Lovechunk baby sweater

Every baby needs a simple, drop shoulder cardigan for cooler days and photo opportunities. I chose aran weight for this design because it has just the right amount of squish without being too stiff. 

This quick cardigan is worked in 5 pieces. 

Mix it up with colour changing yarn or use 2 yarns to create a colour block effect. It is sure to be your go-to gifting sweater for many years to come.

Pattern written in US terms. 

Materials

• 130 (150/180/200)g/ 4.5 (5/6/7)oz of aran weight yarn such as Paintbox Yarns Wool Mix Aran 180m/ 197yd per 100g/ 3.5oz ball. Colours used are Paper White and Slate Grey. 
• 1 15mm/ 0.5in button. 
• 1 removable stitch marker 
• Darning needle
• 5mm/ US 8 crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge.

Gauge 

13 sts and 10 rows to 10cm/4in with Hdc using 5mm crochet hook. 

Please take time to swatch for tension. If there are fewer stitches in your swatch than suggested, decrease by 0.5mm increments until you get the right amount. If there are more stitches than shown above, increase your hook size by 0.5mm increments until you meet the amount.