A ring of flowers around the yoke, created with a variegated yarn, brings a bright touch of summer to wintery days.

Construction and needles
The front, back and sleeves are worked flat from the bottom up and joined at the yoke, where short rows are used to shape the back of the neck. You will need 3.25 and 4mm straight needles and a 4mm circular needle for the yoke. As the stitches decrease, you will need to use the magic loop method or switch to dpns, with a 3.25mm circular or dpns for the neckband.

Instructions
Six sizes are included:
Finished chest: 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34”/60, 66, 72, 76, 82, 86cm
Approx age: 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 years
The colourwork section is written in full as well as charted.

Yarn
For 24-30” chest you will need 200g (612yds/560m) of DK yarn in the main colour; for the 32 and 34” chest you will need 300g (918yds/840m). I used Hayfield Bonus DK in Light Grey Mix
For all sizes you will also need up to 100g of DK yarn in a contrast colour. I used Hayfield Bonus Breeze in Embers.