Girl's Seed Stitch Bolero

Materials:

• RED HEART® “Super Saver®”: 1 (1, 2, 2) skeins 358 Lavender A
• RED HEART® “Pomp-a-Doodle™”: 1 ball 9960 African Violet B
• Knitting Needles: 6 mm [US 10]
• Circular Knitting Needles: 6 mm [US 10] 24” long
• Yarn needle

GAUGE: 14 sts = 4”; 26 rows = 4” in Seed stitch.

CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain the gauge.

Finished Bust: 24 (27½, 29½, 32)”
Finished Length: 10 (11, 12, 13½)”

Directions are for size 2 years; changes for sizes 4, 6 and 8 years are in parentheses.

Seed Stitch
Row 1 (right side): * K1, p1; repeat from * across.
Row 2: * P1, k1; repeat from * across.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 for Seed stitch pattern.

BOLERO

Back
With knitting needles and A, cast on 36 (40, 44, 48) sts.
Begin Seed stitch, and work 4 rows even.

Shape Waist: Inc 1 st at beginning and end of next row, then every 4th (6th, 6th, 8th) row 3 times–44 (48, 52, 56) sts. Work even until piece measures 4 (4½, 5, 6)” from beginning, ending with a wrong side row.

Shape Armholes
Bind off 3 (4, 5, 6) sts at beginning of next 2 rows–38 (40, 42, 44) sts. Dec 1 st each side every other row 3 times–32 (34, 36, 38) sts.

Work even until piece measures 9 (10, 11, 12½)” from beginning, ending with a wrong side row.

Shape Shoulders
Bind off 3 (3, 3, 4) sts at beginning of next 2 rows, then bind off 3 (4, 4, 4) sts at beginning of next 2 rows. Bind off remaining 20 (20, 22, 22) sts.

FRONTS (make 2)
Mark first front as Left Front. Turn second front over to reverse side for Right Front.

With knitting needles and A, cast on 12 (14, 16, 18) sts. Begin Seed st, and work 2 rows even.

Read through instructions once before beginning shaping.

Shape Front Edge and Waist
Inc 1 st at end of next row for front edge, then every other row at same edge 5 times AND AT THE SAME TIME, when piece measures same as Back to beginning of waist shaping, ending with a wrong side row, Shape Waist as follows: inc 1 st at beginning of next row, then every 4th (6th, 6th, 8th) row 3 times–22 (24, 26, 28) sts. Work even until piece measures 4 (4½, 5, 6)” from beginning, ending with a wrong side row.

Shape Armhole and Neck
Bind off 3 (4, 5, 6) sts at beginning of next row for armhole, then dec 1 st at armhole edge every other row 3 times, AND AT THE SAME TIME, dec 1 st at neck edge every third row 10 (10, 11, 11) times–6 (7, 7, 8) sts.

Work even until piece measures same as Back to shoulder shaping, ending with a wrong side row.

Shape Shoulders
Bind off 3 (3, 3, 4) sts at shoulder edge once, then bind off remaining 3 (4, 4, 4) sts at shoulder edge.

SLEEVES (make 2)
With knitting needles and A, cast on 26 (30, 34, 38) sts.
Begin Seed st, and work 5 (7, 9, 13) rows even.

Shape Sleeve Cap
Bind off 3 (4, 5, 6) sts at beginning of next 2 rows–20 (22, 24, 26) sts. Dec 1 st each side next row, then every other row 1 (2, 2, 2) times, then every fourth row 3 (3, 4, 5) times–10 sts. Bind off 3 sts at beginning of next 2 rows.
Bind off remaining 4 sts.

FINISHING

NOTE: Hold pieces upside down to work edgings. Use cord between pompoms to form stitches. Do not pull pompoms through stitches.

Pomp-a-Doodle Edgings
Back
With knitting needles, B and right side facing, pick up and k31 (34, 38, 41) sts across bottom edge of Back. Bind off loosely on next row.

Sew shoulders seams.

Front and Back Neck
With circular needles, B and right side facing, pickup and k11 (12, 14, 16) sts across bottom edge of right front, 17 (18, 20, 23) sts up right front edge, 16 (18, 21, 24) sts up neck edge to shoulder, 16 (16, 18, 18) sts across right side of back neck edge, 16 (18, 21, 24) sts down left front neck edge, 17 (18, 20, 23) sts down left front edge, and 11 (12, 14, 16) sts across bottom edge of left front–104 (112, 128, 144) sts. Bind off loosely on next row.

Sleeves
With knitting needles, B and right side facing, pick up and k23 (26, 29, 33) sts across bottom edge of sleeve. Bind off loosely on next row.

Set in sleeves. Sew side and sleeve seams. Weave in yarn ends. Pull any pompoms to right side of work as necessary.