FESTIVAL SWEATER BABY

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Sizes: 0-1 (1-2) 2-4 (4-6) 6-9 (9-12) months
Chest circumference: 45 (49) 52 (54) 56 (59) cm [17¾ (19¼) 20½ (21¼) 22 (23¼) inches]
Length: 22 (24) 26 (27) 29 (30) cm [8¾ (9½) 10¼ (10¾) 11½ (11¾) inches] measured mid back
Gauge: 28 sts x 40 rows = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches] in stockinette stitch on 3 mm [US2½] needles
Needles: Circular needles: 2.5 mm [US1½] / 40 cm [16 inches] and 3 mm [US2½] / 40 or 60 cm [16
or 24 inches]
Double-pointed needles: 2.5 mm [US1½] and 3 mm [US2½]
Yarn: 50 (60) 70 (80) 85 (95) g Sunday by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 235 m [257 yds]) in the main
colour, approx. 5 (5) 9 (12) 14 (15) g Sunday by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 235 m [257 yds])
for the stripes.
 PATTERN
The Festival Sweater Baby is worked from the top down. The neck edge is folded and knitted together, and
short rows are worked to shape the neckline. After this, increases are worked evenly distributed down the
circular yoke. The stripes are worked in a technique which creates small bobbles.

About increases and decreases

M1: Insert the left needle under the strand that runs between two stitches from back to front, then
knit this strand (also known as M1R, make one right).
K3tog tbl: Knit 3 stitches together through the back loop.
K2tog: Knit 2 stitches together (right-leaning).
Skp: Slip 1 stitch knit-wise, k1, pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch (left-leaning).

Yoke
Cast on 64 (70) 72 (78) 84 (88) sts with the main colour on a 2.5 mm [US1½] / 40 cm [16 inches] circular
needle or 2.5 mm [US1½] double-pointed needles with your preferred method, not too tightly. Join in the
round making sure that the cast-on edge is not twisted and place a marker for the beginning of the round
(mid back).

Work 7 (7) 8 (8) 9 (9) rounds in rib (k1, p1).

Purl across 1 round (folding line).
Work 8 (8) 9 (9) 10 (10) rounds in rib (k1, p1).

Change to a 3 mm [US2½] / 40 cm [16 inches] circular needle or 3 mm [US2½] double-pointed needles and
knit together the sts of the next round with the cast on edge (see video at www.petiteknit.com), as follows:
Using the right needle, pick up the first stitch of the cast on edge and place it on the left needle, then knit
together this stitch with the first stitch of the round. Continue as established picking up the next stitch of
the cast on edge and knitting it together with the next stitch of the round all the way around – taking care
not to knit it together twisted.

Work a round of increases as follows:

*K3, M1*, repeat from * to * to end of round, but for sizes 0-1, 1-2, 9-12 months the last increase is omitted,
to adjust the number of sts. There is now a total of 84 (92) 96 (104) 112 (116) sts on the needles.

Now work short rows to shape the neckline. Use the German Short Row technique when turning, i.e. when
the pattern says ‟turn” (see video at www.petiteknit.com). Start at the beginning of the round and work as
follows for all sizes:
K14, turn.
P28, turn.

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*Knit to 4 sts after the last RS turn (meaning you work the short row stitch from the previous RS row and
then knit the next 4 sts), turn. Purl to 4 sts after the last WS turn, turn*, work from * to * a total of 3 (3) 3 (4)
4 (4) 4 times. A total of 4 (4) 4 (5) 5 (5) turns have been worked on each side. Knit to end of round.

Work in stockinette stitch in the round until the stockinette stitch section measures 1.5 (1.5) 2 (2) 3 (3) cm [
½ (½) ¾ (¾) 1¼ (1¼) inches], measured from the end of the rib edge mid front (i.e., where the section is
shortest, not in the back where the beginning of the round and short rows are).

Change to a 3 mm [US2½] / 40 cm [16 inches] circular needle and work a round of increases as follows:
*K2, M1*, repeat from * to * to end of round. There is now a total of 126 (138) 144 (156) 168 (174) sts on the
needles.

Work the first bobble stripe round on the next round (i.e. the first round after the increase round). All the
stripes on the yoke are worked right after an increase round, so the increases are hidden under the stripe.
The stripe is worked over two rounds, of which the first round is worked from the RS and the second round
is worked from the WS.

Change to the stripe colour and work as follows:

Stripe row 1 (RS): *Slip 1 stitch purl-wise with the yarn held in back, knit 1 but leave the stitch on the needle,
work a yarn over around the right needle, then knit 1 in the same stitch as before*, repeat
from * to * to end of round. Slip the first stitch of the next round purl-wise with the yarn
held in back, bring yarn forward, hold yarn in front of the work, then slip the stitch back
to the left needle, turn work (the yarn is now tacked down at the beginning of the round).
Stripe row 2 (WS): *K3tog tbl, slip 1 stitch purl-wise with the yarn held in back*, repeat from * to * to end of
round. Turn the work without tacking down the yarn to continue working from the RS.

Change to the main colour and work 2.5 (2.5) 3 (3) 3 (3) cm [1 (1) 1¼ (1¼) 1¼ (1¼) inches] in the round in
stockinette stitch again, measured from the last increase round.

Change to a 3 mm [US2½] / 60 cm [24 inches] circular needle and work a round of increases as follows:
*K3, M1*, repeat from * to * to end of round. There is now a total of 168 (184) 192 (208) 224 (232) sts on the
needle.

Change to the stripe colour and work a stripe with bobbles the same way as above.
Change to the main colour and work 2.5 (2.5) 3 (3) 3 (3) cm [1 (1) 1¼ (1¼) 1¼ (1¼) inches] in the round in
stockinette stitch again, measured from the last increase round.

Work a round of increases as follows:

*K4, M1*, repeat from * to * to end of round. There is now a total of 210 (230) 240 (260) 280 (290) sts on the
needle.

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Change to the stripe colour and work a stripe with bobbles the same way as above.

Work stripes with the same interval on the rest of the sweater (count the number of rounds worked in the
main colour between the stripes so that all intervals measure the same).
Work in the round in stockinette stitch until the yoke measures 8.5 (9) 11 (11.5) 12 (12.5) cm [3¼ (3½) 4¼
(4½) 4¾ (5) inches] mid front (excluding the folded neck edge).

Body
The body is worked in the round on a 3 mm [US2½] / 40 cm [16 inches] circular needle. Stripes with bobbles
are still worked in the same interval as established.

Divide the sts for body and sleeves, as follows (make sure to not separate the sleeves in a bobble row):
Knit 30 (33) 34 (36) 38 (40) sts (right back), place the next 46 (50) 52 (58) 64 (66) sts on a stitch holder (right
sleeve), cast on 4 (4) 4 (4) 4 (4) new sts for the underarm in extension of the sts on the needle using the
backward loop technique, knit 59 (65) 68 (72) 76 (79) sts (front), place the next 46 (50) 52 (58) 64 (66) sts on
a stitch holder (left sleeve), cast on 4 (4) 4 (4) 4 (4) new sts for the underarm in extension of the sts on the
needle using the backward loop technique, knit 29 (32) 34 (36) 38 (39) sts (left back). There is now a total of
126 (138) 144 (152) 160 (166) sts on the needles for the body.

Work in the round following established bobble intervals until the sweater measures 20 (22) 24 (25) 26 (27)
cm [7¾ (8¾) 9½ (9¾) 10¼ (10¾) inches] mid back (excluding the folded neck edge).

Change to a 2.5 mm [US1½] / 40 cm [16 inches] circular needle.

Work 9 (9) 10 (10) 12 (12) rounds of rib (k1, p1). Bind off all sts.

Sleeves
The sleeves are worked in the round on 3 mm [US2½] double-pointed needles.
Pick up and knit 4 (4) 4 (4) 4 (4) sts in the sts that were cast on at the underarm on the body, place the sleeve
sts from the stitch holder onto the double-pointed needles. There is now a total of 50 (54) 56 (62) 68 (70) sts
on the needles for one sleeve.

Join in the round and work in stockinette stitch until the sleeve measures 9 (10) 11 (13) 15 (16) cm [3½ (4)
4¼ (5) 6 (6¼) inches], while at the same time working stripes with bobbles with the same interval as on the
body, and at the same time working decreases every 7th (7th) 7th (7th) 7th (7th) round a total of 4 (5) 5 (6)
8 (8) times, by working a decrease round as follows: K1, k2tog, knit to the last 3 sts of the round, skp, k1.
Note that the number of rounds between decrease rounds are counted only from the ones worked in
stockinette stitch in the main colour (this way decreases rounds do not coincide with bobble stripe rounds).
Tip: If a decrease round falls right after a stripe, move the decreases to the following round for a neater
result.

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There are now a total of 42 (44) 46 (50) 52 (54) sts on the needles.

Change to 2.5 mm [US1½] double-pointed needles and work 9 (9) 10 (10) 12 (12) rounds in rib (k1, p1). Bind
off all sts. Work the other sleeve identically.

Weave in all ends.

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Abbreviations
k knit
k2tog decrease; knit two stitches together (right-leaning)
k3tog double decrease; knit three stitches together
M1 make one increase; insert the left needle under the strand that runs between two stitches from
back to front, then knit this strand (worked as a make one right)
p purl
RS right side of your work
skp decrease; slip 1 stitch knit-wise, k1, pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch (left-leaning)
st(s) stitch(es)
tbl through the back loop
WS wrong side of your work
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