Betsy Baby Cardigan Knitting Pattern

I love a good raglan sweater, and this little raglan cardigan for a baby is both simple and adorable.

The Betsy Baby Cardigan from Lion Brand Yarn is a little short sleeved, buttonless cardigan that uses eyelets to shape the raglans. Which would cause a lot of people to say this is a sweater for girls, but I think little boys can wear it, too. (Or change the increases to something non-lacy if you’d rather.)

The pattern is available in four sizes, from newborn to 18 months, and is worked in a fine weight yarn. The yarn called for is a lovely organic cotton but you can use your favorite lightweight yarn.

This would be a great little sweater to knit for summer babies, and it will be super cute with a long-sleeved shirt underneath in the fall.

You can grab the free pattern when you subscribe to get Lion Brand emails, and you can also buy all the supplies in a kit if you like.

[Photo: Lion Brand.]

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I’ve shared a lot of Christmas stocking knitting patterns over the years (see posts 1, 2, 3 for example) but what if you want to knit a stocking for a non-human member of your family. If you’re looking for Christmas stocking knitting patterns for your cats or dogs, this is the post for you.

These large paw print stockings are perfect for either dogs or cats, so they’re great to knit if you have both. They are worked in the round using DK weight yarn, and the stocking measures about 17 inches/43 cm from the top to the heel. You can get the pattern from nicolaluke.

The K4 Project has a super cute Kitty Christmas stocking pattern, which is worked in worsted weight yarn. They also have a dog version, or you can buy both and get a discount if you have both dogs and cats to knit for. Both projects have two patterns, showing how to work the stockings flat or in the round.

Put your dog into a Christmas scene with this stocking pattern from ifanhourChild. It shows a dog in a dog house in the snow, and has room for the dog’s name at the top. It’s worked flat using worsted weight yarn and the pattern includes charts for many small and medium dog breeds (there’s a separate listing for bigger dogs) so you can stitch a dog that looks like yours.

Annie’s Woolens has both dog and cat stocking knitting patterns that are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. You can change up the colors to suit your pet if you want, and they come with an alphabet chart for personalization. Or you can stick with holiday colors and buy a kit to make the dog or cat stocking.

Waiting for Santa Paws is a pattern from Kate Agner on Ravelry that would be cute for a dog or a cat. It looks like a leg with a paw print on the bottom part of the foot and more paw prints running around the top of the leg. This is a great option if you don’t want to mess with a heel turn because it doesn’t have a heel, because dogs and cats don’t have heels so why would their stockings?

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