Rubina by Sabine Riefler

Spring is a wonderful season, nature awakens after the long winter, the world around us changes from grey and white to colorful again. The days can be very warm, while late afternoons and evenings may still be a bit chilly. This shirt is an ideal companion for spring days, the strong red brightens up every day, and the shirt can be worn alone on warm days or over a long-sleeved shirt on colder days. My daughter loves knitted shirts and cannot have enough of them. Fortunately, they knit up quickly.

This shirt is worked in the round up to the armholes with a small cable-bobble pattern in the front. It is then divided and sleeves are knitted on at once. Shoulder and arm sleeves are closed by a three-needle-bind-off, so only a minimal sewing has to be done. The edging is a neat crochet edging, however, if you are not familiar with crocheting an alternative knit edging is given.

Sizes

4 (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) years

Shown in size 10.

Yarn

Hjerte Garn Blend bamboo, (70% bamboo, 30% cotton, 164 yd [150 metres] / 50g ball): Color 4501, 3 (3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5) balls. (www.hjertegarn.dk)

Needles

US #2: 24” circular
US #3: 24” circular
1 crochet hook size C/3

Gauge

24 sts and 36 rows = 4” in St st using larger needle

Notions

2 markers; tapestry needle