Scamp by Kim Hargreaves

Scamp

Knitting
DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch on 4.0 mm needles
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
460 - 1288 yards (421 - 1178 m)
To fit chest size 20 to 30 inches (1 to 10 years)
English

Summary: Children’s sweater worked in stockinette and moss stitch, with additional purl-stitch patterning. Knit in pieces and then seamed. Pattern includes both crewneck and polo collar options. The collared version includes a patterned pocket on the front.

Charts Included in book: front, back, and sleeves.

Yarn: Can be worked in either Rowan Handknit DK Cotton or Rowan Denim. Gauge is the same in both yarns, although the Denim gauge is measured before washing.

Pattern has special sizing instructions for the Rowan Denim version, as Denim shrinks lengthwise after washing.

Handknit DK Cotton Yarn requirements:
To fit:
Years: 1-2 (2-3, 3-4, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 9-10)
Crew neck sweater:
50 g balls: 5 (7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14)
Collared sweater:
50 g balls: 6 (8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16)

Denim Yarn requirements:
Crew neck sweater:
50 g balls: 6 (7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15)
Collared sweater:
50 g balls: 7 (8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17)

Collared sweater also requires 2 buttons and 7.5 cm of velcro.