SKILL LEVEL - Intermediate
Pattern has been test knitted and technical edited, plus a table for collar shaping is included.
CHILDREN SIZES
[A] -- 6 months
[B] -- 1 year
[C] -- 2 years
[D] -- 4 years
[E] -- 6 years
[F] -- 8 years
[G] -- 10 years
[H] -- 12 years
ADULT SIZES
[XS] -- Extra Small
[S] -- Small
[M] -- Medium
[L] -- Large
[XL] -- Extra Large
[XXL] -- Extra Extra Large
YARN REQUIREMENTS
‘The Australian Wool Store’ Merino 8ply DK - 117 m/128 yd per 50 gram ball, colour Baby Steel, overdyed with Landscapes of Australia Acid Dye ‘Mallee’.
A suitable alternative yarn would be Cascade 220 Superwash 100 gram. (Ash Rose 229).
Children Sizes
[A] -- 160 grams, 375 metres, [410 yards]
[B] -- 185 grams, 435 metres, [475 yards]
[C] -- 235 grams, 550 metres, [600 yards]
[D] -- 280 grams, 655 metres, [715 yards]
[E] -- 325 grams, 760 metres, [830 yards]
[F] -- 385 grams, 900 metres, [985 yards]
[G] -- 440 grams, 1030 metres, [1125 yards]
[H] -- 485 grams, 1135 metres, [1240 yards]
Adult Sizes
[XS] -- 540 grams, 1265 metres, [1380 yds]
[S] -- 620 grams, 1450 metres, [1585 yds]
[M] -- 645 grams, 1510 metres, [1650 yds]
[L] -- 725 grams, 1695 metres, [1855 yds]
[XL] -- 775 grams, 1815 metres, [1985 yds]
[XXL] -- 835 grams, 1955 metres, [2140 yards]
NEEDLES REQUIRED
One pair 4 mm (US 6 : UK 8) extra long straight needles or circulars, 80 cm (32 in) long.
OTHER MATERIALS
Buttons 2 cm (¾ inch)
3 [4 : 4 : 4 : 4 : 5 : 5 : 5] [5 : 5 : 5 :
5 : 5 : 5]
2 markers
TENSION
22 stitches x 38 rows = 10 cm (4 in) worked in garter stitch on 4 mm (US 6 : UK 8) needles.