Plum Blossom by Justine Turner

Plum Blossom

Knitting
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
226 - 904 yards (207 - 827 m)
3, 6, 12, 18, 24 months, 3T, 4T, 5, 6, 8, 10 years.
English
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Plum blossom is a simple button up cardigan
with sweet embroidery to delight every little girl.
The garment is worked in one piece to underarms and the gently puffed sleeves are picked up at the armhole and worked from the top down.
The only seams to sew are the sleeve seams.
Full charts for duplicate st and instructions for embellishments included.

Actual chest measurement (child)
40.5 (43, 45.5, 48, 50.5, 55, 57.5, 60, 62.5, 66.25, 70) cm/16 (17, 18, 19, 20, 21.75, 22.75, 23.5, 24.5, 26, 27.5)”

Yarn: Sublime Organic Merino Wool DK
113 yards (103 meters) per 50 grams/1.76 ounces 100% Organic Merino
2 (2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8) balls
4 ply (fingering) weight yarn: small amount in pale pink for blossoms.
DK weight yarn: small amount in brown and rose pink for branches and buds.

Buttons: 4 (4, 4, 4, 6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8, 8) 12mm (1/2’) buttons to coordinate with main yarn
2 buttons that coordinate with yarn used as blossoms

Needles: 3.25mm/US3 60cm/24” or longer circular needle
2 4mm/US6 circular needles

Accessories: darning needle, 3 stitch holders (or scrap yarn), crochet hook size E/4 3.5mm