The Alice sweater

Base information 

Gauge 21x34 st on 10x10 cm in bubble st

For this sweater I have used yarn from Garnstudio DROPS Alpaca and DROPS Baby Alpaca silk

100 g green (alpaca)
150 g silver (baby alpaca silk)


The sweater fits a 3-4 year old

st = stitch
rd = round
k = knit
p = purl
b = bubblek2tog = Knit 2 stitches together


Knitting a bubble
When on a "B st" in M1, count 5 rounds below (the first green round under the silver rounds) and put the needle into that st and k1 through the green st. Slip the silver st and release the 4 st in the silver st above creating a bubble.

Front and back

Ridges
Cast on 136 st on circular needle 3 mm with green yarn
Knit in the round
Knit one round. Knit 3 cm of spring by repeating k2 +p2


Change needle to 3,5 mm circular needle. Knit one round and increase at the same time 8 st evenly round the work (144 st)
Place one marker in the beginning of the round and one marker after 72 st

Knit M1
When M1 is knitted 11 times (22 bubbles), knit one round with silver and at the same time decrease 4 st before the markers and 4 st after the markers for the hole under the arms. 


Arms

Cast on 44 st on double-pointed needles size 3 mm
Knit 3 cm of spring by repeating k2 +p2

Place a marker in the beginning of the round and change to 3,5 mm needles

Knit one round and at the same time increase 4 st evenly in the round

Knit 7 rounds in M1
On round 8 and 9 in M1, increase 1 st on each side of the marker (totally 4 st increased)

Continue on knitting M1 and knit the increased 4 st into M1

Repeat the increase in the same way every time M1 is knitted until M1 is knitted 3 times (6 rows of bubbles)

Knit M1 until M1 is knitted a total of 11 times (22 bubbles and approx 29 cm)

Knit one round with silver and at the same time decrease 4 st on each side of the marker for the arm hole


Knit a second arm in the same way

Place the arms in the work on the circular needle

Yoke

Place 4 markers where the arms meet the front and back of the work
Knit round 2-6 in M1 over the whole work, but knit 2 st before and 2 st after the markers (raglan) NOT in M1

When round 7 in M1 is starting, decrease for the raglan (see below) EVERY OTHER ROUND 14 times and then EVERY round 6 times

Knit the bubble to the end (so the two green rounds are knitted)

Raglan
Knit raglan according to below:
K1 after the marker, k2tog. Knit until it is 3 st left to the next marker, slip 1 st and k1. Pass the slip stitch over the knit st, K1. 

Collar

Make sure the number of st on the needle is dividable by 4.

Knit 2 cm with ridges by repeating k2 + p2 with green yarn
Bind off with k over k and p over p VERY LOOSELY!


Finishing
Turn the sweater inside out
Sew the holes under the arms