Puffy Stripes by Dana Gibbons

Puffy Stripes

Knitting
April 2015
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches = 4 inches
in stocking stitch on 4mm needles
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
498 - 996 yards (455 - 911 m)
1 - 6 years old: 24 (26, 28, 30)"
English

Experience level: With Gusto! (enthusiastic beginner)

Size information

  • 1 year: to fit chest 20”/51cm, finished chest 24”/61cm, sleeve length 6.5”/16.5cm, length 12”/30.5cm
  • 2 years: to fit chest 22”/56cm, finished chest 26”/66cm, sleeve length 8”/20.5cm, length 13”/33cm
  • 4 years: to fit chest 24”/61cm, finished chest 28”/71cm, sleeve length 10”/25.5cm, length 15”/38cm
  • 6 years: to fit chest 26”/66cm, finished chest 30”/76cm, sleeve length 12”/30.5cm, length 17”/43cm

Yarn requirements

Each ball is assumed to be 125g, 230m/249yds

  • main colour: 1 ball for 1-year size, 1.25 balls for 2-year size, 1.5 balls for 4-year size, 2 balls for 6-year size
  • contrast colour 1: 0.5 ball for 1-year and 2-year sizes, 1 ball for 4-year and 6-year sizes
  • contrast colour 2: 0.25 balls for 1-year and 2-year sizes, 0.5 balls for 4-year and 6-year sizes
  • contrast colour 3: 0.25 balls for 1-year and 2-year sizes, 0.5 balls for 4-year and 6-year sizes