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Making my kid’s sweater dreams come true has become my new favorite thing. Noah Sweater is one of those designs that was a special request from one of my kids.
My 6th kiddo requested a rainbow sweater, but he didn’t have any specifics outside of the exact colors he wanted used. I added the silver though, because when I think rainbow I think rain clouds too. It’s the most natural contrast color. I chose to go with Knitpicks Mighty Stitch because it is so kid friendly and has the perfect colors.
I thought long and hard about how to go about making the rainbow and then one night I had a dream about my kiddo wearing his sweater and it used a 1×1 stripe. The second I woke up I started typing up the pattern because I loved the way it looked in my dream. It also gave me the perfect opportunity to learn how to do helical stripes. I have always loved how jogless helical stripes are but had never had a reason to try them… until Youth Noah Sweater! Any opportunity to add to my technical bag of tricks is a good project. Do you have to use helical knitting for Youth Noah Sweater? No. But it will make your stripes jogless (no visible beginning of round) so it’s a great option.
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Materials and Info
Size: 3, 4 (5, 6) 7, 8 (9, 10) 11, 12 (13, 14)yrs
Materials: Approximately 2, 2 (2, 2) 3, 3 (3, 3) 3, 3, (4, 4) balls of KnitPicks Mighty Stitch Worsted (208y/100g) in Silver and 1 skein each of Serrano, Satsuma, Canary, Macaw, Celestial, Eggplant, needle, stitch markers
Needle Size: 7(US) 4.5mm circular needles and dpn, 6(US) 4mm circular and dpn
Gauge (tension): 22sts & 28 rows to make 10cm square, using size 7(US) 4.5mm needles working in stockinette stitch
Chest Measurement: 55, 57 (59, 61) 64, 67 (70, 73) 76, 79 (82, 90) cm
METHOD
This pattern a crew neck raglan worked in the round from the top down with 10cm of ease. The sleeves are held and then picked up and worked in the round. The main body is knit in stockinette stitch stripes while the edges are worked in a 1×1 rib pattern. I suggest using helical stripes to give the most finished look.
1X1 RIB PATTERN
Row 1 (right side row) – (k1, p1) across Row 2 – knit all the knit stitches, purl all the purl stitches.
RAGLAN INCREASES
Inc row – [k1, m1L, knit to 1 st before next marker, m1r, k1, sm,] repeat [to] 3 more times, then continue to end of row/round. 8 sts increased
STRIPE PATTERN
Work 1 row stripes, alternating between silver and the rainbow colors. Do 4 stripes of each color before switching to the next as such: Silver, Serrano, Silver, Serrano, Silver Serrano, Silver, Serrano, Silver, Satsuma, Silver, Satsuma, etc
Youth Noah Sweater Pattern
YOKE
Cast on using U.S. 7 circular needle: 76, 80 (88, 88) 92, 88 (92, 96) 96, 100 (100, 108) sts with Silver. Join in the round.
Work in 1×1 ribbing for 2.5cms
Set up row (wrong side) –k32, 34 (36, 36) 38, 38 (40, 42) 42, 44 (44, 48) pm, k6, 6 (8, 8) 8, 6 (6, 6) 6, 6 (6, 6) pm, k32, 34 (36, 36) 38, 38 (40, 42) 42, 44 (44, 48), pm, k6, 6 (8, 8) 8, 6 (6, 6) 6, 6 (6, 6)
Begin Stripe Pattern
RAGLAN SHAPING ROWS/ROUNDS
Work raglan increases as described above every other round (17, 17 (15, 16) 17, 18 (19, 18) 20, 19 (22, 23) times, then every 4th round 0, 0 (2, 2) 2, 2 (2, 3) 3, 4 (3, 4) times
Then work 1, 3 (3, 3) 3, 3 (3, 3) 3, 3 (3, 3) rounds without increases
STITCH COUNT CHECK
Once all the raglan and neck increases have been completed you will have 212, 216 (224, 232) 244, 248 (260, 264) 280, 284 (300, 324) sts on your needles divided as follows: 66, 68 (70, 72) 76, 78 (82, 84) 88, 90 (94, 102) sts (front),
40, 40 (42, 44) 46, 46 (48, 48) 52, 52 (56, 60) sts (sleeve),
66, 68 (70, 72) 76, 78 (82, 84) 88, 90 (94, 102) sts (back),
40, 40 (42, 44) 46, 46 (48, 48) 52, 52 (56, 60) sts (sleeve)
DIVIDE FOR SLEEVES
Remove markers as you get to them.
Knit across the front sts, place the next 40, 40 (42, 44) 46, 46 (48, 48) 52, 52 (56, 60) sts on a holder or waste yarn (left sleeve), cast on using the backwards loop method 6, 6 (6, 6) 6, 6 (6, 8) 6, 8 (8, 8) sts (left underarm), knit 66, 68 (70, 72) 76, 78 (82, 84) 88, 90 (94, 102) sts (back), place the next 40, 40 (42, 44) 46, 46 (48, 48) 52, 52 (56, 60) sts on a holder or waste yarn (right sleeve), cast on using the backwards loop method 6, 6 (6, 6) 6, 6 (6, 8) 6, 8 (8, 8) sts (right underarm), knit to beginning of round marker. 144, 148 (152, 156) 164, 168 (176, 184) 188, 196 (204, 220) sts
SWEATER BODY
Work in stripe pattern until piece measures 19, 20 (21.5, 23) 24, 25.5 (26.5, 28) 29, 30 (31.5, 34.5) cm measuring from underarm.
Switch to smaller circular needle.
Using silver only, work in 1×1 rib for 4 cm. Bind off all sts in pattern.
SLEEVES
Keeping in stripe pattern, work each sleeve one at a time as follows: Pick up 3, 3 (3, 3) 3, 3 (3, 4) 3, 4 (4, 4) sts from underarm, knit 40, 40 (42, 44) 46, 46 (48, 48) 52, 52 (56, 60) sts of the sleeve on the holder, pick up 3, 3 (3, 3) 3, 3 (3, 4) 3, 4 (4, 4) sts from underarm on to U.S. 7 double pointed needles, place marker at center underarm to keep track of the beginning of round. 46, 46 (48, 50) 52, 52 (54,56) 58, 60 (64, 68) sts
Work 7, 9 (9, 11) 11, 11 (11, 13) 13, 15 (15, 15) rounds.
DECREASES
Decrease 1 st at each side of marker every 10th round 5, 5 (5, 3) 5, 4 (5, 5) 6, 7 (8, 9) times, then every 8th round 0, 0, (1, 4) 0, 0 (0, 0) 0, 0 (0, 0) [36, 36 (36, 36) 42, 44 (44, 46) 46 , 46 (48, 50) sts].
Continue without increasing in stripe pattern until sleeve measures 18, 20 (21.5, 23.5) 24.5, 25.5 (27, 29) 30.5, 32 (32.5, 35) (or desired length) measuring from underarm.
CUFF
Switch to smaller dpn needles
Using silver only, work in 1×1 rib for 4 cm. Bind off in pattern.
FINISHING Weave in all ends and block as desired.
Abbreviations
k – knit
P – purl
pm – place marker
sm – slip marker
k2tog -knit 2 stitches together
ssk – slip next st knitwise, slip next st knitwise, place stitches back onto left needle, knit both slipped sts together
m1l – pick up from front to back the strand between the 2sts on your needles, knit through back loop
m1r – pick up from back to front the strand between the 2sts on your needles, knit through the front loop
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