O. V. Bear Sweater

Believe it or not my grand-nephew, Olin, has Bear as one of his middle names. This is my take on a Cowichan styled sweater for the little man. If you have a toddler in your life, who is not named bear, the sweater will still look great on them. Who doesn’t love bears?

This seamless raglan sweater is knit from the top down and, you get to use a variety of skills. You’ll mostly be knitting in stockinette, but along the way, there are some short rows for the shawl collar, and little bit of Fair Isle, intarsia, and duplicate stitch to keep it interesting.

Materials
Yarn: (shown here)
MC: 2 (2, 3, 4, 5) skeins Cascade 220 Superwash, #862, Walnut Heather.
C1: 1 (1, 1, 2, 2) skeins Cascade 220 Superwash, #871, White.
C2: 1 skein Cascade 220 Superwash, #815, Black.

Needles
Two size 7/24” (4.5mm/60cm) circular needles
or
1 size 7/24” (4.5mm /60cm) circular and 1 set of size 7 (4.5mm) dpn
Please swatch and change your needle size as needed to attain gauge.
Notions:
4 markers
Darning needle
Five to nine .5”/1.25cm buttons

Gauge
20 sts and 26 rows = 4”/10cm

Sizes
Child’s Size 2 (4, 6, 8, 10)
Finished Chest Sizes 26 (28, 30, 32, 34)”/66 (71, 76, 81.5, 85.5)cm