Little Tulip - sweater knitting pattern

Little Tulip is a top-down and seamless pullover with a circular yoke, featuring a beautiful lace pattern with delicate flower motifs. The upper yoke is worked sideways and its ends are grafted together, then the back of the neck is raised with short rows and the lower part of the yoke is worked in the round. The A-line body can be finished with either 2x2 rib or double i-cord bind-off that prevents the fabric from rolling up.

The pattern contains instructions for 2 sleeve lengths: short, with i-cord bind off trim, or long, finished with either 2x2 rib or i-cord bind off. A tutorial showing how to graft knit and purl stitches in pattern is included.

Sizes

2 (4, 6, 8, 10, 12) years

Finished chest circumference: 62 (67.5, 72.5, 75.5, 79, 84.5) cm/24.75 (27, 29, 30.25, 31.5, 33.75) in.

Shown in size 4 years (red), and size 2 years (yellow), designed with approx. 8 cm/3 in of positive ease.

Gauge (blocked)

Stockinette stitch: 22 sts and 30 rows = 10 cm/4 in, with larger needle

2x2 rib pattern: 22 sts and 34 rows = 10 cm/4 in, with smaller needle (stretched)

26-stitch lace panel is 8.5 cm/3.5 in wide, with larger needle

I-cord neckband: 20 rows = 10 cm/4 in, with larger needle

I-cord bind-off: 22 rows = 10 cm/4 in, with larger needle

Yarn

Smooth DK weight yarn with good stitch definition: wool, cotton or acrylic.

For sweater with short sleeves: 385 (455, 530, 600, 680, 770) m/420 (500, 580, 660, 745, 845) yds.

For sweater with long sleeves: 500 (610, 715, 800, 910, 1035) m/550 (670, 785, 880, 1000, 1140) yds.

Shown in Sublime Extra Fine Merino DK (100% merino wool; 116 m/128 yds per 50 g ball, colour: Honey) and in Sirdar Snuggly DK (55% nylon, 45% acrylic; 175 m/191 yds per 50 g ball; colour: Flamenco).

Needles and Notions

• Larger needle: 4 mm/US 6 circular needle, 60-80 cm/24-32 in long (depending on size of garment), or size to obtain gauge,
• Smaller needle: 3.75 mm/US 5 circular needle, 60-80 cm/24-32 in long (depending on size of garment), or size to obtain gauge,
• 4 mm/US 6 and 3.75 mm/US 5 needles in preferred style for knitting small circumferences, or size used to obtain gauge,
• Removable stitch markers,
• Scrap yarn: smooth yarn, cotton or cotton-acrylic blend, in 2 contrasting colours (SC1 and SC2).

Skills Needed

Long tail and backward loop cast-ons, knit, purl, picking up sts, increases, decreases, German short rows, grafting knit and purl sts in pattern.