Stripes are fun and this little top down raglan sweater pattern has options to knit it with two, three and even four colours! Minimus is knitted in sport weight and comes in seven sizes, from newborn to 24 months and is worked in the round, top down. The neckline comes with a button band for easy dressing. Stitches for both are being picked up at the end.

The pattern is written with a positive ease of 2.5” (6.3cm) which gives enough space for growing into the garment and layering over thinner garments.

Sizes:
Newborn (1-3 mo, 3-6 mo, 6-9 mo) (9-12 mo, 12-18 mo, 18-24 mo)

Gauge:

25 sts & 38 rds= 4” (10 cm) blocked in Stockinette Stitch in the round.

Materials:
Yarn:
Sport weight Yarn. Suggest consider BC Garn Semilla

Needles:
US 4 (3.5mm) circular needle, 16” or 24” (40 or 60 cm). Adjust needle size to obtain gauge.

Other:
2 buttons with 0.5” (1.5 cm) diameter, stitch markers, waste yarn, tapestry needle.

Total yardage:

Main Colour= MC, Contrast Colour 1= CC1, Contrast Colour 2= CC2, Contrast Colour 3= CC3

Two colours option:
MC=202 (229, 248, 269) (283, 299, 335) yd {185 209, 227, 246 m}.
CC1=124 (145, 152, 156) (161, 166, 188) yd {113 132, 139, 143 {147, 152, 172] m}.

Three colours option:
MC=155 (182, 198, 219) (232, 247, 281) yd {142 166, 181, 200 m}.
CC1=96 (114, 120, 123) (127, 128, 134] yd {88 (104, 110, 112) (116, 117, 122) m}.
CC2=75 (78, 82, 83) (85, 88, 108) yd {68 (71, 75, 76) (78, 80, 99) m}.

Four colours option:
MC=140 (165, 182, 202) (214, 229, 245) yd {128 (151, 166, 185) (196, 209, 224) m}.
CC1=60 (63, 66, 67) (69, 70, 90) yd {55 (58, 60, 61) (63, 64, 82) m}.
CC2=60 (63, 66, 67) (70, 70, 90) yd {55 (58, 60, 61) (64, 64, 82) m}.
CC3=66 (82, 86, 89) (91, 94, 98) yd {60 (75, 79, 81) (83, 86, 90) m}.

Colour planning for stripes:

2 Colours:
MC= Top body part followed by stripes
CC1
MC
CC1
MC
Ribbings in CC1

3 Colours:
MC= Top body part followed by stripes
CC1
CC2
CC1
MC
CC2
MC
Ribbings in CC1

4 Colours:
MC= Top body part followed by stripes
CC1
CC2
CC3
MC
Ribbings in CC3

Pattern leaflet with Ravelry download code