The Junior Wartime Farm Sleeveless Pullover is perfect for the little ones in your life. It is a mini version of the ever-popular Wartime Farm Sleeveless Pullover which appeared on the BBC TV programme The Wartime Farm. This delightful little garment is knitted in the round from the bottom up in all-over stranded colourwork (also known as Fair Isle knitting) up to the underarm. Two options are then provided – the first with instructions to knit the upper body flat in two section: separated into front and back sections which are worked back and forth and a second option to knit the upper body in one piece in the round: with steeks added to armholes and front V-neck.

The Junior Wartime Farm Sleeveless Pullover is knitted using Susan Crawford Excelana North fingering weight a soft, fingering weight 100% British wool, spun for us in nearby Yorkshire and hand-dyed at our Lake District studio.

The sample shown in photographs is the first size, to fit 3–4 years 58½cm (23in) chest.

The pattern includes instructions to fit ages from 3 to 8 years of age and contains both clear written pattern directions, together with charted instructions for the all-over colourwork pattern plus a comprehensive schematic diagram and sizing chart.

Yarn kits are available at Susan Crawford Vintage.

Yarn
Susan Crawford Excelana North fingering weight, 100% British wool, 75% Cheviot, 25% Bluefaced Leicester (159m / 174yds per 50g skein approx)
2 (2, 3) skeins, shade Saharan Sand
1 skein shade Cornflower Blue
1 skein shade Powdered Egg
1 skein shade Persian Grey
1 skein shade Nile Green
1 skein shade Ruby Red

Gauge
30 sts and 31 rows = 10cm (4in) measured over stranded colourwork in the round, after blocking. We obtained this gauge using 3mm needles.

Suggested needles
Small Needles : 2.25mm (US 1) circular needle, 60cm in length
2.25mm (US 1) circular needle, 40cm in length OR set of DPNs
Large Needles: 3mm (US 2–3) circular needle, 60cm in length

Notions
Waste yarn
Stitch markers

Techniques
Stranded Colourwork
Following a chart
Knitting in the round
Working a steek
Cutting steeks
Blocking