Spooky Buddies Halloween Sweater

 

Hi everyone, it's been a while! Another year, and another spooky Halloween sweater. Last year, I made a ghost patterned one with a matching hat for my niece to wear, but she’s since outgrown them. So this year I decided to make her a new set, choosing a new motif of cats and spiders that she adores! The colors this year are very autumn-y and warm, but you can easily recreate the look with a darker palette or any other combination of your choosing. This kids sweater comes in a range of sizes (5 to 12 years old), so you can make a matching set for all your trick-or-treaters!

I've made a matching hat that I will be sharing soon. Check out below all my other Halloween themed designs, including sweaters, hats and bags, some knitted and some crocheted. Have a nice knitting day!

Overview:

• Skill level: Intermediate.
• Instructions style: written pattern + charts.
• Sizes: this kids sweater is available in four sizes for ages 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, and 11-12 years old (see detailed measurements below). 

Click here to view the matching hat: Spooky Buddies Spider Hat (available soon).

Halloween Ghost Sweater	Candy Corn Sweater (Adult Size)
Halloween Ghost Hat	Trick or Treat Pumpkin Bag
Jack-o'-lantern Halloween Hat	Ghost Party Halloween Hat
Candy Corn Sweater

 

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Materials:

• Suggested yarn: PoloSu Softly Lux, (100% premium anti-pilling acrylic, 3.5 oz (100 g), 274 yards (250 m), in the following colors and quantities: cream 402 (2 skeins), brick color 440 (1 skein) and black 435 (1 skein).
• Circular knitting needles, 16" (40 cm) long, sizes US 4 (3.5 mm) and US 7 (4.5 mm).
• Circular knitting needles, 24" (60 cm) long, size US 7 (4.5 mm). 
• Double pointed knitting needles (DPNs) sets, size US 7 (4.5 mm).
• Ring stitch markers.
• Regular stitch markers.
• Tapestry needle.

Sizes and measurements:

Size	Chest-bust measurements	Height measurements
5-6 years old	23"- 24" (58.5- 61 cm)	43.5"- 46" (110- 116 cm)
7-8 years old	24.5"- 25.5" (62.5- 65 cm)	48"- 50.5" (122- 128 cm)
9-10 years old	26"- 27" (66- 68.5 cm)	53"- 55" (134- 139 cm)
11-12 years old	28"- 29" (71-74 cm)	56"- 59" (141- 150 cm)

Yardage: 

• Size 5-6: 560- 570 yards (510- 520 m), approx.
• Size 7-8: 635- 645 yards (580- 590 m), approx. 
• Size 9-10: 710- 720 yards (650- 660 m), approx.
• Size 11-12: 788- 798 yards (720- 730 m), approx.

 

 

Gauge: 22 sts and 28 rounds = 4" x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in stockinette stitch and US 7 (4.5 mm) needles.

 

Knitting terms:

• st: stitch.
• sts: stitches.
• k: knit.
• p: purl.
• k2tog: knit 2 sts together.
• ssk: slip, slip, knit the 2 sts together through back loops.
• stm: stitch marker.

Instructions: 

Neck:

With brick color and 16" (40 cm), size US 4 (3.5 mm) circular knitting needles, cast on 80 (84, 90, 92) sts, join in round. Put a ring stm at the beginning of rounds. Purl one round then work as follows:

Rib round: k 1, p 1 to end.

Work rib round 6 more times. Change to 16" (40 cm), size US 7 (4.5 mm) circular knitting needles when purling the next round.

Yoke:

First increase round: knit all sts, increasing 20 (24, 26, 28) sts evenly spaced. [100 (108, 116, 120) sts]. Bind cream and black yarn and knit Pattern 1 Chart. cut the cream yarn. Change to 24" (60 cm), size US 7 (4.5 mm) circular knitting needles.

Second increase round: knit all sts, increasing 28 (36, 34, 40) sts evenly spaced. [128 (144, 150, 160) sts]. Work Spider Pattern Chart. 

Third increase round: knit one round increasing 32 (36, 38, 40) sts evenly spaced. [160 (180, 188 , 200) sts]. Knit 1 (1, 2, 2) rounds, and with brick color, cream, and black yarn, work Pattern 2 Chart. Cut brick color and black yarn. With cream yarn knit 1 (1, 2, 2) rounds. Keep on knitting with cream yarn.

Fourth increase round: knit all sts, increasing 28 (28, 32, 32) sts evenly spaced. [188 (208, 220, 232) sts]. Knit 4 (5, 5, 7) rounds.

Fifth increase round: knit all sts, increasing 32 (30, 32, 32) sts evenly spaced. [220 (238, 252, 264) sts]. Knit 6 (7, 8, 10) rounds. 

Dividing round: 

From the ring stitch marker, k 32 (36, 37, 40) sts for half back, *place the next 46 (48, 52, 52) sts on a piece of yarn for the sleeve. Cast on 8 sts for the underarm*, knit 64 (72, 74, 80) sts for front and repeat between ** one more time. Knit the last 32 (36, 37, 40) sts for half back to the end of round. Body total [144 (160, 164 , 176) sts]. Body and sleeves are finished separately. Put a regular stm at the middle of the back, where the body piece is now measured from here.

Body:

With cream yarn, keep on knitting in rounds until the body measures 3.5" (4.7", 5.5", 6") [9 (12, 14, 15) cm] from the dividing round. Bind brick color and black yarn, and work Pattern 3 Chart. Cut cream yarn.

With brick color yarn, knit one round, increasing one st for size 7-8, and four sts for Size 9-10 [144 (161, 168, 176) sts] 

Work the Cat Pattern Chart using the brick color and black yarn. Cut black yarn.

Note: with brick color yarn, knit one round decreasing one st for size 7-8 only (160 sts), then repeat rib round thirteen times. Bind off all sts.

Sleeve: 

Slip the 46 (48, 52, 52) sts into US 7 (4.5 mm) double pointed knitting needles, or 16" (40 cm), size US 7 (4.5 mm) circular knitting needles (as you prefer). Join cream yarn and pick up one st out of each of the body underarm 8 sts. [54 (56, 60, 60) sts]. Put a ring stm in the middle of the picked up 8 sts to start knitting the sleeve. The sleeve is now measured from here.

Sleeve Shaping: 

*Knit 6 (6, 8, 8) rounds.

Decreasing round: k2tog, k to last 2 sts, ssk.*

Repeat between ** four (three, three, three) more times. [44 (48, 52, 52) sts]

Knit until sleeve measures 9" (10.6", 11.8", 13") [23 (27, 30, 52) cm]. With cream, black, and brick color yarn, work Pattern 3 Chart. Cut cream and black yarn, knit 7 rounds, then work the rib round thirteen times. Bind off all stitches.

Work the other sleeve in the same way. Weave in loose ends.

 

Lastly, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or find something confusing in the pattern.

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