Dreaming of Spring Flowers

With snow in the air, we’re dreaming of spring.  This is a sweet heirloom sweater that’s not machine washable, but extremely soft and a pleasure to knit. It’s made out of a super-soft baby alpaca.

TECHNIQUES USED
Must know how to knit and purl in round, work single increases and decreases, and be comfortable working with 2 colours.  Will be working stranded knitting in 2 colours from charts, and corrugated 1x1 ribbing.

PATTERN NOTES
A yoke sweater worked in the round from the bottom up and in one piece in 6 colours with corrugated 1x1 rib edgings in 6 sizes.  The baby sizes have an opening in the back, so the top of the yoke is worked back and forth to create a keyhole neckline.  Baby sizes are marked with square brackets, children’s sizes in curly ones.

GAUGE
25.5 sts and 36 rnds to 4 inches/10 cm square in stocking stitch worked in the round.

SIZES
To fit [3, 6, 12, 18-24 mo], {Child 2, Child 4}

MATERIALS
NEEDLES
3.25 mm (US 3), or size to get gauge, dp and 40 cm circular needles 2.75 mm (US 2) dp needles for child-size neck rib Crochet hook, 2.75 mm (US D – 2)

YARN
-Main Colour (MC), Contrast Colours (CC1, CC2): BLUE SKY ALPACA Royal Petites Content: 100% Royal Alpaca 91 m / 100 yd per 35 g / 1.23 oz ball MC: [2, 3, 3, 4], {4, 5} balls CC1: [1, 2, 2, 2] {2, 2}balls CC2: [0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5], {1, 1} ball
-Contrast Colours (CC3, CC4): LANG Cashmere Premium Content: 100% Cashmere 115 m / 126 yards per 25 g / 0.88 oz ball CC3: [50, 50, 50, 60], {60, 60} yds CC4: [30, 30, 30, 40], {40, 40} yds
-Contrast Colours (CC5): BLUE SKY FIBERS Alpaca-Silk 50% alpaca, 50% silk 134 m / 146 yards per 50 g / 1.75 oz skein CC5: [5, 5, 5, 5], {5, 5} yds

Colours Shown 1709 – Primrose (MC) 1700 – Alabaster (CC1) 1710 – Concord (CC2) 119 – Pale Pink (CC3) 019 – Bright Pink (CC4) 144 – Mango (CC5)

NOTIONS
Waste yarn to hold sts 2 flexible stitch holders (optional) Stitch markers Yarn needle Baby sizes only: 1 button, matching sewing thread for button