Knitting a top-down baby sweater in Wacki Saki – 1 ball! materials • US 6 [4.25mm] circular needle or size necessary to achieve gauge. A 16” [40cm] circular is feasible, or a set of dpns but longer circular needles work for the magic loop method. • 2 stitch holders • 4 stitch markers • 2 lengths of scrap yarn Top-Down Yoke
Cast on 86 sts, and, ensuring not to twist stitches, join to knit in the round. Rnd 1: [K1tbl, p1], rep between [ ] around. Rep Rnd 1 until work measures approx. ½” [1.5cm]
This is the 6-month size of the top-down Wacki Saki sweater.
Rnd 2: [K2, m1, k30, m1, k2, pm, k1, m1, k7, m1, k1, pm] twice. Markers indicate center of raglan faux seams–94 sts. Rnd 3: Knit. Rnd 4: [Knit to next marker, sm, k1, m1, knit to 1 st before next marker, m1, k1, sm] twice–98 sts. Rnd 5 and every odd round: knit.
Wisdom Yarns Wacki Saki, a sock-weight, faux-Fair Isle, space-dyed yarn, is so soft that it’s perfect for a baby sweater. I designed this pattern at a looser gauge than one would think was okay to do with sock-weight yarn, but it works perfectly. Little Mason is modeling this faux-Fair Isle top-down sweater knit out of less than ⅔ a ball of Wacki Saki in the Absurd Aqua colorway. One full ball should be enough to finish the larger of the three sizes. Main Pattern Information
Finished chest sizes 18¾” (20¾”, 23“) [48 (53, 58.5) cm]: sizes 6mo, (9mo, 18mo) Instructions given for smallest size, instructions for other sizes given in ( ) if different. Head Girth 17½″ [44.5cm] Length 15¾” (16″, 16½″) [40 (40.5, 41) cm] Gauge in st st in the round: 20 = 4″ [10cm], 26.5 rows = 4″ [10cm]
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The change in circumference between the body and the sleeves makes for a change in stripe width and placement of the space-dyed dots. Even though the sleeves are only fraternal twins, the whole sweater is very charming.
