This minimal knits | DESIGNED seamless child’s v-neck pullover is made top down with an integrated neck band, and when the knitting is finished all we have to do is weave in the ends.

It’s designed to avoid a v-neck so low that their chest can get cold and we start by straight knitting the body in 5 sections – front, sleeve, back, sleeve, front. When the stitch count reaches a certain point the v-neck bands along the front edges are knitted together and from then on we work the pullover in the round. The body is decorated with very easy textured panels of stocking stitch followed by knit 4, purl 4 rounds and depending on your yarn colour it will be suitable for a girl or boy.

The pictured pullover was made using Mayflower Easy Care 8ply/DK 100% wool in the colour Mock Orange.

Skill Level Easy… even though it might include a technique you haven’t used before, the pattern contains simple, straightforward instructions and notes on where to look for more information.

Chest approximately 65.5 (67.5, 71, 72.5) (74.5, 76.5, 78, 80) cm -25¾ (26½, 28, 28¾) (29¼, 30, 30¾, 31½) inches, including 9 to 10 cm – 3½ to 4 inches of positive ease
Length from centre back neck edge to hem: 35.5 (37, 39.5, 41) (44.5, 47.5, 50.5, 53.5) cm – 14 (14½, 15½, 16¼) (17½, 18¾, 20, 21) inches
Sleeves: 26.5 (29, 30, 31.5) (33, 34, 35.5, 37) cm -10½ (11½, 11¾, 12½) (13, 13½, 14, 14½) inches from underarm

Materials needed
475 (507, 558, 600) (630, 659, 691, 723) metres – 520 (554, 611, 656) (689, 721, 756, 791) yards of DK/8 ply yarn

3.5 mm / US 4 dpns or circular needles suitable for magic loop depending on your preference for working the sleeve cuffs in the round
3.5 mm / US 4 dpns or circular needles for working the hem band
4 mm / US 6 needles for the yoke until it’s joined up at the end of the v-neck
4 mm / US 6 dpns or circular needles, depending on your preference for working the body when the v-neck bands are joined up and for the sleeves in the round.

Plus we need a spare needle when we join up the v-neck bands – using a dpn is easiest

5 stitch markers

Gauge
22 stitches = 10 cm / 4 inches