The Wonderful Wallaby!
One of my all time favorite patterns is The Wonderful Wallaby by Cottage Creations. While it’s true that the Wallaby is cozy and classic and the construction is beautifully engineered, the thing that makes this pattern my favorite is the charm and accessibility of the writing and illustrations.
You will be cheered through your Wallaby by encouraging tidbits like, “TREAT YOURSELF Take time to try on your Wonderful Wallaby, it feels so GOOD! Your Wallaby won’t mind if tried on with needles remaining in the yarn!” You will love the homey drawings of knitting kangaroos, like grandma kangaroo knitting her Wallaby from yarn stored in her pouch (I wish I had that!). The pattern is also clearly written, very explanatory and 100% mistake free.
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The Wonderful Wallaby is sized for toddlers age two all the way up to adult super size. My son, Bear, is only 13 months old, but he’s really tall, and I just couldn’t wait another year to knit him his own Wallaby. I love knowing that he’ll get lots of wear out of it.
Materials
- The Wonderful Wallaby Pattern (Please Note, the Wonderful Pattern is available to download on Ravelry)
- For this size I needed 3 skeins of Spud & Chloe’s Sweater yarn, 55% Superwash Wool, 45% Organic Cotton. This color is “Ice Cream”, knit at 4 1/2 stitches to the inch. (For yarn quantities for larger sizes and substitutions, please check the pattern.)
- 1 skein of Koigu’s Kersti Merino Crepe, 100 % Merino Wool. This color is #822.
- A US 8 (5 mm), 24-inch circular needle.
- A set of US 8 double-pointed needles.
- An extra pair of US 8 needles, either straight or any length circular. (These extra needles are for knitting the pocket.)
- 4 stitch holders (or scrap yarn).
- 4 stitch markers (or scrap yarn).
Shop our wonderful collection of light worsted/DK-weight yarn to find a suitable substitute for this project, and remember that it’s always a good idea to check your gauge before you cast on… Our All About Gauge Tutorial shows you how!
It’s great that Spud & Chloe’s Sweater yarn is machine washable and really soft, but mostly I love that the blend of wool and organic cotton truly makes this sweater year round. To add a little fun, I knit a stripe of multi-colored Kersti every fifth round. (By the way, the Kersti is also machine washable.) Adding this stripe does complicate the pattern in some places (like the pocket), so I wouldn’t recommend it if you are a beginner knitter, but otherwise I thought the challenge was totally worth it.
Another materials note: The pattern uses US 6 needles for the ribbed edges which really draws in the bottom hem and cuffs. I wanted Bear’s Wallaby to be a little looser fitting and so just used my #8’s for everything. Be sure to have a smaller 24 inch circular needle and double pointed’s on hand if you want to be a faithful follower of the directions.
The Wonderful Wallaby is such a perfect sweater that I’m going to make sure Bear is never without one. I hope I like his college colors! -Whitney
I would someday LOVE to knit a sweater (especially one that’s as cute as this one) but I’m afraid my hands and my patience can’t take it. Perhaps if I rent some good movies and have my girlfriends over that will do the trick!
You totally tickled my curiosity for this pattern with the descriptions of knitting kangaroos, and the adorable photos helped a bit too ; ) And since I’m currently on a toddler-sweater knitting craze, this might be just the thing for me! Thank you! : )
I have made the wallaby in an adult size for myself! It was my first sweater and I loved how it turned out. It’s a great pattern for anyone!
I definitely need to try this. Bear looks so cute in his comfy snuggly in his wonderful wallaby.
That was the very first sweater pattern I purchased and 4 years later I have not knit a single wallaby. I bet it would be great in the summer knit in cotton, thanks for the inspiration, off to find some cotton yarn!
bear … you rock the wallaby … happy days … kisses from gumby!!!
hermoso sweater….y hermoso ese nio!
Just stumbled on your blog…. super cute!!
Kim @ http://frostmeblog.blogspot.com
Love this! so simple and sweet
I love this! I especially like how casual and comfortable it is. Paired with some baby jeans – perfection!
This is a REALLY cute sweater! My 2 year old son has actually, on his own, requested for me to knit him a sweater! Ha! I’m thinking perhaps that will be a great Easter gift. And I love this pattern. Thanks!!! 🙂
Oh me, oh my! I just want to cuddle that little sweetie. And that sweater!! Beautiful, beautiful, B.E.A.Utiful!!
so cute. can you say a little more about how you added the stripes? What was the tricky part?
What a great style…love it!
Have a fabulous weekend! 🙂
~Kim
Is there a way to get this pattern as a downloadable file? I would really like to knit this cute hoodie, but I live in Germany and it’s not efficient to ship only one pattern.
Hi Leah,
This pattern is copyrighted and is only available in printed format.
We have a flat rate shipping option to Europe, you can check it out here:
https://www.purlsoho.com/purl/shop/shipping
This hoodie is adorable! Every time I look at this blog I want to start at least 2 new projects!! I will by this pattern as soon as I’m finished with my granny blanket. Thank you for always getting my creative juices going.
Your guy, Bear, gets cuter and cuter if that’s possible. Have seen this pattern over the years and never thought of trying it – now I think I might. Thank you for your continued inspiration!
Beautiful pattern, beautifully made. I hope someday if I keep practicing…
Really love the colors and the yarn choices!!
YAY Bear!!!!
fantastic i love to knit that looks so warm
Absolutely adorable pattern! And the choice of colors are great! What is the level of experience would you say is needed to do this one? Doesn’t look like there’s anything too complicated with the pattern…Beginner/intermediate? I’m sort of advanced beginner. I’d love to make this.
I have made 3 Wonderful Wallaby sweaters, and I LOVE them…!! ALL of Carol Anderson’s patterns, Cottage Creations, are UNFAILINGLY charming and sooooooo easy to work with…she holds our hands the whole way through! I put 2 buttons along the garter stitch placket to hold the sweater closed a bit for those chilly, windy days! This is my very favorite sweater pattern!
Wow this sweater is pretty sweet.
Love the pattern, and particularly the yarns you chose for it. I have to ask though, how did you handle weaving in the ends for all the single rows of colored yarn? I know I hate that part of things, but your sweater makes it look just tooooooo good. Any details? Perhaps a picture of the inside?
I made the W.Wallaby several years ago with some extra yarn. It’s sitting in a cedar chest for a kiddo that I hope to have some day! The smaller sizes are great stash-busters.
I’ve made two of these Wallaby’s and I absolutely love the pattern and my daughter will also always have one that fits! I never thought to do something like this, so very cute!! Lots of plans for the next one are popping into my head!!
I tried to order the pattern and it indicated that they are out of stock.
The sweater is adorable!!
Hi Marsha,
There will be more in stock soon. If you’d like us to let you know when they arrive, send us an email at the link below. We’ll let you know as soon as they’re available!
https://www.purlsoho.com/purl/contact
I have made almost every Whit’s Knits pattern or project. They are all great! This blog simply makes my life better. Thank you!
I’ve made seven of these so far for my grandson and he’s not even two yet! I love the pattern. Can’t say that I share your enthusiasm for the illustrations and chatty text, but that hardly matters. I’ve done one or two straight up and the rest are all modified in various ways.
Looks beautiful. What size did you make for Bear? I want to order, but need to make about a 3 or 4T for my tall man for next winter, and need to make sure I buy enough yarn.
I wanted to buy the pattern but it seems they’re all sold out. Where or how can I get it?
Hi, Can I use Blue Sky Worsted instead of Spud & Chloe, or would you recommend using Blue Sky Cotton instead?? Thanks
Hi Patrice,
You can use either of those yarns, however they are a little thicker than the pattern recommends so your sweater will turn out to be a little bit larger. It would be beautiful in either though!
I just made this for myself out of Paton’s merino tweed. I did rolled bottom and cuffs instead of ribbing. I love love love it! It’s super easy and knit up pretty fast. 2 words of advice: I made the sleeves first. This worked to a) check the gauge and b) satisfied my impatience because once I was ready to attach the sleeves they were already done! Also, I would knit the hood several inches more than the pattern suggests so it’s a little bit looser on my big old grownup head.
Love the Wallaby! Once I was able to figure out the lingo, I realized it was a fun and straight forward pattern. Great thing about the book is it provides for all sizes, children and adult. You can make one for every one in the family.
I’m having trouble understanding this Wallaby pattern. On page 8 they say to k 3 stiches past the marker and the put the preceeding 6 sts on a holder. So I remove them from the needles? Then I continue to k to the left side and repeat?Or do I leave the stiches on the needles to continue?. Help! I’m stuck at this point. I’m pretty much a beginning knitter and these chatty directions are really difficult to understand.
Hi Michele,
Yes you have it right, knit 3 stitches past the marker, then put the 6 preceeding sts on a holder (take these 6 off the needle and put your stitch marker away), then knit past the second marker and repeat.
This is a standard way to knit sweaters in the round and it can definitely be a little confusing the first time you do it, but once you have finished this sweater you’ll be ready to go on any circular pattern out there.
Good luck and please let us know if you have further questions!
I’d like to figure out how to place the stripes. Thanks for any advice you might have to offer!
Hi Purl! this is the cutest thing and I really want to knit it for my nephew, but I always have trouble because he lives in Florida. He’ll only need an outer layer for a few weeks if it’s too warm. I’m wondering if the Spud & Chloe Sweater makes this a fairly heavy garment, or if the cotton lightens it up enough that it’s okay for warmer climates. If it’s too heavy, is there a good substitute anybody knows off the top of their heads?
so cute! thanks!
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I am planning to make this sweater for my boyfriend and have ordered the pattern… He’s 27 but tall and lanky … how should I go about measuring him so it fits well and also so I order the right amount of Spud and Chloe? I’ve never knitted a sweater so will only be using one color yearn without the stripe – but am not sure how to adjust to determine the quantity needed to make it right!! – Love this, it’s going to be a Christmas present! … meant for under a ski jacket!
Thanks so much to my more experienced fellow knitters!
Hi Haley,
The finished sizes for the Wallaby are 4 inches bigger than actual chest measurements. For example, a chest size 40" would knit up to a finished size of 44" (a pretty roomy fit!).
To get the perfect size for your boyfriend, I would recommend taking a chest measurement of his favorite sweater, subtract 4 inches from that measurement, and follow the pattern size that is closest to this number. Buy the amount of yarn recommended for that size.
I hope this helps. Let us know if you have any further questions and good luck!
I have everything I need to get started on my son’s very own Wallaby, but I’m feeling indecisive about what size to choose. My son is only 10 months, but wears a 24m or 2T sized shirt. (He’s really quite big for his age.) Plus I’m not a speedy knitter. (Did I mention my crawling son?) Does anyone have measurements for the children’s sizes? Thanks!
Hi LIsa,
The Wallaby sizing is quite generous so you’d probably be okay with the size 2 that Whitney made here.
I am searching for this wallaby pattern. I saw a lady knitting one last weekend and can't live without it. Right now I'm knitting a sweater for my granddaughter, she's 2, that's got 2 seams, 5 colors, and easy. Thanks for sharing the photos of your adorable son. Hugs!
Hi Becky,
You can find the pattern at this link!
https://www.purlsoho.com/purl/products/item/309
I'm following up on some of the other posts – how did you knit the stripes? Can you share a picture of the inside?
I love the wallaby and I have been looking for a crochet wallaby pattern, can this be converted to crochet? Are there any patterns out there for the crochet wallaby?
I notice the stripes do not extend into the garter stitch placket. It looks wonderful! How did you do that?
I have knit several of these sweaters, and I have always knit the stockinette hood. The garter stitch hood on yours looks wonderful!
Hi Cynthia,
I remember that stopping the stripes short of the garter stitch placket (and pocket edges) was a little bit complicated. I worked with two balls of the main color and knit just as you would an intarsia pattern. I recall some moments of having to do a little improvisational knitting, but it sounds like you might have enough experience to go for it!
Thanks so much for your comments and question!
Whitney
Hi I was wondering about the stripes do you hold the yarn for the stripes double since it is such a smaller yarn then the Spud and Chole or is it ok just to knit it as normal on the size eight needles?
Thanks so much
Hi Nicole D,
No, you don't need to double the Kersti. True, it is a bit thinner than the Spud & Chloe, but since you're only knitting one round, you really don't notice!
Thanks for your question!
Whitney
This post inspired me to attempt the Wallaby, my first non-scarf project, and I've just finished it after many dedicated nights and YouTube videos. 🙂 I couldn't be more pleased with how it turned out, and of course, my two-year-old couldn't look more adorable in it. Thank you!
Hello! I came across this pattern in May and have been working on it off and on for my cousin's son. I'm loving it so far!
However, I have one question on the arm placement. I'm making the smallest size, 2T, using Blue Sky Worsted Cotton (in Nut) and the stripes in Manos Maxima (in Beehive). My gauge is a little off, 8 st/in as opposed to 9, but I'm working with it. The pattern calls for the arms to be placed 8" from the start of the work, which is, in my case, right after the pouch was fused. I'm worried that this will make the body short, so am going to knit at least one more inch and see where it lands, but wanted to see what you suggest. Thank you!
Hi Kari,
Sounds beautiful! There's really little harm that can come from adding an inch or two to the body length, and I'd rather a bit long than a bit short. I say, unless you can easily measure your cousin's son, go with your gut on this one!
Thanks so much for asking!
Whitney
I am on my eighth sweater now. I love making them. Although this is my first adult sweater. I have an request for another adult one as soon as I finish this one. My three grandchildren each have one or two. They are wonderful. As they grow out of their size, I pass it on to someone else's grandchildren. Guess I will be making them for a while.
Has anyone knitted this sweater with a zipper? If so, I would really appreciate a link with directions to do so! I have never knit a sweater with a zipper, but the boyfriend has requested it and I am excited to try.
Thank you!
I love the Wallaby, and the pattern. I knit a size 2 for my son, and am now working on the next size up for the fall. I have stalled out, though, b/c last time, I ended up with some quite large 'holes' under the arms where I picked up stitches. Is there a way to prevent this from happening? Or if there is a tutorial out there for this I would love to know. I don't have the pattern in front of me, so can't remember exactly what it is called, but I know I didn't love how it looked under the arms, and couldn't figure out how to darn/ fix after the fact. Any info you have is greatly appreciated.
Hi Sarah,
That is a classic problem! You're talking about grafting the underarm stitches together with the Kitchener Stitch and having two holes left on either side. I always make sure to leave long tails when I cut and join the yarn at the underarms and then use those tails to sew the holes closed (I sew in a sort of circular pattern around the hole and it closes up nicely, but this took a lot of experimenting to figure out!).
Something that occurs to me (that I've never done) is that, when you're knitting the sleeves onto the body, you could pick up stitches on either side of the underarm stitches to help fill in those gaps. It would disrupt your stitch count, of course, but that shouldn't be a big problem.
I hope all this helps! Please let us know if you have any other questions and thanks for this great one!
Whitney
Thank you for the advice Whitney. Yes, it is holes left from the grafting! I now feel brave enough to hook the sleeves on and finish off the project. I will let you know how it goes.
Actually I was wondering if the Blue Sky Worsted Cotton would work? I wanted to make this for my neice and I'm not sure how many skiens I would need in the Blue sky to make this – she is 2
Thank you!
HI Brooke,
Blue Sky's Worsted Cotton would be a great choice for the Wallaby! At 4 1/2 stitches to the inch it will be a bit dense, but cozy.
You will need 720 yards for size 2, which for the Worsted Cotton means 5 skeins.
Thanks so much for asking! I hope you enjoy knitting your Wallaby; it's so fun!
Whitney
How many grams were your skiens?
Hi Meg-
The Spud and Chloe "Sweater" yarn is 100 grams and the "Kersti" is 50 grams. But we recommend using the yardage and gauge as a guide if you are planning on substituting materials. All of the info for the yarn can be found by clicking on the links in the materials section.
Thank you!
Molly
I have made 14 Wallabys – I just love them! There is a new booklet from Cottage creations for a wallaby cardigan – it’s called Kyler”s Kardigan
Why do people post their creations and then you can never purchase or find out where to purchase them. Love this cute wallabye sweater can’t find
Pattern
Hi Elizabeth-
We do still carry this pattern, although it is sold out at them moment. The pattern is linked to within this post or you can see it here: https://www.purlsoho.com/purl/products/item/309
If you’d like to be emailed when it comes back in stock please drop us a line at [email protected]
Thank you!
Molly
Have a question, is there any videos or tutorials that shows you step by step on how to begin the pouch ?
I’m having a hard time trying to understand how to begin and am knitting the size 2.
Hi Debra-
We don’t have any tutorials or videos for this pattern but we are happy to try and help. What specifically are you having trouble with in the instructions?
Thanks for getting in touch!
Molly
When it says count 3 stitches in from each marker for the pouch, are you marking the 3rd stitch or the 4th? I’m also confused as to how you can pick up the last stitch (from where you originally feed the yarn in). When I do it, it just falls off the needle. Am I supposed to twist the yarn or something?
Am I picking it up correctly? If you thread the yarn in through the center of the stitch, then pick up through the center of the stitch when you get back to that end, what’s supposed to catch the yarn so you can make a proper stitch?
Thank you!
Hello Am,
When placing stitch markers, you actually are placing them in between the two stitches on the needle, and not on the actual stitch. You should place the stitch in between the 3rd and 4th stitches. Picking up stitches can be very tricky! The first stitch is always difficult since there isn’t anything holding it down. You should just make sure to give it an extra gentle touch and then weave in the end securely after you knit the pouch. I hope this answered your question, if you need more advice please give us a call, or email a picture to [email protected]!
Alyson
Hi! I am doing my first Wallaby (size 2) and i’ve been supplementing the pattern from Cottage Creations, with a pdf tutorial i found online (which has really helped)….however, i’ve gotten to the part where i have to join the sleeves (begin yoke) and it’s like reading greek! i can’t seem to make heads or tails of it! I’ve got the 2 sets of 6 underarm stitches (which are each held on scrap yarn), matched up (right sides facing each other)….what the heck do i do now?? do i graft the underarm stitches together? how do i get the rest of the sleeve stitches joined??
Hi Abigail,
Thank you for writing us! Once you’ve put your underarm stitches on hold you can just leave them until you’ve finished the rest of the project. To connect the sleeves to the body of the sweater you will first knit across the arm. Then when you get to the stitches you put on hold you will begin to knit the front of the body from the first live stitch next to those on the waste yarn. Once you’ve knit across the body of the sweater do the same for the opposite sleeve and then knit across the back of the body. You can put both arms and the body of the sweater on the same needles and will essentially be knitting one larger tube at this point. The underarm stitches will be grafted together when you weave in all your tails!
I hope this clarifies things for you! Please don’t hesitate to write back if you are still confused!
Happy Knitting!
Jake
How much of the Koigu did you use for the stripes? I have some variegated yarn left from something else and trying to figure out how much I’ll need to do something similar in a size 4.
Hi Sarah,
Thank you for the comment! I’m not positive the exact yardage but I would make sure you have at least 110 yards of whichever yarn you intend to use.
I hope this helps and let us know if you have anymore questions!
Happy Knitting!
Jake
Hi … Wondering if you can tell me what size I should make for a 7 year old boy? Or can you tell me the corresponding measurements? The pattern does not give chest measurements to go by. I was going to make a size 8, but on Ravelry someone made that size for a 6 year old. Thanks, Bea
Hi Bea,
Thank you for the comment! Unfortunately we don’t have an official size chart for the project but I googled it and found one that looks like it is fairly accurate. Here’s a link to that; https://www.pinterest.com/pin/274367802273886723/
I hope this will help and please feel free to write back if you have anymore questions!
Happy Knitting!
Jake
I am in South Africa and would really love to knit the jersey – how can I get the pattern.
Hi Olivia,
Thanks for writing us! The pattern can be purchased on our website here; https://www.purlsoho.com/purl/products/item/309
Happy Knitting!
Jake
Hi,
i am in Europa / Bulgaria and I ould like to purchase the patern in a PDF file. Is it possible?
Thanks!
Hello Tsveti!
Unfortunately since that pattern isn’t one of ours, we don’t have the PDF available. I’m not sure if the company that produced the pattern, Cottage Creations, has one available either. I bet you can contact them via Ravelry here: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/cottage-creations-r03-wonderful-wallaby/patterns
Best of luck! -Alyson
I find the pattern difficult when you prepare to do the underarm section on right and left side.can u assist me .tthankyou nob
Hi Nancy,
I want to respond to you as soon as possible, but I don’t actually have the pattern in front of me. If my recollection of the general gist isn’t helpful, I’ll write again as soon as I get my hands on the pattern! So…
The general gist of preparing for the underarms is that you knit the front (or back), put an “X” number of stitches that you just knit on hold for an underarm, knit the back (or front), and put X number of just-knit stitches on hold for the second underarm. Then, you set this whole section aside and knit the sleeves, and once those are done, you’ll knit them right onto the body piece.
If this is totally unhelpful, as I said, I can pick up the pattern from the store and be more specific! It would also help us sort out your confusion if you told me what size you’re making and where exactly you’re running into trouble. Thanks!
Whitney
Hello Carolyn!
The flax down would be awesome for this pattern! Just make sure to check your gauge and yield 18 sts per every 4″. Unfortunately there isn’t a child’s size 5 included in the pattern. The size 2 requires about 720 yards and the size 6 requires about 960 yards. Hope you love this pattern as much as we do! Thanks! -Alyson
I’d love to knit this but I’m in New Zealand and it would be so much easier to pay and download the pattern on line than pay additional postage and wait for weeks for delivery.
Hello Judy!
Unfortunately this isn’t a pattern that we wrote, so we don’t have a PDF version created. I checked with the company that produces the pattern, Cottage Creations, and they don’t have one available either. So sorry about that–hope you can make an order soon! Thanks for writing in! -Alyson
Hi …. I’ve just finished fusing the pocket. Can you explain how you did it with the color stripe which I’m doing too? Did you join the color stripe yarn back in at the side? Or right after the pocket, but then you would see the color change all the way up the front of the sweater? Otherwise, I’ve got an extra amount of solid color before changing over at the side. Can’t figure out what you did. Thanks, Bea
Hi … I think I have figured it out. I’ll move my needles along the stitches until I’m at the side seam. Then start with the alternate color there. Thanks, Bea
Great job! Have fun finishing the project! -Alyson
Hello Bea,
I’m not 100% sure what you’re asking, does it have to do with joining the constrasting color to your work on the pocket? You will introduce it on each stripe and since the space between each stripe is fairly significant, I wouldn’t recommend carrying it up the pocket, but instead weaving in each end of each stripe until secure.
I hope this helps a bit! -Alyson
Hi I’ve made two of these. Although this pic of yours inspired me to buy and make it, I still havent got the courage to try out the two colour combination. I’ve crocheted for 16 yrs and started knitting since about a year ago. I’ve knitted many items since after the wonderful wallaby. I would like to attempt this two colour combo version. Can u pls help me? I am more concerned with how I can get my stripes on the arms and body to coordinate. And also the pouch where the stripes dont extend into the border. Thanks
Hello Namrata,
Thanks for writing in! The stripe pattern is rather easy actually! For the sleeves you just need to keep track of which round you end the body on. Say you end the sleeve on the the first round after the contrast color, you’ll want to end the body on that round too. As for the pouch, it begins at the very bottom of the sweater, so you will also want to match up the yarn colors and rows/rounds. For example, let’s say you knit three rounds of white and then one round of contrast color on the body. If you start the pouch after the first round of stockinette on the body, then you will only knit two rows of white for the pouch because the stripe repeat is 3:1. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any more questions!
Best,
Adam
Hello! I love the way that you have interpreted this classic pattern and am looking to do the same but using Purl Soho’ worsted twist. I will be knitting an adult’s large though. I was wondering if you could help me figure out how many skeins of the main colour I would need and how many of the contrast colour (the thin stripe). The pattern calls for 8 skeins, 240 yards per skein. Thank you so much in advance!
Hi Pastille,
Thank you for your kind words! In total you’ll need 1920 yards of wool for the adult large. This seems like a lot but the hood will take up a lot of yarn. I would get two skeins of the contrast stripe and ten skeins of the main color. To be safe, I’d buy one skein extra of each! Let me know if you have any questions!
-Adam
Hi Adam, Thank you so much for your reply! Would the ‘safe’ extra skein be a total of 10 main and 2 contrast, or 11 main and 3 contrasts?
Thanks!
Hi Pastille,
I’d get 11 skeins of the main and 3 of the contrast to be safe! Sorry for the confusion!
-Adam
Hi Adam,
So I have received my worsted twist and am ready to begin my first Wallaby! However first I would like to know how you dealt with the stripes. Were the loose end woven in at the end or did you just carry the thin strip wool up the side (my preference!) Thanks so much!
Hello Pastille,
Thank you for writing in to us! We recommend that you carry the yarn up the side, making sure that you don’t pull too tightly on the carried yarn. Glad this is your preference because this is how we did it!
Best,
Adam
Awesome, thanks!
I am very confused about the directions to add sleeves to wallaby. Can ou help.?
Thank you
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Hello Vicky,
Thanks for writing in! I’m sorry you’re having trouble with this! This is a tricky part of the pattern and can be a bit confusing. First, what you’ll want to do is match up your grafting stitches on your sleeve and body and slip the sleeve stitches on to the left-hand needle attached to the body. Next, you’ll knit across the sleeve you just slipped onto the left-hand body needle and then you’ll continue on across the back. Your right sleeve and back body are now joined. You’ll repeat these steps for the left sleeve and you should be all joined up! Let me know if you have any questions!
-Adam
Best sweater ever! Lots of fun to knit!
Hello! I am coming to the very end of the wonderful wallaby and am so happy with the outcome but I have a question about the seem of the hood. I have knot it in garter stitch as in your example but would like to use the kitchener seam to sew up the hood so that it is seamless. How do you do the garter stitch kitchener seam when both sides have the purl bumps on the same side? I hope you can answer this, I seem to be getting a line of stockinette every time a try. Thank you so Much in advance!
Hi Pastille,
Thanks for writing us! So happy you are nearing the end of this project. I hope you enjoyed it. We use the kitchener stitch for the hood but there are tutorials on YouTube for the garter stitch kitchener. Best of luck on your search!
-Adam
Hello,
Your link to the pattern is 404’d. Is the pattern no longer available?
Hi Michelle,
Thank you so much for letting us know! The pattern is still available! I have fixed the broken link and am including it here for you as well!
https://www.purlsoho.com/wonderful-wallaby-pattern.html
Best,
Cassy
Why do you state: “(By the way, the Kersti is also machine washable.)” when every other online site says –
“Care: Hand Wash, Dry Flat’
Hi RKR,
Thanks for writing in! In our experience, this yarn is machine washable on a cold, gentle cycle. Several of our employees have made and repeatedly washed items made from Kersti and KPM in this manner over the years. We know that the label says hand wash, and it’s true that it’s always safer and gentler to hand wash hand knits but in this case, we feel safe machine washing this yarn.
Best,
Cassy
Hello! I would like to order a pattern and yarn at the same time. I’m planning on making a size 3 (toddler size). Can you tell me how many skeins of yarn (using the Spud & Chloe) I would need? The size shown says 4 skeins were used…to go up one size, do you think one more skein would do (5 total)?
Hi Amy,
Thanks for writing in! I am happy to help! For this lovely pattern, the required amount of yarn for the kids sizes is as follows: 440 (660, 660, 880, 1100, 1100) yards of worsted weight yarn for sizes 2 (4, 6, 8, 10, 12) for finished chest measurements of 23″ (25″, 28″, 30″, 32″, 33″).
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
I made this several years ago for my then 7 year old, a new knitter…it turned out fabulous. Great directions…
I am a new grandmother and found this pattern shortly after my grandson was born, and knew I had to make one for him. After a Ravelry search for this pattern, I found out it had to be purchased hard copy, and that there are two versions out there, a new version and the original version, featured here, so I bought it from Purl Soho. But I got the new version; I want the flat packet as shown in your version, not the button or cross-over placket in the new version! I’ve only been knitting for a year, I don’t think I can figure out how to change the pattern; do you have alternate directions for this part of the pattern?
Hi Cathy,
Thanks for reaching out! I am afraid that we no longer have the older version of this pattern with the original flat placket. We have just the newer, more recently published version that has the overlapping placket. You may be able to reach out the the publishers of this pattern to see if this option is still available or if they have the directions to share. Their site is : https://cottagecreationspatterns.com/patterns/sweaters/the-wonderful-wallaby/
We apologize for any confusion!
Cassy
Just for anyone else looking for the original version; I did reach out to Cottage Creations, and she told me they no longer have the original!
Any chance of a conversion to straight needles as opposed to circular please .
Hi Kathleen,
Thanks for reaching out! Although we are fans of the Wonderful Wallaby, it is not actually our pattern. It is published by Cottage Creations, so any requests for modifications or updates would have to go to them. However, it really is a fun and easy knit as written!
Best,
Julianna
I’m having a hard time with a different color placket, neck opening & hood. Do you continue to go in the round. Will there be many carry over yarns behind placket?
Hi Debbie,
Thanks for reaching out! For the placket and neck opening, you will no longer be working in the round and will instead be working back and forth in rows. I would suggest using intarsia if you wish to knit the placket and hood edging in a different color.
I hope that helps!
Julianna
Where is Spud and Chloe yarn available?
Hi Cheryl,
Thanks for reaching out! Unfortunately I’m not aware of any current sources for Spud and Chloe yarn; however, you can browse our full selection of worsted weight yarns by clicking here! All of these should give you the correct gauge for the Wonderful Wallaby sweater.
Best,
Julianna
Hello
I love the front of this sweater. My pattern has a split placket and I would like it to be solid for a few rows like this before separating. Is there a simple explanation to m for doing this?
Any help you void give me would be greatly appreciated.
Warmly
Carmela
Hi Carmela,
Thanks for reaching out! Unfortunately, I don’t think I can make any suggestions without knowing more about the construction of the pattern you plan on using. You can email our team at [email protected] with more information and possibly even some photos of the pattern and they may be able to offer a bit more advice from there.
All the best,
Gianna
Wonderful Wallaby.
Need small pattern, not a PDF.
Will you ever have one?
Thank you.
Hi la,
Thanks for reaching out! It looks like the link to the pdf was broken, we have updated the link so it should be working fine now!
Warmly,
Gianna
Hello
I love this! I’m wondering how you modified the placket so it’s not an overlay. It looks simple enough. Can you give me information to adapt it?
Thank you.
Carmela
Hi Carmela,
Thanks for reaching out! We followed the pattern as written, so how the pullover is shown in the pictures is how it will turn out if you follow the pattern without needing to make any modifications!
I hope this helps!
Gianna
Wonderful wallaby question:
Hi there, I have made this sweater 3 times, years ago though. I am having trouble understanding part of the pattern.
body: knit 3 sts past right marker and put preceding 6 sts on a holder to be woven to underarm sleeve sts later. repeat for left side. K acr front over to right underarm.
My problem is, with pocket facing me, my beginning of round is on the right. Here is where I thought I was to put 3 before and 3 after beginning round marker on holder.
I then knit across the FRONT to the left marker, and put 3 before and 3 after marker on holder.
My confusion is that I then knit across BACK of sweater to get back to right underarm, not the front of sweater.
There is then mention of right side as if I am wearing the sweater. And the diagram 4 clearly shows I should have ended on the left side (pocket facing me), with needles on left side and placing a safety pin on left side.
My needles ended on right side (packet facing me), beginning of original round.
Will this matter if I continue on with it as is or do I need to start over with placing left marker stitches on holder and moving to the right marker so that my stitches are ending with front stitches rather than across the back?
Thanks so much for your help,
Colby
Hi Colby,
Thanks for reaching out! I’m sorry to say that we’ve stopped carrying this pattern. It was through a third party, Cottage Creations, and I believe they stopped allowing the license for it. This unfortunately means that we don’t have access to it on our end either, so I’m afraid that we won’t be able to answer your questions about it. We’re so sorry about this!
Instead, I’d recommend reaching out to Cottage Creations directly, which you can do through their website. I wish I could help out more myself, but hopefully Cottage Creations will likely have answers!
All the best,
Lili
I am thrilled to find the Wallaby pattern again. I knitted several in the 1980’s but no longer had the pattern. I have a niece who will be born soon and plan to make her a baby wallaby. This is my all time favorite pattern with or without pouch, with or without hood. Thank you
I’m in such a fix! I’ve made 6 Wonderful Wallaby sweaters and this has never happened. I hope you can help.
I’m making a children’s size 10 and have stopped the body to make the sleeves. I’ve just ripped out the sleeves again because they’re absolutely huge, obviously out of proportion with the rest of the sweater. (They’re even too big for me as an adult!)
The pattern calls for 38 stitches in the cuff (size 6 do), increasing to 52, then switching to size 8 do needles. I tried 52, then I tried 50 stitches and the sleeve is still massive. How can I move forward on this?
To note, I am making the whole sweater in garter stitch. Thanks very much for your help!!
Hi Jenny!
Thank you for reaching out, though I’m sorry to hear you hit a road bump in your project! It sounds like the garter stitch might be changing your gauge, so I would suggest measuring your work so far, or knitting a gauge swatch in garter stitch with your yarn and the needles you were using, to see if this differs from the pattern. You may find you need to go down a needle size or two, which would help make the sleeve smaller! We also have a tutorial for how to swatch in the round, which would be the best route for a gauge swatch for this pattern!
I hope this helps, and please feel free to write to us at [email protected] if you would like some extra help with this!
All the best,
Margaret
Great advice – and I’m now on my way again! Thank you, Margaret.
You are very welcome, Jenny, and I am glad to hear you are on your way again!
All the best,
Margaret
I’m confused on picking up pouch stitches, I am picking them up after an inch of ribbing do I just leave what I’ve done and use a separate needle to pick up the pouch stitches and knit them
Hi Sharon,
Thanks for reaching out! I’m sorry to say that we’ve stopped carrying this pattern. It was through a third party, Cottage Creations, and I believe they stopped allowing the license for it. This unfortunately means that we don’t have access to it on our end either, so I’m afraid that we won’t be able to answer your questions about it. We’re so sorry about this!
Instead, I’d recommend reaching out to Cottage Creations directly, which you can do through their website. I wish I could help out more myself, but hopefully Cottage Creations will likely have answers!
All the best,
Lili
I am trying to figure out the last sentence in the directions for pouch decrease: “end with row 1, with this variation, (1) K2tog, (2) remove M’s and (3) P the last 2 sets tog”. How does the row go? K2 tog only once? When? I am knitting a size 6 so I am left with 26 sts. Please help.
Hi Michal,
I am so sorry to say that we no longer carry the Wonderful Wallaby pattern from Cottage Creations. I’d recommend reaching out to them directly, which you can do through their website. I wish we could help out more, but hopefully, Cottage Creations will be able to help!
All the best,
Gavriella