Charity Knitting pattern

INFANT & CHILD DOUBLE KNITTING SWEATER

(from an original Patons pattern)

To fit chest cm. 46 [51 56 61]  – ins 18 [20 22 24]

Length from top of shoulder, approx cm 26 [29 32 36]

– ins 10¼ [11½ 12½ 14]

Sleeve seam cm  7 [8 10 12] – ins 2¾ [3¼ 4 4¾]

Double Knitting Wool x 50 gram balls 2 [3 3 3]

Pair each No. 3¼mm and 4mm Needles (UK equivalent No.10 and No.8

Tension

On No.4 mm needles, 22 sts and 30 rows to 10cm (stocking stitch)

 

Abbreviations

K – knit  P – purl   st – stitch   beg – beginning   rep – repeat   patt – pattern

cm – centimetres   in – inches   mm – millimetres.

 

BACK & FRONT (alike). With No 3¼ needles, cast on 51 [57 63  69] sts and K7 [7, 9, 9] rows.

 

Change to No. 4mm needles and work in patt. as follows

 

**1^st row – (Right side) K.  2^nd row – P. 3^rd to 6^th row – Rep. 1^st and 2^nd row twice. 7^th and 8^th rows – K. These 8 rows form patt.

Continue in patt. until work measures 16 [17 19 22] cm, ending with right side facing for next row. **  Keeping continuity of patt. cast on 15 [18 22 26] sts for Sleeves at beg. of next 2 rows (81 [93 107 121] sts)

 

Next Row – K3, patt to last 3 sts, K3.  Rep. last row until work measures 25 [28 31 35] cm, ending with right side facing for next row.

 

Next row – K3, pat 17 [20 24 28]  K41 [47 53 59], patt 17 [20 24 28], K3.  Rep last row 4 times more.  Cast off.

 

TO MAKE UP Do not press.  Join side and underarm seams, then join cast-off edges together leaving sufficient free at centre for head to go through.

 

INFANT & CHILD SWEATER  –  4 PLY VERSION

(from an original Patons pattern)

 

To fit chest cm. 46 [51 56 61]  – ins 18 [20 22 24]

Length from top of shoulder, approx cm 26 [29 32 36]

– ins 10¼ [11½ 12½ 14]

Sleeve seam cm  7 [8 10 12] – ins 2¾ [3¼ 4  4¾]

4 Ply wool x 50 gram balls 2 [2 2 3]

Pair each No.2¾ mm  & 3¼ mm.  (UK equivalent No. 12 and No. 20)

Tension

On No. 3¼ needles, 28 sts and 36 rows to 10cm (stocking stitch)

 

Abbreviations

As Double Knitting version

 

BACK & FRONT (alike)

With No. 2¾ mm needles, cast on 64 [72 78 86] sts and K9 [9 11 11] rows

 

Change to No. 3¼ mm needles and work in patt as for Double Knitting version from ** to **

Keeping continuity of patt. cast on 20 [22 28 34] sts for Sleeves at beg of next 2 rose (104 [116 134 154] sts).

Next Row  – K4, patt to last 4 sts, K4.

Rep last row until work measures 25 [28 31 35] cm, ending with right side facing for next row.

 

Nest row – K4, patt 29 [34 41 50], K38 [40 44 46], patt 29 [34 41 50], K4.  Rep last row 6 times more.  Cast off.

 

TO MAKE UP

Work as for Double Knitting version.

 

 

 

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This pattern was given to me by

H Fleming of the Dorcas Group

Crieff Parish Church

 

 

It is used by Blythswood and Oxfam

Charities as it is a very basic

simple pattern which needs no buttons or

other fastenings

 

 

The pattern can be adapted to use any type of wool by using suitable needles and adjusting number of stitches.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M Moffat    April 2011

 

 

INFANT & CHILD SWEATER

Double Knitting & 4 Ply Wool