Skipper Sweater by Hanne Falkenberg

Skipper Sweater

Knitting
November 2026
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
26 stitches and 46 rows = 4 inches
in pattern
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
2 years (4 years) 6 years (8 years)
Danish English
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Pattern available in English and Danish
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Skipper Sweater (2-8 yrs)

Skipper is a timeless children’s sweater featuring a beautiful checkered pattern, a classic collar, and a button closure at the neckline. The graphic pattern is created using slipped stitches, so you only work with one color at a time. A lovely design where simple details come together to create a distinctive look.

Knit Skipper Sweater in Önling No 4, our fine, organic, and soft merino wool, or choose Önling No 2, an exceptionally soft, light, and airy merino wool. Both yarns are made from 100% merino wool. The sweater can also be knitted in Önling No 20, a classic Shetland wool with a more rustic character.

Language: The pattern is available in English and Danish

Designed by Hanne Falkenberg

Sizes 2 years (4 years) 6 years (8 years)

Measurements
Full width: 65 (72) 78 (84) cm / 25.5 (28.25) 30.75 (33) inches
Full length: 34 (37) 41 (46) cm / 13.5 (14.5) 16.25 (18) inches
Sleeve length: 26 (29) 33 (36) cm / 10.25 (11.5) 13 (14.25) inches

Materials Önling No 4
Main color A: 150 (150) 150 (200) g / 3 (3) 3 (4) balls Önling No 4, 100% fine organic merino wool, 50 g = approx. 219 yards (200 meters), weight: fingering
Color B: 100 (100) 100 (150) g / 2 (2) 2 (3) balls Önling No 4, 100% fine organic merino wool, 50 g = approx. 219 yards (200 meters), weight: fingering
Color C: 50 (50) 50 (50) g / 1 (1) 1 (1) balls Önling No 4, 100% fine organic merino wool, 50 g = approx. 219 yards (200 meters), weight: fingering
Worked with one strand throughout

Materials Önling No 2
Main color A: 100 (125) 150 (150) g / 4 (5) 6 (6) balls Önling No 2, 100% merino wool, 25 g = approx. 131 yards (120 meters), weight: sport
Color B: 75 (75) 75 (100) g / 3 (3) 3 (4) balls Önling No 2, 100% merino wool, 25 g = approx. 131 yards (120 meters), weight: sport
Color C: 25 (25) 25 (25) g / 1 (1) 1 (1) balls Önling No 2, 100% merino wool, 25 g = approx. 131 yards (120 meters), weight: sport
Worked with one strand throughout

Materials Önling No 20
Main color A: 100 (150) 150 (200) g / 2 (3) 3 (4) balls Önling No 20, 100% shetland wool, 50 g = approx. 247 yards (225 meters), weight: sport
Color B: 100 (100) 100 (100) g / 2 (2) 2 (2) balls Önling No 20, 100% shetland wool, 50 g = approx. 247 yards (225 meters), weight: sport
Color C: 50 (50) 50 (50) g / 1 (1) 1 (1) balls Önling No 20, 100% shetland wool, 50 g = approx. 247 yards (225 meters), weight: sport
Worked with one strand throughout

Recommended circular needles sizes 2,5 and 3,5 mm / US 1.5 and 4

3 buttons

Gauge 26 sts and 46 rows in pattern on 3,5 mm / US 4 ndls = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 inches

Procedure
The sweater is worked in a simple pattern with slipped sts. Only one color is worked at a time.