Valentina Sweater and Dress - English
Valentina Sweater and Dress is worked top down in the round in one piece on circular needles and double pointed needles or with magic loop and only requires a minimum of finishing. The Sweater/Dress has a Fair Isle pattern on the yoke consisting of an xo-pattern and a heart pattern - hence the name Valentina. The pattern is a perfect beginner fair isle pattern since you will only work with 2 colors at a time and you do not need to skip more than 3 sts and therefore will not have to wrap the yarn.
Sizes: 1 year (2 years) 3-4 years (5-6 years)
Measurements:
Chest width: 26 (28) 30 (32) cm
Length: Sweater: 31 (35) 42 (45)/dress: 42 (48) 52 (57) cm
Gauge: 19 sts x 28 rows on 10 x 10 cm/4 x 4 inches in stockinette st in the round
Skill level: Intermediate
Techniques used: Top down circular yoke, simple fair isle pattern
Materials:
- Yarn for size 4 mm (U.S. size 6) needles (the sweater in the picture is made in Knitpicks Wool of the Andes Sport in the colors Blossom Heather (#25306), Fairytale (#25288) and Mink Heather (#25275) and the dress is made in the colors Dove Heather (#25656), Tumeric (#25654) and Blossom Heather (#25306) (50 gram = 125 meters/136 yards)
- 150 (200) 200 (250) grams/375 (375) 500 (625) meters/408 (544) 544 (680) yards of yarn in the main color
- 150 (200) 200 (250) grams/375 (375) 500 (625) meters/408 (544) 544) 680 yards of yarn in the main color
- 30-50 grams/75-125 meters/82-136 yards of yarn in each of the two other colors
- Size 4 mm (U.S. size 6) circular needles, 40 and 60 cm (16 and 24 inches) (or size needed to obtain gauge)
- Size 4 mm double pointed needles or circular needles, 80 or 100 cm (32 or 40 inches) for magic loop
