The Sunset Sweater was created in collaboration with Helene, who is behind the Instagram profile Strikkehelle. The sweater is made from the top down in a simple two-colour pattern.

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Sizes: 2 (4) 6 (8) 10 (12) years

Measurements:

Bust circumference: 61 (66) 70 (75) 80 (85) cm

Length: 33 (35) 40 (44) 45 (48) cm. This is easily adjustable

Gauge: 16 stitches x 18 rows in the two-colour pattern on 6 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm

Needles: 5 mm circular needle (40 and 60 cm) and 6 mm (40 and 60 cm)

Yarn alternative 1: Drops Nepal (50g=75m). Buy/view the yarn here. You will need 3 (4) 4 (5) 5 (6) balls of your base colour, as well as 2 (3) 3 (3) 3 (4) balls of one or more contrasting colour(s)

Difficulty: ★★★ 3 – which corresponds to almost easy. You can read about our classification of difficulties here