Wildflower for Babies, Kids, and Teens

The Wildflower KAL begins on March 1, 2024.  Check out the Wildflower yarn kits from Mystery Mouse Yarn Co. and the Wildflower Project Bags from Delightful Works.

You can participate in the KAL on Instagram, using #knitwildflower and you can also join the Telegram Group. Once your project is finished, enter your contact info and FO picture for prizes.

A smaller version of the wildly popular Wildflower T! Sized to fit from infants all the way through teens.

Wildflower is a top-down, stranded colorwork T-shirt that is worked in the round. The sample above is worked in 5 colors of fingering-weight yarn from Mystery Mouse Yarn Co. I made size 6.

On the adult sweater, I used Size 3 US/3.25 mm needles, but to get the same gauge on the smaller sweaters, I had to use Size 4 US/3.5 mm. My gauge gets tighter working smaller circumferences in the round. Use the size that you need to get gauge.

Please feel free to make this your own! I specify 3-5 colors in the materials list, but you can use more colors if you choose. Wildflower is the perfect vehicle for using your mini skeins.

Gather up some contrasting but complementary minis and your favorite background color and knit yourself a Wildflower!

Share your creation using #knitwildflower

Skill Level Intermediate

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Newborn (6-9 mo, 12-24 mo, 2T-3T, 4-5, 6-8, 10, 12, 14, 16)

Finished Sizes
Bust 16.75 (19.25, 21, 21.75, 24.25, 28.75, 31.25, 32.75, 33.25, 34.75) in/42.5 (49, 53.5, 55, 61.5, 73, 79.5, 83, 84.5, 88.5) cm

Length 9 (9.5, 9.75, 10.75, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 21) in/23 (24, 25, 27.5, 33, 38, 43, 48.5, 53.5, 53.5) cm

Materials
3-5 colors fingering-weight yarn. 45 (50, 60, 70, 90, 110, 150, 170, 190, 195) g total weight.

5 yds/4.5 m waste yarn.

Size 3 US/3.25 mm or Size 4 US/3.5 mm 16-in/40-cm circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge.
Size 3 US/3.25 mm or Size 4 US/3.5 mm 32-in/80-cm circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge.
Size D US/3.25 mm crochet hook for provisional cast on.

Stitch markers.
Tapestry needle.

Gauge
24 sts and 28 rows = 4 inches/10 cm in stockinette stitch