Swashbuckle hoody by Ella Austin

Swashbuckle hoody

Knitting
May 2015
DK (11 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in Stocking stitch (US stockinette stitch)
US 6 - 4.0 mm
756 - 1512 yards (691 - 1383 m)
Ages 2 (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) years
English
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Starting from the top of the hood and knitted from the top down, this is
the perfect hoodie for swashbucking adventurers who need to run, jump, skip and swordfight all day long.

Skills
Casting on, knit, purl, increasing, decreasing, working both flat and in
the round, binding off, picking up sts, either grafting (Kitchener stitch) or
three-needle bind-off method

Sizes
To fit age: 2 (3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10) years
To fit chest: 20¾ (22 23¼ 24 24¾ 25½ 26½ 27¼ 28) in {53 (56 59 61 63 65 67 69 71) cm}
Finished chest (with bands overlapped): 25 (26½ 28 28¾ 29½ 30¼ 31 31¾ 32½) in {64 (67.5 71.5 73.5 75 77 79 81 83) cm}
Length to underarm: 8¾ (8¾ 9 9 9½ 9¾ 10¼ 10¾ 11) in {22 (22 23 23 24 25 26 27 28) cm}
Yoke depth: 5 (5¼ 5½ 5¾ 6 6 6¼ 6½ 6½) in {12.5 (13.5 14 14.5 15.5 15.5 16 16.5 16.5) cm}
Finished length from shoulder to hem: 13¾ (14 14½ 14¾ 15½ 16 16½ 17¼ 17½) in {34.5 (35.5 37 37.5 39.5 40.5 42 43.5 44.5) cm}
Sleeve length to underarm: 9½ (9¾ 10¼ 11 11¾ 12½ 13 13¾ 14¼) in
{24 (25 26 28 30 32 33 35 36) cm}
Top arm circumference: 9¾ (10½ 10¾ 11¼ 12 12 12¾ 13 13½) in {25 (26.5 27.5 28.5 30.5 30.5 32.5 33.5 34.5) cm}
Cuff circumference: 6¾ (7 7½ 7¾ 7¾ 8¼ 8¼ 8½ 8½) in {17 (18 19 20 20 21 21 22 22) cm}

Yarn
Fyberspates Vivacious DK (100% superwash merino; 115g skeins)
Dove Stone (812) 3 (4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6) x 115g skeins
Shown in size 10 years, worn by Dillan (age 11).
Also shown in Copper Tones (802), size 6 years; Spiced Plums (800) in
size 6 years; and Peacock (809) size 3 years.

Needles and Accessories
1 pair 4mm US 6/UK 8 knitting needles, or size needed to get
correct gauge
1 set 4mm US 6/UK 8 DPNs or your preferred needles for working small circumferences in the round, or size needed to get correct gauge
Stitch markers
Small quantity of smooth DK waste yarn in a contrasting colour for cast on.
Waste yarn
Approx. 6 (6, 7, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8) x ¾in {15mm} buttons

Distributors
UK, Europe, Rest of World
FYBERSPATES LTD
Unit 2, Meadow Lea Farm, Station Lane, Mickle Trafford, Chester, CH2 4EH, UK
tel: +44 (0)7540 656660
web: www.fyberspates.co.uk
email: fyberspates@btinternet.com

USA and North America
FYBERSPATES USA
US Sales Manager: Sean Larson
tel: +1 (503) 997 7542
web: www.fyberspatesusa.com
email: sean@fyberspatesusa.com