Spots & stripes

KIDS’ JUMPER

Note Use separate balls of yarn for each area of colour and twist yarns on wrong side of work to avoid a hole (intarsia).

STRIPE SEQUENCE FOR BACK AND FRONT

0 (4: 4: 4: 4: 4) rows A, (4 rows C, 4 rows A) 3 (3: 3: 4: 4: 5) times, (4 rows D, 4 rows A) 3 (3: 4: 4: 5: 5) times, 4 rows D, then cont in stripes of 4 rows A, 4 rows C to end of work.

BACK

Cast on 66 (70: 74: 78: 82: 86) sts using 3.75mm needles and Yarn A.

Rib row 1 (RS) K2, (P2, K2) to end.

Rib row 2 P2, (K2, P2) to end. Rep last 2 rows another 2 (2: 2: 3: 3: 3) times.

Change to 4mm needles. Beg with a K row work in st st and stripe sequence until Back measures 29 (32: 35: 39: 43: 47)cm from cast-on edge, ending after a WS row.

SHOULDERS

Next row (RS) Cast off 18 (20: 21: 23: 24: 26) sts for right shoulder, K until there are 30 (30: 32: 32: 34: 34) sts on your RH needle, and leave these on a holder for back neck, K to end. [18 (20: 21: 23: 24: 26) sts]

BUTTONBAND

Using Yarn A, work 4 rows st st, ending after a RS row.

Cast off knitwise.

FRONT

Work as given for Back until 14 rows fewer have been worked than on Back to shoulders, ending after a WS row.

SHAPE LEFT FRONT NECK

Next row (RS) K25 (27: 28: 30: 31: 33), turn and work on these sts for left side of neck.

Next row P2togtbl, P to end. [1 st dec’d] Next row K to last 2 sts, skpo. [1 st dec’d] Rep the last 2 rows twice more and the first row again. [18 (20: 21: 23: 24: 26) sts]

BUTTONHOLEBAND

Using Yarn A, work 2 rows in st st, ending at armhole edge.

Buttonhole row (RS) K6 (8: 8: 10: 10: 12), k2tog, yo, K5 (5: 6: 6: 7: 7), k2tog, yo, K3. Purl 1 row. Knit 3 rows.

Cast off knitwise.

SHAPE RIGHT FRONT NECK

With RS facing, place next 16 (16: 18: 18: 20: 20) sts on a holder, rejoin yarn to rem sts, K to end.

Next row P to last 2 sts, p2tog. [1 st dec’d] Next row K2tog, K to end. [1 st dec’d] Rep the last 2 rows twice more and the first row again. [18 (20: 21: 23: 24: 26) sts]

Work 7 rows straight.

Cast off.

SLEEVES

Cast on 38 (38: 42: 42: 46: 46) sts using 3.75mm needles and Yarn A.

Row 1 (RS) K2, (P2, K2) to end.

Row 2 (WS) P2, (K2, P2) to end. Rep last 2 rows another 4 (4: 4: 4: 5: 5) times, inc 0 (2: 0: 2: 0: 2) sts across las