Product Description
I have always loved stripes. There is just something about them that makes me happy. A couple other things that make me happy; hockey and my toddler(my other kids too, but I only had enough yarn for one sweater!!). So, when I found this yarn, it screamed at me quite literally. The blue and gold were perfect old school Buffalo Sabres colors. I hope you have as much fun knitting it as I did!
Customize You can pick your own team colors or your child’s favorite colors. You can run the stripes over fewer rows or you don’t have to stripe it at all. You can work a solid color and a contrast for the band. The options for this top down cardigan are many!
Sizes 6m [12m, 18m, 2T, 4T, 6, 8] Finished Measurements chest: 19 /[20, 21, 23, 25, 27, 28.5] inches length: 12.5 [13.25, 14.5, 15.25, 16.25, 17.5, 19] inches Gauge (washed and blocked) 22 sts and 30 rows =4 rows in Stockinette Materials The Wool Dispensary Useful Restorative [100% Superwash Merino; 274 yards in 1
Go Buffalo Striped Cardigan by Terri Kruse
What Is Being Made
Go Buffalo is a children's striped cardigan designed by Terri Kruse, inspired by classic Buffalo Sabres hockey team colors. This knitted cardigan features bold blue and gold stripes and is available in seven sizes ranging from 6 months through size 8, with finished chest measurements from 19 to 28.5 inches and lengths from 12.5 to 19 inches. The design celebrates both the designer's love of stripes and her passion for hockey and family.
Craft and Primary Technique
Go Buffalo is a knitting project suitable for knitters with intermediate skill level. The cardigan is constructed using fundamental knitting techniques combined with striped colorwork. The pattern requires managing two colors throughout the project to create the distinctive horizontal striping that gives this garment its visual appeal and thematic connection to the Buffalo Sabres.
Stitches and Stitch Work
The primary stitch used in this cardigan is Stockinette stitch, which creates a smooth, classic fabric with a flat appearance ideal for displaying the striped colorwork. The pattern employs essential knitting abbreviations and techniques including:
- CO (cast on) to begin the project
- k (knit) as the foundational stitch
- k2tog (knit two stitches together) for shaping and decreases
- BO (bind off) to finish edges and complete the cardigan
These basic stitches combine to create a straightforward construction method appropriate for intermediate knitters while maintaining the clean aesthetic necessary for stripe visibility.
Materials and Yarn Specifications
Go Buffalo is designed to be knitted with sport weight yarn from The Wool Dispensary, specifically their Useful Restorative100% Superwash Merino, offering durability and easy care—essential qualities for children's garments. Each skein provides 274 yards and weighs 100 grams.
The two-color palette requires:
- Color 1 (Water for Elephants—blue): 1 to 2 skeins depending on size, with the 2T size requiring slightly increased yardage due to the 10% cushion calculation
- Color 2 (Circus Popcorn—gold): 1 skein for all sizes
Knitters will need appropriate needles for sport weight yarn (typically US 4–6 range, though specific needle size is referenced in the full pattern) to achieve the specified gauge of 22 stitches and 30 rows over 4 inches in Stockinette stitch when the finished cardigan is washed and blocked.
Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | Sport |
| Pages: | 4 |
| Designer: | Terri Kruse |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
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