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Materials:
24" Circular needles sizes US 5 and 8
12" Circular needles sizes US 5 and 8 or DPNs
10 skeins worsted-weight yarn (about 1000 yards.)
Buttons
Gauge: Variable
| Finished yoke |
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Swatch: To figure out how many stitches you get with the yarn and needles of your choice.
Cast On: Using the #5 needle, based on your swatch and the size neckline you
like, cast on the number of stitches you need to make that happen.
I cast on 100 stitches.
Join and knit 1 x 1 ribbing for about 2 inches.
Begin Raglan Increases: Divide your stitches into four sections: Front, Sleeve1, Back,
Sleeve 2, like this:
Change to #8 needles
Knit 35 place marker (front)
Knit 15 place marker (sleeve)
Knit 35 place marker (back)
Knit 15 place marker (sleeve)
The raglan increases are worked like this:
Round 1: Knit
Round 2: Increase one stitch each side of each marker. Use your favorite increase, a yarn over
will make decorative "holes" on each side of the raglan, using a method such as k1f&b will make a nearly invisible increase.
Continue in this manner until the yoke is deep enough to meet under the arms.
(To see if your yoke is deep enough, place the stitches onto scrap yarns, each sleeve on its own piece of yarn, one piece
for the front and back combined.
Try on the yoke. If it meets under the arms, it's big enough. If not, knit a few more rounds.
| Trying on the yoke |
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| It Fits! |
Knitting the Body
At this point, keeping each sleeve on its respective yarn scrap, transfer all of the body stitches (front and back) to
the size 8 circular needle. Knit in the round straight to the point at which you would like to start the ribbing.
Ribbing
Switch to the #5 circular needle and knit 1x1 ribbing for as long as you like. The pictured sweater has about 5
inches of ribbing.
Casting off/ picot edging When your sweater has enough ribbing, cast off using the #8 needle.
This will ensure your ribbing has enough stretch.
Picot Edging: Cast off 2, *knit 5 stitches into the next stitch, cast off 7. Repeat
from * to end.
Sleeves
Count the number of stitches there are on each sleeve scrap yarn, they should be equal.
(* note: Sleeve stitches can also simply be picked up from the body by placing the stitches which are on the
scrap yarn onto the size 8 dpns or 12" circ. needle and knitting them on directly. I knit each separately and grafted
it on afterward.)
Alternatively,
Cast this number onto either your size 8 dpns or 12" circ. needle.
Knit straight until the elbow.
| Try on the sleeve |
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| Do you want to taper it toward the cuff? |
Sleeve Decreases
The sleeve decreases go like this:
Knit 1/2 sleeve stitches, place marker. Knit other half.
next round: decrease one stitch each side of marker every 5th row to desired "narowness" or cuff diameter.
Continue knitting until you're ready to start the cuff ribbing.
Change to #5 circular needle or DPNs
work in 1x1 ribbing to cuff edge, about 3 inches of ribbing was done for this sweater.
Cast off in picot edging as for hemline.
Attach Sleeves to Body
Pick out the cast on edge of each sleeve and put it back on the needle.
Put the sleeve stitches from body (that are on the scrap yarn) onto a spare circular needle.
Graft (kitchner stitch) sleeve to body.
To Cardiganize:
At this point, you have a fully completed pullover.
To turn it into a cardigan, you'll have to CUT the front in half and add ribbing for the button
bands.
For great directions on how to do this, click here:
Lisa, from Blogdogblog, has written and illustrated a method for crochet, no-sew steeks.
Button Bands
Decide which side you would like to have for the buttons, and which side as the button HOLES.
Buttonhole band:
Pick up stitches along your crocheted, cut edge in this manner:
Pick up two stitches for every three rows of vertical knitting.
How many buttons would you like to use?
You'll need that many button holes.
After you've picked up your stitches, count them. Divide this number by the number of buttons you have, and space
them evenly down your cardigan front. Decide where you want your buttonholes, and make them like so:
Work three rows of 1x1 ribbing (one your picked up stitches.)
Bottonhole row: To make buttonhole, yo, k2tog.
Next row: work in 1x1 ribbing to match the rows below.
Work 2 more rows of ribbing, and cast off in ribbing using the same needle...you don't want this band to be overly
stretchy. Casting off in ribbing will give plenty of stretch.
Button Band. Pick up the SAME NUMBER of stitches you picked up for the
buttonhole band. Work in ribbing for 7 rows. Cast off.
Sew on buttons, block, YOU'RE DONE!
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