Sunday Cardigan Junior - Petite Knit

The cardigan they'll reach for every morning. The Sunday Cardigan Junior by PetiteKnit is a top-down knit with a ribbed yoke and smooth stockinette body — the children's companion to the beloved Sunday Sweater. Worked flat at the yoke with front edges knitted simultaneously, it comes together beautifully on larger needles for a quick, satisfying make.

The buttonholes are a clever finishing touch — worked at the end by widening a stitch and finishing with buttonhole stitch, so there's no interrupting your rhythm as you knit. Sized from 2–14 years, it's a pattern worth returning to season after season.

Construction

• Worked top-down, yoke worked flat (back and forth) in rib with increases
• Front edges worked simultaneously with the yoke
• Body worked in stockinette stitch
• Sleeves worked in the round in stockinette stitch
• Rib edges at hem and cuffs
• Buttonholes worked at the end — stitch widened and finished with buttonhole stitch

Sizes & Measurements

Sizes: 2–3 (3–4) 4–5 (5–6) 6–7 (7–8) 8–10 (10–12) 12–14 years

• Bust circumference: 64 (66) 69 (72) 75 (78) 80 (84) 89 cm / approx. 25¼ (26) 27¼ (28¼) 29½ (30¾) 31½ (33) 35 inches
• Length: 35 (36) 37 (39) 40 (42) 46 (47) 49 cm / approx. 13¾ (14¼) 14½ (15½) 15¾ (16½) 18 (18½) 19¼ inches

Gauge & Needles

• Gauge: 14 sts × 21 rows = 10 × 10 cm [4 × 4 inches] in stockinette stitch on 7 mm needles, after blocking
• Needles: Circular 6 mm [US10] / 60 or 80 cm [24 or 32 inches]; Circular 7 mm / 80 cm [32 inches] and/or 100 cm [40 inches]; Double-pointed 6 mm [US10] and 7 mm