Esther Sweater Baby

Esther Sweater Baby is knitted from the top down in textured stitch. First, the back is knitted back and forth. Then stitches are picked up at the shoulders, which are joined at the front and continued for the front piece. The front piece and back are then joined under the armhole and continued for the body, which is knitted straight down. The sleeves are knitted in the round on double-pointed needles or using the Magic Loop technique. A ribbed edge is knitted at the neck, folded in half and knitted down.

Make a gauge swatch before you start knitting to measure the gauge – note that the gauge in both height and width needs to match for the dimensions given on the front to fit. You can make a gauge swatch according to the diagrams in the knitting pattern.

Sizes: 0-3 months (3-6 months) 6-9 months (9-12 months) 1-2 years (2-3 years) 3-4 years

The sweater's width: 51 (56) 62 (65) 68 (71) 74 cm

Length: 26 (28) 31 (34) 36 (38) 40 cm measured at the center back excl. neck edge

Gauge: 28 stitches x 42 rows in textured stitch on 3 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm after washing and blocking

Needle suggestions: 3 mm circular needle (40 or 60 cm), 2.5 mm circular needle (40 or 60 cm), 2.5 mm and 3 mm double-pointed needles

Materials: 100 (100) 100-150 (150) 150 (150) 200 g Sunday from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 235 m) or Merino from Knitting for Olive (50 g = 250 m) or 100 (100) 150 (150) 150 (200) 200 g Tynn Peer Gynt from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 205 m)

Difficulty level: ★ ★ ★ (3 out of 5)

See the difficulty level classification here.

The pink Esther Sweater Baby is knitted in Sunday from Sandnes Garn in the color Plastic pink [4304].