Knit a Stylish Yoke Pullover for Toddlers

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8-Spoke Yoke Pullover for Babies and Toddlers

An adventurous but very achievable first sweater, the 8-Spoke Yoke Pullover for Babies + Toddlers pattern has the graphic appeal of a raglan and the easy fit of a circular yoke. We suggest using Sandnes Garn Double Sunday, or Sandnes Garn Line if you want a summer option, or even Cascade 220 Superwash Merino.

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Construction

You knit the 8-Spoke Yoke Pullover from the top down, working flat for a few inches before joining to work in the round, creating an opening with a loop-and-button closure that will easily accommodate baby’s head. Then you work paired increases in—you guessed it!—eight spokes to shape the sweater’s yoke. Once you divide the body and sleeves, the shaping becomes decorative. You continue increasing at the front and center back spokes, while decreasing at the sides of the body to keep the stitch count even. Similarly, when you knit the sleeves, you’ll keep increasing along the top of the sleeves while decreasing at the underarm. This gives a lovely contour to the rolled edges, with the center front, center back, and the tops of the sleeves a little longer than the side bodies and undersides of the sleeves… Details!

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