Sirdar Go Home E Tee Top Knitting Pattern

Sirdar Go Home E Tee - Knitted Children's Top

What Is Being Made

The Sirdar Go Home E Tee (Design No. 2595) is an intermediate-level knitted sweater designed for children ages 3 to 7 years. This short-sleeved top features a charming vintage-inspired aesthetic with contemporary styling, created as part of the Sirdar Snuggly Replay collection. The design celebrates nostalgic childhood fashion through modern color combinations and playful construction, making it an everyday garment perfect for active wear.

Techniques and Stitches Used

This knitting pattern employs the Diamond Drop Stitch Pattern as its signature textural element, creating visual interest and a lightweight fabric suitable for children's wear. The intermediate difficulty level indicates that knitters should be comfortable with basic shaping, color changes, and stitch pattern work. The construction uses standard knitting techniques appropriate for a fitted children's garment with set-in sleeves.

Materials and Yarn Specifications

The Sirdar Go Home E Tee is designed to be worked in Sirdar Snuggly Replay Double Knitting (DK) yarn, a cotton-blend fiber specifically formulated for children's garments. The yarn features soft, marled shades that evoke vintage charm while remaining modern and versatile. The pattern calls for two coordinating colors:

• Yarn A: Shade 127 Currant Fun (primary color) - 3 to 4 balls depending on size
• Yarn B: Shade 101 Milkshake Break (contrast color) - 1 ball for all sizes

Each ball contains 50 grams of yarn. The Double Knitting weight provides a fabric gauge of 24 stitches and 30 rows over 10 centimeters (4 inches) when working the Diamond Drop Stitch Pattern, ensuring a comfortable, breathable garment appropriate for everyday adventures.

Size Range and Finished Measurements

This pattern is graded across five children's sizes with the following finished chest measurements:

• Age 3 years: 59 cm (23¼ inches) chest width
• Age 4 years: 61 cm (24 inches) chest width
• Age 5 years: 64 cm (25¼ inches) chest width
• Age 6 years: 66 cm (26 inches) chest width
• Age 7 years: 69 cm (27¼ inches) chest width

Full length ranges from 38 to 46 centimeters (15 to 18 inches), with consistent short sleeves measuring 6 centimeters (2½ inches) in length across all sizes. The pattern includes detailed schematic measurements to ensure proper fit for growing children.

Yarn Quality and Fiber Content

Sirdar Snuggly Replay is engineered specifically for children's knitwear, combining comfort with practicality. The cotton-blend composition creates a lightweight, breathable fabric that remains soft through repeated washing—essential for everyday children's clothing. The marled color palette, featuring shades such as Currant Fun, Blast-Off Blue, Orange Squashed, and Good As Gold, provides nostalgic appeal while maintaining contemporary style. Sirdar, established in West Yorkshire in 1880, brings generations of hand knitting expertise to this collection, with rigorous testing ensuring the yarn is gentle on sensitive skin.

Pattern Support and Design Heritage

This downloadable PDF pattern is part of Sirdar's commitment to quality assurance, with all patterns triple-checked to guarantee success for knitters. The Snuggly Replay collection represents a collaboration between Sirdar's design team and their customers' childhood memories, translating vintage fashion nostalgia into contemporary knitwear for a new generation of children.