Snow Day Nordic Sweater Knitting Pattern (Kids Raglan, Sizes 2–10)

Snow Day Nordic Sweater is a cozy children’s raglan pullover featuring a classic Nordic-style colorwork motif and an easy, comfortable fit.

This pattern is worked flat in pieces and seamed, with clear shaping instructions and a simple chart repeat that’s worked edge to edge across the row.

It’s a warm, timeless sweater that’s perfect for winter days, holiday outings, and everyday wear.

This listing is for a digital PDF knitting pattern (not a finished sweater).

The pattern includes sizes 2–10, materials and gauge information, abbreviations, full written instructions, a colorwork chart with a color key, and helpful tips for reading the chart worked flat and managing floats.

You can customize colors and adjust sleeve/body length to make it your own.

This pattern is written in English only.

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What’s included

• Printable PDF pattern (instant digital download)
• Sizes 2–10 included
• Stranded colorwork chart + color key
• Notes on chart repeats, shaping, and floats
• Clear finishing and neckband instructions

• MATERIALS NEEDED

Yarn 

Yarn: Alize Lanagold Classic (worsted/aran-style wool–acrylic blend) or similar.

Each 100 g ball = approx 240 m / 262 yds.

• Color A (Grey): ribbing (hem, cuffs, neck) and chart
• Color B (White)
• Color C (Red)

Because this is a stranded knit sweater in three colors, exact usage will vary a little, but these are good approximate totals (all colours combined):

• Size 2 (1–2 yrs): ~700 yds / 640 m total / ≈ 3 × 100 g balls
• Size 4 (3–4 yrs): ~800 yds / 730 m total / ≈ 4 × 100 g balls
• Size 6 (5–6 yrs): ~900 yds / 820 m total / ≈ 4 × 100 g balls
• Size 8 (7–8 yrs): ~950 yds / 870 m total / ≈ 4 × 100 g balls
• Size 10 (9–10 yrs): ~1,075 yds / 980 m total / ≈ 5 × 100 g balls

Yardage will vary by size and knitter, but the estimates above are generous and include a bit of extra yarn for swatching and tension differences.

Needles

• 6 mm (US 10) needles for working flat
• 6 mm (US 10) circular needle for the neckband

• SKILLS

Confident beginner / easy–intermediate

You should be comfortable with:

• Casting on and binding off
• Knit and purl stitches
• Working in 1×1 rib
• Simple increases (kfb) and decreases (ssk, k2tog)
• Seaming pieces together (mattress stitch)
• Colorwork is charted and beginner-friendly

• SIZING

Written in US child sizes: 2 (4, 6, 8, 10)

Approx age:

• Size 2 → 1–2 years
• Size 4 → 3–4 years
• Size 6 → 5–6 years
• Size 8 → 7–8 years
• Size 10 → 9–10 years

• SELLING FINISHED ITEMS

Small-batch sales of finished pieces made from this pattern are permitted, but the seller must use their own photographs and credit Handy Little Me as the designer.

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