Country Lines Sweater is a cute and fun textured children’s sweater which can be worked in three different colors, or simply with one color. It is worked in sections from top-down using various knit and purl stitches. The back and front pieces are worked separately and are assembled at the end – this makes it easier to work the colorwork without working intarsia in the round. This sweater is the perfect project for using up extra yarn in your stash and the textured patterns keep you constantly on your
toes.

Country Lines Sweater takes inspiration from many different places – but mostly, inspiration comes from fields, property barriers, and county lines in southern Ontario, Canada. Generally, rural borders there tend to be very straight, but within borders lay a beautiful patchwork of unique terrain.

Sizes: 1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8) years
Chest circumference: 70 (72) 74 (76) 78 (80) 82 (84) cm
Length: 35 (37) 39 (41) 43 (45) 47 (48) cm
Needles: 3.5 mm & 4 mm (40 & 60 cm circular needles) & DPNs for the sleeves in the same sizes, if not using Magic Loop method
Yarn: Double Sunday merino yarn by Sandnes (worsted weight) – 50 g balls = 108 m
Col. A: 75 (75) 125 (150) 150 (175) 175 (200) g
Col. B: 100 (125) 175 (200) 200 (225) 250 (275) g (also used for border and hems)
Col. C: 75 (75) 100 (100) 125 (125) 150 (150) g
Gauge: 20 stitches x 30 rows with 4 mm needles in diamonds (chart 2) = 10 x 10 cm