Snip-snap-snorum sweater by Ella Austin

Craft: Knitting

This pattern is available on Ravelry.

Easy to wear, this DK sweater has a cute cabled panel and rolled neckline. Ideal for those welly-wearing, rope-swinging days.

Sizes

To fit age: 2 (3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10) years

To fit chest: 20¾ (22 23¼ 24 24¾ 25½ 26½ 27¼ 28) in {53 (56 59 61 63 65 67 69 71) cm}

Finished chest: 25¾ (26½ 27¼ 28¼ 29 29¾ 30¾ 31½ 32¼) in {65.5 (67.5 69.5 71.5 73.5 76 78 80 82) cm}

Length to underarm: 7¾ (8 8¼ 8¼ 8¾ 9¼ 10¼ 11 11½) in {20 (20.5 21 20.5 22 23.5 26 27.5 29) cm}

Finished length: 13 (13½ 13¾ 14¼ 15 15¾ 17 17¾ 18½) in {33 (34 35 36 38 40 43 45 47) cm}

Sleeve length to underarm: 9½ (9¾ 10¼ 11 11¾ 12½ 13 13¾ 14¼) in
{24 (25 26 28 30 32 33 35 36) cm}

Top arm circumference: 10¼ (10¾ 11¼ 12 12½ 12¾ 13¼ 13¾ 14) in
{26.5 (27.5 28.5 30.5 31.5 32.5 33.5 34.5 36) cm}

Cuff circumference: 6¾ (7 7½ 7¾ 7¾ 8¼ 8¼ 8¾ 8¾) in {17 (18 19 20 20 21 21 22 22) cm}

Skills

Casting on, knit, purl, simple cables, increasing, decreasing, picking up stitches, binding off

Yarn

Fyberspates Vivacious DK (100% superwash merino; 115g skeins)

Blue Lagoon (808) 2 (3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4) x 115g skeins

Shown in size 6 years, worn by Sandy and Tess (both age 4).

Also shown in Sunshine (804), size 10 years.

Needles and Accessories

1 pair 4mm {US 6/UK 8} knitting needles, or one size smaller than those needed to get correct gauge

1 pair 4.5mm {US 7/UK 7} knitting needles, or size needed to get correct gauge

Cable needle

Stitch markers

Stitch holders or waste yarn

Gauge

19 sts and 30 rows to 4in {10cm} over st st using 4.5mm needles, after washing and blocking

18 sts to 2¼in {5.5cm} over cable panel using 4.5mm needles, after washing and blocking

30 rows to 4in {10cm} over cable panel using 4.5mm needles, after washing and blocking