Sock Monkey Sweater

CONSTRUCTION

• Body is worked in the round to underarms, then divided for fronts and back, which are worked flat to the shoulder. The sleeves are worked in the round to the underarm, and the caps are completed flat. The collar is picked up and knit from the body after the shoulders are sewn together.
• The ribbing is worked on a smaller needle with a single strand of yarn; the main fabric is worked with a larger needle and two strands of yarn held together.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

• 25 (26¼, 27½, 30¼, 33)” circumference at chest Sized for 2 (4, 6, 8, 10) years
• Sample shown is size 6 (27½”) on child who normally wears size 6
• Shown in second and fourth photos on child who normally wears size 5

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

GAUGE

• 18 stitches & 30 rows/rounds = 4″ in stockinette stitch with Size A needle(s) and 2 strands of yarn held together, after blocking
• 37 stitches & 50 rows/rounds = 4″ in 2×2 Ribbing with Size B needle(s) and 1 strand of yarn, after blocking

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric):

• One 24″ circular needle and one set of DPNs* in size needed to obtain stockinette stitch gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 5 mm (US 8)

Size B (for Ribbing and Tubular Cast On/Bind Off):

• One 24″ circular needle and one set of DPNs*, size needed to obtain ribbing gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 2¼ mm (US 1)

*32” circular needle can be used instead of DPNs if using the Magic Loop method for working small circumferences in the round (i.e. Sleeves)

YARDAGE

Fingering weight wool yarn in the following approximate amounts:

• 600 (685, 800, 945, 1080) yards Color 1 (C1)
• 400 (465, 550, 665, 770) yards Color 2 (C2)
• 30 (35, 35, 35, 40) yards Color 3 (C3)

YARN

Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 275 yards/50g):

• 3 (3, 3, 4, 4) skeins C1,
• 2 (2, 2, 3, 3) skeins C2,
• 1 skein C3
• Photographed in colors Fossil (C1), Barn Owl (C2), and Wool Socks (C3)

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

REQUIRED TECHNIQUES

• Cast on of choice (for 2×2 ribbed fabric)
• Sloped Bind Off
• Short Rows (Wrap and Turn Method)
• Blocking (Suggested method: Wet-Blocking)

OPTIONAL TECHNIQUES

• Tubular Cast On (for 2×2 ribbed fabric)
• Grafting (Kitchener Stitch)