Advanced beginner: simple stitches and shaping

SIZES/AGE
0-6 (6-12 mo, 1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 years)

To fit chest
41 (46, 51, 56, 61, 66, 71, 76) cm
16 (18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30)“

Actual chest measurement
46 (52, 55, 61, 66, 72, 77, 83) cm
18 (20 1⁄2, 21 3⁄4, 24, 26, 28 1/4, 30 1/4, 32 3/4)“

YARN
Jody Long CIAO
A 1 (1: 2: 2: 3: 3: 4: 4) x 50g balls in Lead 003
B 1 (2: 2: 3: 3: 4: 4: 5) x 50g balls in Alabaster 002
C 1 (2: 2: 3: 3: 4: 4: 5) x 50g balls in Cornflower 009

NEEDLES
1 pair 3.25 mm (no 10) (US 3) needles
1 pair 4 mm (no 8) (US 6) needles
3.25 mm (no 10) (US 3) circular needle

BUTTONS – 5 (5: 5: 6: 6: 6: 6: 6)

TENSION
22 sts and 30 rows to 10 cm (4 in) measured over striped st st using 4 mm (US 6) needles.