Nordic Snowflake Pullover by Melanie Falick and Kristin Nicholas

Nordic Snowflake Pullover

Knitting
March 2002
Aran (8 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 20 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch using middle size needles in the round
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 9 - 5.5 mm
540 yards (494 m)
12 to 24 months
English

Summary:  Toddler's sweater knit in the round with snowflake-patterned yoke.


Materials:


  • 405 yds. yarn in Color A; 135 yds. in Color B
  • 24" circular needles in sizes US 7 / 4.5 mm. US 8 / 5.0 mm, US 9 / 5.5 mm
  • 4 size US 7 / 4.5 mm double-pointed needles
  • 4 size US 8 / 5.0 mm double-pointed needles
  • stitch markers
  • yarn needle


Gauge Details:


  • 17 stitches and 20 rows = 4" in two-color stranded knitting in largest needles in the round
  • 17 stitches and 20 rows = 4" in one-color stockinette stitch on middle-size needles in the round


From Knitting for Baby:  Sweaters knitted in the round with patterned yokes are a Scandinavian tradition.  Although our yarn choice is nontraditional--kettle-dyed, handspun yarn from Uruguay--our construction method is standard.  The body is worked in the round on circular needles, and the sleeves are worked in the round on four double-pointed needles.  Then the body and sleeves are joined at the yoke on a circular needle, and the sweater is finished in one piece.