Knitting kit - Rosie Yoke Sweater Junior by LE KNIT

Rosie Yoke Sweater Junior

The Rosie Yoke Sweater Junior is knitted top-down, with a rose border integrated into the circular yoke. The rest of the sweater is deliberately plain, worked in stockinette stitch with ribbed edgings.

Sizes

(2) 4 (6) 8 (10) 12 years

Sweater Measurements

Bust circumference:
(70) 75 (82) 88 (90) 95 cm

Length:
(34) 37 (41) 44 (47) 50 cm

Yarn

Sandnes Garn Sunday

• 100% merino wool
• 50 g = 235 m

To be knitted with one strand held together with:

Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair

• 57% mohair
• 28% silk
• 15% wool
• 25 g = 212 m

Yarn Quantity

Main Colour

Sunday col. 4813:
(2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5 skeins

Tynn Silk Mohair col. 4813:
(2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5 skeins

Contrast Colour

Sunday col. 4219:
1 skein for all sizes

Tynn Silk Mohair col. 4219:
1 skein for all sizes

The colourwork uses approximately:

• Sunday: (12) 12 (16) 16 (18) 18 g
• Tynn Silk Mohair: (6) 6 (8) 8 (9) 9 g

Recommended Needles

• Circular needles 3 mm, cable 40 cm
• Circular needles 3.5 mm and 4 mm, cables 40 cm and 60 to 80 cm
• Double-pointed needles 3.5 mm and 4 mm (unless using the magic loop method)

Gauge

21 stitches × approximately 28 rows in stockinette stitch = 10 × 10 cm with 4 mm needles, holding 2 strands together.

Size Guide

Sizes (2) 4 (6) 8 (10) 12 years fit a child measuring approximately:

(92) 104 (116) 128 (140) 152 cm

and with a chest circumference of approximately:

(54) 57 (61) 65 (71) 77 cm.

Choose the size based on the child's chest circumference.

Since the sweater is knitted top-down, it is easy to adjust the body and sleeve lengths as needed.

The Rosie Yoke Sweater Junior is designed to be worn with a positive ease of approximately 16 to 21 cm, depending on the desired fit. The sample shown is worn with a positive ease of 17 cm.

To choose the correct size, measure the child's chest circumference at the widest point. Then compare this measurement to the final sweater dimensions given at the beginning of the pattern.

Positive ease is the difference between body measurement and garment measurement.

Example:
If the child has a chest circumference of 57 cm, size 4 years (75 cm bust circumference) will provide a positive ease of 18 cm (75 cm − 57 cm = 18 cm).

The indicated length is measured at the center back, not including the neckline.

Construction

The Rosie Yoke Sweater Junior is knitted top-down. The neckband is added at the very end.

The back of the neckline is raised using German Short Rows (GSR). During these short rows, the work is knitted flat in stockinette stitch (knit stitches on the right side, purl stitches on the wrong side).

Except for this section, the entire sweater is knitted in the round.

The yoke is shaped using increases. The colourwork pattern and increases are shown in the pattern's chart.