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Child's
Button Loop Garden Maze Pullover
PATTERN
DETAILS
RELEASE DATE:
September 2002.
DESCRIPTION:
This child’s striped pullover sweater is worked in an unusual way. The
multi-angled garter stitch pattern is worked circularly from the square
neckline outward, and all shaping angles are retained throughout the
working of the sweater. The sweater has a slitted front neckline with a
button loop and a small slit at the center of the bottom back edge.
Because of the way the pattern is written, the sizing of the pattern
changes easily: with just a change in gauge, all measurements will change
while remaining in proper body proportions – meaning that using thick
needles and yarn makes a larger sized sweater, while using finer needles
and thinner yarn makes a smaller sized sweater. Also, because the pattern
is worked in garter stitch, it is very stretchy and can fit for a long
time as the child grows.
SIZE:
Child's small and large, corresponding to approximately sizes 2 and
7. Chest size is 21(27) inches/53(69) cm. with finished size of
23(29) inches/58(74) cm. The sweater in the photo is the large
size. The pattern can easily be sized up using thicker yarn and
larger needles, or sized down using thinner yarn and smaller needles.
SKILL
REQUIRED: Advanced.
MATERIALS:
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YARN: Yarn in
2 or more colors of almost any fiber. The sweater in the photo
is worked in 5 colors in random stripes. The more colors you
choose, the more yards you may need to have available since you need
to have enough of each color to complete at least 2 rounds (because
colors should never be changed on purl rounds or in the middle of a
round). The sweater directions are written without specific
color changes designated -- you may use as many colors as you like and
make the stripes as wide or narrow as you wish.
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Small:
About 650 yards/710 meters of DK weight yarn (such as Brown
Sheep's "Cotton Fleece" which is a cotton and wool
blend).
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Large:
About 950 yards/1040 meters of heavy worsted weight yarn (I used
Tierra Wools' "Apparel Fine Wool", a 100% wool in
natural white and in colors which I dyed with unsweetened soft
drink powder).
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NEEDLES: U.S.
size 6(10)/4.25(6) mm. or size to achieve gauge -- both a set of
double point needles and a circular needle about 24 inches/60 cm.
long.
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MISCELLANEOUS:
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Darning needle to weave
in ends.
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End of Round marker
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At least 8 safety
pin-type stitch markers
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String or yarn for
stitch holders
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Button to fit loop.
GAUGE:
Remember that if your gauge is a little off from the below, you’ll still
have a properly proportioned sweater that will fit someone of a slightly
different size. What you want to do is find the best gauge for the yarn
you’ve chosen, being sure that you like the garter stitch fabric that you
get with your chosen needle size – you want your sweater to be soft and
comfortable, not droopy (too few stitches per inch) or stiff (too many
stitches per inch). If you have more stitches per 4 inches than the gauge
shown, your sweater will be slightly smaller. If you have fewer stitches per
4 inches than the gauge shown, then your sweater will be slightly larger.
 back
of sweater
close-up of back slit
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