Monday Sweater Junior

The Monday Sweater Junior is worked from the top down with raglan increases to shape the yoke. The neck rib edge is folded and knitted together (to form a double neckband) and short rows are worked at the back of the neck to shape the neckline and raise the back. The sleeves are worked in the round on double-pointed needles or on a circular needle using the Magic Loop technique. The yoke. body and sleeves are worked on stockinette stitch and finished with a 1×1 rib edge.

Sizes: 1-2 (2-3) 3-4 (4-5) 5-6 (6-7) 7-8 (8-9) 9-10 (10-12) 12-14 (14-15) years

Chest circumference: 69 (71) 73 (75) 77 (80) 84 (89) 92 (96) 99 (102) cm [27¼ (28) 28¾ (29½) 30¼ (31½) 33 (35) 36¼ (37¾) 39 (40¼) inches]

Length: 37 (38) 40 (42) 44 (46) 48 (50) 52 (53) 55 (57) cm [14½ (15) 15¾ (16½) 17¼ (18) 19 (19¾) 20½ (20¾) 21¾ (22½) inches] (measured mid back)

Gauge: 21 sts x 28 rows= 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches] in stockinette stitch on 4 mm [US6] needles

Needles: Circular needles: 3.5 mm [US4] / 40 and 60 cm [14 and 24 inches] and 4 mm [US6] / 40 and 60 cm [14 and 24 inches]; Double-pointed needles: 3.5 mm [US4] and 4 mm [US6]

Materials:  Suggestion 1: 100-200 (200) 200 (200) 200 (200) 200 (200) 200-300 (300) 300 (300) g Merino Singles by Sysleriget (100 g = 366 m [400 yds]) held together with 50 (50-75) 75 (75) 75 (75) 100 (100) 100 (100) 125 (125) g Silk Mohair by Isager (25 g = 212 m [232 yds]) or Tilia by Filcolana (25 g = 210 m [230 ys])

Suggestion 2: 100 (100) 100-150 (150) 150 (150) 150 (150) 200 (200) 200-250 (250) g Sunday by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 235 m [257 yds]) held together with 50 (50-75) 75 (75) 75 (75) 100 (100) 100 (100) 125 (125) g Tynn Silk Mohair by Sandnes Garn (25 g = 212 m [232 yds])

Suggestion 3: 200 (200-250) 250 (250) 250 (250-300) 300 (350) 350-400 (400) 450 (500) g Double Sunday by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 108 m [118 yds])

Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ (3 out of 5)

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The blue Monday Sweater Junior is knitted in Merino Singles by Sysleriget in the color Mrs Potts held together with Silk Mohair by Isager in the color E0.

The pink Monday Sweater Junior is knitted in Sunday by Sandnes Garn in the color Hvit [1001] held together with Tynn Silk Mohair by Sandnes Garn in the color Ferskenblomst [4033].

Video

Knit the neck edge down:

M1R on the RS:

M1L on the RS:

M1R on the WS:

M1L on the WS:

German Short Rows:

Put the sleeves to rest:

Backwards Loop Method:

Italian bind-off:

Quick and easy italian bind-off:

Avoid hole at startup on sleeve:

k2tog:

SSK:

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