mini-Swing

Description

Mini-Swing is a child-sized sleeveless top with an I-cord gathered neckline featuring a back keyhole opening and side vents at the hip. Worked from the top down, the front and back are each begun with a provisional cast on and knit-in hem, worked side-to-side to the underarm with increases along each edge, then joined and worked in-the-round through waist shaping. The body is then divided for working side-to-side for the hip vents. An integral seed stitch border minimizes finishing work. The final detail is a knitted I-cord tie that is threaded through the neckline hem.

Finished Measurements:
Pattern is written for children’s sizes 6 (8, 10, 12).
Chest: 25 (26, 28, 30) in./ 63 (67, 71, 75) cm
Waist: 25 (26, 26, 27) in./ 63 (65, 67, 69) cm
Hip: 28 (29, 30, 32) in./ 71 (73, 77, 81) cm
Materials:
Yarn: DK Weight (Shown in Louisa Harding Yarns Willow Tweed and Knit Picks CotLin); 335 (415, 495, 575) yd/ 306 (380, 452, 526) m
Needles: US 6 (4 mm) 16 or 20 in. circular needle for the body, US 8 (5 mm) straight or circular needle for the cast on and US 4 (3.45 mm) double pointed needles for the I-chord
Adjust needle sizes as necessary to achieve stitch and row gauge.
Notions: spare needles, stitch markers, scrap yarn, and darning needle
Gauge:
Stockinette stitch on US 6 (4 mm) needle: 20 stitches x 30 rows = 4 in. x 4 in./10 cm x 10 cm

Note: The pattern is written for the solid color top, however, the simple stockinette design allows for the easy incorporation of colorwork. The pattern notes do include brief how-to instructions for creating a striped version similar to the pink and orange sample shown in the project photos.

For the adult-sized pattern, see Swing.