Time to knit the front!

After knitting the back it's now time to knit the front piece of our sweater! Below you will find the pattern for both the children and adult sizes, so make sure to follow the right instructions - they are very different!

You will also find links to videos to help you knit your sweater at the bottom of the clue!

Children sweater

Sizes: 2 - 3/4 - 5/6 - 7/8 - 9/10 - 11/12 years

Size (by height in inches: 36 – 38 1/2/41 - 43/46 - 48/50 - 53/55 - 57/60

INFORMATION FOR THE PATTERN:
PATTERN:
See diagram A.2.
Diagram A.2 (snowman): The whole diagram is worked in stocking stitch. Worked with 3 balls, so that you avoid long carrying loops on the wrong side. In other words, work with 1 ball of medium grey Air/ grey Nepal on each side of sweater and 1 ball of pattern colour in middle of sweater. NOTE: To avoid holes when changing colours, you need to twist the strands together. See video: How to knit with 3 skeins at the same time

FRONT PIECE:
Cast on 52-54-58-60-64-68 stitches with circular needle size 4.5 mm and medium grey Air or grey Nepal. Work rib (knit 1, purl 1) until piece measures 2 inches, change to circular needle size 5.5 mm and then work stocking stitch. When piece measures approx. 2-3-3-4-4-4 inches work as follows from right side: 13-14-16-17-19-21 stitches stocking stitch, A.2 (= 26 stitches)- read PATTERN, 13-14-16-17-19-21 stitches stocking stitch. Continue in this way until piece measures 9-10-11-12-13-14 inches. Now cast off 1 stitch in each side for armholes = 50-52-56-58-62-66 stitches. Continue with stocking stitch and A.2, when A.2 has been completed, continue with stocking stitch and medium grey Air / grey Nepal until piece measures 12-13-14-16-17-19 inches. Now place the middle 10-12-14-16-16-18 stitches on 1 thread for neck and each shoulder is finished separately. Cast off to neck at beginning of each row from neck as follows: 2 stitches 1 time and 1 stitch 2 times = 16-16-17-17-19-20 stitches left on shoulder. Continue until piece measures 13- 15-16-17-19-20 inches, work 2 RIDGES over all stitches, then loosely cast off. Piece measures approx. 14-15-16-18-19-21 inches from the shoulder down. Work the other shoulder in the same way.

Diagram

=off white DROPS Air / off white DROPS Nepal
=medium grey DROPS Air / grey DROPS Nepal
=black DROPS Air / black DROPS Nepal

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Quick knitter? You can see the complete pattern here!

Adult sweater

Size: S - M - L - XL - XXL - XXXL

INFORMATION FOR THE PATTERN:
PATTERN:
Diagram A.2 (snowman): The whole diagram is worked in stocking stitch. Work with 3 balls so that you avoid long carrying strands on the wrong side. In other words, you work with 1 ball medium grey on each side of the sweater and 1 ball of pattern colour in the middle. NOTE: To avoid a hole when changing colours, the strands must be twisted together. See video: How to knit with 3 skeins at the same time

FRONT PIECE:
The piece is worked back and forth, top down, with circular needle and with raglan increases.

Cast on 22-24-24-28-30-34 stitches (including 1 edge stitch in each side) with circular needle size US 11/ 8 mm and medium grey. Purl 1 row from the wrong side. Then work stocking stitch with 1 edge stitch in garter stitch in each side. At the same time on the next row begin to increase as for back piece. Continue to increase as for back piece - AT THE SAME TIME when there are 40-40-44-44-50-56 stitches on the row start the pattern. I.e. the next row is worked as follows (including the increase in each side): Read PATTERN above! Work 1 edge stitch in garter stitch, knit 1, 1 yarn over (= increase), knit 5-5-7-7-10-13 stitches, diagram A.2 (= 26 stitches), knit 5-5-7-7-10-13 stitches, 1 yarn over (= increase), knit 1 and 1 edge stitch in garter stitch = 42-42-46-46-52-58 stitches. Continue the pattern and increases in each side are continued as for back piece = 48-52-54-60-64-72 stitches.

Work 4-4-4-2-2-2 rows without increases. The piece measures approx. 8-8-9-9-10-11 inches. THE PIECE IS NOW MEASURED FROM HERE! Cast on new stitches for the armholes as for the back piece = 52-56-60-66-72-80 stitches.

Continue with stocking stitch and pattern with 1 edge stitch in garter stitch in each side. When A.2 has been worked in height the piece measures approx. 11-11-11-11-10-10 inches. Continue to work with medium grey until the piece measures 12-11-12-12-13-12 inches. Change to circular needle size US 10.75/7 mm and work 1 row stocking stitch where you increase 2-2-2-0-2-2 stitches evenly on row = 54-58-62-66-74-82 stitches. Then work as follows: 1 edge stitch in garter stitch, work A.1 (= 4 stitches) until there is 1 stitch left, work 1 edge stitch in garter stitch. Continue until A.1 has been worked in height. Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl - make sure the cast-off edge is not tight.

Diagram

=knit from right side, purl from wrong side
=purl from right side, knit from wrong side
=off white
=medium grey
=black

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Quick knitter? You can see the complete pattern here!

Need some help?

Here’s a list of resources to help you with the front of your sweater!