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A noble cabled masterwork lets a girl ride with her hounds in pursuit of the questing beast, explore a ruined keep, or just sink into a good story on a wintry day. Vika looks dashing in any color of Shelter, so pick your child’s favorite for this wardrobe capstone. The intricate cables are a venturesome knitter’s delight. The body and sleeves are knit flat and sewn together, and the ribbed collar is picked up and worked in the round. If your child rebels against turtlenecks, Vika is equally beautiful with a shorter collar folded and sewn to the inside for a crew neck.

Want to knit one for the whole family? This pattern was written for adult sizing in the Fall 2016 Collection.

CONSTRUCTION
All pieces are worked flat, then sewn together. Stitches are picked up around the neck edge for the turtleneck collar.

MATERIALS
610 (685, 815, 995, 1155) yards of worsted weight wool yarn
5 (5, 6, 8, 9) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 140 yards/50g)
Photographed in color Button Jar and Long Johns

GAUGE
18 stitches & 30 rows = 4” in Moss Stitch with Size A needle(s), after blocking
18-stitch panel from Chart B measures 2¾” wide with Size A needle(s), after blocking
10-stitch motif from Chart A or C measures 1¾” wide with Size A needle(s), after blocking

NEEDLES
Size A (for Main Fabric):
One pair of straight needles or a 32” circular needle in size needed to obtain gauge listed
Suggested Size: 4½ mm (US 7)

Size B (for Ribbing):
One pair of straight needles or a 32” circular needle and one 16” circular needle, one size smaller than Size A
Suggested Size: 4 mm (US 6)

Knitter’s preferred style of needle may be used

FINISHED DIMENSIONS
25½ (27¼, 29¼, 32¾, 35½)” circumference at chest
Sized for 2 (4, 6, 8, 10) years
Green sample is size 6 (29¼”) shown on child who normally wears size 6
Red sample is size 6 (29¼”) shown on child who normally wears size 8

Need help picking a size? See our resource page on Selecting a Sweater Size

SKILL LEVEL
4 of 5

Please note: the stitch patterns in this garment are charted only.