Stitch Me Up Sweater — Unicorn

Note: This item is a digital pattern and NOT a knitted sweater or a kit. No refunds are given.

About the pattern

The Stitch Me Up Sweater is a kids’ raglan sweater. This unicorn version has 2 unicorns, a rainbow poop and 4 stars spread harmoniously across the sweater. It is knitted top down with 2x2 ribbing and a folded neckline. The neckline is shaped with German short rows and has an elastic bind off for those little but big heads. The unicorn motifs are embroidered on with duplicate stitches and basic embroidery stitches. The pattern contains thorough descriptions, pictures, diagrams and instructional videos on how to do the embroidery, 2x2 Italian bind-off and the folded rib with an elastic bind-off. The pattern comes with several yarn options some of which contain mohair. Note that mohair is sometimes not recommended for kids under 1y, so consider a non-mohair option for the smallest size or be mindful of the extent you use the sweater. For the unicorn hair also be aware that tiny fingers can get entangled in long threads, so consider trimming the hair short for the smallest size. If you want to go all in on the rainbow look, this pattern can be combined with the Upgrade Sweater pattern which is compatible with this pattern.

Sizes

6-12 months (1y) 2y (3y) 4y (5y) 6y   
Sweater circumference (cm): 62 (64) 67 (69) 73 (75) 78 
Sweater length (cm): 33 (36) 39 (41) 42 (43) 45 (measured from back neck and down)  
Sleeve length (cm): 19 (21) 23 (25) 26 (28) 29 (measured from armpit to edge of cuff)
 

Yarn

1 strand of Sandnes, Sunday (235 m / 50 g) together with 1 strand of Sandnes, Tynn Silk Mohair (212 m / 25 g)  
Usage Sunday: 100 g (100 g) 150 g (150 g) 150 g (150 g) 200 g 
Usage Tynn Silk Mohair: 50 g (50 g) 75 g (75 g) 75 g (75 g) 75 g 

For the light purple sweater shown in this pattern I used both Sandnes strands in the colour Lilac/807/5023 and for the rib Sandnes, Sunday held together with 1 strand of FRAYA Friendly, Silk Mohair in Candy Floss Mix (210 m / 25 g) 
Usage Friendly, Silk Mohair: 15g
Usage Tynn Silk Mohair: 50 g (50 g) 50 g (75 g) 75 g (75 g) 75 g

Or

1 strand of KFO, Merino (250 m / 50 g) together with 1 strand of KFO, Soft Silk Mohair (225 m / 25 g)
Note: for this yarn combo I used 0.5mm smaller needles (3.5mm, 3.0mm and 2.5mm).
Usage Merino: 100 g (100 g) 150 g (150 g) 150 g (150 g) 150 g
Usage Soft Silk Mohair: 50 g (50 g) 75 g (75 g) 75 g (75 g) 75 g

For the blue sweater shown in this pattern I used both KFO strands in the colour Lavendar Blue and for the rainbow rib KFO, Merino held together with 1 strand of 4 different coloured mohair scraps.
Usage mohair rainbow scraps: about 4 g of each colour (4 colours in total)
Usage Soft Silk Mohair: 50 g (50 g) 50 g (50 g) 75 g (75 g) 75 g

You can find info for the following yarn alternatives in the pattern info for the dinosaur and robot version on my website (gauge is the same for all the yarn alternatives):

Filcolana, Pernilla (175 m / 50 g) – dinosaur version

and

1 strand of Sandnes, Tynn Silk Mohair (212 m / 25 g) together with 1 strand of Kaos Yarn, Halo Brushed Alpaca (225 m / 25 g) or 2 strands of either silk mohair or brushed alpaca – robot version

You can also combine the unicorn motifs of this pattern with the gradient pattern of the Upgrade Sweater.

Other materials

4.0 mm 40 and 60 cm circular needles 
3.5 mm 40 and 60 cm circular needles
3.0 mm 40 cm circular needles
(3.5 and 3.0 mm double pointed needles if you
don’t use Magic Loop)
1 tapestry needle
Stitch markers
1 pair of scissors
1 crochet hook of about 2.5-3.0mm for the unicorn hair

Gauge

22 sts x 33 rows = 10 cm x 10 cm in stockinette stitch. Recommended needles for this are 4.0 mm 40 and 60 cm circular needles.

Language: English 

The pattern is digital. You will be able to download it after you have purchased the pattern.

For private use only. This pattern is not to be copied, shared, resold or redistributed. Nor are systematic sales of products made from this pattern allowed.

If you have any questions about the pattern, feel free to email info@sofiesknitbit.com — I'll reply as soon as possible.