Bunty SOPHIE JORDAN
Fair Isle jumper for children in a bright colour palette
Sweet, colourful and wonderfully soft, this jumper for children will become a firm favourite
FLOWERS, DIAMONDS and zigzags decorate this children’s jumper by Sophie Jordan. She has picked a cheerful colour palette for her Fair Isle design, using the incredibly soft and warm Alpaca 4ply yarn from DROPS. The upper body and sleeves feature the classic lice stitch pattern, here knitted in stripes of four different colours. The body is worked bottom-up in the round to the armholes, then split into back and front sections which are worked separately.
BODY
Using 2.5mm circular needles and yarn B, cast on 160 ( 170: 180: 190: 200) sts. Pm and join to work in the round, taking care not to twist sts. Twisted Rib round: *K1tbl, P1; rep from * to end. Rep Twisted rib Round until piece meas 4 ( 4: 5: 5: 5) cm from cast-on edge. Change to 3.5mm circular needles. Next round (inc): Knit to end, AT THE SAME TIME inc 20 ( 22: 24: 26: 28) sts evenly across round. 180 ( 192: 204: 216: 228) sts. Work Chart A to end of Round 63 ( 65: 67: 69: 69). Piece should meas 25 ( 26: 27: 28: 28) cm from cast-on edge.
SPLIT FRONTS AND BACKS
Next row (RS): Using yarn A, K90 ( 96: 102: 108: 114) sts in yarn A and turn. Cont on these sts and leave rem 90 ( 96: 102: 108: 114) sts on a holder. Using yarn A, purl 1 row. Next row (RS): Work row 1 of Chart B, beginning with stitch 1 and ending with stitch 2 ( 4: 2: 4: 2).** Cont Chart B patt as set until Back meas 39 ( 41: 46: 48: 50) cm from cast-on edging, ending after a WS row. Next row (RS): K25 ( 27: 30: 32: 34), break yarn, slip next 40 ( 42: 42: 44: 46) sts onto waste yarn, rejoin yarn with RS facing and K25 ( 27: 30: 32: 34) to end.
SHAPE LEFT BACK NECK
Note: Keep Chart B pattern correct throughout. Next row (WS dec): Purl to last 2 sts, P2tog. 24 ( 26: 29: 31: 33) sts. Knit 1 row. Piece should meas 40 ( 43: 47:49:51) cm from cast-on edge. Cast off.
SHAPE RIGHT BACK NECK
With RS facing, rejoin yarn to right shoulder on the outside edge. Next row (RS dec): Knit to last 2 sts, K2tog. 24 ( 26: 29: 31: 33) sts. Purl 1 row. Piece should meas 40 ( 43: 47: 49: 51) cm from cast-on edge. Cast off.
FRONT
Work as for Back to **. Cont in Chart B pattern as set until Front meas 35 ( 38: 42: 44: 46) cm from cast-on edge, ending after a RS row. Next row (WS): P27 ( 29: 32: 34: 37), break yarn, slip next 36 ( 38: 38: 40: 40) sts onto waste yarn, rejoin yarn with WS facing and P27 ( 29: 32: 34: 37) to end.
SHAPE LEFT FRONT NECK
Note: Keep Chart B pattern correct throughout. Work 1 row straight. Next row (WS dec): Cast off 1 stitch pwise at neck edge, purl to end. 26 ( 28: 31: 33: 36) sts. Next row: Knit. Rep last 2 rows twice more. 24 ( 26: 29: 31: 33) sts. Cont straight until piece meas 40 ( 43: 47: 49: 51) cm from cast-on edge, ending after a WS row, and ensuring you end on same row as Back. Cast off.
SHAPE RIGHT FRONT NECK
Note: Keep Chart B pattern correct throughout. Rejoin yarn at neck edge with RS facing. Next row (RS dec): Cast off 1 stitch kwise at neck edge, knit to end. 26 ( 28: 31: 33: 36) sts. Next row (WS): Purl. Rep last 2 rows twice more. 24 ( 26: 29: 31: 33) sts. Cont straight until piece meas 40 ( 43: 47: 49: 51) cm from cast-on edge, ending after a RS row, and ensuring you end on same row as Back. Cast off.
SLEEVES
(worked flat) Using 2.5mm straight needles and yarn B, cast on 36 ( 38: 40: 42: 44) sts. Twisted Rib row 1 (RS): *K1tbl, P1; rep from * to end. Twisted Rib row 2 (WS): *K1, P1tbl; rep from * to end. Repeat last 2 rows until Sleeve meas 4 ( 4: 5: 5: 5) cm from cast-on edge, ending after a WS row.
Change to 3.5mm needles and yarn A. Row 1 (RS): Knit to end, inc 10 ( 8: 10: 12: 14) sts evenly across the row. 46 ( 46: 50: 54: 58) sts. Starting with a WS (purl) row, work 3 rows straight in st st, ending after a WS row.
Next row (RS): Work Row 5 of Chart B, starting with st 1 and ending with st 2. Work 1 row straight.
Cont in Chart B pattern, inc as follows and working inc sts into pattern. Next row (inc): K1, M1, K to last st, M1, K1. 2 sts inc’d.
Work 3 ( 1: 1: 1: 1) rows straight. Rep inc row. 2 sts inc’d. Rep last 4 ( 2: 2: 2: 2) rows 10 ( 5: 11: 8: 8) more times. 70 ( 60: 76: 74: 78) sts.
Work 5 ( 3: 3: 3: 3) rows straight. Rep inc row. 2 sts inc’d. Rep last 6 ( 4: 4: 4: 4) rows 0 ( 10: 8: 12: 14) more times. 72 ( 82: 94: 100: 108) sts. When all incs are complete, cont straight in Chart B pattern until Sleeve meas 26 ( 30: 33: 37: 40) cm from cast-on edge, ending after a WS row.
Cast off using the Stretchy Cast-Off as foll: K1, yrn (creating a reverse yo), *P1, lift yo and first st over last worked st, yo, K1, lift yo and first st over last worked st, yrn (creating a reverse yo); rep from * to end.
TO MAKE UP
Join both shoulder seams using backstitch or mattress stitch.
NECKBAND
With RS facing, using 2.5mm circular needles and yarn B, and beg at left shoulder seam, pick up and knit 20 sts down left front neck, knit across held 36 ( 38: 38: 40: 40) sts for front neck, pick up and knit 20 sts up right front neck, knit across 40 ( 42: 42: 44: 46) held sts for back neck. 116 ( 120: 120: 124: 126) sts.
Twisted Rib round: *K1tbl, P1; rep from * to end. Rep Twisted Rib round until edging meas 3cm from picked-up edge. Cast off using the Stretchy Cast-Off as for sleeves.
Set in sleeves and join sleeve seams. Weave in ends. Block garment gently to measurements, following any yarn care instructions on the ball band.