I don't see why not. You'd just knit the front right and left pieces as one piece until you get to where you'd place your zipper, then divide the two sides.
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you could also look at the pure and simple knitting website--they had a baby's cardigan w/ a zipper that I LOVED but I didn't get it b/c I was afraid of the zipper!