Sweet Christmas basket Sweater with raglan in Viking Alpaca Storm. The sweater is knitted from the bottom up and is available in sizes 2-12 years. The sweater shown in the picture is size 2 years.

Sizes
2 (4) 6 (8) 10 (12) years

Measurements
Bust circumference: 61 (65) 69 (73) 81 (86) cm
Total length: 35 (40) 45 (50) 54 (58) cm
Sleeve length: 24 (27) 32 (37) 40 (42) cm
Neck circumference: 38 (38) 38 (39) 41 (42) cm

Gauge
21 stitches x 27 rows in stocking stitch on 4 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm

NOTE: Needle size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller needle size.

Needles
Double-pointed needles and circular needles (40 cm) size 3.5 mm
Circular needles (40 cm and 60 cm) size 4 mm

Yarn and yarn amounts
Viking Alpaca Storm, 40% superfine alpaca, 40% merino wool, 20% nylon, yardage per skein 50 g = 133 m

Colour 560 Christmas Red, 150 (200) 250 (250) 300 (350) g
Colour 502 Natural white, 50 g

Alternatively:
Colour 550 Red, 200 (200) 250 (250) 300 (350) g

Knitting the Christmas basket sweater
The Christmas basket Sweater is knitted from the bottom up, starting with the body and sleeves, which are worked separately. Once the body and sleeves are complete, they are joined together, and the yoke is shaped with raglan decreases. The sweater features a simple but beautiful colourwork pattern in contrasting colours.