The Wonderful Wallaby

The Wonderful Wallaby
I had made this sweater for a grandchild in 2010 and decided it's about time to make more of them.  Here's the first of 3 in a size 10 with length added to sleeves and body.  The yarn is Berroco Vintage in purple.  I used 4.5 skeins.
Needles size 6 and size 8.  Gauge 4.5 stitches per inch.  Body: 15.5 to underarm.  Sleeve 15 1/4".

Stocking stitch hood.  Purl 5 or end with purl 5 to start hood (center garter stitch).  Increase hood length to 11" Graft stitches together at top of hood, grafting stockinette part and garter stitch part.  To have garter stitch grafting accurate, do half a row so purl bumps line up on front needle with knit stitches on back needle.

Grafting stockinette:  WS together.
Set up row: 1st stitch purlwise front needle
                     1st stitch knitwise back needle
Front needle:
Knit off, purl on
Back needle:
Purl off, knit on

Garter:  Front needle purl bumps, back needle knit stitch.  WS together.  Last 5 stitches on hood.
Set up row:  Front, purl.  Back, purl.
Front needle:
Knit off, purl on
Back needle:
Knit off, purl on

Use tails of yarn to close up loose stitches on each side of underarm grafts.