I always struggle to find things to knit for summer babies. I live in Upstate NY, way up here in the Adirondacks on The Tug Hill Plateau. Winter knitting is a walk in the park, because it is cold so our babies need all the sweaters and hats. For those warm climate babies, or the summer babies though, it’s tough. Babies still get cold in air conditioning, and we still have very chilly evenings up here.

Sizes:
Newborn (3m, 6m, 12m, 18m) 2y, 4y, 6y, 8y, 10y
Actual chest measurement in inches: 14 (16, 17, 18, 19) 21, 23, 25, 27, 28
Finished garment chest measurement in inches: 15 (18, 19, 20, 21) 24, 26, 28, 30, 31 It is best to choose a size by the child’s actual chest measurement. This sweater is designed to be fitted, but you can easily choose a size by how much ease you would like in your sweater.
Newborn size only: +1 inch ease.
Sizes 3m-24m only: +2 inches ease.
Sizes 2y-10 only: +3 inches ease.

Yarn:
MC: Skeinny Dipping Merino Single “Creature Feature” 104(150, 200, 225, 250) 300, 400, 450, 550, 650
CC: Skeinny Dipping Merino Single “Brown Butter” 54(80, 150, 175, 200)200, 250, 300, 350, 450

Needles:
US size 2/2.75mm long cable circular needle for magic loop, or preferred method for small diameter circular knitting.

Gauge:
32 sts x 40 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch, unblocked

Notions:
Stitch markers (5)
Waste yarn or stitch holders.
Yarn needle for Kitchener stitch and weaving ends.

Pattern Notes:

1. The body and sleeves are knitted from bottom up, then joined at the underarm and decreases shape the yoke.
2. The decreases on the front of the sweater are not matched with the decreases on the back of the sweater.
3. When you come to the yoke it is easy to forget to slip your stitches to maintain the pattern so it may be helpful to add another stitch marker or two just as reminders.
4. It can be tight working around the first few rows after joining the sleeves to the body of the sweater. I find that magic loop works best for this, but you can also use dpns to make it easier to work around. After three or four rows, it will be easier to work.
5. If the instructions say to work in pattern, you will continue to slip the slipped stitches with the contrasting color as you work. To streamline the instructions I did not write out each slipped stitch separately.
6. If you don’t like working Kitchener Stitch you can bind off those stitches at the underarm and seam them after finishing.

Abbreviations Used:
MC: Main Color
CC: Contrasting Color
CO: Cast on
BOR: Beginning of round.
K: Knit
P: Purl
pm: Place Marker
sm: Slip Marker
Sl1 wyib- Slip 1 stitch purl wise with yarn held in back.
K2tog: Knit two stitches together as one. (one stitch decreased)
SSK: Slip one stitch knit wise, slip another stitch knit wise, knit the two slipped stitches together through the back loop. (one stitch decreased)
SKP: Center Double Decrease, slip 1 stitch, k2tog, pass the slipped stitch over.