I love the look of shawl collars but they rarely fit over my son’s giant head. The neck on this sweater is specially constructed to fit over the biggest of little heads while maintaining the look of a typical shawl collar and is designed with 2 inches of positive ease for room to grow.

The sweater body is knit flat and seamed. Sleeves are knit in the round separately and attached to the sweater before picking up stitches for the collar.

Finished Sizes:

3 months (6 months, 12 months, 18 months) 2 years, 4 years (6 years, 8 years, 10 years)

with finished chest circumferences of

8.5 (19.5, 20.5, 2) 23.5, 26 (27.5, 28.5, 31)”
47 (49.5, 52, 56) 59.5, 66 (70, 72.5, 78.5) cm

The sample shown is shown in a size 2 Years on a large 2.5 year old.

Yarn Requirements:

Approximately 280 (340, 400, 460) 520, 650 (740, 840, 1000) yards / 256 (311, 366, 421) 475, 594 (677, 768, 914) meters worsted weight wool.

Sample shown in Malabrigo, Rios (100% Superwash merino wool & 210 yds/192 m per 3.5 oz/100 g) 2 (2, 3, 3) 3, 4 (4, 5, 5) skeins. Colorway: Cumparsita.

Needles and Notions:

US 7 / 4.5 mm or size needed to obtain gauge 24” / 60 cm circular needles plus needles two sizes smaller and needles of both sizes as preferred for working small circumferences in the round.

2 stitch markers, waste yarn, tapestry needle, 1 toggle or button, needle, and thread.

Techniques used: short row shaping, seaming, picking up stitches.