Madelief

price: $4.50

from Woolly Mammoth Knits

Madelief Hoodie

Sweet yet a little tough, Madelief is a great children’s hoodie for outside wear on a cool Spring or Fall day as well as to wear indoors when it’s freezing cold out. Knit in yummy bulky yarn, it knits up quickly and features a very simple cable along the front edges, back and down the sleeves. The contrasting color on the button band, sleeve and hood’s edges allows you to play with color a bit; I really like this in a combination of hand-dyed and solid yarns. Madelief is a seamless design, knit from the top down and with raglan sleeves, and was named after a famous character in Dutch children’s literature, who, like this hoodie, is a little tough, and very sweet. The pattern comes in 8 sizes ranging from 3 months to 8 years old.

Size

3mo, 6mo, 12mo, 18mo, 2, 4, 6, 8 years.

Sizes shown in photos are size 2T (pink cardigan) and 3mo (blue cardigan).

Finished Measurements

• Chest: 18 (19.5, 20.5, 21.5, 23, 24, 26, 28.5) inches or 46 (49.5, 52, 55, 58.5, 61, 66, 72) cm.
• Length (from shoulders): 9.5 (10.5, 11, 11.5, 12, 13, 14, 16) inches or 24 (26.5, 28, 29, 30.5, 33, 35.5, 40.5) cm.

Gauge

14 sts/20 rows = 4 x 4 inches (10 x 10 cm) in stockinette stitch.

Materials Needed

• Bulky weight yarn:
• Main color: 170 (210, 240, 260, 280, 315, 380, 460) yds.
• Contrasting color: 40 (55, 65, 75, 105, 130, 180, 210) yds.
• 1 US #10/6mm circular needle (29 inches or longer) or size needed to obtain gauge.
• 1 set of US #10/6mm double-point needles or same size as circular needle used.
• 8 stitch markers.
• 2 stitch holders (or scrap yarn to use as stitch holders).
• 1 darning needle.
• 5 (5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8) buttons (0.5-0.75 inches or 1.5-2cm in diameter).

Yarn Used

• Auracania Patagonia Nature Cotton [100% cotton; 105 yds/100m per 100g skein]:
• Main color: #223 (pink jacket) #208 (blue jacket); 2 (2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5) skeins.
• Contrasting color: #209 (pink jacket) and #22 (blue jacket); 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2) skeins.