Little Red Riding Hood Sweater by Amy Carroll and Denise Brown

Little Red Riding Hood Sweater

Knitting
January 1988
Emu Superwash DK
DK (11 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch on larger needles
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
1170 - 1500 yards (1070 - 1372 m)
Chest sizes: 24 / 26 / 28
English

Green sweater with left shoulder opening - 3 buttons

Woods pattern on both front and back

Number of 2 oz. (50g) balls required per size (24 / 26 / 28)

  • 2 - 3 - 4 Bright Green
  • 2 - 2 - 3 Light Green
  • 1 - 2 - 2 Off White
  • 1 Scarlet
  • 1 Dark Gray
  • 1 Warm Brown
  • A small quantity of: Bright Yellow
  • Scap quantities each of: Lavender Blue ~ Black ~ Pale Peach

Basic embroidery stitches - French knot, duplicate stitch

Chart for the colorwork, written pattern (back of book) with additional / sweater specific information on the pattern’s page.

Pattern comes complete with the original story retold by Charles Perrault