Snip-snap-snorum sweater by Ella Austin

Snip-snap-snorum sweater

Knitting
May 2015
DK (11 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in Stocking stitch (US stockinette stitch)
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
504 - 1008 yards (461 - 922 m)
To fit age 2 (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) years
English
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Easy to wear, this DK sweater has a cute cabled panel and rolled neckline. Ideal for those welly-wearing, rope-swinging days.

Sizes
To fit age: 2 (3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10) years
To fit chest: 20¾ (22 23¼ 24 24¾ 25½ 26½ 27¼ 28) in {53 (56 59 61 63 65 67 69 71) cm}
Finished chest: 25¾ (26½ 27¼ 28¼ 29 29¾ 30¾ 31½ 32¼) in {65.5 (67.5 69.5 71.5 73.5 76 78 80 82) cm}
Length to underarm: 7¾ (8 8¼ 8¼ 8¾ 9¼ 10¼ 11 11½) in {20 (20.5 21 20.5 22 23.5 26 27.5 29) cm}
Finished length: 13 (13½ 13¾ 14¼ 15 15¾ 17 17¾ 18½) in {33 (34 35 36 38 40 43 45 47) cm}
Sleeve length to underarm: 9½ (9¾ 10¼ 11 11¾ 12½ 13 13¾ 14¼) in
{24 (25 26 28 30 32 33 35 36) cm}
Top arm circumference: 10¼ (10¾ 11¼ 12 12½ 12¾ 13¼ 13¾ 14) in
{26.5 (27.5 28.5 30.5 31.5 32.5 33.5 34.5 36) cm}
Cuff circumference: 6¾ (7 7½ 7¾ 7¾ 8¼ 8¼ 8¾ 8¾) in {17 (18 19 20 20 21 21 22 22) cm}

Skills
Casting on, knit, purl, simple cables, increasing, decreasing, picking up
stitches, binding off

Yarn
Fyberspates Vivacious DK (100% superwash merino; 115g skeins)
Blue Lagoon (808) 2 (3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4) x 115g skeins
Shown in size 6 years, worn by Sandy and Tess (both age 4).
Also shown in Sunshine (804), size 10 years.

Needles and Accessories
1 pair 4mm {US 6/UK 8} knitting needles, or one size smaller than those needed to get correct gauge
1 pair 4.5mm {US 7/UK 7} knitting needles, or size needed to get correct gauge
Cable needle
Stitch markers
Stitch holders or waste yarn

Gauge
19 sts and 30 rows to 4in {10cm} over st st using 4.5mm needles, after washing and blocking
18 sts to 2¼in {5.5cm} over cable panel using 4.5mm needles, after washing and blocking
30 rows to 4in {10cm} over cable panel using 4.5mm needles, after washing and blocking

Distributors
UK, Europe, Rest of World
FYBERSPATES LTD
Unit 2, Meadow Lea Farm, Station Lane, Mickle Trafford, Chester, CH2 4EH, UK
tel: +44 (0)7540 656660
web: www.fyberspates.co.uk
email: fyberspates@btinternet.com

USA and North America
FYBERSPATES USA
US Sales Manager: Sean Larson
tel: +1 (503) 997 7542
web: www.fyberspatesusa.com
email: sean@fyberspatesusa.com