Haunted house kid’s jumper
Get them kitted up for Halloween in the best way possible – wearing a fantastically spooky jumper and mitts set by Jane Burns!
GHOST HOUSE JUMPER BACK
Cast on 60 (68: 76: 80: 84) sts using 3.25mm needles and Yarn A. Row 1 (RS) *K2, P2; rep from * to end.
Last row forms rib.
Continue in rib until piece measures 3 (3: 4.5: 4.5: 4.5)cm from cast-on edge, ending after RS row.
Next row Purl, increasing 2 (0: 0: 0: 0) sts and decreasing 0 (0: 2: 0: 0) sts evenly over row. [62 (68: 74: 80: 84) sts]
BODY
Change to 4mm needles.
Row 1 Knit.
Row 2 Purl.
Change to Yarn C.
Row 3 Knit.
Change to Yarn A.
Rows 4 to 6 Beg with a purl row, work 3 rows in st st. Change to Yarn C.
Row 7 Knit.
Change to Yarn A.
Beg with a purl row, work in st st until piece measures 17.5 (21: 24: 26: 28.5)cm from cast-on edge ending after WS row.
START COLOUR TRANSITION
Change to Yarn B.
Row 1 Knit.
Change to Yarn A.
Rows 2 to 4 Beg with a purl row, work in st st.
Change to Yarn B.
Row 5 Knit.
Change to Yarn A.
Rows 6 to 7 Beg with a purl row, work in st st.
Change to Yarn B.
Row 8 Purl.
Change to Yarn A.
Row 9 Knit.
Change to Yarn B.
Rows 10 to 12 Beg with a purl row, work in st st.
Change to Yarn A.
Row 13 Knit.
Change to Yarn B.
Beg with a purl row, continue to work in st st as set until piece measures 21.5 (25: 28: 30: 32.5)cm from cast-on edge, ending after WS row.
SHAPE ARMHOLES
Rows 1 and 2 Cast off 3 (3: 4: 4: 4) sts at beg of next 2 rows. [56 (62: 66: 72: 76) sts]
Row 3 K1, ssk, knit to last 3 sts, k2togtbl, K1.
[54 (60: 64: 70: 74) sts]
Row 4 P1, p2tog, purl to last 3 sts, p2togtbl, P1.
[52 (58: 62: 68: 72) sts]
Continue as set decreasing one st at each end as set on next 3 (3: 3: 4: 4) rows. [46 (52: 56: 60: 64) sts]**
Work in stocking stitch as set, without shaping until piece measures 30.5 (35.5: 39.5: 43: 46.5)cm from cast-on edge, ending after WS row.
SHAPE BACK NECK
Row 1 K12 (13: 14: 15: 16) sts, slip rem 34 (39: 42: 45: 48) sts onto holder, turn.
Working on these 12 (13: 14: 15: 16) sts only, dec 1 st at neck edge of next 3 rows. [9 (10: 11: 12: 13) sts]
Work 2 rows in st st without shaping.
Cast off.
With RS facing slip centre 22 (26: 28: 30: 32) sts onto holder, rejoin Yarn B, K12 (13: 14: 15: 16) sts.
Working on these 12 (13: 14: 15: 16) sts only, dec 1 st at neck edge of next 3 rows. [9 (10: 11: 12: 13) sts]
Work 2 rows in st st without shaping.
Cast off.
FRONT
Work as Back to **
Beg with a knit row, work in st st until piece measures 29 (33: 37: 40: 42)cm from cast-on edge, ending after WS row.
SHAPE FRONT NECK
Next row K16 (18: 20: 22: 24) sts, slip rem 30 (34: 36: 38: 40) sts onto holder, turn.
Working on these 16 (18: 20: 22: 24) sts only:
Row 1 P1, p2tog, purl to end. [1 st dec’d]
Row 2 Knit to last 3 sts, k2tog, K1. [14 (16: 18: 20: 22) sts] Continue as set decreasing at neck edge on next 2 (2: 4: 4: 4) rows. [12 (14: 14: 16: 18) sts]
Dec at neck edge on next 3 (4: 3: 4: 5) RS rows.
[9 (10: 11: 12: 13) sts]
Next row Purl.
Cast off.
With RS facing slip centre 14 (16: 16: 16: 16) sts onto holder, rejoin Yarn B, K16 (18: 20: 22: 24) sts.
Next row Purl to last 3 sts, p2togtbl, P1. [1 st dec’d]
Next row K1, ssk, knit to end. [14 (16: 18: 20: 22) sts] Continue as set decreasing at neck edge on next 2 (2: 4: 4: 4) rows. [12 (14: 14: 16: 18) sts]
Dec every foll RS row 3 (4: 3: 4: 5) times. [9 (10: 11: 12: 13) sts] Work 5 (5: 7: 7: 7) rows straight ending with WS row.
Cast off.
(Note first side is shorter to allow for shoulder button band.)
SLEEVES
Cast on 32 (36: 36: 40: 44) sts using 3.25mm needles and Yarn A. Row 1 (RS) *K2, P2; rep from * to end.