This sweet Christmas jumper features a cheery gingerbread man complete with a gum-drop button border. A mixture of techniques are used for the colour work - stranded for the border and intarsia for the main image. It is worked flat from the bottom up with minimal shaping. Techniques include knit and purl stitches, intarsia and stranded colour work from charts, bobbles, increases and decreases and picking up stitches.

Skill Level: Intermediate
Pages: 9

This pattern is in multiple sizes:

Age: 2-3 years: 4-5 years: 6-7 years: 8-9 years: 10-11 years

To Fit Chest: 56cm/22in: 61cm/24in: 66cm/26in: 71cm/28in: 76cm/30in

Actual Chest: 65cm/25 1/2in: 73cm/28 3/4in: 80cm/31 1/2in: 84cm/33in: 91cm/35 3/4in

Back Length: 36cm/14 1/4in: 40cm/15 3/4in: 44cm/17 1/4in: 48cm/19in: 52cm/20 1/2in

Sleeve Seam: 27cm/10 3/4in: 31cm/12 1/4in: 35cm/13 3/4in: 39cm/15 1/4in: 43cm/17in

Pattern includes a full list of abbreviations, schematic, colour chart and a printable page for your notes.

You will need:
Stylecraft Special DK (295m/322yds per 100g)
2 (2: 3: 3: 4) x 100g in ‘French Navy’
1 x 100g in each of the following colours: ‘Cream’, ‘Magenta’, ‘Gingerbread’ & ‘Matador’

1 x pair 3.5mm/US 4 needles
1 x pair 4mm/US 6 needles
2 x stitch holders
Tapestry needle

Most DK yarns will work with this pattern, provided it can be knitted to the stated tension.