Directions are for newborn size;
changes for 3 month and 6 month are
KNIT
SKILL LEVEL
INTERMEDIATE
Designed by Nancy J Thomas
What you will need:
RED HEART® Soft Essentials
Baby™: 3 balls 6624 Sweet
Mint
RED HEART® Pom & Tassel
MakerTM, optional
Susan Bates® Knitting
Needles: 5.5mm [US 9] and
5mm [US 8]
Cable needle, stitch markers,
yarn needle
GAUGE: 15 sts = 4" (10 cm);
21 rows = 4" (10 cm) in St
st using larger needles. 20
sts LACE
= 4" (10 cm) in Back Rib
pattern, slightly stretched,
Cabled Baby Bunting
using larger needles. CHECK
YOUR GAUGE. Use any size
needles to obtain the gauge
Here’s the perfect bunting for bringing
RED HEART® Soft
Essentials Baby™,
Art. E879 available
outings around the neighborhood or
in solid color 5 oz (141 g), 256
yd (234 m); prints 4 oz (113
as an infant. This knit design features three
SHOP KIT
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17 (18, 19)" [43 (46, 48)cm] from
beginning, end with a wrong side row.
baby home for the first time, for
for going to meet friends and family
classic cables with a tasseled
hood and ribbed back for coziness.
in parentheses.
Finished Width: 18 (19, 20)" [46 (48, 51)
cm]
Finished Length: 17 (18, 19)" [43 (46,
48)cm], excluding Hood
NOTES
1. Bunting is worked in two pieces,
Front and Back. Pieces are sewn
together. Last row of Back is folded in
half and joined to make Hood.
2. Front is worked in St st and cable st.
Back is worked in rib pattern.
PATTERN STITCHES
Cable Pattern (worked over 12 sts)
Row 1 (Wrong Side): K2, p8, k2.
Row 2: P2, slip next 2 sts to cable
needle and hold in back of work, k2, k2
from cable needle, slip next 2 sts to
cable needle and hold in front of work,
k2, k2 from cable needle, p2.
Rows 3, 5 and 7: K2, p8, k2.
Rows 4, 6 and 8: P2, k8, p2.
Repeat Rows 1-8 for Cable Pattern.
FRONT
With larger needles, cast on 82 (84, 86)
sts.
Knit 2 rows.
Row 1 (Wrong Side): K4, place marker,
beginning with Row 1, work Cable pat
over next 12 sts, place marker, k19 (20,
21), place marker, work Cable pat over
next 12 sts, place marker, k19 (20, 21),
place marker, work Cable pat over next
12 sts, place marker, k4.
Working Cable pat over marked 12
sts and remaining sts in St st, slipping
markers every row, work until piece
measures
Knit across all sts of next row,
decreasing 4 (1, 3) sts evenly – 78 (83,
83) sts.
Ribbed Edge
Row 1 (Wrong Side): [P3, k2] across to
last 3 sts, p3.
Row 2: [K3, p2] across to last 3 sts, k3.
Repeat Rows 1-2 until Ribbed Edge
measures 3 (3½, 4)" [7.5 (9, 10)cm].
Bind off in pattern.
BACK
With larger needles, cast on 88 (93, 98)
sts.
Knit 1 row.
Row 1 (Right Side): K3, [p2, k3] across.
Row 2: P3, [k2, p3] across.
Repeat Rows 1-2 until piece measures 17
(18, 19)" [43 (46, 48)cm] from beginning,
end with a right side row.
Knit 1 row.
Hood
Decrease Row 1 (Right Side): *K1, k2tog,
p2; repeat from * to last 3 sts, k1, k2tog –
70 (74, 78) sts remain.
Row 1: [P2, k2] to last 2 sts, p2.
Row 2: [K2, p2] to last 2 sts, k2.
Repeat Rows 1-2 until Hood measures
5½ (6¼, 6½)" [14 (16, 16.5)cm] from
Decrease Row 1, end with a wrong side
row.
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Decrease Row 2 (Right Side): *K2tog,
p2, k2, p2; repeat from * to last 6 (10, 6)
sts, k2tog, p2, k2, [p2, k2] 0 (1, 0) time –
61 (65, 68) sts remain.
Next Row: [P2, k2] 1 (2, 1) times, *p1, k2,
p2, k2; repeat from * to last st, p1.
Next Row: *K1, p2, k2, p2; repeat from
* to last 5 (9, 5) sts, k1, [p2, k2] 1 (2, 1)
times.
Next Row: [P2, k2] 1 (2, 1) times, *p1, k2,
p2, k2; repeat from * to last st, p1.
Decrease Row 3 (Right Side): *K1, p2,
k2tog, p2; repeat from * to last 5 (9, 5)
sts, k1, [p2, k2tog] 1 (2, 1) times – 52 (55,
58) sts remain.
Next Row: [P1, k2] across to last st, p1.
Next Row: [K1, p2] across to last st, k1.
Repeat last 2 rows twice more.
Decrease Row 4 (Wrong Side): [P1,
k2tog] across to last st, p1 – 35 (37, 39)
sts remain.
Bind off.
FINISHING
With wrong sides together, fold bind-off
row of Hood in half and sew together
with seam on right side. Sew Front
and Back pieces together along lower
edge. Fold ribbed edge of Front over
to right side. Sew side seams together
from lower edge to beginning of hood,
catching both layers of folded ribbed
edge and Front piece in seam.
Hood Ribbed Edge
With smaller needle, cast on 58 (63, 68)
sts.
Row 1 (Wrong Side): [P3, k2] across to
last 3 sts, p3.
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Row 2: [K3, p2] across to last 3 sts, k3.
Repeat Rows 1-2 until Ribbed Edge
measures 1½" [4cm].
Bind off in pattern.
Sew one long edge of Ribbed Edge
along edges of Hood, beginning and
ending at edge of Front. Weave in ends.
Tassels
Wrap yarn around 4½" [11cm] cardboard
25 times. Cut a piece of yarn 10" [25cm]
long and thread doubled onto yarn
needle. Insert needle under all strands
at upper edge of cardboard. Pull tightly
and knot securely near strands. Cut yarn
loops at lower edge of cardboard. Cut a
piece of yarn 8" [20cm] long and wrap
tightly around loops 1" [2.5cm] below
top knot to form Tassel neck. Knot
securely; thread ends onto needle and
weave ends to center of Tassel. Trim
Tassel ends evenly.
ABBREVIATIONS
cm = centimeters; dc = double crochet;
k = knit; k2tog = knit 2 sts together;
mm = millimeters; p = purl; St st =
Stockinette stitch; st(s) = stitch(es);
tog = together; [ ] = work directions in
Front
brackets the number of times specified;
( ) = work directions in parenthesis the
number of times specified; * or ** =
repeat whatever follows the * or ** as
indicated.
See next 2 pages for chart and
schematics
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 [19 (21, 22)cm]
[7.5 (9, 10)cm]

7½ (8¼, 8½)"
3 (3½, 4)"
[43 (46, 48)cm]

[43 (46, 48)cm]

17 (18, 19)"

17 (18, 19)"
Front Back

18 (19, 20)" 18 (19, 20)"

[46 (48, 51)cm] [46 (48, 51)cm]

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 Stitch Key
= K on RS, p on WS
= P on RS, k on WS
= Slip 2 sts onto cable needle and hold in back, k2, k2 from cable ne
= Slip 2 sts onto cable needle and hold in front, k2, k2 from cable ne

Cable Pattern

7
5
3
1

12 Stitches

Stitch Key
= K on RS, p on WS
= P on RS, k on WS
= Slip 2 sts onto cable needle and hold in back, k2, k2 from cable needle
= Slip 2 sts onto cable needle and hold in front, k2, k2 from cable needle

Cable Pattern

7
5
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