A PATTERN

DREAMING OF
SPRING FLOWERS
DESCRIPTION

With snow in the air, we’re dreaming of spring. This is a sweet heirloom sweater that’s not
machine washable, but extremely soft and a pleasure to knit. It’s made out of a super-soft
baby alpaca.

TECHNIQUES USED M AT E R I A L S

Must know how to knit and purl in round, work Yarn

single increases and decreases, and be com- Main Colour (MC), Contrast Colours (CC1,
fortable working with 2 colours at the same CC2):
time for stranded colourwork.. Will be working BLUE SKY ALPACA Royal Petites
Content: 100% Royal Alpaca
from charts, and corrugated 1x1 ribbing.
91 m / 100 yd per 35 g / 1.23 oz ball
MC: [2, 3, 3, 4], {4, 5} balls
PAT T E R N N O T E S
CC1: [1, 2, 2, 2] {2, 2}balls
CC2: [0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5], {1, 1} ball
A yoke sweater worked in the round from the
bottom up and in one piece in 6 colours with Contrast Colours (CC3, CC4):
corrugated 1x1 rib edgings in 6 sizes. The baby LANG Cashmere Premium
sizes have an opening in the back, so the top Content: 100% Cashmere
115 m / 126 yards per 25 g / 0.88 oz ball
of the yoke is worked back and forth to cre-
CC3: [50, 50, 50, 60], {60, 60} yds
ate a keyhole neckline. Baby sizes are marked CC4: [30, 30, 30, 40], {40, 40} yds
with [square brackets], children’s sizes in {curly
ones}. Contrast Colours (CC5):
BLUE SKY FIBERS Alpaca-Silk
50% alpaca, 50% silk
GAUGE
134 m / 146 yards per 50 g / 1.75 oz skein
25.5 sts and 36 rnds to 4 inches/10 cm square CC5: [5, 5, 5, 5], {5, 5} yds
in stocking stitch worked in the round.
–Check your gauge! Colours Shown
1709 – Primrose (MC)
1700 – Alabaster (CC1)
1710 – Concord (CC2)
SIZE 119 – Pale Pink (CC3)
To fit [3, 6, 12, 18-24 mo], {Child 2, Child 4] 019 – Bright Pink (CC4)
144 – Mango (CC5)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS (INCHES)

SIZE 3 mo 6 mo 12 mo 18-24 Child 2 Child 4

mo

CHEST CIRCUMFERENCE 18 ½ 19 ½ 20 ½ 22 ½ 23 ½ 25 ½

UPPER ARM 6½ 6¾ 7¼ 7¾ 8 9

SLEEVE LENGTH TO UNDERARM 6 6½ 7½ 8½ 9 10 ½

BODY LENGTH TO UNDERARM 6½ 7 7½ 8 9 10 ½

YOKE DEPTH 4¼ 4½ 4¾ 5¼ 5½ 6

1
Needles Notions

3.25 mm (US 3), 40 cm / 16 inch circular needles, Waste yarn to hold sts
and a set of double pointed needles (dpns) 2 flexible stitch holders (optional)
2.75 mm (US 2) dpns for neck rib Stitch markers
Crochet hook, 2.75 mm (US D – 2) Yarn needle
Baby sizes only: 1 button, matching sewing
thread for button

A B B R E V I AT I O N S
BO: bind off k2tog: knit 2 together (1 st rnd(s): round(s)
CC: contrast colour decreased) WS: wrong side of work
dec: decrease MC: main colour ( ): sts to be repeated
dpns: double pointed needles p P: purl *: larger group of sts to be repeated
EOR: End of Round p2tog: purl 2 together (1 st [ ]: baby sizes
inc: increase decreased) { }: child sizes
k K: knit rep: repeat

TECHNIQUES
M1L make 1 left: insert left needle, from front
to back, under strand of yarn which runs
between next st on left needle and last st
on right needle; knit this st through back
loop (1 stitch increased)
M1R make 1 right: insert left needle, from back
to front, under strand of yarn which runs
between next st on left needle and last st
on right needle: knit this st through front
loop (1 stitch increased)
SSK slip the next 2 sts, one by one, knitwise;
insert the tip of the left needle, from left to
right, into the fronts of those 2 sts and knit
them together. (1 stitch decreased)
TIPS
1) Before starting, go through the pattern
and highlight all the instructions that re-
fer to your size. The numbers are in two
groups: baby- and child-size.
2) Follow the numbers for your chosen
size. If there is only one number in the
brackets, it refers to all sizes in that group.
3) You may wish to use markers to sepa-
rate the colour pattern repeats.
4) If you find that you are off by a stitch as
you knit, just work an increase or decrease
to get to the proper number of stitches.

METHOD in round, being careful not to twist stitches.

Body: Place EOR marker.
With larger needles and MC yarn, cast on [112, Rnd 1 (RS): (K1, p1) around.
118, 124, 136], {142, 154} sts using long-tail cast Rep Rnd 1 once more. Join CC2.
on, or your preferred cast on. Join to work Work corrugated ribbing as follows:

2
Rnd 3 (RS): (K1 CC2, p1 MC) around, keeping
yarns to WS when not in use.
Rep Rnd 3 until work measures [½], {1} inches.
Cut CC2, leaving a tail to weave in later.
Knit 2 rnds, increasing [8, 8, 8, 10], {10, 12} sts
evenly on last rnd.
You should now have [120, 126, 132, 146], {152,
166} sts.
Work even in rounds until work measures [6,
7, 7 ½, 8], {9, 10 ½} inches from beginning, or
your desired length to underarm.
Set sts aside.
Sleeves (make 2):
With smaller dpns and MC yarn, cast on [28,
30, 30, 34], {34, 38} sts using long-tail cast
on, or your preferred cast on. Join to work
in round, being careful not to twist stitches.
Place EOR marker.
Rnd 1 (RS): (K1, p1) around.
Rep Rnd 1 once more. Join CC2.
Rnd 3 (RS): (K1 CC2, p1 MC) around, keeping
yarns to WS when not in use.
Rep Rnd 3 until work measures [¾], {1 ½}
inches.
Cut CC2, leaving a tail to weave in later.
Knit 1 rnd.
*Inc rnd: K1, M1L, k to last st, M1R, k1. – 2 sts
increased
Knit [7, 7, 7, 8], {7, 8} rnds.
Rep from * [7, 7, 8, 8], {10, 10} times total. You
should now have [42, 44, 46, 50], {54, 58} sts.
3
Work even until work measures [6, 6 ½, 7 ½,
8 ½] ,{9, 10 ½} inches from beginning, or your
desired length to underarm.
Knit to last 2 sts. Place next [4, 4, 4, 4], {4, 5} sts
on waste yarn for underarm, removing EOR
before placing. Place rest of sleeve sts on
spare needle or waste yarn.
Make second sleeve as first.
Join for Yoke:
K [56, 59, 62, 69], {72, 78} sts of body for back,
place next [4, 4, 4, 4], {4, 5} sts on waste yarn
for underarm, place [38, 40, 42, 46], {50, 53}
sts from first sleeve onto left needle and knit
across, k[56, 59, 62, 69], {72, 78} sts of body for
front, place next [4, 4, 4, 4], {4, 5} sts on waste
yarn for underarm, place [38, 40, 42, 46], {50,
53} sts from second sleeve onto left needle
and knit across. [188, 198, 208, 230], {244, 262}
sts
Raglan Decreases:
Knit to 1 st before end of back, k2tog, k to 1 st
before end of first sleeve, SSK, k to 1 st before
end of front, k2tog, k to 1 st before end of
second sleeve, SSK, place EOR marker. – 4 sts
decreased, [184, 194, 204, 226], {240, 258} sts
Child sizes only:
Knit 1 rnd.
Next rnd: Knit 1 rnd, working decreases as set
previously for Raglan Decreases.
You should now have {236, 254} sts.
All sizes:
Join CC2. Work chart for First Stripe pattern.
Cut MC, leaving a tail to weave in later., and
join CC3 on rnd 4. Join CC1 on rnd 6 of chart.
When finished the chart, cut CC3, leaving a
tail to weave in later.
Knit [1, 2, 2, 3], {3, 4} rnds in CC1.
First Dec rnd: *(K[6, 7, 9, 6], {7, 7}, k2tog) [7, 3,
2, 13], {12, 3} times, (k[7, 8, 10, 7], {8, 8}, k2tog) [4,
7, 1, 1], {1, 10} time(s); rep from * [1, 1, 5, 1], {1, 1}
more time(s).
You should now have [162, 174, 186, 198], {210,
228} sts.
Join CC3. Work chart for Small Flower, rep’ing
it [27, 29, 31, 33], {35, 38} over rnd. Work the
stitch that will be duplicated later in CC3.
When finished the chart, cut CC3, leaving a
tail to weave in later.
Knit [1, 2, 2, 3], {3, 4} rnds in CC1.
Second dec rnd: *(K[3, 3, 4, 4], {5, 4}, k2tog) [3, 1,
4, 2], {30, 2} time(s), (k[4, 4, 5, 5], {0, 5}, k2tog) [2,
4, 1, 3], {0, 1} time(s); rep from * [5, 5, 5, 5], {0, 11}
more times.
You should now have [132, 144, 156, 168], {180,
192} sts.
Join CC4. Work chart for Large Flower, rep’ing
it [11, 12, 13, 14], {15, 16} over rnd. Work the
stitch that will be duplicated later in CC1. Cut
CC4, leaving a tail to weave in later..
Knit [1, 1, 2, 3], {3, 4} rnds in CC1.
4
Third dec rnd: *(K[9, 6, 4, 3], {3, 2}, k2tog) [12,
18, 1, 2], {36, 2} time(s), (k[0, 0, 5, 4], {0, 4}, k2tog)
[0, 0, 1, 3], {0, 4} time(s); rep from * [0, 0, 11, 5],
{0, 5} more times.
You should now have [120, 126, 132, 138], {144,
156} sts.
Join CC3. Work chart for Small Flower, rep’ing
it [20, 21, 22, 23], {24, 26} over rnd. Work the
stitch that will be duplicated in CC3. When
finished the pattern cut CC3, leaving a tail to
weave in later.
Baby sizes only:
Knit to centre of back with CC1, and turn work.
Begin working back and forth, starting with a p
url row and work [1, 1, 3, 3] rows of stocking st.
Fourth dec row (RS): *(k[8, 7, 6, 5], k2tog) [12,
14, 3, 1] times, (k[0, 0, 4, 6], k2tog) [0, 0, 2, 2]
times; rep from * [0, 0, 3, 5] more times.
You should now have [108, 112, 116, 120] sts.
Purl 1 row.
Join CC3. Work chart for Second Stripe,
rep’ing it [27, 28, 29, 30] over row, working WS
rows in purl.
You should now have [81, 84, 87, 90] sts. Cut
CC1, leaving a tail to weave in later.
Purl 1 row in CC3, working [0, inc 1, 0, dec 1] st.
You should now have [81, 85, 87, 89] sts. Cut
CC3, leaving a tail to weave in later.
Join MC and CC2. Work Neck rib in 1x1 cor-
rugated rib as follows:
Row 1 (RS): (K1 MC, k1 CC2) to last st, k1 MC.
Row 2 (WS): (P1 MC, k1 CC2) to last st, p1 MC.
Row 3 (RS): (K1 MC, p1 CC2) to last st, k1 MC.
Rep Rows 2 and 3 once more. Cut CC2.
Row 6 (WS): (P1, k1) to last st, p1.
BO loosely purlwise in MC. Go to Finishing
section.
Child sizes only:
Knit {3, 4} rnds in CC1.
Fourth dec rnd: *(K{5, 4}, k2tog) {4, 1} times,
(k{6, 5}, k2tog) {1, 1} time; rep from * {3, 11}
more times.
You should now have {124, 132} sts.
BO loosely purlwise in MC.
FINISHING
Work duplicate sts as marked in small and
large flower charts.
Graft underarm sts together.
Baby sizes only:
Starting at right neck edge, join yarn, and
make a chain loop for buttonhole. Work 1 row
of single crochet around back neck opening.
Cut yarn and pull end through loop. Tighten
and secure. Sew button on opposite side.
Weave in ends and block to measurements.

Join CC3. Work chart for Second Stripe,

rep’ing it {31, 33} over rnd.
You should now have {93, 99} sts. Cut CC1,
leaving a tail to weave in later.

Knit 1 rnd in CC3, decreasing {1, 1} st.

You should now have {92, 98} sts. Cut CC3,
leaving a tail to weave in later..

Change to smaller needles. Join MC and We have made our best effort to ensure correctness in this pat-

CC2. Work Neck rib in 1x1 corrugated rib as tern. If you have any concerns or questions, please contact us.

follows:
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Rnd 1 (RS): (K1 MC, k1 CC2) around.
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Rnd 9: (K1, p1) around.