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Little Reindeer Tank
Little kids just love to wear Christmas sweaters!
Rudolph with his little red nose takes centre stage on this festive tank.
A simple striped back and no sleeves make this a fast little project.
This knitting pattern has instructions for the following sizes:
0-3m 3-6m 6-12m 1-2years 2-3 years 3-4 years
These picture knits are worked flat and seamed for easy intarsia knitting. If you are a new knitter and not quite ready to work in intarsia this time, simply Swiss darn (duplicate stitch) Rudolph onto your little vest after knitting.
Choose any 4 Ply yarn (or sport yarn) that knits on 3.25mm (US3) needles to the tension listed below.
The sweater shown here was knitted in Bergere De France Caline 4ply.
Tension
Stocking stitch
10cms/4 inches = 25-26 sts
10cms/4 inches = 34-35 rows
Age Chest Width (seam to seam) / Length
0-3m 24cm 23.5cm
3-6m 25cm 25.5cm
6-12m 27cm 29cm
1-2yr 29cm 32cm
2-3yr 30.5cm 34cm
3-4yr 32cm 36cm
You will need:
A pair of 2.75mm (US2) single pointed needles
A pair of 3.25mm (US3) single pointed needles
Darning/tapestry needle
Bergere De France Caline 4ply.
30 (40, 50) gm red - for the main background colour
15 (20, 25) gm oatmeal - for the trim and reindeer
10 (15,20) gm brownish grey- for the trim
A small amount of black - for the reindeer’s eye
Easy to read knitting patterns with separate detailed row by row instructions and charts for each size to make this pattern super easy.
If you are printing this pattern, just print out the size you are knitting along with the ‘All Sizes pages to save on ink! All pages are clearly numbered and indexed.
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- First published: November 2015
- Page created: October 18, 2016
- Last updated: September 8, 2023 …
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