Baby Buffalo Rose is the little version of the Buffalo Rose Pullover! This top-down, seamless yoke sweater for kids ages 1-12 is the second in a series featuring a colorwork motif that pairs classic buffalo plaid with an overlay of roses in full bloom, a dance between hard and soft lines, structure and flow. This motif is an homage to the paradoxical interplay between old and new that is Portland, Oregon, City of Roses, a wellspring of growth and artistry within the rugged, forested backcountry.

The incredible range of gorgeous tonal colorways from Sugarplum Circus on her bouncy Merino Sport base really make this motif sing. Choose dense, saturated jewel tones or bold, poppy neons; play those against high or low contrast neutrals to really customize your kiddo’s sweater!

Other Buffalo Rose designs:
Buffalo Rose Tee
Buffalo Rose Pullover

PATTERN BUNDLE: Purchase both Baby Buffalo Rose and Buffalo Rose Pullover ($22 value) for $17 — that’s over 20% off! Discount automatically applied at checkout.
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SIZING

1, 2, 3, (4, 5, 6)/ 1-2yrs, 2-4 yrs, 4-6yrs, (6-8yrs, 8-10yrs, 10-12yrs)

Finished garment chest measurement (circumference):

22, 24.5, 27, (28.5, 30.5, 31.5)”/ 55, 61.5, 67.5, (71.5, 76.5, 79) cm

Recommended fit is 2-4”/ 5-10cm of positive ease at chest.

MATERIALS

Yarn: Sport weight yarn
Sample uses Sugarplum Circus Merino Sport, 100% superwash merino wool, 328yds per 100g; MC: Jasper, CC1: Oat, CC2: Rye Whiskey

Yardage:

MC: 265, 322, 406, (469, 542, 603)yds / 242, 294, 371, (429, 496, 551)m
CC1: 62, 69, 87, (103, 114, 129)yds / 57, 63, 80, (94, 104, 118)m
CC2: 31, 34, 43, (52, 57, 65)yds / 28, 31, 39, (48, 52, 59)m

Stated yardage includes yarn for a full-sized (5” x 5”/ 12.5cm x 12.5cm) swatch. If adding length beyond what is written in the pattern, additional yardage is required.

Needle size:
US 4/ 3.5mm (or size needed to obtain gauge), 16-24”/ 40-60cm circular, longer cables as preferred for yoke and body circumference knitting, and small circumference circulars or DPNs for sleeves
US 3/ 3.25mm (or one size smaller than main), 16”/ 40cm circular and small circumference circulars or DPNs for sleeve cuffs

Tools: Spare cables or scrap yarn, stitch markers, tapestry needle

Gauge:
24 sts x 32 rows = 4” x 4” (10cm x 10cm) in stranded colorwork in the round, after washing and blocking
24 sts x 32 rows = 4” x 4” (10cm x 10cm) in stockinette in the round, after washing and blocking

NOTE: It is highly recommended that you swatch in both stockinette and stranded colorwork, as some knitters’ gauge may vary between the two.

SKILLS
Required: Stranded colorwork, catching long floats
Optional: Ladderback Jacquard method for catching floats

Photography by Chela Sanchez (IG: @chelapants)
Tech editing by Lili Boweres (IG: @fiberlili)