Remember that the amount of yarn you need depends on the size of the sweater you’ll be working on. So start by choosing the size. Measure a jumper which fits the person that will be wearing the Christmas jumper and then compare these measurements to the measurement charts below to choose your size.

Once you have chosen your size, scroll down to find the materials you’ll need.

See how to read a size chart here

SIZES:
By age: 2 - 3/4 - 5/6 - 7/8 - 9/10 - 11/12 - 13/14 years
Size by height in cm: 92 - 98/104 - 110/116 - 122/128 - 134/140 - 146/152 - 158/164

Have you chosen the size you’ll be knitting? Then continue to find information about the yarn and needles you'll need.

Yarn

We'll be knitting the jumper in DROPS Karisma but you can easily switch the yarn for another quality from Yarn Group B.

DROPS Daisy, DROPS Lima and DROPS Merino Extra Fine are specially suited as you can use the same yarn amounts indicated for DROPS Karisma.

Want to use a different yarn? Then use our yarn calculator to work out the amount you need if you want to use a different quality.

SIZES:
By age: 2 - 3/4 - 5/6 - 7/8 - 9/10 - 11/12 - 13/14 years
Size by height in cm: 92 - 98/104 - 110/116 - 122/128 - 134/140 - 146/152 - 158/164

DROPS KARISMA from Garnstudio (belongs to Yarn Group B)
250-250-300-350-400-450-500 g colour 85, light beige
50-50- 50-50-50-50-50 g colour 45, light olive
50-50-50-50-50-50-50 g colour 48, wine red
50-50-50-50-50-50-50 g colour 55, light beige brown
50-50-50-50-50-50-50 g colour 87, moss green

Order DROPS Karisma here

Needles

NEEDLES FOR SIZES 2 - 3/4 - 5/6 - 7/8 years:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4 MM: Length 40 cm and 60 cm
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 3 MM: Length 40 cm and 60 cm
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 4 MM
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 3 MM

NEEDLES FOR SIZES 9/10 – 11/12 – 13/14 years:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4 MM: Length 40 cm and 80 cm
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 3 MM: Length 40 cm and 80 cm
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 4 MM
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 3 MM

The knitting tension in this pattern is 21 stitches in width and 28 rows in height with stocking stitch = 10 x 10 cm.

Remember the needle size is just a recommendation. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller needle size.