Knitting pattern for a classic, slightly oversized sweater with coloured contrast stripes in sizes 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 (4-5 | 5-6 | 6-7) 8-9 | 10-11 | 12-13 years

Structure:
The sweater is knitted in stockinette stitch and in four pieces: the front and back part, left and right sleeve. The sleeves are shaped with increases after the hem in 1x1 ribbing. Colourful stripes every 8 rows are worked all over body and sleeves. To shape the shoulders and the round neck, you are going to work in a couple of decreases in the last rows. Afterwards, you sew the pieces together and attach a collar in 1x1 ribbing to the round neck.
The fit of the sweater is slightly oversized, it has drop shoulders and a cropped length. The sleeves are lose and tighten at the cuffs to create a slightly voluminous look.

Level of difficulty: easy

Materials:

• 100 | 150 | 150 (150 | 200 | 200) 250 | 250 | 250 g “The Baby Alpaca“ (112 m/50 g) by We Are Knitters in natural (main colour) AND
• 100 | 100 | 100 (100 | 150 | 150) 150 | 200 | 200 g “The Baby Alpaca“ (112 m/50 g) by We Are Knitters in Mint (contrast colour)
• 4.5 mm and 3.5 mm knitting needles (3.5 mm circular knitting needles for the round neck)
• Darning needle

Knitting Tension:
10x10 cm = 20 sts x 28 rs in stockinette stitch on 4.5 mm knitting needles (wet blocked)

Measurements:
Bust circumference finished sweater:
64 | 65 | 67 (70 | 74 |78) 80| 83 | 86 cm with a positive ease of 5 to 10 cm
Length finished sweater:
35 | 37| 39 (41 | 43 | 45) 46| 47 | 49 cm (incl. hem)
Sleeve length:
21 | 24 | 27 (31 | 31 | 34) 37 | 40 | 40 cm (incl. hem)
sleeve circumference:
24 | 26 | 28 (28 | 32 | 32) 32 | 33 | 33 cm (incl. hem)