Diamonds Optional Child

Pre-Knitting Instructions: Knit (nearly) seamless bottom up. The sleeves and body are knit up to the underarms and then joined together for the smocking stitched yoke. This just leaves the underarms to Kitchener stitch together. The ribbing on the sleeves and hem are a little long on the Children’s sizes so that they can get a little bit more wear out of them.

Children’s Sizes: (0-6 months, 6-12 months, 1-2, 2-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12) Chest Size: (19, 20.5, 22, 24, 26, 27, 29.5, 31) inches Sleeve length without ribbing: (6, 6.25, 6.5, 8.5, 9.75, 11.5, 13, 15) inches Sleeve length with ribbing: (7.5, 8, 8.5, 10.5, 12, 14, 16, 18) inches Yarn Used: MadelineTosh in Tosh Sock, Fingering / 4 ply (14 wpi), 395 yards (361 meters), 24.0 to 28.0 sts = 4 inches, US 2 - 3 or 2.75 - 3.25mm, 100% Merino (http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/madelinetosh-tosh-sock) 1 entire Skein in Bandlands about 0.5 of a Skein in Spectrum for size 0-6 months. Approx yarn needed: (600, 700,