, cast on 1 st, knit to next marker, remove marker, cast on 1 st, remove marker, slip next 30 [34, 36, 38, 40, 44, 46, 48] sts to scrap yarn, remove marker, knit to end of row. Continue Body in St st while maintaining leaf pattern on left front, until 3 [4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7] leaves are finished, working the last row of the last leaf (Row 13) in the following manner: (RS): P1, sk2po, pass first st on the right hand needle over the second st, bind off next 5 sts pwise (2 sts remain before marker), k2, remove marker, knit to end of row. Lower BandRow 1 (WS): [K1, p1] across. SleeveSlip stitches to dpns or 12 inch circular needles. Knit every round (St st) until sleeve measures 4 [4?, 4?, 5, 5?, 5?, 5?, 6] inches from armhole edge (approximately 24 [26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38] rows). [K4, k2tog] 5 [6, 6, 6, 6, 7, 8, 8] times, [k2tog] 1 [0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0] time, k0 [0, 2, 4, 6, 2, 0, 2]: 26 [30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42] sts remain Sleeve CuffRnd 1: [K1, p1] around. Bind off all sts knitwise. Repeat for second sleeve. FINISHINGRight Front BandWith RS facing, pick up 3 sts for every 4 rows, across right front, making sure to pick up an even number of sts. NeckbandWith RS facing, pick up stitches along the neck in the following manner: Row 1: [K1, p1] across. Weave in all loose ends and block. Using a steam iron and working from the WS, steam the leaves to shape.
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Row 1 (RS): Kfb, * knit to one st before marker, kfb, sm, kfb; repeat from * 3 times more, knit to last st, kfb: 54 [54, 58, 58, 62, 62, 66, 66] sts total.
Row 1: [K1, p1] across.
