Information
The Children's Crab Sweater is a charming raglan sweater knitted in Viking Alpaca Storm. It is worked from the bottom up and is available in 6 sizes from 2 to 12 years. The sample shown in the photographs is size 6 years.
The decorative crab motif is repeated on the body, sleeves and yoke, creating a playful design inspired by life by the sea. Viking Alpaca Storm is made from 40% alpaca, 40% merino wool and 20% nylon, making the sweater soft, warm and durable. 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) 81 (86) 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 527 Jeans Blue, 200 (200) 250 (250) 300 (350) g
Color 551 Orange, 50 g
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.
