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CONSTRUCTION

• Garment is worked seamlessly from the top down. The piece is worked flat to shape the neck, then joined and worked circularly; at the underarms the piece is divided for the body and sleeves which are worked independently to the hem and cuffs. The collar is picked up and worked circularly.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS

SIZES 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

• 26½ (28¾, 31¼, 34½, 36, 37½)” [67.5 (73, 79.5, 87.5, 91.5, 95.5) cm] circumference at chest
• To fit approximate ages 2 (4, 6, 8, 10, 12) years
• Pablo is 4 years old, 3'6½"/108 cm tall and is wearing Size 3 with 8¼"/21 cm positive ease.
• Ivy is 5 years old, 3'8¾"/113.5 cm tall and is wearing Size 3 with 9¼"/23.5 cm positive ease.

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

GAUGE

• 20 stitches & 30 rounds = 4”/10 cm in stockinette stitch with Size A Needle, after blocking

Please note: the stitch patterns used for this garment include written as well as charted instructions.

YARN

Brooklyn Tweed Arbor — 100% American Targhee Wool (145 yards/132 meters per 50 grams)

• 4 (4^, 5, 6, 7, 7) skeins
• Photographed in color Tincture

The marked skein counts "^" are near or exact to the listed yardage; consider adding an extra skein.

Potential yarn substitutes include Dapple. Note that put-ups (yardage per skein) may be different for alternate yarn lines, so check your total yardage for your size.

• Photographed flat in color Seafoam

YARDAGE

• 465 (580, 685, 805, 880, 990) yards [425 (530, 626, 736, 805, 905) meters] of DK weight wool yarn

NEEDLES

Size A (for Main Fabric)

• One each 32”/80 cm and 16”/40 cm circular needle and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain gauge listed
• Suggested Size: 4 mm (US 6)

Size B (for Ribbing)

• One 24”/60 cm circular needle and one set of DPNs, two sizes smaller than Size A
• Suggested Size: 3.5 mm (US 4)

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

• Backward Loop Cast On
• Reading Charts
• Video — Directional M1 Increases
• Kitchener Stitch (Grafting)
• 1x1 Tubular Bind Off
• Blocking 101
• Knitwear Care