This fun 4-leaf clover unisex children’s sweater will be a hit with your kiddo! This simple colorwork kids sweater works up in no time, and with the waistcoat stitch it looks like it’s knitted!
So it’s been a while since I posted a FREE kids pattern, and I just had to post this one. I don’t have a lot of green in my yarn closet, and my daughter doesn’t have a lot of green in her clothes closet, so when I had this inspiration, I wasn’t entirely sure how it was going to work out.
But thankfully, it did. The St. Paddy Kids Pullover is an adorable kids sweater, set to put your kiddo in the St Patrick’s day mood! It’s a yoke top sweater, worked seamlessly, and is made entirely in waistcoat stitch. Be sure to work your stitches loosely, because this stitch doesn’t have a lot of drape! But it’s definitely warm, which is good because winter hasn’t completely gone away yet! My Maggie loves her new sweater, and she can’t wait to wear it to school on the 17th! Now you can make one for your munchkin, too, with this free pattern! Check it out below!
If you want a downloadable version, this pattern is available on Ravelry and Etsy for a small fee.
Supplies
Any worsted (#4) weight yarn. I used Cascade 220 in colors Shrubbery (C1) and Lime (C2).
6mm hook (or size needed for gauge)
5.5mm hook (or half size smaller than gauge, for collar and cuffs)
Stitch Marker to mark first stitch of each round.
Gauge: 14 sts and 16 rows is 4” square in waistcoat stitch, BLOCKED
Sizes: Child’s sizes 6m (12-18m, 24m-2T, 4, 6, 8)
Finished Measurements
Chest: 18 (20, 22, 24, 26, 28) inches
Body Length to Underarm: 7 (8, 8.5, 9.5, 10.5, 11.5) inches
Arm Length to Underarm: 6.5 (8, 8.5, 10.5, 11.5, 12.5) inches
Yarn Usage:
C1: 1 ball, all sizes. C2: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3 balls.
Stitches:
Sc: Single Crochet
WC: Waistcoat Stitch
WC2tog: Waistcoat stitch 2 together
Sl st: Slip Stitch
“2 WC” means place 2 WC sts in the next stitch.
If you prefer to work with charts, all charts can be found at the end of the pattern.
The main body of this sweater is worked in continuous rounds. Do not sl st at the end of any row unless otherwise stated.
When working the colorwork on the yoke, bobbin the yarn for each clover. All stitches of those rounds will be WC.
Collar:
Using smaller hook (or half size smaller than gauge hook), and C1, chain 5 (5, 5, 6, 6, 6).
Row 1: Starting in 2nd chain from the hook, sc back along chain. (4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5)
Row 2: Ch1. Turn. Sc in back loop across. (4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5)
Repeat row 2 until ribbing reaches (60, 66, 66, 72, 72, 72) rows. Ch1. Sl st to starting chain, being careful not to twist the ribbing. FO C1.
Yoke:
Use hook needed to meet gauge, and C2.
NOTE: All increases are made with C2.
Round 1: Ch1. Sc around. (60, 66, 66, 72, 72, 72)
Round 2: *2 WC. WC in 9 (10, 10, 11, 11, 11).* Repeat * to * around. (66, 72, 72, 78, 78, 78)
Round 3: *WC: C2 in 5, C1 in 1, C2 in 1, C1 in 1, C2 in 2 (3, 3, 4, 4, 4). 2 WC.* Repeat * to * around. (72, 78, 78, 84, 84, 84)
Round 4: *2 WC. WC: C2 in 3, C1 in 2, C2 in 1, C1 in 2, C2 in 3 (4, 4, 5, 5, 5).* Repeat * to * around. (78, 84, 84, 90, 90, 90)
Round 5: *WC: C2 in 7, C1 in 1, C2 in 4 (5, 5, 6, 6, 6). 2 WC.* Repeat * to * around. (84, 90, 90, 96, 96, 96)
Round 6: *2 WC. WC: C2 in 4, C1 in 2, C2 in 1, C1 in 2, C2 in 4 (5, 5, 6, 6, 6).* Repeat * to * around. (90, 96, 96, 102, 102, 102)
Round 7: *WC: C2 in 7, C1 in 1, C2 in 1, C1 in 1, C2 in 4 (5, 5, 6, 6, 6). 2 WC.* Repeat * to * around. (96, 102, 102, 108, 108, 108)
Round 8: *2 WC. WC: C2 in 7, C1 in 1, C2 in 7 (8, 8, 9, 9, 9).* Repeat * to * around. (102, 108, 108, 114, 114, 114)
Size 6m Skip to Yoke Supplement, Size 6m:
Round 9: *WC: C2 in 9, C1 in 1, C2 in X (7, 7, 8, 8, 8). 2 WC.* Repeat * to * around. (X, 114, 114, 120, 120, 120)
Size 12-18m Skip to Yoke Supplement, Size 12-18m:
Round 10: *2 WC. WC: C2 in 9, C1 in 1, C2 in X (X, 8, 9, 9, 9).* Repeat * to * around. (X, X, 120, 126, 126, 126)
FO C1. From here on, work in C2.
Round 11: *WC in X (X, 19, 20, 20, 20). 2 WC.* Repeat * to * around. (X, X, 126, 132, 132, 132)
Size 24m-2T Skip to Yoke Supplement, Size 24m-2T:
Size 4 Skip to Yoke Supplement, Size 4:
Round 12: *2 WC. WC in X (X, X, X, 21, 21).* Repeat * to * around. (X, X, X, X, 138, 138)
Round 13: *WC in X (X, X, X, 22, 22). 2 WC.* Repeat * to * around. (X, X, X, X, 144, 144)
Size 6 Skip to Yoke Supplement, Size 6:
Round 14: *2 WC. WC in X (X, X, X, X, 23).* Repeat * to * around. (X, X, X, X, X, 150)
Round 15: *WC in X (X, X, X, X, 24). 2 WC.* Repeat * to * around. (X, X, X, X, X, 156)
Size 8 Skip to Yoke Supplement, Size 8:
Yoke Supplement: Size 6m:
Round 9: *WC: C2 in 9, C1 in 1, C2 in 7* Repeat * to * around. (102)
Round 10: *WC: C2 in 10, C1 in 1, C2 in 6* Repeat * to * around. (102)
FO C1. 6m Yoke should now measure 2.5” from beginning of Yoke. If it falls short, using C2, WC around until 2.5” from beginning of Yoke. (102) Continue to Arm/Body Split.
Yoke Supplement, Size 12-18m:
Round 10: *WC: C2 in 10, C1 in 1, C2 in 8* Repeat * to * around. (114)
FO C1. Using C2, WC around until 3” from beginning of Yoke. (114) Continue to Arm/Body Split.
Yoke Supplement, Sizes 24m-2T (4, 6, 8):
WC around until 3.5” (4”, 4.5”, 5”) from beginning of Yoke. (126, 132, 144, 156) Continue to Arm/Body Split.
Note: I highly suggest aggressively wet blocking the yoke before continuing.
Arm/Body Split:
R1 Prep: WC in 8 (9, 10, 11, 12, 13). This will get you to the center of the panel so the new starting point for each round is at the center back.
Round 1: WC in 15 (17, 19, 20, 22, 24), Chain 1 (1, 0, 1, 1, 0), Skip 20 (23, 25, 25, 27, 29), WC in 31 (34, 38, 41, 45, 49), Chain 1 (1, 0, 1, 1, 0), Skip 20 (23, 25, 25, 27, 29), WC in 16 (17, 19, 21, 23, 25). (64, 70, 76, 84, 92, 98, counting chains)
Round 2: WC around. (64, 70, 76, 84, 92, 98)
Repeat Round 2 until 4” (5”, 5.5”, 6.5”, 7.5”, 8.5”) from underarm.
For Sizes 6m and 6, WC2tog on the last 2 sts of the last round.
For Size 24m-2T, add 1 WC to the last st of the last round.
New body stitch counts: (63, 70, 77, 84, 91, 98)
Body Colorwork:
Round 1: *WC: C2 in 3, C1 in 1, C2 in 1, C1 in 1, C2 in 1* Repeat from * to * around.
Round 2: *WC: C2 in 2, C1 in 2, C2 in 1, C1 in 2* Repeat from * to * around.
Round 3: *WC: C2 in 4, C1 in 1, C2 in 2* Repeat from * to * around.
Round 4: Repeat Round 2.
Round 5: Repeat Round 1.
Round 6-7: Repeat Ruond 3.
Round 8: *WC: C2 in 5, C1 in 1, C2 in 1* Repeat from * to * around. Sl st to first st of previous round. FO.
Ribbing:
Using smaller hook (or half size smaller than guage hook), and C1, chain 5 (5, 5, 6, 6, 6).
Row 1: Starting in 2nd chain from the hook, sc back along chain and sl st into next 2 sts of sweater base. Turn. (4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5)
Row 2: Ch1. Skip 2 sl sts in the body. Sc BLO across. Turn. (4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5)
Row 3: Ch1. Sc BLO across and sl st into next 2 sts of sweater body. (4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5)
Repeat Rows 2-3 until completely around base of sweater. Sl st to starting chain to join.
Sleeves:
Attach C2 to underarm.
Round 1: Ch1, WC around. (21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29)
For short sleeves, repeat Round 1 for a total of 2 (3, 3, 4, 4, 4) rounds.
For long sleeves, repeat Round 1 until 5.5” (7”, 7.5”, 9.5”, 10.5”, 11.5”) from underarm.
FO C2.
Attach C1. Do 1 round 1 repeat. Continue to Ribbing, above, working around the base of the sleeve with C1.
If necessary, use a small length of C2 yarn to seam any holes under the arm.
Weave in all ends. Block to measurements.
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Colorwork Charts:
Body Base, all sizes:
6M Yoke:
12-18M Yoke:
24M-2T Yoke:
4 Yoke:
6 Yoke:
8 Yoke:
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