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Designed to be worn for at least three seasons, the children’s sized Anne Sweater is the perfect layering piece to extend the wear of summer dresses into the early spring and late fall.

This pattern is designed with positive ease to insure both growing room, and room to be worn over dresses. Please see size chart at the end of pattern for more information on choosing the best size.

This pattern is intermediate level, but could also be appropriate for confident beginners who wish to level up their skills. The sweater is worked from the top down, then the front and back are knit flat before joining in the round and knitting to the desired length. The set in sleeves are constructed from the top down using German Short Rows and simple increases to make the puffs.

For added structure, the rolled neckline is picked up and knit at the end, but can be added to the cast on if one desires a stretchier neckline.

The sweater can be knit in wool or cotton, and includes instructions for full length as well. The pattern includes links to videos of sweater construction, as well as photos of the sweater in progress so you will know just what to do--no guesswork involved.

Sizing:
Sizes: 0-6mo (6-12mo, 12mo, 18mo, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 years)

Gauge:
Body: 18 sts and 24 stockinette rows in 4” with larger needles.
Ribbing: Ribbed stitches per inch can be difficult to measure uniformly, but there should be no less than 7 rows per inch of blocked 1x1 ribbing. Ribbing must be tight, as it holds the weight of the garment. If necessary, size down an additional needle size, especially when using a stretchy yarn like Malabrigo Rios.

Materials:
Yarn: (cropped/full length): 240/290 (250/300, 260/315, 275/335, 290/355, 300/370, 315/380, 340/440, 350/500, 400/600, 450/700) yards of Worsted/Aran weight yarn ranging from 180 yards (165m) to no more than 210 yards (192m) in 3.5oz (100g). Most yarns thinner than 210yds in 3.5oz, or yarns with excessive drape are not recommended for this project, especially with the largest sizes.

Suggested Needles:
Size 7 (4.5 mm) circular knitting needles, or size needed for correct gauge.
Size 5 (3.75 mm) circular knitting needles. The smaller size needles should be two sizes smaller than the largest needle needed for correct gauge.
Circular needle length should correspond to the chest measurement of your garment.

To knit the sleeves: Knitter may choose DPNs, 9 or 10” circular needles, or the Magic Loop method using the same sizes listed above. If knitter chooses 9 or 10” circular needles, it may be helpful to have a 12-15” circular needle in the larger needle size when knitting the puffed sleeve short rows.

Notions: Stitch markers Tapestry needle
Balloons for blocking the sleeves (optional)

Use the hashtag #theannesweater to share your work on Instagram!

Fellow small handmade shops are welcome to sell sweaters that you knit with this pattern, but I would appreciate credit for the design.

Errata (patterns purchased prior to 4/2023 only):

the stitch count directly before joining in the round should read as follows: 16 (18, 20, 20, 20, 20, 22, 24, 24, 26, 28) sts.

Sleeve pickup: Between the underarm and SM #2 and SM #4 and the underarm, size 10 should pick up 4 sts, not 3, for a total of 52, not 50 sts.

Puff increase: Size 10 will have 80 sts, not 82.

Decrease puff: Sizes 8, 10, 12 will have 39, 40, 41 sts, and on the next round should: k2, k2tog 0, 0,
0 sts, then continue knitting to final 4, 0, 4 sts and ssk, k2, 1, 0, 1 times for a total decrease of 1, 0, 1 sts.