As always, it is important to figure out the correct size. The measurements tell you the size of the sweater itself. The length on both sleeves and body is easy to adapt to your size. Since the sweater is knitted top down it is easy to try on as you go. I recommend that you add some yarn if you prefer the sleeves or the body to be a bit longer. It is very important to do a gauge swatch before you start. Go up a size in needle if you knit tight and down a size if you knit loose. It is so very disappointing to knit a sweater which turns out to be too big or too small.
Size: (1) 2 (4) 6 (8) 10 (12) years
Bust: (58) 65 (73) 81 (86) 92 (96) cm
Length of body from armhole: (20) 22 (25) 28 (31) 33 (35) cm
Lengd á ermum frá handvegi: (21) 24 (27) 31 (34) 37 (39) cm
Gauge: 10 x 10 cm = 21 stitches and 28 rows knitted in stockinette stitch on 4mm (US6) needle.
Yarn
One strand Merino from Knitting for Olive: (100) 100 (150) 150 (200) 200 (250) gr (50 gr= 250 m/274 yards) Held together with Soft silk mohair from Knitting for Olive: (50) 75 (75) 100 (100) 125 (125) gr (25 gr= 175 m/191 yards) The yellow sweater is knitted with this yarn in the colour Kvæde
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One strand Merci from Filcolana: (100) 150 (150) 150 (200) 250 (250) gr (200 m/50 gr) Held together with Alva from Filcolana: (75) 75 (75) 100 (100) 125 (125) gr (175 m/ 25 gr). The pink sweater is knitted with one strand Merci in the colour Strawberry Daiquiri and one strand Alva in the colour Calypso.
Needles
3mm (US2.5) and 4mm (US6), 40 and 60cm (16 and 23”) circular needles
3mm (US3) and 4 mm (US6) DPNs (or a long circular for magic loop method).
