Baby Sweater Pattern #5310

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Baby Sweater No. 5310 Pattern
MATERIALS: Chadwick's Red Heart Baby Wool, 4 balls (¾ oz. balls) for Infant Size 2; 5 balls for Infant Size 3 … Bone Crochet Hook No. 3 … 6 buttons.
GAUGE: 7 sts make 1 inch; 6 rows make 1 inch.
Sizes  
2
3
WAISTBAND … Starting at narrow end, ch 11. 1st row: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each ch across (10 sc). Ch 1, turn. 2nd row: Sc in back loop of each sc across. Ch 1, turn. Repeat 2nd row until piece measures
18"
20"
Ch 1, turn and work across long edge making
136 sc
148 sc
Ch 1, turn and work in pattern as fol­lows: 1st row: * Sc in back loop of next sc, sc in front loop of next sc. Re­peat from * across. Ch 1, turn. Repeat last row until piece measures in all
7½"
8"
RIGHT FRONT … Work in pat­tern across
34 sts
37 sts
Ch 1, turn.
Work over this last set of sts only, decreasing 1 st at both ends of next
4 rows
5 rows
to dec, work off 2 sc as 1 sc.
Work inner (armhole) edge straight but continue decreases as before until there remain for shoulder
15 sts
16 sts
Work straight until piece measures in all
11"
12"
Break off.    
BACK … Attach yarn and work across next
68 sts
74 sts
decreasing 1 st at both ends of each row until there remain
60 sts
64 sts
Work straight until piece measures same as Right Front. Break off.
LEFT FRONT … Attach yarn and work across remaining
34 sts
37 sts
to correspond with Right Front. Break off.
SLEEVESWristband … Work same as Waistband for
4"
4½"
Ch 1, turn and work across long edge making
52 sc
56 sc
Ch 1, turn and work in pattern until piece measures in all
7½"
8"
To Shape Top: Dec 1 st at both ends of each of the next
4 rows
5 rows
Break off.
Sew shoulder seams. Sew sleeve seams and sew sleeves in.
With right side facing, work sc evenly up right front edge, along neck edge, holding it in to fit, then down left front edge. Ch 1, turn. 2nd row: Sc in back loop of each sc. Ch 1, turn. 3rd row: Place 6 pins, evenly spaced, on right front edge, * work sc in back loop of each sc to pin, ch 2, skip 2 sc, sc in back loop of next sc. Repeat from * until 6 buttonloops have been made, sc in back loop of each remain­ing sc. Ch 1, turn. 4th row: Sc in back loop of each sc and 2 sc in each ch-2 loop. Ch 1, turn. 5th row: Sl st in each sc. Break off.
   Press through damp cloth. Sew on buttons.