Festival Sweater Baby

The Festival Sweater Baby is worked from the top down. The neck edge is folded and knitted together, and short rows are worked to shape the neckline. After this, increases are worked evenly distributed down the circular yoke. The stripes are worked in a technique which creates small bobbles.

Sizes: 0-1 (1-2) 2-4 (4-6) 6-9 (9-12) months

Chest circumference: 45 (49) 52 (54) 56 (59) cm [17¾ (19¼) 20½ (21¼) 22 (23¼) inches]

Length: 22 (24) 26 (27) 29 (30) cm [8¾ (9½) 10¼ (10¾) 11½ (11¾) inches] measured mid back

Gauge: 28 sts x 40 rows = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches] in stockinette stitch on 3 mm [US2½] needles 

Needles: Circular needles: 2.5 mm [US1½] / 40 cm [16 inches] and 3 mm [US2½] / 40 or 60 cm [16 or 24 inches]; Double-pointed needles: 2.5 mm [US1½] and 3 mm [US2½]

Yarn: 50 (60) 70 (80) 85 (95) g Sunday by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 235 m [257 yds]) in the main colour, approx. 5 (5) 9 (12) 14 (15) g Sunday by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 235 m [257 yds]) for the stripes

Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ (3 out of 5)

See the classification of difficulty here. 

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The white, blue and brown Festival Sweater Baby is knitted in Sunday by Sandnes Garn in the color Almond [2511] with stripes in the colors Pale blue [5930], Sailor in the dark [5581] and Camel [2542].

The multicolored Festival Sweater Baby is knitted in Sunday by Sandnes Garn in the color Lys beige [3021] with stripes in the colors Croissant [2345], Inkblå [6063], That orange feeling [3819], Banana [2114], Dyb vinrød [4054] and Støvet lilla [5052].

Video

Bobbles:

Knit the neck edge down:

M1:

Skp:

k2tog:

German Short Rows:

Put the sleeves to rest:

Avoid hole at startup on sleeve: