Holder Sweater (ages 1 to 14)

The adorable Holger Sweater by Petite Knit is our next store project … thank you Erica! It’s a super adorable knit, I love the graphic stripes and bold colour blocks – they’re lively and fun and inspire lots and lots of play and amusement. This particular version of the pattern is sized for toddlers and kids, and the sweater sizing seems to be oversized and is designed to fit loosely. Be sure to take a look at the finished measurements when you’re choosing a size.

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We’re using one of the suggested yarns, Sandnes Garn Double Sunday, because I love the texture of the pure merino wool and the bright colours:

• Body Colours (Stripes): 1012 Whipped Cream & 1099 Black
• Right Sleeve: 5846 Royal Blue
• Left Sleeve: 9080 Urban Chic
• Neck: 3819 The Orange Feeling
• Bottom Hem: 7720 Blue Haze

You can also substitute Berroco Vintage Baby or Berroco Vintage DK (you’ll need half the number of balls of Vintage DK because it comes in 100g skeins).

Construction

The Holger Sweater is worked from the top down. The body is worked in stockinette stitch with stripes, while the sleeves and neck edge are each worked in a different solid color. First, the back yoke is worked back and forth with the slope of the shoulders being shaped using short rows and in stripes, which are worked at the same time. Each shoulder is then worked back and forth on a circular needle, and then the shoulders are joined to form the front yoke. The front and back yoke are joined at the underarms to form the body, which is worked in the round on a circular needle with stripes. The sleeves are worked down from stitches that are picked up and knitted around the armholes. At the end, a folded neck edge is worked from stitches that are picked up and knitted along the neckline.

Size

• Fit is Oversized
• 1-2 (2-3) 3-4 (4-5) 5-6 (6-7) 7-8 (8-9) 9-10 (10-11) 11-12 (12-14) years
• Finished Chest: 72 (74) 78 (82) 82 (86) 88 (92) 96 (98) 104 (108) cm OR [28¼ (29¼) 30¾ (32¼) 32¼ (33¾) 34¾ (36¼) 37¾ (38½) 41 (42½) inches]
•  Designed to have approx. 20-25 cm [7¾-9¾ inches] of positive ease.

Yarn

Sandnes Garn Double Sunday

• Stripe colour 1: 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (3) 3 (3) 3 (3) 3 (3) balls
• Stripe colour 2: 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (3) 3 (3) 3 (3) 3 (3) balls
• Body Ribbing Hem: 1 ball
• Sleeve 1: 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) balls
• Sleeve 2: 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) balls
• Neck Edge: 1 ball

You can also substitute Berroco Vintage Baby or Berroco Vintage DK (you’ll need half the number of balls of this yarn because it comes in 100g skeins).

Needles

• 4 mm/US6 – 60 or 80 cm [24 or 32 inches] circular needles
• 3.5 mm/US4 – 40 cm [16inch] circular needles
• 3.5 mm/US4 – 60 and/or 80 cm [ 24 and/or 32 inches] circular needles
• 3.5 mm/US4 double pointed needles (or 12″ short circular)
• 4 mm/US6 double pointed needles (or 12″ short circular)