This little cardigan is cute as a button, a challenge for a novice knitter, but interesting enough to keep a more experienced one engaged. It’s one of those baby sweaters that any parent would be delighted to have for their little one. Knit with a raglan sleeve, there’s no seaming on this gorgeous baby cardigan, and therefore no fuss.

The body is worked back and forth to the armholes. Increases are worked on the knit rows, and the purl rows are flat. The armholes are then held on waste yarn while you finish working the body. Each armhole is worked one at a time. The garment is knit in a simple stockinette stitch with 1x1 ribbing at the neckline, armholes, button band and hem, and the bottom is worked with a simple bind-off. Knitting the first stitch on both the right and wrong sides of this cardigan will help keep it from curling. The button band is added at the end and the buttonholes are worked in a double yarnover, inside a purl stitch, so it should be minimally visible and keep the button snug on baby’s chest.