03-15-2021

More info from the notes I jotted down: CO 108 with 4.5mm needles, k2p1 for 1 inch.

Swap to 5.5mm needles, stockinette til work measures 10inch

Split off 8 st on each side for the underarms and 46 st for the front and 46 st for the back.

Back:

Row 1: k
Row 2: k1, purl to last st, k1
Row 3: k2, SSK, k to last 4 st, k2tog, k2
Row 4: k1, purl to last st, k1

Rep those 4 rows 6 times total, 34 st left

Stockinette for 4 rows.

Divide stitches, put middle 16 on waste thread and work 9 st on each side as follows:

Right back shoulder:
Row 1: K to last 4 sts, k2tog, k2
Row 2: k 1, purl to last st, k1

Repeat total 4 times

Left back shoulder:
Row 1: k2, ssk, knit to end
Row 2: k1, purl to last st, k1

Repeat total 4 times.

Place each set of 5 shoulder st on waste yarn

Front:
Row 2: k1, purl to last st, k1
Row 3: k2, SSK, k to last 4 st, k2tog, k2

Repeat 6 times

Work 8 rows stockinette

Divide middle 8st onto waste yarn and work 13 st on each side as follows

Right front shoulder:
Row 1: K to last 4 sts, k2tog, k2
Row 2: k 1, purl to last st, k1

Repeat 8 times

Left front shoulder:
Row 1: k2, ssk, knit to end
Row 2: k1, purl to last st, k1

Repeat 8 times

Kitchener both shoulders together and pick up st with 4.5mm needles (54 st for the neck, 48 st for each arm) work neck and arm ribbing in k2p1 for 5 rounds and bind on with a stretchy bind off. I used Jenny’s Surprising Stretchy bind off.

Fits my tall 5yr old well, he wears a kids small/size 6