Tiny Sweater Ornaments

These little sweaters are knit from the neck down in the round, then each sleeve is done on the round.

Yarn Required: About 10m of yarn, any weight. Drops Alpaca and Sisu are shown, made with 2.5mm needles.

Materials required: needle size suited for yarn used, double pointed; two small stitch holders or spare pieces of yarn in contrasting colour.

Neck and body: Cast on 12 sts and divide sts onto 4 dbl pt needles as so – 2,4,2,4 sts. Knit in the round for 3 rows, or longer if you want more of a turtleneck. Then begin inc for body by knitting into the front and back of the first and last sts on each needle, for a total of 8 sts. In between each row, knit without dec. It should go as follows after finishing the neck with 12 sts:

Next row: inc 8 sts = 20 sts

Next row: knit without dec.

Next row: inc 8 sts = 28 sts

Next row: knit without dec.

Next row: inc 8 sts = 36 sts

Next row: knit without dec.

Next row: inc 8 sts = 44 sts

Next row: knit without dec.

Place the stitches from the two needles with 10 sts on them on holders. They will be for the sleeves.

Join the two 12-stitch sides together to form the body (start stripes here if desired) and knit in the round for a total of 10 rows. Then k1 p1 for bottom ribbing for 3 rows. Cast off.

Sleeves: Pick up the 10 sts on one side with 3 dbl pt needles as so – 4,3,3 sts. Knit 3 rows in the round. Then dec one st on the needle with 4 sts to make 9 sts even across 3 needles, and knit 8 rows. Cast off. Repeat for other sleeve.

Sew in all loose ends. You can use the original cast-on thread on the neck to make a loop for hanging.