Granny's Favourite

When Little Red Riding Hood went to visit her grandmother it is probable that she was expecting to receive another new knit. That would explain why she’d stopped to pick flowers in the wood; to show her thanks. Little Red just adores her granny’s knits!

This little cardigan, is quite possibly Granny’s favourite to knit; it’s her go-to pattern.

Construction:

Knit top down and seamlessly, this cardigan features a quaint little lace pattern around the circular yoke and cuffs. The body is knit flat and sleeves are knit in the round.

Granny is a bit of a yardage chicken flirt, so this pattern gives her the opportunity to change both sleeve and body length to suit, when her yarn gives her an unexpected surprise…. just like the wolf!

Sample garment is knit from just 200g of yarn, with dress length body and middie length sleeves

Instructions for lace yoke are both charted and written.

An adult version of this pattern can be found here: My Favourite

Sizing:

For best fit, choose size based on actual chest measurement rather than age. 

To fit actual chest measurement of: 

15-21: 15/38 (16/40.5, 17/43, 18/45.5) [19/48, 20/51, 21/3.5] 

22-30: 22/56 (23/58.5, 24/61, 25/63.5) [26/66, 27/68.5, 28/71, 30/76] 

inches/cms

Finished garment chest measurement: 

15-21: 17½/44.5 (18½/47, 19½/49.5, 20½/52) [21½/54.5, 22½/57, 23½/59.5] 

22-30: 24½/62.5 (25½/64.5, 26½/67.5, 27½/70) [28½/72.5, 29½/75, 30½/77.5, 32/81.5] 

inches/cms

This is a classic fitting garment with approximately 2½“/6.5cms of positive ease. This ease is already incorporated into the sizing.

Sample shown in the 22” size with 7 years middie sleeves and dress length on a seven year old with a 22” chest.

Skill Level:

Intermediate

Techniques used:

Knit and purl 

Increasing, decreasing 

Long-tail cast on 

Working small circumferences in the round 

Working from charts 

Lace 

Picking up stitches

Yarn Requirements: 

* Madelinetosh Tosh DK (100 merino; 225yd 206m). – 1 (2, 2, 2) [2, 2, 3] 3 (3, 4, 4) [4, 5, 5, 5] skeins.

* OR Red Riding Hood Yarns ‘Belle’ 8ply Superwash (discontinued) (100% wool; 475yd 434m/200g) – 1 (1, 1, 1) [1, 1, 2] 2 (2, 2, 2) [2, 2, 3, 3] skeins.

* OR DK/8ply weight yarn of approximately: 

15-21: 220/205 (250/230, 300/275, 350/320) [400/365, 450/415, 510/470] 

22-30:570/520 (630/580, 700/640, 770/705) [840/770, 920/840, 1000/915, 1100/1005] yards/metres.

Sample garment shown in Red Riding Hood Yarns Winter Yarn Club 2012 colourway Lavender Potpourri (discontinued).