Aosta Family Bundle

Get 25% off when you buy the adult Aosta Sweater & Cardigan, the Child Aosta Sweater & Cardigan, and the Baby Aosta Sweater & Cardigan with the code AostaFamily. This brings the price of all 6 patterns down from £31 to £23.25, so the discount is £7.75.

The Child Aosta Sweater is worked in Andalusian stitch, top-down and in the round, using a bulky-weight yarn. It starts with a double-folded collar and then is shaped with some optional German short rows and raglan shaping. Once the yoke is finished, you will leave the sleeves to rest and work the body to your desired length. You will then pick up the stitches for the sleeves and work them with optional decreases to create a slight taper. I recommend that you finish the body and sleeves with tubular cast-offs, but you can use your preferred method. This is a pattern of easy-to-intermediate difficulty.

Materials & Fit

Notions: 5 mm / US 8 (40- and 80-/100-cm cord / 16-in and 32-in/40-in) and 6 mm / US 10 (40-, 60-, 80-, and/or 100-cm cord / 16-, 24-, 32- and/or 40-in) circular needles. You might also find some double-pointed knitting needles useful.

You will also need 8 stitch markers, one of which should be in a contrasting colour to indicate the beginning of the round, a darning needle, and some spare needles/scrap yarn/stitch holders where the stitches of the sleeves will rest. A clip-on marker may be helpful for the tubular bind-offs and for measuring sleeve length. You may also wish to have a bit of shirring elastic to reinforce the collar.

Yarn: Approximately 2 (2) 3 (3) 4, (4) 5 (5) 5 (6) 6 skeins of Sandnes Garn Kos (62% alpaca, 29% nylon, 9% wool; 150 m (164 yrds)/50 g).

Yarn alternatives: Any bulky-weight blown yarn with good stitch definition will be a good option here. Drops Air would probably be the best alternative, though Kit Couture Blow Garn would also be lovely and is available in a range of fun, speckled colours. I would recommend choosing something lightweight that won’t get too hot, despite the relative thickness of the fabric.

Tension: 16 sts x 22 rounds in Andalusian stitch on 6 mm needles. Make sure to wash and block your swatch for the most accurate results. Please note that I have tighter-than-average row gauge, but this isn’t too important in this pattern. You may wish to go up or down a needle size, working in 0.25/0.5 mm increments as needed to meet gauge.

Sizing and ease: The Child Aosta Sweater has about 5.5-6.5 cm ease for sizes A- G, 7.5 cm ease for size H, and 9-10 cm ease for sizes I-K around the chest. The sample garment is Size A.

The sizes given here are based on age but pick the size with the best chest measurement rather than sticking strictly to the age range for best results as these are only a suggestion based on measurement standards. Use the information below to pick the best size for the intended wearer:

Size: A (B) C (D) E, (F) G (H) I (J) K

To fit (recommended age): 2 (3) 4 (5) 6, (7) 8 (10) 12 (14) 16

Chest measurement (cm): 52 (53.5) 56 (58.5) 61, (66) 68.5 (72.5) 76 (80) 85
Chest measurement (in): 20.5 (21) 22 (23) 24, (26) 27 (28.5) 30 (31.5) 33.5

Actual circumference of garment (cm): 57.5 (60) 62.5 (65) 67.5, (72.5) 75 (80) 85 (90) 95
Actual circumference of garment (in): 22.75 (23.5) 24.5 (25.5) 26.5, (28.5) 29.5 (31.5) 33.5 (35.5) 37.5

Actual circumference of upper sleeve (cm): 21.5 (22.5) 22.5 (24 25, (26.5) 26.5 (29) 30 (31.5) 32.5
Actual circumference of upper sleeve (in): 8.25 (8.75) 8.75 (9.25) 9.75, (10.25) 10.25 (11.25) 11.75 (12.25) 12.75

Recommended sleeve length (cm): 21 (22.75) 25.5 (26.25) 27.25, (29) 30 (32.75) 36.25 (38) 40
Recommended sleeve length (in): 9.5 (10.25) 11.25 (11.5) 13.25, (14) 14.25 (14.75) 16.25 (17) 17.75

Yoke depth (cm): 11.5 (12.5) 12.5 (12.5) 13, (13.5) 15 (16) 17.5 (17.5) 18.5
Yoke depth (in): 4.5 (4.75) 4.75 (5) 5.25, (5.25) 6 (6.25) 6.75 (7) 7.25

Recommended body length, measured from underarm cast-on to hem (cm): 20.5 (22) 25 (25.5) 27.5, (29.5) 29.5 (30.5) 33 (35) 36
Recommended total length, measured from underarm cast-on to hem in): 8 (8.75) 9.75 (10) 10.75, (11.5) 11.5 (12) 13 (13.75) 14.25

Please note that all measurements given in inches have been rounded to the nearest quarter inch.