This cardigan was made to fit loosely. My son is 4 going on 5 and I made it with a size 6 (26”) measurement to fit him the way I wanted. I used almost 3 skeins of the main color yarn (color lakeside) and 1 skein contrasting color yarn ( color taupe).

You will need two different needles
6mm and 8mm circular knitting needle 24 inches in length or higher.
Scissors
Tapestry needle

You will need to know how to do the bubble stitch, the instructions tells you how to.