DESCRIPTION
A kid’s sweater needs to be hard-wearing and versatile to handle hours of play. This speckled yarn does all the colorwork for you with playful pops of color. A simple knit pullover features classic styling in the ribbed hem and sleeve cuffs. The mitered rib v-neck is polished and allows for easy on and off. Knitted in machine washable worsted weight yarn this sweater is easy to wear and easy to care for.

MATERIALS
KnitPick’s Brava Speckle* #4 medium worsted weight yarn (100% acrylic, 218 yd (199 m) per 100 g skein in shade Cake Pop Speckle: 2 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6 skeins.
4 mm (US 6) 40” (101.5 cm) circular needle & 4.5 mm (US 7) 40” (101.5 cm) circular needle (or size needed to meet gauge).
Measuring tape, yarn needle, stitch markers (2) and scissors.

GAUGE
18 sts x 24 rnds (after blocking) to 4” (10 cm) measured over St st using x 4.5 mm (US 7) needles

SIZES
2 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16
To fit 21 23, 25, 26.5, 28, 30, 31.5, 32.5“ (53.5 58.5, 63.5, 67.5, 71, 76, 80, 82.5 cm) circumference at chest.

SKILL LEVEL
Easy

CONSTRUCTION
Knit in stockinette. The upper back of this sweater is worked flat, top down. Stitches are picked up for the shoulders at each side of the cast-on edge and knit flat. The two shoulder pieces are joined to form the v-neck yoke and the front chest is knit flat before joining with the upper back in the round. From there, the lower body is knit top down in the round. The sleeves are picked up and knit in the round.

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© Crystal Marin and ChristaCoDesign, 2023. ChristaCoDesign reserves the rights to the pattern and photographs in this listing. This pattern is subject to copyright and intended for your personal use only. You may not reproduce nor distribute any part of the pattern.