Kerrera For Kids by Gudrun Johnston

Kerrera For Kids

Knitting
February 2011
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette St
US 9 - 5.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
430 - 1230 yards (393 - 1125 m)
3-6 months to 12 years
English
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Kerrera for kids is a baby/child sized version of my Kerrera pattern. The baby sizes have no body shaping, no pockets and the buttons go all the way down the buttonband. The older child sizes are the same in shape to the original Kerrera.

There are 10 sizes available for this pattern.
The pattern comes as a PDF file and is 10 pages long. The pattern is written in a table format where you fill in the requisite numbers.

Sizes
19 3⁄4 (21 1⁄2, 23 1⁄2, 25, 26 3⁄4, 27 3⁄4, 28 3⁄4, 29 1⁄2, 30 1⁄2, 31 1⁄2 )inches. 50 (54.5, 59.5, 63.5, 68, 70.5, 73, 75, 77.5 80) cm These sizes roughly correspond with the following ages, however try to measure the chest of the child you are knitting for and choose a size accordingly. I would recommend approx 1-2 inches of positive ease.
3-6 months (6-12 months, 12-18 months, 18-24 months, 4 years, 6 years, 8 years, 9 years, 11 years, 12 years). Shown in 21 1⁄2 and 28 3⁄4 inches.

Needles
US #9/5.5mm, 24 or 32 inch circular
US #9/5.5mm 16 inch circular
US #8/5mm 24 or 32 inch circular
US #8/5mm 16 inch circular
US #8/5mm set of dpn’s.

Yarn
430 (490, 520, 600, 850, 980, 1070, 1130, 1170, 1230) yards of worsted weight yarn. Suggested yarn: Fibre Company Organik (98 yrds/50g; 70%Organic Merino/15% Alpaca/15% silk) shown in Lichen and Heather Moorland.

Notions
Stitch markers
Toggle style buttons (5 for the first 4 sizes and 2 for the rest) Tapestry needle
Row Counter
Scrap Yarn

Gauge
18 sts and 26 rows=4 inches in Stockinette St on US #8/5mm needles.
17 sts and 17 rows=4 inches in Double Garter St on US #9/5.5mm needles.

Video Tutorial For Double Garter Stitch
Ravelry user rsmith614 has put together this great video of the Double Garter Stitch pattern