Romi Children’s Cardigan by Lirio Knits

Romi Children’s Cardigan

Knitting
April 2025
Aran (8 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
436 - 763 yards (399 - 698 m)
0-3mo (3-6mo) 6-12mo (12-18mo) 2yo (4yo)
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SIZE
0-3mo (3-6mo) 6-12mo (12-18mo) 2yo (4yo)

MEASUREMENTS
Chest circumference: 39 (44) 49.5 (54.5) 60 (66) cm / 15.4 (17.3) 19.5 (21.5) 23.6 (26)”
Body length to underarm: 10 (12) 13 (14) 15 (18) cm / 4 (4.7) 5 (5.5) 6 (7)”
Raglan depth: 8 (8.5) 10 (11) 11.5 (13) cm / 3.2 (3.3) 4 (4.3) 4.5 (5)”
Sleeve length from underarm: 15 (15) 18 (20) 22 (23.5) cm / 6 (6) 7 (8) 8.6 (9.3)”

MATERIALS
Friends Wool
2 (3) 3 (4) 4 (5) skeins of color 05 – MC
1 skein of color 110 – C1
1 skein of color 59 – C2

NEEDLES
Circular needle 4 mm, 40 and 60 cm/ US 6, 16 and 24”
Circular needle 4.5 mm, 40 and 60 cm /US 7, 16 and 24”

Optional: shorter needles or DPNs for sleeves in both sizes

YARN QUALITY
Friends Wool, Hobbii
100% Wool
50 g / 1.75 oz = 100 m / 109 yds

GAUGE
21 sts x 28 rows = 10 cm x 10 cm / 4” x 4”
in Stockinette stitch, after blocking

PATTERN INFORMATION
The Romi cardigan has a top-down raglan construction. It features twisted ribbing at the neck, cuffs and bottom edge, along with a fun textured pattern on both sleeves and lower body.
The button and buttonhole bands are worked in double knitting for a polished finish, and small buttons are sewn in later.

Techniques included in this pattern are twisted knits and purls, increases (m1r and m1l), decreases (k2tog and skpo), knitting flat, knitting in the round, picking up stitches, Italian cast on and bind off and double knitting.

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