Valentine's Hearts Cardigan

The ruffle is from the heart-motif cardigan by Zoe Mellor, which comes from an amazing book called Adorable Knits for Tots. The method for attaching the sleeves to the cardigan and the decreasing formula are taken straight from the wisdom of guru Elizabeth Zimmerman's book Knitting Around. So here is my almost entirely seamless no nonsense fair isle cardigan. Enjoy.

Valentine's Hearts Cardigan

Gauge:
20 sts =5 inches and 23 rows=4 inches

Materials:
size 5 circular or straight knitting needle(s)
size 5 dpn's
yarn darner
stitch markers
MC 1.5 skeins Cascade 220 Superwash (red)
CC 0.5 skeins Elann superwash worsted (cream)

Abbreviations:
pm-place marker
skpo-slip, knit, passed slipped stitch over
psso-pass slipped stitch over
yo-yarn over

Size and Measurements:
1-2 years old, Chest 24”, Total length 12”, Sleeve length (from armpit) 9”.

Body:
with CC co 240 sts
Row 1: P.
Row 2: [P3, skpo, k3, k2tog] to end.
Row 3: K all k sts and p all p sts.
Row 4: [P3, skpo, k1, k2tog] to end.
Row 5: As 3rd row
Row 6: [P3, sl 1, k2tog, psso] to end
Row 7: K3, p1 to end

Switch to MC
Buttonhole row: K1, p1, yo, p2tog, k1, (pm), k to last 5 sts, (pm), k1, p1, k1, p1, k1.
Row 9: P1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k to last five sts. P1, k1, p1, k1, p1.
Row 10: K1, p1, k1, p1, k to last four sts, p1, k1, p1, k1.
Repeat rows 9 and 10 placing a buttonhole row every 8th row, until piece measures 7” or to desired length to the armpit.
Last row: (armhole bind-off) K 20, bo sts 4, K 44, bo 4 sts, 24

Sleeves: (Make 2)
with CC and dpn's co 60 sts
join yarn being careful not to twist
Round 1: Knit.
Round 2: [P3, skpo, k3, k2tog] to end.
Round 3: K all k sts and p all p sts.
Round 4: [P3, skpo, k1, k2tog] to end.
Round 5: As 3rd row
Round 6: [P3, sl 1, k2tog, psso] to end
Round 7: P3, k1, to end

Switch to MC
K around for four rounds
Kfb at the beginning and end of every fourth and sixth rounds respectively until you have increased five times.
Work sleeve to desired lower armpit length
Last round: K to last two sts, b.o. two sts and next two sts of beginning of next round.

Joining sleeves to body
Note: Make sure to continue working seed st for first and last five sts of body and buttonholes every eighth row throughout

Work 5 sts seed sts, K to first armhole bo, begin knitting live sts on first sleeve to body, k to next armhole bind off, add second sleeve and k to marker, 5 rows seed st.

Yoke
Work 2 rows of MC even
work fair isle pattern incorporating decreases as follows:

Decreases
Row 4, Dec 1: K2, K2 tog to end
Row 10, Dec 2: K1, K2 tog to end

Fair Isle Pattern (six stitch repeat):

cc	cc	mc	mc	cc	cc	12
cc	cc	mc	mc	cc	cc	11
mc	mc	mc	mc	mc	mc	10
mc	mc	mc	mc	mc	mc	9
mc	cc	cc	mc	cc	cc	8
mc	cc	cc	cc	cc	cc	7
mc	mc	cc	cc	cc	mc	6
mc	mc	mc	cc	mc	mc	5
mc	mc	mc	mc	mc	mc	4
mc	mc	mc	mc	mc	mc	3
cc	cc	mc	mc	cc	cc	2
cc	cc	mc	mc	cc	cc	1

Work four or five more rows of stockinette stitch

Dec 3: K2, K2 tog to end

Collar:
Row 1: With CC only, continue seed st on to marker, K to next marker, work seed stitch to end
Rows 2-5: Work seed stitch to end incorporating one last buttonhole on third round
b.o. All stitches in seed st pattern.