Garland began as a Christmas gift to myself. In the spirit of the season, I cast on sweaters for myself and my girls. I LOVE matching sweaters! I started late with plans to make at least three sweaters, and I knew from the very first stitch that I would not have all the sweaters done by Christmas. And so, with a knitting bag full of beautiful colors, I designed a festive pullover that could be worn all year long.

Knit seamlessly from the top down, the Little Garland pullover is a holiday sweater to celebrate every single day of the year. This pullover is wonderful way to use up mini skeins from your stash. This pattern includes a complete breakdown of the yardages for every vine in the sweater. There are absolutely no floats to catch in the entire sweater, so it is a great garment for beginning colorwork knitters. If you would like to give your sweater an extra pinch of holiday cheer, this pattern includes a “holly” modification for the yoke.

SIZES
0-6mos (6-12mos, 18mos, 2T, 3T, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12)

The samples are shown in a size 6 with 4” (10 cm) of positive ease at the chest and a size 8 with 2” (5cm) of positive ease at the chest.

YARN
Chasing Rabbits Fiber Co. FERN (85% Superwash Fine Merino & 15% Nylon, 437 yards / 3.5 oz 400 meters / 100 grams)

Sample 1 shown in “Honey” (MC), “Serenade” (CC), “Bougainvillea” (CC), & “Prickly Pear” (CC)

Sample 2 shown in “Liberty” (MC), “Scotch Pine” (CC), & “Bougainvillea” (CC), & “Velvet” (CC)

MC: 250 (300, 345, 385, 435, 525, 600, 690, 800, 920) yards / 230 (275, 315, 355, 400, 480, 550, 630, 730, 840) meters
CC: 65 (67, 68, 72, 99, 105, 109, 114, 148, 156) yards / 59 (61, 62, 66, 91, 97, 101, 106, 137, 142) meters

PLEASE NOTE: The number of vines in the yoke varies based on size. This pattern includes 3 (3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5) garland vines in the yoke, 1 vine at the waist, and 1 vine on each wrist. The CC yardage listed above is the TOTAL yardage for all CC vines. This pattern includes a detailed breakdown of the yardage for each vine in the the pattern so you can plan your yardage according to your stash.*

FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Chest: 19 (20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29, 31, 33) inches / 48.5 (51, 53.5, 58.5, 61, 66, 68.5, 73.5, 79, 84)cm
Sleeve Length: 7 (8, 8.5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.5) inches / 18 (20.5, 21.5, 23, 25.5, 28, 30.5, 33, 35.5, 39.5)cm
Hem to Underarm: 7 (8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 11.75, 13, 14.5, 15.5) inches / 18 (20.5, 21.5, 23, 24, 25, 30, 33, 37, 39.5)cm

NEEDLES
US 4 (3.5mm) & US 3 (3.25mm) 16” or 24” (40 or 60cm) circular (as appropriate for your size) or as required to meet gauge and DPNs or needles for small circumference in the same sizes

GAUGE
24 sts & 32 rounds = 4 inches 10cm in stockinette in the round after blocking on LARGER needles

24 sts & 32 rounds = 4 inches 10cm in colorwork motif in the round after blocking on LARGER needles

TOOLS
1 stitch marker, scrap yarn, & tapestry needle

SKILLS
knitting in the round, stranded colorwork