The helicopter sweater is knit back and forth in stockinette in 4 pieces, front, back and two sleeves from the bottom up.
The front of the neck is lower than the back and the right shoulder is held together with 2 buttons to make it easier to pull over a baby or child’s head. The neck, sleeves and bottom are complete with a ribbed edge.
The chest has 2 inches of positive ease so that it can be worn over clothes comfortably.
Intarsia is used to knit the helicopter design.
Mattress stitch is used to seam the pieces.
The model in the picture wears the 2 year old jumper and has a chest measurement of 58cm / 23in.

SIZES:
3mths, 6mths, 1yr, 2yr, 4yr, 6yr, 8yr

MATERIALS:
This pattern is worked with yarn knitted at a gauge of 22sts = 4 inches.

The yarn used in the pictures was Rico Design, essentials merino DK yarn

Colour A – 3 (3, 4, 4, 6, 7, 8) balls or 317 (349, 427, 477, 629, 758, 880) metres/ 347 (382, 467, 522, 688, 829, 963) yards. This includes enough yarn to make a 20x20cm swatch.

Colour B – one ball (all sizes) or 6 (6, 12, 12, 12, 16, 16) metres/ 6 (6, 13, 13, 13, 18, 18) yards.

KNITTING TENSION:
22 stitches in width with stocking stitch = 10 x 10 cm. Row gauge is unimportant as the pattern dictates the length

NEEDLES:
3.25mm (US 3) and 4mm (US 6) needles
Needle size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller needle size.