Valentina Sweater and Dress by Anne Dresow

Valentina Sweater and Dress

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Knitting
March 2017
Sport (12 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette st
US 6 - 4.0 mm
492 - 820 yards (450 - 750 m)
1 year (2 years) 3-4 years (5-6 years)
Danish English
Discontinued. This digital pattern is no longer available online.

Valentina Sweater and Dress is worked top down in the round in one piece on circular needles and double pointed needles or with magic loop and only requires a minimum of finishing. The Sweater/Dress has a Fair Isle pattern on the yoke consisting of an xo-pattern and a heart pattern - hence the name Valentina. The pattern is a perfect beginner fair isle pattern since you will only work with 2 colors at a time and you do not need to skip more than 3 sts and therefore will not have to wrap the yarn.

Sizes: 1 year (2 years) 3-4 years (5-6 years)

Measurements:
Chest width: 26 (28) 30 (32) cm
Length: Sweater: 31 (35) 42 (45)/dress: 42 (48) 52 (57) cm

Gauge: 19 sts x 28 rows on 10 x 10 cm/4 x 4 inches in stockinette st in the round

Skill level: Intermediate

Techniques used: Top down circular yoke, simple fair isle pattern

Materials:

Yarn for size 4 mm (U.S. size 6) needles (the sweater in the picture is made in Knitpicks Wool of the Andes Sport in the colors Blossom Heather (#25306), Fairytale (#25288) and Mink Heather (#25275) and the dress is made in the colors Dove Heather (#25656), Tumeric (#25654) and Blossom Heather (#25306) (50 gram = 125 meters/136 yards)
150 (200) 200 (250) grams/375 (375) 500 (625) meters/408 (544) 544 (680) yards of yarn in the main color
150 (200) 200 (250) grams/375 (375) 500 (625) meters/408 (544) 544) 680 yards of yarn in the main color
30-50 grams/75-125 meters/82-136 yards of yarn in each of the two other colors

Size 4 mm (U.S. size 6) circular needles, 40 and 60 cm (16 and 24 inches) (or size needed to obtain gauge)

Size 4 mm double pointed needles or circular needle, 80 or 100 cm (32 or 40 inches) for magic loop