Maxie's Mockneck Mini is the child-sized version of
Maxie's Mockneck.
Construction: This pullover is worked from the top down and in the round with the contiguous sleeve construction method. It is worked entirely in 2x2 rib and designed to be worn with some negative ease. You have a choice of making a sweater or dress version. While the sweater version has no shaping in the body, the dress version has a slight A-line shape. The neck and yoke have German Short Rows to raise the back.
Knitting level: Intermediate
Skills required: tubular cast-on, German Short Rows, backward loop Increases, and maintaining rib pattern while increasing/decreasing
Sizes:2 (4, 6, 8, 10, 12) yo, the sample is Size 6yo, worn with 2"/5 cm of positive ease in chest
Finished chest measurement:22 (23½, 26, 27½, 29, 30½)" / 56 (59.5, 66, 70, 73.5, 77.5) cm
of chest circumference, to be worn with 0-2"/0-5 cm of positive ease
Yarn options :
- Purl Soho Wigeon, sport weight, 100% fine Falkland merino, approximately 360 yards per 100 grams, Yellow Curry colorway
- Handspun Finnsheep Yarn, sport weight, worsted spun, approx 17 wraps per inch
Suggested alternatives: sport/light DK weight alpaca and wool yarns
Yardage:
- sweater version: 595 (735, 880, 1010, 1110, 1290) yards
545 (670, 805, 925, 1015, 1180) meters
- dress version: additional 80 (85, 125, 150, 160, 180) yards
75 (80, 115, 135, 145, 165) meters
- version with three stripes in the chest:
additional 35 (35, 40, 45, 45, 50) yards of contrast color yarn
30 (30, 35, 40, 40, 45) meters of contrast color yarn
Gauge:
- 48 sts and 38 rounds in 2 x 2 rib = 4"/10 cm before blocking, unstretched
- 42 and 34 rounds in 2 x 2 rib = 4" / 10 cm after blocking, unstretched
Needles:
- 16" and 32" circulars in size necessary to obtain gauge (recommended size is US 3/ 3.25mm)
Notions: 5 stitch markers, cable needle, tapestry needle, scrap yarn
Low Vision Accessibility: This pattern is written in 22-point sans serif font (Arial) in all-black text. It has no italics. All of the directions are fully written out. There is no chart in this pattern.
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