Rainbow Raglan Kids Pullover
The most magical sweater yet is waiting for your needles. With bold & fun colors and a comfortable design, this sweater has everything we love in a kid’s knit! They’ll want to wear their Rainbow sweater every day, and pass it along to their most cherished friends when they grow out of it.
The Rainbow Raglan Pullover is knit top-down, and uses intarsia in the round. This is a pattern for advanced knitters--confident in their ability to learn intarsia in the round, if it is not yet known (tutorials are provided.)
SIZES
Children’s 2 (4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14)
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest Circumference 23.5 (25.25, 27.75, 28.75, 31.25, 32, 34.5)” / 59 (63, 69.5, 71.5, 78, 80, 86.5) cm with 2”/5cm ease.
YARN
MC 278 (346, 419, 504, 565, 652, 732) yards / 126 (157, 190, 229, 257, 296, 333) g worsted weight
CC1-CC6 8 (9, 9, 11, 11, 12, 13) yards / 4 (4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6) g worsted weight each
SHOWN IN
Swish Worstsed (worsted weight, 100% Fine Superwash Merino Wool; 110 yards/50g): MC White 24662 3 (4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7) skeins; CC1Serrano 24663, CC2 Clementine 27226, CC3 Honey 26066, CC4 Peapod 25139 ,CC5 Gulfstream 25137, CC6 Bluebird 28660, 1 skein each
NEEDLES & NOTIONS
US Size 6/4.0mm 16-20 / 40-50 cm” circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge
One 16-20” / 40-50 cm circular needle two sizes smaller than size needed to obtain gauge
Optional: four double pointed needles in smaller size Stitch marker, scrap yarn & tapestry needle
GAUGE
19 stitches x 26 rows = 4” / 10 cm square knit flat using larger needle
SKILL LEVEL
Advanced