FLOWERS, DIAMONDS and zigzags decorate this children’s jumper by Sophie Jordan. She has picked a cheerful colour palette for her Fair Isle design, using the incredibly soft and warm Alpaca 4ply yarn from DROPS. The upper body and sleeves feature the classic lice stitch pattern, here knitted in stripes of four different colours. The body is worked bottom-up in the round to the armholes, then split into back and front sections which are worked separately.

To fit chest:
23in; 25in; 26.5in; 28in; 30in
Actual chest:
30.75in; 33in; 35in; 37in; 39in

Yarn shown: Drops Alpaca 4ply weight
A Off White (100) 2; 2; 3; 3; 4 x 50g balls
B Goldenrod (2923) 1; 1; 2; 2; 2 x 50g balls
Plus 1 x 50g ball of each:
C Red (3620) ; D Dark Turquoise (2918); E Coral (9022)

Also requires
2.5mm circular needles 40cm long
3.5mm circular needles 40cm long