Santa Claus is coming to town by G. Dagbjört Guðmundsdóttir

Santa Claus is coming to town

Knitting
December 2015
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
437 - 656 yards (400 - 600 m)
5-6 (7-8) 9-10 (11-12) years
English Icelandic
This pattern is available for $6.00 USD
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The Sweater in the picture is shown in Létt lopi (Lopi light) from Ístex.

Santa Claus is coming to town is a nearly-seamless yoke sweater, knit in the round from the bottom up. The sweater body is worked in the round in one piece. The sleeves are also worked in the round with increases. A few stitches are put on yarn holder for the underarm and later grafted together using kitchener stitch. Body and sleeves are then joined together and the Santa Claus pattern is worked evenly around in the yoke.

Santa Claus is coming to town is available in sizes 5-6 year to 11-12 years and is knitted with traditional Icelandic knitting techniques. The pattern is In Icelandic and English.

Sample is shown in Léttlopi