How to Knit a Cozy Hooded Sweater for Children

You’ll Need:

600g of light-blue light yarn (48% wool, 52% acryl; 200m/100g);

100g of the same yarn, but in blue color;

Knitting needles size 3.5;

Crochet hook size 3;

5 buttons.

Size:

6 years.

Used Patterns

Brioche Pattern:

1^st row: * 1 knit stitch, yarn over, slip 1 stitch (yarn behind work)*; repeat from * to *;

2^nd row: * yarn over, slip 1 stitch (yarn behind work), make stitch and yarn over of the previous row as knit 2 together*; repeat from * to *;

3^rd row: * make stitch and yarn over of the previous row as knit 2 together, yarn over, slip 1 stitch (yarn behind work)*; repeat from * to *.

Repeat 2^nd and 3^rd rows.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 44 stitches with light-blue yarn and work with brioche. At 51 cm height, bind off all the stitches.

Front

Cast on 22 stitches with light-blue yarn and work with brioche. At 51 cm height, bind off all the stitches. Make another half of the front in symmetry.

Sleeves

Cast on 32 stitches with blue yarn and work with brioche. Change to light-blue yarn at 7 cm height and continue to work with brioche. At 38 cm height from the beginning of the sleeve, bind off all the stitches.

Hood

Cast on 24 stitches with light-blue yarn and work with brioche. At 52 cm height, bind off all the stitches.

Assembly

Make shoulder seams and sew up the sleeves. Make side seams, stepping back 6 cm from the lower edge and make sleeve seams. Sew the hood along the neck hole. Make 4 rows of single crochets along the edges of the front and hood with blue yarn. Make 5 button-loops in the 2^nd row of the right front. Sew buttons to the left front. Fasten the bottom of the work with single crochets using blue yarn, starting to crochet 3 cm higher in every stripe of purls. For pockets, make 12 chain stitches with blue yarn and make 14 rows of single crochets. Sew the pockets to the front.