Every little boy and girl needs a dinosaur on their chest. It is so much fun to watch the dinosaur emerge as you knit this top-down sweater. You can choose short or long sleeves and it works up beautifully in cotton for summer or wool blends for winter. The pattern includes sizes newborn through 9/10 and optional short rows to elevate the back neckline.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials:

• 300 (325, 350, 425, 475, 500, 650, 750, 900, 1000) yds / 274 (297, 320, 388, 475, 457, 594, 685, 823, 914) meters Sport or DK weight yarn for long sleeve version. Long sleeve sample was worked with Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino. Short sleeve sample was worked with Premier Cotton Fair Yarn.
• Size US 3 (3.25 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge in circular needles 16 in. / 40 cm long for smaller sizes or 24 in. / 60 cm long for larger sizes
• Size US 3 (3.25 mm) DPN or 9 in. / 23 cm circular or length needed for knitting small circumference sleeves in the round
• 8 Stitch markers same color or type for raglan markers; 3 different for front markers and another different color or type for BOR

Gauge:
22 sts x 30 rows = 4 x 4 in. / 10 x 10 cm in stocking stitch
Gauge is critical for correct sizing.