Knitting a Cozy Sweater for Children Aged 4-5 Years

You’ll need:

100g of light-purple yarn Gold (92% acryl, 8% polyester; 400m/100g);

100g of the same yarn, but in dark-purple color;

Straight and circular knitting needles size 2;

Crochet hook size 2.

Size

4-5 years.

Used Patterns

• 1/2/2 x 1/2/1 rib: 1/2/2 knit stitches, 1/2/1 purl by turn;
• Garter stitch: all knit stitches;
• Stockinette stitch: in right-side (RS) row – knit stitches, in wrong-side (WS) row – purls;
• Relief pattern: follow the scheme, making WS rows and yarn overs as purls.

Stitches Control

• Stockinette stitch: 23 stitches x 36 rows = 10 x 10 cm;
• 20 stitches x 36 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back/Front

Cast on 160 stitches with dark-purple yarn and straight knitting needles and make 2 rows of stockinette stitch. Make all the stitches in the next row in the following way: *knit 2 together, yarn over*. Then, knit 2 rows of stockinette stitch. After that, make 11 cm of the relief pattern according to the scheme. Change to light-purple yarn and decrease the stitches in the next row by knitting every 2^nd and 3^rd stitches together. Knit the next 11 cm with garter stitch, and then make decreases in the same way. After that, knit 2 cm of 1 x 1 rib. Decrease 20 stitches in the next row and continue work with stockinette stitch. At 39 cm from the beginning, bind off 1 x 3 stitches, 2 x 2 stitches, 1 x 1 stitch in every 2^nd row from both sides. At 45 cm height, finish your work. Leave the stitches open.

Then, knit the front and back together. Transfer the stitches of the front to the circular knitting needles, cast on 36 stitches for the sleeve, transfer the stitches of the back, and cast on 36 stitches for the second sleeve. Knit 4 cm of 2 x 2 rib around with dark-purple yarn. Then, in the paths of purls, make purl 2 together. After that, knit 2 cm of 2 x 1 rib. Bind off the stitches.

Assembly

Make side seams. Fasten the neck-hole and armholes with 2 rows of single crochets using dark-purple yarn and the crochet hook.