Worsted / 10 ply (9 wpi)
Needle Size: US 7 - 4.5 mm US 8 - 5.0 mm
Sizes: (2-4-6-8)(10-12-14-16) years
Finished chest measurements:
(60-64-68-72)(76-82.5-86.5-90.5) cm
(23.5-25.25-26.75-28.5)(30-32.5-34-35.5) inches
Note: the larger sizes overlap with adult measurements
Gauge: 18 stitches and 40 rows over 10cm/4” in garter stitch 20 stitches and 26 rows over 10 cm/4” in stockinette.
Basic Skills needed:
knit
purl
casting off
knitting back and forth
knitting in the round
decreasing (k2tog, ssk)
familiarity with stockinette and garter stitch
Intermediate skills needed (explained in the pattern)
crochet cast on
crochet provisional cast on (very easy to learn)
three-needle bind off
Crochet skills needed:
ability to crochet a simple row of single stitches