Information
The Christmas Basket Sweater for children is a sweet raglan sweater knitted from the bottom up in Viking Alpaca Storm. The pattern includes 6 sizes from 2 to 12 years. The sweater shown in the photographs is knitted in size 2 years.
The simple Christmas basket colourwork creates a timeless winter design that children can enjoy throughout the season. Viking Alpaca Storm combines alpaca, merino wool and nylon to produce a soft, warm and durable sweater. The pattern is suitable for knitters with some experience of raglan shaping and stranded colourwork.
The pattern is available in Norwegian, English, German, Danish and Swedish.
Sizes
2 (4) 6 (8) 10 (12)
Measurements of the garment
Overall width: 61 (65) 69 (73) 80 (84) cm
Total length: 35 (40) 45 (50) 54 (58) cm
Sleeve length: 24 (27) 32 (37) 40 (42) cm
Neck circumference: 38 (38) 38 (39) 41 (42) cm
Knitting tension
21 x 27 rows stocking stitch on 4 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm
Sticks
Double pointed needles and circular needle (40 cm) size 3 ½ and 4 and circular needle size 4 (40 and 60 cm)
Yarn and yarn quantity
Viking Alpaca Storm, 40% superfine alpaca, 40% merino wool and 20% nylon fiber, running length per skein 50 g = 133 m
Color 560 Christmas Red, 150 (200) 250 (250) 300 (350) g
Color 502 Nature, 50 g
Alternatively: Color 550 Red
Manufacturer
Viking garn
Viking Garn er en norsk garnprodusent kjent for sine høykvalitets garnprodukter laget av ull, alpakka og andre naturfibre. De tilbyr et bredt utvalg av garn til både håndstrikk og maskinstrikk, med fokus på bærekraft og innovasjon.
