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Materials
You’ll need about 180 yards ( 165m), or 3 balls, of Paintbox Yarns Wool Mix Super Chunky for the 6-9 month size and 240 yards (220m) for the larger sizes. You’ll also need 8mm and 10mm circular knitting needles, though most of the pattern is worked flat.
Sizing & Gauge
The pattern is written for 6-9 months and additional sizes will be written next to the 6-9mo
numbers like this: (1yr, 2yrs). Finished Chest Circumference: 20 (22, 25)in , 51 (56, 63.5)cm
Gauge: 8.5 sts by 18 rows on a 4×4″ swatch of seed stitch with 10mm needles (9 sts by 12 rows in stockinette)
Pattern
Back Piece:
To begin, with 8mm needles, cast on 23 (25, 27)sts
Row 1: (ws) p all sts
Row 2: (rs) k all sts
Row 3: p1, k1 to last st, p1
Row 4: k1, p1 to last st, k1
Repeat rows 3 and 4 two more times
Switch to 10mm needles
Row 9: k1,p1 to the last st, k1
Row 10: k1,p1 to the last st, k1
rep rows 9 and 10 for a total of 32 (38, 44)rows or until your back piece measures 9.5 (10.5, 11,5) in. (24 ((26.5, 29)) cm
bind off
Front Piece:
Repeat the back piece instructions to row 10 and repeat rows 9 and 10 for a total of 28 (34, 40) rows.
On the next ws row, work 7 sts in the seed stitch pattern and place those sts on hold.
Bind off 9 sts, then knit the remaining 7 sts in the seed stitch pattern.
Working 7 sts:
Rs: k1p1 to the last 4 sts, k2tog twice
Ws: k1p1 across the row
Rs: k1p1 to the last 4 sts, k1, k2tog (k2tog twice for the larger sizes).
Bind off remaining sts.
To work the sts you have on hold, reattach your yarn at the neckline stitch on the right side. SSK twice, work remaining sts in seed stitch.
Ws: k1p1 across the row
Rs: SSK twice, k1 p1
Bind off
Sleeves (make two ?)
With 8mm needles, cast on 15 (17, 19)sts
Row 1: (ws) p all sts
Row 2: (rs) k all sts
Row 3: p1, k1 to last st, p1
Row 4: k1, p1 to last st, k1
Row 5: rep row 3
Row 6: rep row 4
Switch to 10mm needles
R7: k1p1 to last st, k1
Rep row 7 until row 10
Row 10: k1, kfb, *k1p1* to last 2 sts, kfb k1
Row 11: k2, *p1k1* to last st, k1
Rep row 11 until row 14
Row 14: k1, kfb, *p1 k1* to last 3 sts, p1, kfb, k1
Rep rows 7-14 until you have 23, (25, 27) sts then repeat row 7 (without increasing) until your sleeve piece measures 8 (8.5, 9)in
Bind off
Seaming
Make sure the wrong sides of the body are facing each other. Seam shoulder seams and up the sides of the body pieces leaving 11 (12, 13)sts unseemed for the arm holes. Seam sleeve bind off edges to the body of the sweater, aligning the center sleeve bind off stitch with the shoulder seam. Seam sleeves at the underarms.
Neck Edging
With 8mm circular needles, at the shoulder seam and working all around the neck opening of the sweater, evenly pick up 38 (42, 46) sts. K1, p1 in the round for 4 (4, 5) rnds, then work 3 rnds of knit sts only. Finish with a stretchy bind off. Yay!
Happy stitching!