Bundle Alert! When you bundle Little Porter with an SQ of Weld on the Hudson + West Co. site, you’ll get a discount off the pattern.

Little Porter, by co-founder Meghan Babin, is a wee grandpa-style cardigan for the special kiddos in your life. This tiny cardigan is a “shrunk down” version of Meghan’s Porter cardigan from Spring 2022 (shown here on Brendan), made in our springy + light Weld, with a few modifications for an easier knit, but all the handsome cables and texture of the original. This is the perfect excuse to twin with your favorite little buddy or make an heirloom to pass down for generations to come.

Finished Sizes
Child/Youth Sizes 2 (4, 6, 8, 10); 23 (25.5, 27, 30, 33.5)” / 58.5 (65, 68.5, 76, 85) cm finished chest circumference, buttoned. Cardigan shown on JJ measures 23” / 58.5 cm, buttoned.

Yarn
Hudson + West Co. Weld (70% U.S. Merino / 30% U.S. Corriedale; 200 yds / 183 m; 1.76 oz. / 50 g): camel (light brown), 5 (6, 6, 7, 8) skeins.

Needles
Size A (for body and sleeves): US 3 3.25 mm: 32” / 80 cm circ.
Size B (for ribbing, button bands, and collar): US 2 / 2.75mm: 32” / 80 cm circ and a set of dpns.
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions
Cable needle (cn); tapestry needle; stitch markers (m); waste yarn; seven .5” / 12.75 mm buttons; sharp sewing needle and thread.

Gauge
28 sts and 44 rows = 4” / 10 cm in Basketweave St on Size A needle.
1 rep of Chart B = 1.75” / 4.5 cm wide on Size A needle.

Skills Required
Increasing; decreasing; cabling with or without a cable needle; one-row buttonhole; picking up stitches; seaming.