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February Toddler Tunic February Toddler Tunic February Toddler Tunic February Toddler Tunic Design by Heather Ramsay of Cosmos From Chaos Inspired by Elizabeth Zimmerman's February Baby Sweater (Baby Sweater On Two Needles) found in A Knitter's Almanac. This is designed as an easy-to-wear pullover for an active girl. It is knit from the bottom up in the round to the armpits, then back-and-forth for the shoulders. For the ease of the girl just learning to dress herself, the front and back are the same. The length is just long enough to be fancy and just short enough to stay out of the way for playtime. Knit it with some soft yarn in your little girl's favorite color. Gauge: 17 sts/ 4 inches in garter stitch 1 pattern repeat/ 1.5 inches in Gull Stitch Pattern 18 sts/ 4 inches in stockinette stitch (for reference) Size: Toddler girl ~2-3 years of age. Supplies Supplies Supplies Supplies: ~160 yards of soft yarn of your choice ~size 4.00mm circular needle (US size 6), or whatever you need to get the right gauge in the pattern stitch ~1 stitch marker ~1 tapestry needle My tunic was knitted with Berroco “Comfort” Gull Stitch Pattern Gull Stitch Pattern Gull Stitch Pattern Gull Stitch Pattern: -adapted slightly from Elizabeth Zimmerman's Knitters Almanac Worked over 7 stitches and 4 rows: Round 1 Round 1 Round 1 Round 1: *k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk* repeat around Round 2: Round 2: Round 2: Round 2: Knit Round 3 Round 3 Round 3 Round 3: *k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1* repeat around Round 4: Round 4: Round 4: Round 4: Knit

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Page 1: February Toddler Tunic

February Toddler TunicFebruary Toddler TunicFebruary Toddler TunicFebruary Toddler Tunic Design by Heather Ramsay of Cosmos From Chaos

Inspired by Elizabeth Zimmerman's February Baby Sweater (BabySweater On Two Needles) found in A Knitter's Almanac.

This is designed as an easy-to-wearpullover for an active girl. It is knitfrom the bottom up in the round tothe armpits, then back-and-forth forthe shoulders. For the ease of the girljust learning to dress herself, thefront and back are the same. Thelength is just long enough to be

fancy and just short enough to stayout of the way for playtime. Knit itwith some soft yarn in your little

girl's favorite color.

Gauge: 17 sts/ 4 inches in garterstitch

1 pattern repeat/ 1.5 inches in GullStitch Pattern

18 sts/ 4 inches in stockinette stitch(for reference)

Size: Toddler girl ~2-3 years of age.

SuppliesSuppliesSuppliesSupplies:~160 yards of soft yarn of your

choice~size 4.00mm circular needle (USsize 6), or whatever you need to getthe right gauge in the pattern stitch

~1 stitch marker~1 tapestry needle

My tunic was knitted with Berroco“Comfort”

Gull Stitch PatternGull Stitch PatternGull Stitch PatternGull Stitch Pattern:-adapted slightly from ElizabethZimmerman's Knitters AlmanacWorked over 7 stitches and 4 rows:

Round 1Round 1Round 1Round 1: *k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk*repeat aroundRound 2:Round 2:Round 2:Round 2: KnitRound 3Round 3Round 3Round 3: *k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk,k1* repeat aroundRound 4:Round 4:Round 4:Round 4: Knit

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PatternPatternPatternPattern:CO 112 stitches.

Join into round, being careful not to twist stitches.

HemHemHemHem: Work in garter stitch (knit 1 round, purl 1 round) for 1 inch.

BodyBodyBodyBody: Work in Gull Stitch for 12.5 inches.Knit 1 round, decreasing 8 stitches.Work in Garter stitch for 1 inch.

Divide for top frontDivide for top frontDivide for top frontDivide for top front: Bind off 5 stitches, k37, turn.

**Knit across.

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K2, ssk, k to last 4 stitches, k2tog, k2.Knit across.

K2, ssk, k to last 4 stitches, k2tog, k2.Knit until there are 9 ridges of garter stitch. End with a wrong side row.

Divide for shouldersDivide for shouldersDivide for shouldersDivide for shoulders: k13, bind off until there are 12 stitches on the left needle, knit to end.

Right front shoulderRight front shoulderRight front shoulderRight front shoulder: k10, k2tog, k1.

Knit every row until there are 15 garter ridges total above the Gull Stitch.Bind off.

Left front shoulder:Left front shoulder:Left front shoulder:Left front shoulder: Starting on wrong side, attach yarn and k1, ssk, knit to end.

Knit until there are 15 garter ridges total.Bind off.

Top BackTop BackTop BackTop Back: On right side, attach yarn and bind off 5 stitches, then knit to end.

Finish back the same way as top front, following directions from ** above.

FinishingFinishingFinishingFinishing: Sew up shoulders, weave in ends, and give to the cute little girl of your

choice.

P.S.~ You received this pattern forfree, it is for your own personal useonly. But please tell others where you

got the pattern!http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr

ary/february-toddler-tunic