How to Knit a Miniature Sweater

Tiny sweaters are a great gift for any little girls Barbie doll collection. Made by hand makes them even more special. These miniature sweaters also make great key chains or ornaments. Follow these simple steps and you will have a great gift in no time.

Things You'll Need

• Left over yarn
• Size 3 needles
• Scissors

Instructions

Miniature Sweaters

1. Cast on 14 stitches then join in the round and knit your preferred edging for 5 rounds. The light pink sweater was done with seed stitch and the other sweater used K1, P1 ribbing.After finishing your neck edging, you start increasing to form the body of your sweater.

2. Knit Round 1: KF&B twice, place a marker, KF&B, K3, KF&B, place a marker, KF&B of next 2 stitches, place a marker, KF&B, K3, KF&B. By the end of the round, you should have increased 8 stitches and have a total of 22 stitches on your needles.Begin Round 2: KnitRound 3: KF&B, K2, KF&B, move marker, KF&B, K5, KF&B, move marker, KF&B, K2, KF&B, move marker, KF&B, K5, KF&B (30 stitches).Round 4: Knit

3. Round 5: KF&B, K4, KF&B, move marker, KF&B, K7, KF&B, move marker, KF&B, K4, KF&B, move marker, KF&B, K7, KF&B (38 stitches).Round 6: KnitRound 7: KF&B, K6, KF&B, move marker, KF&B, K9, KF&B, move marker, KF&B, K6, KF&B, move marker, KF&B, K9, KF&B (46 stitches).

4. Separate the sleeves from the body or continue increasing until the top of the sweater is the size you want it to be. Separate the sleeves from the body, knit 10 stitches and put them on a stitch holder (this is one sleeve), remove marker, knit 13 stitches, knit 10 stitches and put them on a stitch holder (this is the second sleeve), remove marker, knit 13 stitches. You should have 26 stitches on your needles, which forms the body of the sweater.

5. Making the sleeves move the 10 stitches that you put on a holder to your double pointed needles. Pick up 1 stitch and knit the stitches till you get to the end of your row. Pick up another stitch. Continue knitting in the round until the sleeve measures at least 1 ½ inches. Knit ½” of chosen edging and bind off. If want your sleeves to roll, continue knitting until the sleeve measures 2”. Bind off.Repeat for the second sleeve.Weave in ends.

Tips & Warnings

• K = Knit

• P = Purl

• KF&B = Knit through front and back