Dagmar Sweater Junior / Petite Knits Pattern

The children's version of the Dagmar Sweater, knitted top-down with cable and texture work on the yoke. The back yoke is worked flat, shoulders are picked up separately and joined, the body is worked in the round, and sleeves are picked up from the armholes with a folded neck edge to finish.

Sizes for ages 1–2 through 12–14 years, with approximately 24cm of positive ease.

Suggested Yarn: Peer Gynt or Double Sunday by Sandnes Garn.

Gauge: 23 sts x 30 rows per 10 x 10 cm in texture pattern on 3–4mm needles.

Needles:
Circular needles: 4 mm [US6] / 60 or 80 cm [24 or 32 inches] and 3.5 mm [US4] / 40, 60 and/or 80 cm [16, 24 and/or 32 inches] and 3 mm [US2½] / 40 cm [16 inches];
Double-pointed needles: 3 mm [US2½] and 4 mm [US6]

Materials:
350 (350) 400 (400) 450 (500) 500 (550) 600 (600-650) 650 g Peer Gynt by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 91 m [100 yds])
or 300 (300) 350 (350) 400 (450) 450 (500) 500 (550) 550 g Double Sunday by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 108 m [118 yds])

Difficulty 5/5 (rated by Petite Knit)

The purple Dagmar Sweater Junior is knitted in Peer Gynt by Sandnes Garn in the color Perfect purple [5012]

The white Dagmar Sweater Junior is knitted in Peer Gynt by Sandnes Garn in the color Almond [2511].