Buttercup is cold. This is one of those things that probably isn’t true – she’s made of fluff and lives in Georgia – but it feels true. Another thing that feels that true, is that if I love her I should knit her a sweater for Christmas.

Size: Teeny! Buttercup weighs three pounds

Materials:

Needles: US size 6 and US size 8

Yarn: Knit Picks Shine Worsted in Serrano, 2 skeins (150 yards / 3.53 ounces)

Gauge:

10 stitches and 12 rows = 2 inches in ST (size 8 needles)

Back

CO 50 with size 6 needles.

Rows 1-6: K in 1×1 rib

Switch to size 8 needles

Row 7: K4, p5, k4, p10, k4, p10, k4, p5, k4

Row 8: K9, p4, k10, p4, k10, p4, k9

Row 9: K4, p5, k4, p9, sl1, h2b, k2, k1 off CN, sl2 onto CN, h2f, k1, k2 off CN, p9, k4, p5, k4

Row 10: K9, p4, k9, p2, k2, p2, k9, p4, k9

Row 11: K4, p5, sl2 onto CN, h2b, k2, k2 off cn, p8, sl1 onto CN, h2b, k2, k1 off cn, k2, sl2 onto cn, h2f, k1, k2 off cn, p8, sl2 onto cn, h2f, k2, k2 off cn, p5, k4

Row 12: K9, p4, k8, p2, k4, p2, k8, p4, k9

Row 13: K4, p5, k4, p7, sl1 onto CN, h2b, k2, k1 off cn, k4, sl2 onto cn, h2f, k1, k2 off cn, p7, k4, p5, k4

Row 14: k9, p4, k7, p2, k6, p2, k7, p4, k9

Row 15: K4, p5, sl2 onto CN, h2b, k2, k2 off cn, p6, sl1 onto CN, h2b, k2, k1 off cn, k6, sl2 onto cn, h2f, k1, k2 off cn, p6, sl2 onto cn, h2f, k2, k2 off cn, p5, k4

Row 16 and 22: k9, p4, k6, p2, k8, p2, k6, p4, k9

Row 17: K4, p5, k4, p5, sl1 onto CN, h2b, k2, k1 off cn, k8, sl2 onto cn, h2f, k1, k2 off cn, p5, k4, p5, k4

Rows 18 and 20: k9, p4, k5, p2, k10, p2, k5, p4, k9

Row 19: K4, p5, sl2 onto CN, h2b, k2, k2 off cn, p5, k14, p5, sl2 onto cn, h2f, k2, k2 off cn, p5, k4

Row 21: K4, p5, k4, p4, sl2 onto cn, h2f, p1, k2 off cn, k8, sl 1 onto cn, h2b, k2, p6, k4, p5, k4

Row 23: K4, p5, sl2 onto CN, h2b, k2, k2 off cn, p6, sl 2 onto cn, h2f, p1, k2 off cn, k6, sl 1 onto cn, h2b, k2, p1 off cn, p6, sl2 onto cn, h2f, k2, k2 off cn, p5, k4

Row 24: K9, p4, k7, p2, k6, p2, k7, p4, k9

Row 25: Kf&b, k3, p5, k4, p7, sl 2 onto cn, h2f, k2 off cn, k4, sl 1 onto cn, h2b, k2, p1 off cn, p7, k4, p5, k3, kf&b

Row 26: k10, p4, k8, p2, k4, p2, k8, p4, k10

Row 27: Kf&b, k4, p5, sl2 onto CN, h2b, k2, k2 off cn, p8, sl2 onto cn, h2f, p1, k2 off cn, k2, sl1 onto cn, h2b, k2, p1 off cn, p8, sl2 onto cn, h2f, k2, k2 off cn, p5, k4, kf&b

Row 28: K11, p4, k9, p2, k2, p2, k9, p4, k11

Row 29: kf&b, k5, p5, k4, p9, sl2 onto cn, h2f, p1, k 2 off cn, sl1, h2b, k2, p1 off cn, p9, k4, p5, kf&b

Row 30: k12, p4, k10, p4, k10, p4, k12

Row 31: Kf&b, k6, p5, sl2 onto CN, h2b, k2, k2 off cn, p10, sl2 onto cn, h2f, k2, k2 off cn, p10, sl2 onto cn, h2f, k2, k2 off cn, p5, k6, kf&b

Row 32: K13, p4, k10, p4, k10, p4, k13

Row 33: Kf&b, k7, p5, k4, p9, sl1, h2b, k2, k1 off CN, sl2 onto CN, h2f, k1, k2 off CN, p9, k4, p5, k7, kf&b

Row 34: K14, p4, k9, p2, k2, p2, k9, p4, k14

Row 35: Kf&b, k8, p5, sl2 onto CN, h2b, k2, k2 off cn, p8, sl1 onto CN, h2b, k2, k1 off cn, k2, sl2 onto cn, h2f, k1, k2 off cn, p8, sl2 onto cn, h2f, k2, k2 off cn, p5, k8, kf&b

Row 36: K15, p4, k8, p2, k4, p2, k8, p4, k15

Row 37: Kf&b, k9, p5, k4, p7, sl1 onto CN, h2b, k2, k1 off cn, k4, sl2 onto cn, h2f, k1, k2 off cn, p7, k4, p5, k9, kf&b

Row 38: K16, p4, k7, p2, k6, p2, k7, p4, k16

Row 39: Kf&b, k10, p5, sl2 onto CN, h2b, k2, k2 off cn, p6, sl1 onto CN, h2b, k2, k1 off cn, k6, sl2 onto cn, h2f, k1, k2 off cn, p6, sl2 onto cn, h2f, k2, k2 off cn, p5, k10, kf&b

Row 40: K17, p4, k6, p2, k8, p2, k6, p4, k17

Row 41: Kf&b, k11, p5, k4, p5, sl1 onto CN, h2b, k2, k1 off cn, k8, sl2 onto cn, h2f, k1, k2 off cn, p5, k4, p5, k11, kf&b

Row 42: K18, p4, k5, p2, k10, p2, k5, p4, k18

Row 43: Kf&b, k12, p5, sl2 onto CN, h2b, k2, k2 off cn, p5, k14, p5, sl2 onto cn, h2f, k2, k2 off cn, p5, k12, kf&b

Row 44: K19, p4, k5, p2, k10, p2, k5, p4, k19

Row 45: K14, p5, sl2 onto cn, h2f, p1, k2 off cn, k8, sl1 onto cn, h2b, k2, p1 off cn, p5, k4, p5, k14

Row 46: K19, p4, k6, p2, k8, p2, k6, p4, k19,

Row 47: K8, sl 9 onto stitch holder, CO3 p-wise, p2, sl2 onto cn, k92, k2 off cn, p6, sl2 onto cn, p1, k2 off cn, k6, sl1 onto cn, h2b, k2, p1 off cn, p6, sl2 onto cn, h2f, k2, k2 off cn, p2, CO3 p-wise, k8

Row 48: K13, p4, k7, p2, k6, p2, k7, p4, k13

Row 49: K5, p2tog, p2, p2tog, p2, k4, p7, sl2, h2f, p1, k2 off cn, k4, sl1 onto CN, h2b, k2, p1 off cn, p7, k4, p2, p2tog, p2, p2tog, k4

Row 50: K11, p4, k8, p2, k4, p2, kk8, p4, k11

Row 51: k5, p2tog, p2tog, p2, sl2 onto cn, h2b, k2, k2 off cn p8, sl2 onto cn, h2f, p1, k2 off cn, k2, sl1 onto cn, h2f, k2, p1 off cn, p8, sl2 onto cn, h2f, k2, k2 off cn, p2, p2tog, p2tog, k5

Row 52: K9, p4, k9, p2, k2, p2, k9, p4,

Row 53: K5, p2tog, p2, k4, p9, sl2 onto cn, h2f, p1, k2 off cn, sl1 onto cn, h2b, k2, p1 off cn, p9, k4, p2, p2tog, k5

Row 54: K8, p4, k10, p4, k10, p4, k8

Switch to size 6 needles

K in 1×1 rib for 6 rows

Sleeves

Row 1: Pick up and purl 14 stitches along the armhole, pick up a purl 9 stitches from stitch holder

Row 2 (WS): Knit

Row 3: Purl

Repeat rows 2 and 3 5 times, ending on a knit rows

Switch to size 6 needles

Row 1-6: Knit in 1×1 rib

BO