About

In my dad’s school picture from 1966, he’s wearing a cozy stranded sweater with a playful design. The designs in this sweater are inspired by that pattern, updated 50 years later. You’ll have a choice of two different patterns for the motif at the bottom of the sweater body.

Finished dimensions: newborn, baby, toddler, child small, child medium

• Collar circumference: 11” / 27cm, 13” / 33cm, 13” / 33cm, 15” / 38cm, 15” / 38cm
• Chest circumference: 19.5” / 49cm, 22” / 55cm, 24” / 60cm, 26” / 65cm, 28” / 71cm
• Back collar-to-waistband length (adjustable): 11” / 28cm, 12” / 30cm, 13” / 33cm, 14” / 36cm, 15” / 38cm
• Sleeve circumference: 6.5” / 16cm, 7.5” / 19cm, 9” / 22cm, 10” / 25cm, 11” / 27cm
• Sleeve length from underarm (adjustable): 5” / 13cm, 7” / 18cm, 9” / 23cm, 11” / 28cm, 13” / 33cm

Materials

• DK-weight yarn: 300-700 yards of Color A and 50-100 yards each of Colors B & C (depending on size)
• US size 5 / 3.75mm circular needle (adjust size for gauge if necessary)
• 12 stitch markers
• Tapestry needle & waste yarn

Skills

• Casting on
• Knitting in the round
• Ribbing
• Stockinette stitch
• Short rows (instructions and links to videos included)
• Increase & decrease (instructions and links to videos included)
• Stranding
• Stretchy bind-off (link to instructions included)
• Stranding
• Catching floats (link to video included)