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Sweater Pattern Calculator   Make selections in the three lists below. Then press the GO button to view a basic pattern for a sweater using your selection. This sweater pattern is the conventional construction in which the sweater is made in several separate pieces that are sewn together after blocking. Select a sweater style Select a yarn catagory Select a garment size Select a style Raglan Sleeve Set-in Sleeves Select a Yarn Baby/Fingering Yarn Sports Yarn Worsted Yarn Select a Size Baby and Toddler 6 months Baby and Toddler 1 years Baby and Toddler 2 years Baby and Toddler 3 years Children's Size 4 Children's Size 6 Children's Size 8 Children's Size 10 Children's Size 12 Children's Size 14 Sub Teen Size 7/8 Sub Teen Size 9/10 Sub Teen Size 11/12 Sub Teen Size 13/14 Boy's Teen Small 34-36 Boy's Teen Medium 36-38 Boy's Teen Large 38-40 Junior's Size 7 Junior's Size 9 Junior's Size 11 Junior's Size 13 Junior's Size 15 Miss' Size 8 Miss' Size 10 Miss' Size 12 Miss' Size 14 Miss' Size 16 Miss' Size 18 Women's Size 38 Women's Size 40 Women's Size 42 Women's Size 44 Women's Size 46 Women's Size 48 Men's Size 38 Men's Size 40 Men's Size 42 Men's Size 44 Men's Size 46 Men's Size 48   Sweater Wheel   About 35 years ago, I purchased a pair of sweater wheels from the Herrschner's catalog.  There was a set-in sleeve version and a raglan sleeve version.  Each wheel had children's sizes on one side and adult sizes on the other side. After many years, my sweater wheels look as if they have been through the wars.  And in a way they have been.  I always kept them covered with a clear plastic bag to protect them.  The sweater wheels indicate that a Bea Freeman put a copyright on these devices in 1969.  Each sweater wheel consists of three cardboard circles:  There is a larger middle circle that contains rows of numbers radiating out from the center.  The larger circle is sandwiched between the two smaller circles.  The two smaller circles contain slotted holes that allow the numbers on the larger circle to show through in juxtaposition with sweater instructions on the surface of the smaller circles.  The three circles are held together in the center by a brad that allows the smaller circles to be rotated over the surface of the larger circle.  The outer perimeter of the larger wheel has sweater sizes printed on it.  The effect is sort of like "dial a sweater".  By rotating the one of the smaller wheels, you select a sweater size.  Then you follow the sweater instruction, where the appropriate variables peek through from the larger wheel to give you the right number of stitches, inches, decreases or increases to make the sweater. Sweater wheels are sometimes offered for sale on E-bay.com auctions. Search e-bay.com for sweater wheel auctions. Book Review: The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns: Basic Designs in Multiple Sizes & Gauges by Ann Budd; Interweave Press; 2002. ISBN 1931499047 This book is sort of like a sweater wheel only better. It provides instructions for several types of basic garments: hats, mittens, scarfs, vests and (oh, yes) sweaters. It has directions for a range of sizes from child to adult. If you can't find a sweater wheel, then own this book. And even if you have a sweater wheel, get this book.

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