• A young girl, seen from behind, sits on a white antique chair. She wears a light pink sweater, knit with a lace body and a dark pink collar, cuffs and hem. Teacups and a pink stuffed animal can be seen to her side.
  • Seen from the shoulders down, a young girl, the arm of her mother around her, wears a long version of the Kid's Classic sweater. It's knit from pink yarn and dark pink cuffs. Her mother wears a matching light blue sweater with dark pink cuffs, and holds a pink stuffed animal.
  • A young girl stands on a white antique chair, wearing a dress length version of the Kid's Classic sweater. It's knit in light pink yarn with a lace design on the body, and a dark pink neckline and hem. It's been styled with white tights and gold boots. Beside her, Jen wears a white skirt and a cropped version of a matching sweater, knit in light blue with dark blue cuffs, neckline, and hem.
  • A young girl sits on a white antique chair, holding a pink stuffed animal up in front of her face. She wears a light pink knit dress, featuring dark pink cuffs, hem, and collar.
  • A dress length version of the Kid's Classic sweater - knit in light pink yarn from the lace body and dark pink yarn for the cuffs, hem, and collar - hangs on a dress form.
  • Seen from above, a dress length version of the Kid's Classic sweater - knit in light pink yarn from the lace body and dark pink yarn for the cuffs, hem, and collar - hangs on a dress form. The camera focuses on where the lace detail on the front and back meet at the shoulder seam.
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Kid's Classic

Kid's Classic

$7.50 USD
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Kid's Classic - a refined and playful sweater or sweater dress knitting pattern

Kids and teens need refined knits, too! Elegant lace meets playful ribbing in the Kid’s Classic pattern for ages 2-14.

The Kid’s Classic design has two views - an A-line dress and a straight-waist sweater, as well as two necklines. If your kiddo is cool with a snug neckline going over their face, you can work the round collar. If they’d like a little extra headroom, work the keyhole neckline. 

Construction

Kid’s Classic is worked flat in pieces and seamed using set-in sleeve construction. Stitches are picked up and worked for the collar. Stitches are also picked up and knit for the keyhole facing and buttonhole, which are worked with applied i-cord and regular i-cord, respectively.

Sizes

2 (3, 4, 6) (8, 10, 12, 14) years

Finished chest circumference: 22.25 (22.25, 23.25, 25.5) (28.5, 29.5, 31.25, 32.75) inches / 55.5 (55.5, 58.5, 63.5) (71.5, 74, 78.5, 81.5) cm

Finished bicep circumference: 7.5 (7.75, 8.25, 8.5) (9.25, 9.5, 10, 10.5) inches / 18.5 (19.5, 20.5, 21.5) (23, 24, 25, 26.5) cm

Download the full schematic here.

Your best fit

Choose the size closest to the actual chest measurement: 20.5 (21, 22, 24) (26.75, 28, 29.25, 31) inches / 51.5 (52.5, 55, 60) (67, 70, 73, 77.5) cm

Kid’s Classic is designed to fit with approximately 1.75 (1.25, 1.25, 1.5) (1.75, 1.5, 2, 1.75) inches / 4.5 (3, 3.5, 3.5) (4.5, 4, 5, 4) cm of positive ease at the chest.

Children’s sizing is based on chest circumference, and kids can be all different heights for any given chest circumference. Look at the schematic to see if you should shorten or lengthen the sleeves or body.

Both samples are shown in size 6 years.

Yarn

View 1 - Dress, round collar, shown in La Bien Aimée x Mondim

100% Portuguese wool, non-superwash; 421 yds (385 m) per 100 g skein. This is a crisp, bouncy 3-ply fingering weight yarn with fantastic stitch definition.

Main color (MC) (shown in Dawn): 455 (535, 615, 710) (890, 985, 1075, 1205) yds / 415 (485, 560, 650) (815, 900, 980, 1100) m; 2 (2, 2, 2) (3, 3, 3, 3) skeins.
Contrasting color (CC) (shown in Kitsune): 205 (205, 225, 265) (295, 320, 385, 390) yds / 190 (190, 210, 245) (270, 290, 350, 355) m; 1 (1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 1, 1) skein.

View 2 - Pullover, keyhole neckline, shown in Urbanc Girls Yarn Virgina (MC) and Koigu Wool Designs KPM (CC)

Urban Girls Yarn Virginia
90% Superwash merino, 10% nylon; 480 yds (440 m) per 125 g skein. This is a silky, 2-ply fingering weight yarn with good drape.

Koigu Wool Designs KPM
100% Merino wool, 170 yds (136 m) per 50 g skein. This is a soft, bouncy 2-ply yarn fingering weight yarn with good stitch definition. 

MC (shown in Tabula Rosa): 370 (420, 475, 540) (655, 740, 800, 905) yds / 340 (385, 435, 495) (600, 675, 735, 830) m; 1 (1, 1, 2) (2, 2, 2, 2) skeins.
CC (shown in 1144): 115 (115, 120, 155) (170, 180, 230, 245) yds / 105 (105, 110, 140) (155, 160, 215, 220) m; 1 (1, 1, 1) (1, 2, 2, 2) skeins.

Gauge

23 sts and 36 rows over 4 inches / 10 cm in stockinette stitch with size A needles and main color. 23 sts and 32 rows over 4 inches/ 10 cm in Lace Patt (page 3) with size A needles and main color.

Needles

All garment sizes use both needle sizes.

Size A: US size 5 / 3.75 mm needle.
Size B: US size 3 / 3.25 mm needle.

Notions

  • Stitch markers
  • Tapestry needle
  • If working keyhole neckline, one 1” / 2.5 cm button

Techniques

  • Working directional shaping
  • Working a sloped bind-off (optional)
  • Seaming
  • Knitting lace
  • Knitting in the round
  • Knitting i-cord and applied i-cord (used in optional keyhole neckline)

Credits

​​Tech edit: Heather Storta
Photography: Hypnotic Imagery, LLC
Testers: Alla, Gertruida, Amanda

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