Preemie bsj worksheet

Preemie Surprise BSJ Jacket copyright E Winfield, 2007 for personal and charity knitting only; make one for your local NICU Supplies:

Sizes

copy of the BSJ pattern, wool and needles needed to obtain gauge, 3 coiless safety pins, 4 small buttons using sports weight wool (DK weight) and 3.5 mm needles, 6st, 6 ridges (12 rows) per inch in garter stitch makes 11" chest (3-5lb preemie) using light worsted, and 4 mm needles, 5 sts, 5 ridges (10 rows) per inch in garter stitch makes a 12 3/4" chest (5-6 lb preemie) using worsted weight wool, and 4.5 mm needles, 4.5 sts/9 rows per inch in garter st makes a 14" chest (newborn)

Traditional BSJ style--elbow length sleeves: Cast on: Place markers:

Check point: Decreases:

Cuff increases Check point:

center point Increases:

diaper fullness

neck shaping

cast on 95 sts mark st 21 and 74 with coiless safety pins. These are the increase and decrease points. ssk= slip 1 st, as if to knit, knit two together, pass slipped stitch over k2tog (makes a centered dec.) m1=make 1 front marked st back marked st front 20st 1 st 53st 1 st 20st r1 k19 ssk k 51 ssk k19 r2 (ws) (and all ws rows) k across r3 k 18 ssk k49 ssk k18 r5 (k3,m1) 5 times, end k2 ssk k47 ssk k2, (m1,k3) 5 times 22 sts 1 47 sts 1 st 22 sts r7 k21 ssk k 45 ssk k21 r9 k20 ssk k43 ssk k20 r11 k19 ssk k41 ssk k19 r13 k18 ssk k39 ssk k18 r15 k17 ssk k37 ssk k17 r17 k16 ssk k35 ssk k16 r19 k15 ssk k33 ssk k15 r21 k14 ssk k31 ssk k14 r23 knit across--width between marked stitches is half sweater circumference r25 k14 m1, k1, m1 k31 m1, k1, m1 k14 r27 k15 m1, k1, m1 k33 m1, k1, m1 k15 r29 k16 m1, k1, m1 k35 m1, k1, m1 k16 r31 k17 m1, k1, m1 (k6,m1) 6 times, end k1 m1, k1, m1 k17 r33 k18 m1, k1, m1 k45 m1, k1, m1 k18 r35 k19 m1, k1, m1 k47 m1, k1, m1 k19 r37 k20 m1, k1, m1 k49 m1, k1, m1 k20 r39 k21 m1, k1, m1 k51 m1, k1, m1 k21 r41 k22 m1, k1, m1 k53 m1, k1, m1 k22 r42 (ws) cast off 4 sts, knit to end r43 cast off 4 sts, k18 m1, k1, m1 k55 m1, k1, m1 k19 r44 (ws) cast off 2 sts, knit to end r45 cast off 2 sts, k17 m1, k1, m1 k57 m1, k1, m1 k18 r47 k19 m1, k1, m1 k59 m1, k1, m1 k19 r49 k20 m1, k1, m1 k61 m1, k1, m1 k20 r51 k21 m1, k1, m1 k63 m1, k1, m1 k21 r53 k22 m1, k1, m1 k65 m1, k1, m1 k22 r55 k23 m1, k1, m1 k67 m1, k1, m1 k23

Center extension r57 r58 (ws) r59 r61 r63 r65 r67 r69 r71 r73 r74 Check point: button holes

r75 r77

k94 st, turn (place remaining 25 sts on holder) k69, (place remaining 25 sts on holder) k k k k k k k k across, pick up 8 stitches (one per ridge), knit up front stitches k across, pick up 8 stitches (one per ridge), knit up front stitches 32 st 1 st 69 sts 1 st 32 sts k32 m1, k1, m1 k69 m1, k1, m1 k32 k3, (yo, 2 tog, k7) 3 times, end yo, k2tog, k1, [m1,k1, m1], k71, [m1, k1, m1], k1, (k2tog, yo, k7) 3 times, end k2tog, yo, k3

r79 k34 m1, k1, m1 k73 m1, k1, m1 k34 r80 (ws) bind off all stitches knitwise. Finish, following construction from original pattern. Sew buttons on preferred side securely. Modification--Knitted on long sleeves. Sleeves (make 2): Cast on 22sts. Knit until there are 8 ridges total, ending with a wrong side row. Join and cast on: Knit across first sleeve, pm on last stitch of sleeve, cable cast on 55 sts, pm on first stitch of second sleeve, knit across sleeve. Stitch count should be the same as the cuff stitches checkpoint. Continue knitting from r1 in spreadsheet.

Hat Cast on Decreases:

64 stitches. Knit 20 ridges (40 rows) r1: (k6, k2tog) across row. r2 (ws) and all ws rows: knit r3: (k5, k2tog) across row r5: (k4, k2tog) across row r7: (k3, k2tog) across row r9:(k2, k2tog) across row r11: (k1, k2tog) across row r13: k2tog across row r14: k2 tog. Fasten off. Run tail through stitches to close top, and sew up side.

Booties: cast on Decreases:

Eyelet row: Cuff

Ties(make 2)

make 2. 35 sts. Knit 6 ridges (12 rows) r13: k15, k2tog, k1, k2tog, k15 r14: k14, k2tog, k1, k2tog, k14 r15: k13, k2tog, k1, k2tog, k13 r16: k12, k2tog,k1, k2tog, k12 r17: k11, k2tog, k1, k2tog, k11 r18: k10, k2tog, k1, k2tog, k10 r19: (evelet row) k2,( yo, k2tog) across row, end k1 knit 5 rows. Bind off on wrong side, knitwise. Sew up foot, and back of leg. Cable cast on 90 stitches. Cast off. Thread cord through eyelets.