This is such a fun sweater to make. It is knitted top down, on circular needles, with yoke increases and a panel of toadstool colour work. Perfect for fungi lovers!

This pattern involved stranded knitting for the toadstool colour work.

Skill Level - Intermediate.

Sizing

Age 1, 2-3, 3-4, 4-5, 5-6, 6-7, 7-8, 8-9, 9-10, 10-11, 11-12 years

Measurements (approximate)
Chest
60 (62, 64, 66, 68, 72, 74, 76, 80, 82, 85) cm
Total length
32 (33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51) cm

Yarn
Cascade 128 Superwash Chunky
Or Malabrigo Chunky Or any chunky yarn to match the gauge.
300 (300, 300, 300, 300, 400, 400, 450, 450, 450, 500) g of main colour.

For the colorwork
50g red 50g white 50g x 2 of other colours, for band.

The cascade colours used in the green toadstool sweater are as follows;

Green- Shire
Red - Really Red
Yellow - Daffodil
Orange - Pumpkin
White
Camel

Needle size
6.5mm circular needles
5.5 mm circular/dpn’s for rib

Gauge
16 stitches x 21 rows in stockinette stitch on 6.5 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm