Project 7 - finished with instructions on how to make

Finished with project nr 7,  a sweater for my 20 month old.


Not my design, but really liking how it turned out.  I was obviously very influenced and I´m not claiming that I designed this.

If you would like to make your own Mushroom Raglan in 2 year old size the instructions are below:


 I was inspired by two free patterns,  the first one is here:
http://www.familiejournal.dk/Handarbejde/Strik%20til%20born/2009-41-Pigetroeje-med-polkapletter.aspx
The only thing I ended up using from this pattern was the yarn and colour combination

Then I saw this free pattern for a mushroom sweater and I knew I just had to knit something with these mushrooms.
http://www.hendesverden.dk/handarbejde/strik/barnetroje-med-paddehatte/

The only thing I used from this pattern was the chart for the mushrooms (toadstool?) which you can find on the following link
http://www.hendesverden.dk/UploadDK/hendes-verden/Uge_43_11/43_11_Barnetroeje.pdf

Not my design, but really liking how it turned out.

If you would like to make your own Mushroom Raglan in 2 year old size here are the instructions:


Yarn:  Smart (Sandnes yarn) , light purple 5226, dark purple 5229, yellow 2206

Gauge (after wash) (4.5mm//7US//7UK needles)  10x10 cm//3,9x3,9inches =   21 stitches x 20 rounds

Body:
Cast on 120 stitches in yellow (4mm //6US//8UK needles) ,  *k2,p2* until 2,5 cm//1 inch
Change to 4.5mm//7US//7UK needles and knit one round in lighter shade of purple while increasing until 128 stitches (*k15,m1*repeat).
Then follow the mushroom chart
http://www.hendesverden.dk/handarbejde/strik/barnetroje-med-paddehatte/

 Knit until 24 cm long

Sleeves:
Cast on 40 stitches in yellow  (4mm //6US//8UK needles)) , *k2,p2* until 2,5 cm//1 inch
Change to 4.5mm//7US//7UK needles and knit one round in lighter shade of purple while increasing until 48 stitches (*k5,m1*repeat).  
Knit until 24 cm long

Yoke:
add the sleeves to the body,  keep 8 stitches on middle of each sleeve, and each side of the body (56 stitches between the 8 stitches on the body)  (192 stitches in total to be knitted)
make a raglan decrease ,  mark where the sleeves attach to the body with two marks ( 8 markers in total) with 2 stitches inbetween that are alwasy knitted in light purple

Raglan decrease
- Knit until you have 2 stitches left to a marker , then SKP (slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch),
- knit the 2 stitches between the markes
- Knit 2 toghether

Repeat at all 8 marks so that you decrease in total 8 stitches in each round.  Total of 16 rounds.  You will have 64 stitches

Change to yellow (4mm //6US//8UK needles) and knit one round while decreasing until you have 60 stitches. 

*k2,p2* until  5 cm//2 inch    

Finishing:

Graft underarms

Fold the collar down and sew on the inside of the sweater.

Weave in ends