Okay, Manni is a little bit cheeky. Out of his safe hide-out he sometimes dares to poke his tongue out grinning at his counterpart. But who would complain? In all his exuberance he is always friendly and has a very engaged personality.

The sweater is designed in a simple cut and has a big pocket on the front part. Of course, the motif in this pattern can be knitted. However, those who prefer to embroider the smaller areas of color with the duplicate stitch, can have a look to my video. Here I explain the technique of duplicate stitch and stem stitch for the outlines (in a separate video). The words are German, but the technique is understandable for all languages. Both are available here.

Sizes:Pattern contains construction notes for sizes 0 - 3 months, 3 - 6 months, 6 - 12 months, 12 - 18 months, 18 - 24
months and 2 T - 3 T

Bust circumferences of sweater: 18”/20”/23”/25.5”/27.5”/29” (= 46/51/58/65/70/74 cm)

Gauge: 23 sts and 34 rows = 4” x 4” (10 x 10 cm)

Materials:

Drops „Baby Merino” (100% merino wool, yardage 191 yds/50 g); 50/50/100/150/150/200 g off white (# 02), 50/50/50/100/100/100 g light sky blue (# 24), each 50 g brown (# 18) and beige (# 17), some waste yarn of light beige (# 23), red (# 16), light pink (# 05), black (# 21) and white (# 01)

US 2 (3 mm) circular or straight needles (or any size to obtain gauge)

1 small button, 11 mm Ø (only for small sizes up to 12 - 18 months)

1 embroidery needle (if you like to embroider the motif)

1 small push-button, 9 mm Ø

1 stitch holder