Sizes
(2) 4 (6) 8 (10) 12 years
Measurements of the sweater
Circumference: (70) 75 (82) 86 (90) 95 cm [(27.5) 29.5 (32.25) 33.75 (35.5) 37.5”]
Length: (34) 37 (41) 44 (47) 50 cm [(13.5) 14.5 (16) 17.25 (18.5) 19.75”]
Yarn
Sandnes Garn Sunday (100% merino wool, 50 g = 235 m)
Held together with
Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair (57% mohair, 28% silk, 15% wool, 25 g = 212 m)
Yarn quantity
Main color
Sunday col. 4813: (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5 skeins.
Tynn Silk Mohair col. 4813: (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5 skeins.
Pattern color
Sunday col. 4219: (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 skein.
Tynn Silk Mohair col. 4219: (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 skein.
The colorwork uses approx. (12) 12 (16) 16 (18) 18 g of wool and approx. (6) 6 (8) 8 (9) 9 g of silk mohair.
Yarn alternative
Knitting for Olive Merino held together with Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair.
Recommended needles
Circular needles 3 mm, 40 cm [US 2.5, 16”].
Circular needles 3,5 and 4 mm, 40 and 60-80 cm [US 4 and US 6, 16 and 24-32”].
Double pointed needles 3,5 and 4 mm [US 4 and US 6] (unless you use the magic loop method).
Gauge
21 sts x approx. 28 rows stockinette stitch = 10 x 10 cm on 4 mm [4 x 4” on US 6] needles with 2 strands yarn.
Size guide
The sizes (2) 4 (6) 8 (10) 12 years are designed to fit a height of approx. (92) 104 (116) 128 (140) 152 cm [(36.25) 41 (45.75) 50.5 (55) 59.75“] and a circumference of approx. (54) 57 (61) 65 (71) 77 cm [21.25) 22.5 (24) 25.5 (28) 30”]. Choose the size that fits the circumference of the child. It is easy to adjust the length on the body and sleeves, as the sweater is knitted top down. Rosie Yoke Sweater junior is intended to have a positive ease of approx. 16-21 cm [6.25-8.75”], depending on how loosely fitting you want it to be. It is shown with a positive ease of 17 cm [6.75“].
Find the child’s bust circumference by measuring around the chest (or the widest part of your upper body). Then look at the measurements given at the beginning of the pattern (these are the finished measurements of the sweater). Positive ease is the difference between the personal measurement and the sweater measurement. For example, if the child’s bust circumference is 57 cm [22.5”], a size 4 years would provide you with a positive ease of 18 cm [7”] (75 cm – 57 cm = 18 cm). [29.5” – 22.5” = 7”] *The length is measured at the mid back (excl. the neckline).
Schematics are available here
Construction
Rosie Yoke Sweater junior is worked top-down with a raised back neck, created using German short rows (GSR). This means that when working the short rows, you work back and forth in stockinette stitch (knit on the right side, purl on the wrong side). Apart from the short rows, the sweater is worked in the round. The yoke is shaped with increases. The colorwork pattern and the increases are shown in the chart.
The pattern will be sent as a pdf-file to your e-mail.
When knitting Rosie Yoke Sweater junior you may find the following videos helpful.
Catching floats
Jacquard
Jacquard - reading a chart
Short row shoulder shaping
Pick up stitches with the yarn tail
Pick up stitches for the sleeve top
Long tail cast on
M1T
M1R
M1L
Tubular bind off
