Pattern Description

Angela had eight-year-old twins, a boy and a girl, and they just learned to knit. The three of them came into the store to find a group project. Angela wanted a kid-sized sweater pattern that she could knit with the twins’ help. We do not normally advise that knitters share a project because gauges can be different, but we figured the point was really to share this experience. After looking around the shop and through our books, they fell in love with the Not Your Standard-Issue Sweatshirt from The Yarn Girls’ Guide to Simple Knits. We decided to make it more sweatshirty and add a pocket. We realized this is a perfect family project, because the kids can make the hoods, which are just rectangles, and Mom can knit the rest of the sweater.

Yarn Requirements

736 (920, 920, 1104) yds Color A

184 (184, 184, 184) yds Color B

Front pocket and I-cord are knit with contrasting color

Knitted Measurements

Width 16 (17, 18, 19) inches

Length 17 (18, 19, 21) inches

Sleeve Length 11 1/2 (12 1/2, 14, 15) inches