Teasel
Knitting for babies is my absolute favorite. The sweaters are so tiny, adorable, and quick to knit. Plus, thinking about the precious person the sweater will keep warm makes me incredibly happy. Babies are a special kind of joy.
Teasel is a colorwork yoke pullover in sizes from 3 months to 6 years. Two contrast colors are used in the yoke for a lively and playful look. The sample uses Quince & Co Finch with Audouin as the main color with Bird's Egg and Clay as the contrast colors. I love this color combination because it looks so bright and cheerful! For best results, I recommend choosing two contrast colors that contrast strongly with each other.
Teasel is knit seamlessly from the top down in the round. The colorwork pattern is both charted and written.
Teasel is part of Quince & Co’s Fledgling collection, which includes the blankets and cardigan you can also see in these photos. Those patterns can be found here.
SIZES
3 mo (6 mo, 12 mo, 18 mo) (2 yr, 4 yr, 6 yr)
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Finished chest measurement: 17¼ (18½, 19½, 20¼) (21¼, 22¼, 24) inches / 44 (47, 49.5, 51.5) (54, 56.5, 61) cm
Choose the size nearest the recipient’s size in ready-to-wear clothing or go up a size for extended wear.
YARN
2 (2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 3) skeins Audouin 157 (color A)
1 skein Bird’s Egg 106 (color B)
1 skein Clay 113 (color C)
Approx 255 (300, 345, 400) (445, 530, 630) yd [230 (275, 315, 365) (405, 485, 575) m] color A;
40 (40, 45, 45) (45, 50, 55) yd [35 (40, 40, 40) (45, 50, 50) m] color B;
10 (10, 10, 15) (15, 15, 15) yd [10 (10, 10, 10) (10, 15, 15) m] color C
NEEDLES
One 32" [80 cm] circular needle (circ) in size US 3 [3.25 mm] (or size needed to obtain gauge) and one 32" [80 cm] circ in size US 1 [2.25 mm} (or two whole sizes smaller than gauge needle)
NOTIONS
One stitch marker, waste yarn, and tapestry needle.
GAUGE
28 sts and 40 rnds = 4" [10 cm] in St st in the round on US 3 [3.25 mm] needles, after blocking
SKILL LEVEL & SKILLS REQ’D
Intermediate
Reading a colorwork chart, working two and three color colorwork knitting, increase (m1L), decrease (k2tog & ssk), pick up and knit, backwards loop CO.
