Baby steps

Knit a cuddly friend to help children keep their pyjamas tidy

YOU WILL NEED ■ Cygnet 100% Cotton (100% cotton, 100g/200m) 2 balls of Yarn A Frosty Blue (5033) 1 ball of each: Yarn B Peach Sorbet (6724) Yarn C Pepper (6206) Yarn D Peony Pink (4065) Yarn E Dandeli

YOU WILL NEED ■ King Cole Yummy (100% polyester, 100g/120m) 1 ball of each: Icicle (3479) Easter Yellow (4752) Turquoise (3476) Ocean Blue (4741) Lilac (3462) Sugar Pink (3463) ■ A 4.5mm (US 7) hook ■

Knit a simple baby sweater in pretty pastel stripes

Cast on 253 (261: 287: 313) sts using 4.5mm circular needles, 100cm long, and join to work in the rnd, taking care not to twist sts. PM to mark beg of rnd. Rnd 1 *K1, P1; rep from * to last st, K1. Wo

HEAD Start at top of head. Cast on 10 sts using 3.5mm needles and Yarn C. Row 1 (WS) Purl. Row 2 K1, (kfb) 8 times, K1. [18 sts] Row 3 Purl. Row 4 K1, (kfb, K1) 8 times, K1. [26 sts] Rows 5 to 13 Star