Knitting Kit - Tractor Sweater by Knitting For Olive

Knitting Kit - Tractor Sweater by Knitting For Olive

Pattern not included - you must purchase the pattern on Ravelry here. 

Pattern available in French and English.

The Tractor Sweater is a classic and timeless sweater featuring a beautiful tractor motif on the front.

The body is knitted flat, while the sleeves are worked in the round. The front is knitted bottom-up, while the back is worked top-down.

The pattern is knitted with a single strand of Heavy Merino.

First, the front is knitted bottom-up, flat, starting with the ribbed border. The front then continues in stockinette stitch, with the jacquard motif worked flat, while shaping the armholes.

The neckline stitches are bound off, then each shoulder is knitted separately flat. The shoulders are then joined by picking up new stitches to form the back neckline.

The back is then knitted top-down, flat, to the bottom border.

The side seams are made using the grafting stitch (Kitchener Stitch). Stitches are then picked up for the sleeves, which are knitted in the round to the cuffs.

The sweater is finished with a ribbed neckline border.

The Fair Isle motif is presented only as a chart.

Sizes

1 (2, 4, 6) years

Finished Measurements

Chest circumference:
Approximately 64 (73, 77, 82) cm

Length (shoulder to hem):
Approximately 32 (35, 40, 44) cm

Sleeve length (armpit to cuff):
Approximately 21 (23, 26, 30) cm

Yarn

Main Color (MC):
Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino

• 125 m / 50 g
• Worsted weight
• 3 (4, 4, 5) balls

Contrast Color (CC):
Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino

• 1 ball (or approximately 10 g of leftover yarn)

Needles

• 3.5 mm and 4.5 mm circular needles
• 3.5 mm and 4.5 mm double-pointed needles

Or the size needed to obtain the correct gauge.

Gauge

After blocking:

18 stitches × 27 rows = 10 × 10 cm in stockinette stitch with 4.5 mm needles.

Materials

• Stitch markers
• Waste yarn or stitch holders
• Tapestry needle