Simple textures made using only knits and purls adorn the yoke of this little sweater. Three different textures provide continuous interest while being very easy to knit. Sweet Sage is knit seamlessly top-down in the round. Yoke instructions are both written and charted with written instructions for the body and sleeves.

This pattern has been both tech edited and test knitted.

SKILL LEVEL
Easy

Skills required include knitting, purling, increasing, and decreasing.

SIZES
(3 mos., 6 mos., 12 mos.) (2 yrs., 4 yrs., 6 yrs.)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest circumference: (16.75, 18, 19) (20.75, 22.75, 24.75) inches / (42.5, 45.5, 48.5) (52.5, 58, 63) cm

Total length: (9, 9.5, 10.75) (12.25, 13.75, 16.5) inches / (23, 24, 27.5) (31, 35, 42) cm

YARN
(2, 2, 2) (3, 3, 4) skeins Quince & Co Chickadee or (231, 277, 332) (408, 507, 662) yards / (211, 253, 303) (373, 463, 605) meters sport weight yarn.

NEEDLES
One 32 inch (80 cm) US size 5 (3.75 mm) (or size needed to obtain gauge), and one 32 inch (80 cm) US size 3 (3.25 mm) (or two whole sizes smaller than gauge needle) circular knitting needles.

NOTIONS
One stitch marker, waste yarn, and a tapestry needle.

GAUGE
24 stitches and 36 RNDS = 4 inches / 10 cm in stockinette on US size 5 (3.75 mm) needles.

SKILL LEVEL & SKILL REQ’D
Easy

German Twisted cast-on, working in the round, increasing (m1L), decreasing (k2tog & ssk)