The pattern is sized for a large range of baby & toddler sizes: 3-6 mo (6-12 mo, 12-18 mo, 18-24 mo, 2T, 3T, 4T). It's knit using Cascade 128 superwash, a wonderful chunky weight yarn that's soft and offered in beautiful colors. You can purchase this yarn at The Knitting Experience in Brunswick, Maine (but they also have an online store for those of you who don't live in this area).
Other chunky-weight yarns will work well too--so long as you get 3.5 sts per inch.
The pattern costs $5 and you can purchase it by clicking the "buy now" button. Here are some additional details about the pattern:
Construction: Chunky Monkey is knit in one piece from the bottom to the underarm using circular needles, then the back piece and each front piece is worked separately. Shoulders are attached using the 3-needle bind off technique, although notes are given if you’d prefer to seam shoulders together by hand instead. Buttonband, neckband, and armband ribbing is created by picking up stitches at the end.
Sizes: 3–6 mo (6–12 mo, 12–18 mo, 18–24 mo, 2T, 3T, 4T)
Finished Chest Measurement: 19.75 (20.75, 22, 23.25, 23.25, 24.25, 25.5) in/50 (53, 56, 59, 59, 61.5, 65) cm
Gauge: 14 sts & 22 rows = 4 in/10 cm (3.5 sts & 5.5 rows = 1 in/2.5 cm)
Supplies:
• Yarn: Cascade 128 Superwash or any chunky weight yarn that provides gauge
-Main Color (MC): 1 (1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2) skeins/118 (128, 138, 148, 158, 168, 178) yds/108 (117, 126, 135.5, 144.5, 154, 163) m
-Contrasting Color for Ribbing (CC1): 1 skein/128 yds/117 m
-Contrasting Color for Stripes (CC2): 1 skein/128 yds/117 m (Although only approx. 10 yds/9 m will be needed, so if you have scrap chunky weight yarn lying around, that will work.)
• Size US 10 24 in (6 mm 61 cm) circular needles (or size needed to provide gauge)
• Size US 9 16 & 24 in (5.5 mm 41 & 61 cm) circular needles (or 1 size smaller than size needed to provide gauge)
• Extra size US 10/6 mm needle (circular or straight, for 3-needle bind off)
• 2 stitch markers
• 3 stitch holders
• Tapestry needle to weave in ends and attach buttons
• 4 (4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5) buttons, size ¾-1 in/2-2.5 cm
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4 comments:
Very cute! I love sweater vests for little ones.
What a beautiful sweater! Your knits are so incredible...I love how well you're doing. Got your message, and we're going to be in the Southwest over the holiday break, so we'll have to catch up later on this winter.
Your sweater is so cute! I'm curious about the needles you used to get gauge. When I've knit with Cascade 128 Superwash, I get 3.5 sts/4 in on #10 needles. But when I wash it according to ball band directions it stretches way, way out.
Did this happen to anyone else? Is your gauge taken from after, or before, washing? I'm just curious and would love any insight. Thank you.
I used size 10, and washed the swatch in the gentle cycle and then lay flat to dry (I didn't put it in the dryer). Perhaps you can try going down a needle size or two? Everyone's tension is a little different so going down in needle size should help if you're finding the washing stretches it out too much.
I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.
-Elizabeth
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