Materials:
• Estivo by Lana Grossa (85% Cotton, 15% Polyamide; 50g = 165 yds): 4 (5, 5, 5) balls (main color). Shown in 013
• Cool Wool Merino 2000 by Lana Grossa (100% Wool; 50g = 176 yds) 1 (2, 2, 2) balls (contrast color). Shown in 481
• 1 size 7 circular needle or size to obtain gauge
• Ring markers
• 5 or 6 snaps (I used 3/8 inch)
• Darning needle
• Scrap yarn or stitch holder

Gauge:
• 20 stitches and 40 rows per 4 inches in garter stitch with main color

Size:
• To fit 6 (12, 18, 24) months. Finished chest measurement 24 (25, 26, 27) inches, length 11.5 (12, 13, 14) inches

Stripe Pattern:
With two strands of contrast color, work 9 rows stocking or stockinette stitch (knit on right side, or public side, purl on wrong side, or inside) starting with a knit row.
With main color, knit 4 rows (garter stitch).
With two strands of contrast color, knit 1 row, purl 1 row (reverse stocking stitch).

To Make:
Body:
With two strands of contrast color and cable cast on, cast on 126 (134, 138, 142) stitches. Work the 14 rows of Stripe Pattern. Switch to main color and work in garter stitch until piece measures 7 (7, 7.75, 8.25) inches ending after a wrong side (inside) row.

Back:
Knit 33 (35, 36, 37) stitches and put on holder for right front. Knit 60 (64, 66, 68) stitches for back. Put remaining 33 (35, 36, 37) stitches on holder for left front. Work even on back until piece measures 4.5 (5, 5.25, 5.75) inches from split. Bind off.

Fronts:
The left and right fronts are worked separately.

On right front, knit even until it measures 2 (2, 1.75, 1.75) inches from split.
Next right side (public side) row: At neck edge, bind off 6 stitches.
Next right side (public side) row (decrease row): Beginning at neck edge, knit 1, slip 1, slip 1, knit 2 slipped stitches together, knit to end.

Repeat this decrease row every fourth row, 3 (4, 5, 6) more times.
Work even until front measures same as back. Bind off remaining 23 (24, 24, 24) stitches.

On left front, knit even until it measures 2 (2, 1.75, 1.75) inches from split.
Next wrong side row: At neck edge, bind off 6 stitches.
Next right side row (decrease row): Knit to last 3 stitchess, knit 2 stitches together, knit 1.

Repeat this decrease row every fourth row, 3 (4, 5, 6) more times.
Work even until front measures same as back. Bind off remaining 23 (24, 24, 24) stitches.

Sleeves (make 2):
Cast on 30 (33, 34, 36) with 2 strands of contrast color and cable cast on. Work one repeat of Stripe Pattern, but increase as follows: knit into the front then back of next stitch in first and in second to last stitch of second main color garter row—32 (35, 36, 38) stitches. After completing fourteenth row of stripe pattern, switch to main color and garter stitch.

Increase 1 stitch (Knit into the front then back of next stitch) at each end of 2nd row then every 2nd (2nd, 4th, 4th) row twice, then every 4th (4th, 6th, 6th) row 4 (5, 6, 7) times until you have 46 (51, 54, 58) stitches.
Work even until piece measures 6 (7, 8, 9) inches.

Hood:
Pick up and knit around neckline starting on right front neck as follows: Pick up and knit 6 stitches along bind off edge, 14 (16, 18, 18) stitches along vertical edge, 24 (26, 26, 30) stitches along back neck, then 14 (16, 18, 18) stitches along vertical edge of left front and 6 stitches along bind off edge of left front—64 (70, 74, 78) stitches. Work in garter stitch until hood measures 6.5 (7, 8, 9) inches from back neck, ending after a wrong side row.

Hood Shaping:
Row 1: Knit 28 (31, 33, 35), knit 3 stitches together, knit 1, place marker, knit 1, slip 1, slip 1, slip 1, knit 2 slipped stitches together, pass the slipped stitch over (as in binding off), knit to end.
Row 2: Knit.
Row 3: Knit to 3 stitches before marker, knit 2 stitches together, knit 1, slip marker, knit 1, slip 1, slip 1, knit 2 slipped stitches together, knit to end.
Row 4: Knit.
Repeat these 4 rows once more, then repeat rows 1 and 2—48 (54, 58, 62) stitches.
Bind off, fold in half, and seam two halves together. Or use three-needle bind off to join.

Finishing:
Sew sleeves in place and sew sleeve seams. Keep in mind that the roll on the cuff means that the wrong side of the cuff will be the part that shows. Seam that part on the wrong side then switch to seaming on the right side.

Space snaps evenly along button band area with the top snap about 0.5 inches below beginning of hood. Sew into place.

Cut a piece of contrast color 12 feet long. Thread onto darning needle and, using
yarn doubled, trim the edge of the button band and hood with whipstitching. Starting at the left front just above the border stripe pattern, insert the needle through the fabric from wrong side to right side 0.25 in from the edge, bring the yarn around the edge to the wrong side and bring the needle up through the fabric 2 ridges further up. Continue until you reach the stripe border on the right front.