Rockin’ Reindeer, Richard Sweater Kit

About Rockin’ Reindeer, Richard Sweater

Why buy a cheap, throwaway Christmas sweater, when you can knit one to treasure year after year? With cute Reindeer motifs, Christmas trees, and festive colour palettes, Rockin’ Reindeer, Richard is as Christmassy as can be.

Designed by Jacki Badger (aka The Woolly Badger), this circular-yoked, size-inclusive Rockin’ Reindeer, Richard sweater uses The Fibre Co. Lore, a perfect woolen-spun yarn for stranded colourwork. The sweater is size inclusive and has instructions on how to alter for fuller busts to create a perfect fit.

The Rockin’ Reindeer sweater is knitted top-down in the round. The back neck is slightly raised with German short rows for a comfy fit, and the pattern contains instructions to work 3⁄4 length or full length sleeves.

The colourwork in this sweater is worked using the stranded colourwork technique, and due to the nature of the reindeer motifs, there are some long floats to work with. It’s recommended you “catch” your floats at the back of your work to prevent them snagging or pulling on the jumper during wear. The pattern includes a link to a video tutorial explaining how to do this, as well as a link to a further video tutorial for German short rows.

About the Designer

Jacki Badger is a knitwear designer and knitting teacher based in Bristol, UK. She’s all about encouraging knitters to try something new, and is a firm believer that nothing in knitting is ever as scary as it looks. Jacki was first taught knitting at the age of 7 by a babysitter who was desperate to stop her showing off all the family photo albums, and has been knitting ever since.

Kit contents:

• PDF of Rockin’ Reindeer, Richard Sweater knitting pattern by The Woolly Badger
• 2 [3: 3: 3: 3: 4: 4: 4: 5] hanks of MC, 1 [1: 1: 1: 1: 2: 2: 2: 2] hank(s) of CC1, and 1 [1: 1: 1: 1: 1: 2: 2: 2] hank(s) of CC2 of The Fibre Co. Lore (100% lambswool, 250 m (274 yd) per 100 g hank)
• Free Project Bag from The Fibre Co.

Colour:

The photos show the sweater in ‘kit swatch 1’, that features the shades Serene – MC (background & reindeer head), Sensitive – CC1 (background to reindeer head) and Healer – CC2 (trees).  Choose from any of the colourways as shown above.

Please note: If you prefer a different colour combination, please select ‘Choose Your Own’ and add your colour combination to the ‘Order Notes’ section during checkout.

Size:

1 [2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9]

Finished measurements

Garment chest circumference (at underarm): 82 [92: 102: 112: 122: 132: 142 152: 162] cm (33 [37: 41: 45: 49: 53: 57: 61: 65] in)

Length from underarm to hem: 25 [25: 25: 26.5: 26.5: 26.5: 27.5: 27.5: 27.5] cm 10 [10: 10: 10.75: 10.75: 10.75: 11: 11: 11] in)

Recommended ease:

Designed with 5 – 10 cm (2 – 4 in) of positive ease at chest circumference.

The finished chest measurements stated above are the measurements of the finished garment, so to get the best fit, take one of your favourite sweaters, compare measurements, and knit the size that’s the closest match.

You will also need:

• 3.5mm (US 4) 80 cm (32 in) circular needle (or size to obtain gauge)
• 4mm (US 6) 80 cm (32 in) circular needle (or size to obtain gauge)
• 3.5mm (US 4) circular needle or double-pointed needles for working a small circumference in the round
• 4m (US 6) circular needle or double-pointed needles for working a small circumference in the round
• Stitch markers
• Darning needle

Notes:

You can also purchase items in this kit separately: Rockin’ Reindeer, Richard Sweater knitting pattern, Lore yarn and Project Bag from The Fibre Co.