The Toadstool Sweater Kids Knitting Pattern

This is such a fun sweater to make. It is knitted top down, on circular needles, with yoke increases and a panel of toadstool colour work. Perfect for fungi lovers!

This pattern involved stranded knitting for the toadstool colour work.

Skill Level - Intermediate.

Sizing

Age 1, 2-3, 3-4, 4-5, 5-6, 6-7, 7-8, 8-9, 9-10, 10-11, 11-12 years

Measurements (approximate)

Chest

60 (62, 64, 66, 68, 72, 74, 76, 80, 82, 85) cm

Total length

32 (33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51) cm

Yarn

Cascade 128 Superwash Chunky

Or Malabrigo Chunky Or any chunky yarn to match the gauge.

300 (300, 300, 300, 300, 400, 400, 450, 450, 450, 500) g of main colour.

For the colorwork

50g red 50g white 50g x 2 of other colours, for band.

The cascade colours used in the green toadstool sweater are as follows;

Green- Shire

Red - Really Red

Yellow - Daffodil

Orange - Pumpkin

White

Camel

Needle size

6.5mm circular needles

5.5 mm circular/dpn’s for rib

Gauge

16 stitches x 21 rows in stockinette stitch on 6.5 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm