Dagmar Sweater Junior - PetiteKnit

We have chosen to knit with the soft, pill-free, and durable Heavy Merino from Knitting for Olive.

The Dagmar Sweater Junior is knitted from the top down with textured knitting. First, the back is knitted back and forth. Then the shoulder sections are knitted from stitches picked up along the top of the back piece. These are joined at the front to continue into the front piece. The front and back pieces are then joined and continue into the body, which is knitted in the round on circular needles. The sleeves are knitted from stitches picked up along the armhole. The neck’s double-folded neckband is knitted last from picked-up stitches.

Make a gauge swatch to find the needle size that gives you the correct gauge. You can make swatches following the charts in the knitting pattern.

Size guide

The Dagmar Sweater Junior should have a positive ease of about 24 cm in relation to the chest measurement. Sizes 1-2 (2-3) 3-4 (4-5) 5-6 (6-7) 7-8 (8-9) 9-10 (10-12) 12-14 years correspond to a chest measurement of approximately 53 (54) 56 (57) 59 (62) 64 (68) 72 (78) 82 cm. The finished garment measurements are given on the front of the pattern (note that these measurements only apply if the gauge is maintained). For example, if you/the recipient measures 56 cm around the chest, you should knit a size 3-4 years. A sweater in size 3-4 years has a chest circumference of 80 cm and will in this example give a positive ease of 24 cm. If the measured chest deviates from the age guide, you should pay attention to adjusting the lengths to the person you are knitting for. The same applies if the child is shorter/longer than average.

Sizes: 1-2 (2-3) 3-4 (4-5) 5-6 (6-7) 7-8 (8-9) 9-10 (10-12) 12-14 years

Sweater chest circumference: 73 (77) 80 (84) 87 (91) 93 (97) 100 (104) 108 cm

Length: 36 (38) 42 (43) 45 (48) 49 (50) 52 (54) 55 cm (measured center back without neckband)

Gauge: 23 stitches x 30 rows in textured knitting on 4 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm after washing and blocking

Suggested needles: Circular needles 4 mm (60 and/or 80 cm), circular needles 3.5 mm (40, 60 and/or 80 cm), circular needles 3 mm (40 cm), double-pointed needles 3 mm and 4 mm

Material: 350 (350) 400 (400) 450 (500) 500 (550) 600 (600-650) 650 g Peer Gynt from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 91 m) or 300 (300) 350 (350) 400 (450) 450 (500) 500 (550) 550 g Double Sunday from Sandnes Garn (50 g = 108 m)

Difficulty level: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (5 out of 5)

See the difficulty level classification here.

Measurement chart is available here.

Video in Danish is available here https://youtu.be/hG3cM74RNaY

The white Dagmar Sweater Junior is knitted in Peer Gynt from Sandnes Garn in the color Almond [2511].

The purple Dagmar Sweater Junior is knitted in Peer Gynt from Sandnes Garn in the color Perfect purple [5012].