Love Knitting for Babies - UK (2020-03)

Sheep sweater

You will need
■ King Cole Big Value DK, 50g in:
Denim (shade 4042) x 3 (3: 4: 4)
balls – A
White (shade 4020) x 1 (1: 1: 1) ball

• B
  Grey (shade 4052) x 1 (1: 1: 1) ball


• C
  ■ 4mm (UK 8, US 6) knitting needles
  ■ 4mm (UK 8, US 6) circular knitting
  needles (optional)
  ■ 3.25mm (UK 10, US 3) knitting
  needles
  ■ 3.25mm (UK 10, US 3) double-
  pointed needles (DPNs)
  ■ WQEPPƥS[IVFYXXSRW

Measurements
■ See sizing guide

Tension
■ WXWERHVS[WXSGQ MR

over st-st, using 4mm (UK 8, US 8)
needles

Abbreviations
■ MB (make bobble) Knit into front,
back, front, back, front of next st,
increasing 4 sts, turn, p5, turn, k5,
XYVRT7PMTIEGLRI[P]QEHIWX
over original st, knit this rem st.
■ Kfbf – knit into front, back, front of
next stitch, increasing by 2 sts
■ For standard abbreviations
see page 65

Sizing guide

Sizes & measurements 0-6 mths 6-12 mths 12-18 mths 18-24 mths

8 SƤX

chest

cm 41 46 51 56

in 16 18 20 22

Actual

measurements

cm 52 55 61 66

in 20 ½2 1 ½2 4 26

Length to

shoulder

cm 23 26 30 36

in 9 10 ½ 11 ½ 14 ½

Sleeve length

cm 15 17 20 24

in 6 6 ½ 8 9½

Sheep sweater

Sheep sweater

Back

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Repeat rows 1 & 2 until 8 (10: 10 : 10)

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Set-up row Increase 1 (1: 1 : 1) sts

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Next row4YVP

Work in st-st throughout until piece

measures 13 (15: 18 : 23)cm, 5 (6: 7 : 9)in

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Shape armholes

Cast off 4 (5: 5: 5) sts at beg of next

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Next row K1, ssk, knit to last 3 sts,

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Next row P1, p2tog, purl to last 3 sts,

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Repeat last two rows until 45 (47: 4 9:



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Next row K1, ssk, knit to last 3 sts,

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Next row4YVP

Repeat last two rows until 3 7 (39: 41 :



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Work 8 (10: 1 2: 14) rows without

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Finish off your knit

with a trio of little

spring daisies