Berenice (For Kids)

CONSTRUCTION

• The back and front are worked flat, then sewn together. Stitches are picked up around the sleeve, neck and hem edges, and ribbed edges are worked in the round and bound off using the Tubular Bind Off.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 25½ (26¾, 28¼, 30¾, 33½)” circumference at chest Sized for 2 (4, 6, 8, 10) years
• Sample shown is size 6 (28¼”) on child who normally wears size 6
• Shown in second and third photos on child who normally wears size 8

Need help picking a size? See our resource page on Selecting a Sweater Size 101.

GAUGE

• 24 stitches & 38 rows = 4″ in reverse stockinette stitch with Size A needle(s), after blocking
• 37 (37, 37, 51, 51) -stitch panel from Chart measures 5¾ (5¾, 5¾, 8, 8)” wide with Size A needle(s), after blocking

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric):

• One 24″ circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 3½ mm (US 4)

Size B (for Ribbing):

• One each 16″ and 24″ circular needles and one set of DPNs, one size smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 3¼ mm (US 3)

Size C (for Tubular Bind Off only):

• One each 16″ and 24″ circular needles and one set of DPNs, two sizes smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 3 mm (US 2½)

Please note: the stitch patterns in this garment are charted only.

YARDAGE

• Fingering weight wool yarn in the following approximate amounts: 550 (615, 700, 790, 890) yards 

YARN

• 2 (3, 3, 3, 4) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 275 yards/50g)
• Photographed in color Fossil

Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern

• Sloped Bind Off
• Cable Cast On
• Tubular Bind Off
• Grafting (Kitchener Stitch)

Current Pattern: v1.1

21 June 2014: (Version 1.1):

On Page 5, under Shape Underarms, a typo was corrected as follows: “Underarm Double Increase Row (RS): . . .”