Kapp — Children’s Raglan Sweater Knitting Pattern
Children’s raglan sweater with basket-weave edges, side slits and a slit neck · Léttlopi · murky with rough sea · ages 4–12
Pattern only: the English PDF, emailed to you right after purchase. Yarn is not included.
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- Lopi 31, no. 15 — Guðrún Ragna Sigurjónsdóttir
- Ages 4–12 · chest 66–80 cm
Kapp — zeal, as in a race. Guðrún Ragna Sigurjónsdóttir’s raglan sweater for children from Ístex’s Lopi 31 is knitted in Léttlopi: murky, with every edge in rough sea “basket weave”, a texture of crossed stitches. The front and back hems are knitted as separate borders and joined so the front overlaps the back, which leaves a slit at each side, and the neck opens in a slit at the front, edged in basket weave. One colour version, in sizes 4 to 12 years.
What you get
- The knitting pattern in English (PDF), emailed right after purchase — nothing is posted
- Sizes 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 years
- The basket-weave stitch, explained row by row
- Yarn and needles are not included. The kit has this pattern and all the yarn: the Kapp kit
Yarn used in the pattern (not included)
Léttlopi — 50 g balls · ages 4 (6 8 10 12) years
A 1420 murky — 4 (5 5 6 6)
B 1415 rough sea — 1 (1 1 1 1)
Sizes
| 4 yrs | 6 yrs | 8 yrs | 10 yrs | 12 yrs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chest | 66 cm 26″ |
70 cm 27½″ |
73 cm 28¾″ |
76 cm 30″ |
80 cm 31½″ |
| Length to underarm | 26 cm 10¼″ |
28 cm 11″ |
30 cm 11¾″ |
33 cm 13″ |
36 cm 14¼″ |
| Sleeve length to underarm | 28 cm 11″ |
30 cm 11¾″ |
34 cm 13½″ |
37 cm 14½″ |
41 cm 16¼″ |
Gauge
18 sts × 24 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 4.5 mm needles.
Needles
4.5 mm (US 7) circular needles, 80 cm for the body and the yoke, and 40 cm as the neck narrows
4.5 mm double-pointed needles for the sleeves
You will also need
Stitch holders for the underarm stitches, stitch markers, and a tapestry needle for sewing down the neck edge and grafting the underarms — the pattern uses them but does not list them.
How it is knitted
The front and back hems are knitted separately, back and forth, as borders: 67 (71, 75, 77, 81) stitches cast on in rough sea, one knit row and six rows of basket weave; then murky begins, with the 5 stitches at each edge kept in rough-sea basket weave. The two borders are joined into one round with the front laid over the back, its 5 edge stitches knitted together with the back’s, so the front overlaps the back at both sides and leaves a slit — 126 (134, 142, 146, 154) stitches. The body is murky stocking stitch in the round to 26 (28, 30, 33, 36) cm. Each sleeve starts with a rough-sea basket-weave border of 33 (33, 35, 35, 37) stitches, knitted back and forth on double-pointed needles; it is then joined into a round in murky, increased by 2 (3, 3, 3, 3) stitches on the first round and then at the underarm to 49 (50, 52, 54, 56) stitches. Body and sleeves are joined, with 8 (8, 10, 10, 12) stitches on holders at each underarm — 192 (202, 206, 214, 218) stitches — and the raglan is decreased at four markers on every other round. After 3 (4, 5, 5, 6) decrease rounds the yoke is opened at the middle of the front and knitted back and forth, with 5 stitches of rough-sea basket weave at each side of the opening (on one side 5 new stitches, cast on and later sewn down behind), down to 69 (71, 75, 83, 87) stitches. The neckband is 6 rows of rough-sea basket weave, knitted back and forth, and the underarms are grafted.
Design: Guðrún Ragna Sigurjónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 31 (no. 15), Ístex.
More info — download, yarn & help
How you get it — the pattern is a PDF in English. It is emailed to you right after purchase; nothing is posted.
Yarn — not included. We sell Ístex lopi by the ball in our yarn shop, or choose the kit, which has this pattern and all the yarn in one parcel.
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Why you'll love it
- Basket-weave edgesPairs of stitches crossed on every row, in rough sea — at the hem, the cuffs, both sides of the neck opening and the neckband.
- Side slitsThe front and back hems are separate borders, and the front overlaps the back at each side.
- Slit neckThe upper yoke is knitted back and forth, so the neck opens at the front — no buttons.
- Plain raglanMurky stocking stitch with raglan decreases at four markers — no chart.
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