Tiny sweaters

My nephew's wife had twins in January so I got my knitting needles out and made two tiny sweaters with matching hats.

 

 

Yarn: Cascade Fixation

Needle Size: 4

Sweater pattern: Child's Placket-Neck Pullover by Joelle Hoverson available in the book Last Minuted Knitted Gifts or here for free.

Hat pattern:

• Cast on 73 stitches on circular needles
• Join yarn, place a marker, and knit a seed stitch border:
• Row 1: *K1, P1*, repeat * to *
• Row 2: *P1, K1*, repeat * to *
  Repeat rows 1 and 2 two more times for a total of 6 rows
• Knit all rows until hat measures 3 3/4 inches
• Begin decrease rows
• Row 1: *K4, K2tog*, repeat * to *
• Row 2: Knit all stitches until last 2 stitches before marker, K2tog
• Row 3: *K3, K2tog*, repeat * to *
• Row 4: Knit all stitches
• Row 5: *K2, K2tog*, repeat * to *
• Row 6: Knit all stitches
• Row 7: *K1, K2tog*, repeat * to *
• Row 8: Knit all stitches
• Row 9: K2tog all stitches
• Row 10: Knit all stitches
• Draw up remaining stitches and secure.

 Flower pattern: available here

 

Ravelry link