Peppermint parade by Margrét María Leifsdóttir

Peppermint parade

Knitting
June 2024
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
29 stitches and 35 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
437 - 459 yards (400 - 420 m)
XS, S, M, L, XL
English Icelandic
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Peppermint Parade is a striped, oversized, boxy sweater with wide three-quarter sleeves.

The sweater is knit in one piece from the top down. Stitches are picked up for the sleeves at the armhole and on the body, eliminating the need for assembly or sewing afterward.

SIZES: XS, S, M, L, XL

Body circumference: 77, 81, 93, 99, 108 cm
Total length: 49, 54, 54, 60, 66 cm
Sleeve length (underarm): 40, 40, 43, 43, 40 cm

MATERIALS

Yarn: The sweater is knit with fingering weight yarn (approximately 100 g = 400 m).

Color A: 150 (200) 200 (200) 250 g (green in the picture)
Color B: 150 (150) 200 (200) 250 g (white in the picture)

The sweater in the picture is knit with fingering Sock yarn from Today I Feel in the colors Today I Feel Basic and Today I Feel Lucky, but any similar weight yarn can be substituted (e.g., any baby wool).

NEEDLES AND TOOLS

2.5 mm and 3 mm double-pointed needles and circular needles of appropriate length.

Stitch markers to mark the beginning of the round.

Stitch holders or spare yarn to hold stitches of sweater parts while other parts are being knitted.