Shine Sweater Junior

This pattern is in English

Shine Sweater Junior is a light and airy children’s sweater knitted with two strands of silk mohair. It is knitted from the top down with raglan increases and seed stitch knitting down the sleeves. The borders on the neck and sleeves are folded double and seed stitch sleeves are knitted while making raglan increases. The body is finished in an i- cord bind off or regular rib - this is your choice. Knit a swatch before you begin the pattern to ensure you have the correct gauge.

Level of difficulty: 2 out of 5

Sizes
2-4 (4-6) 6-8 (8-10) 10-12 (12-14) years

Chest circumference
73 (76) 79 (82) 86 (89) cm

Length
36 (39) 43 (46) 48 (53) cm

Suggested needles
4 mm (40 cm) circular needles
4.5 mm (40 and 60 or 100 cm) circular needles
4 mm and 4,5 mm double pointed needles

Gauge
18 sts x 26 rows = 10 x 10 cm in stockinette stitch on needle 4.5 mm

Suggested yarn
100 (125) 150 (150) 150 (175) g Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair (25g = 212m) or Isager Silk Mohair (25g = 212m) or Filcolana Tilia (25g = 210m) or Drops Kid-Silk (25g = 200m) or Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair (25g = 225m)

The sweater is knitted holding two strands of yarn together and the pattern gives the total yarnage needed.

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