Amigurami Froggie’s Sweater – This little sweater will be around 3.5ins square (or less if you knit on needles smaller than the advised 3.5mm) and if made in a comparable weight yarn to frog will knit him perfectlt.
FINISHED SIZE To fit Froggy so please use a similar weight yarn to the yarn you’ve used for the frog’s body and work to a similar gauge
YARN The shade numbers and names I used are written in italic:
- Yarn A about 10 metres off-white or cream 4-ply/ fingering weight Drops Alpaca shade 0100 Off-White;
- Yarn B about 10 metres Off-White 4-ply/ finger- ing weight 7238 Dark Olive Mixed
KNITTING NEEDLES Pair size 3.50mm/ US 4 straight knitting needles
TENSION 15 rows and 16 stitches over 5cm with 3.50mm needles and 4-ply yarn
Beginning at the Neck
With yarn A cast on 26 sts for Neck Edge
Row 1 RS) [K1, p1] across
Rows 2-9 Repeat last row eight times
Row 10 Purl Switch to yarn B
Row 11 inc) K3, [kb, k4] four times, kb, k2 – 31sts
Row 12 Purl Switch to yarn A Sleeves set-up
Row 13 inc) K5 (Right Back), kb, k1, kb, k2 (Right Sleeve), kb, k1, kb, k5 (Front), kb, k1, kb, k2 (Left Sleeve), kb, k1, kb, k5 (Left Back) – 39sts
Row 14 Purl Switch to yarn B
Row 15 inc) K6 (Right Back), kb, k1, kb, k4 (Right Sleeve), kb, k1, kb, k7 (Front), kb, k1, kb, k4 (Left Sleeve), kb, k1, kb, k6 (Left Back) – 47sts Row 16 Purl
Switch to yarn A
Row 17 inc) K7 (Right Back), kb, k1, kb, k6 (Right Sleeve), kb, k1, kb, k9 (Front), kb, k1, kb, k6 (Left Sleeve), kb, k1, kb, k7 (Left Back) – 55sts Row 18 Purl
Switch to yarn B
Row 19 inc) K8 (Right Back), kb, k1, kb, k8 (Right Sleeve), kb, k1, kb, k11 (Front), kb, k1, kb, k8 (Left Sleeve), kb, k1, kb, k8 (Left Back) – 63sts
Row 20 Purl Switch to yarn A
Row 21 inc) K9 (Right Back), kb, k1, kb, k10 (Right Sleeve), kb, k1, kb, k13 (Front), kb, k1, kb, k10 (Left Sleeve), kb, k1, kb, k9 (Left Back) – 71sts
Row 22 Purl
Cut yarn A, join on yarn B
DIVIDE SLEEVES
Right Sleeve
Row 23 K12 (Right Back), k14 (Right Sleeve), Turn so purl side faces Continue to work on 14 Right Sleeve sts as follows:
Row 24 P14
Cut yarn B, join on yarn A
Rows 25-26 Work 2 rows stocking stitch on 14 right sleeve sts.
Row 27 [K1, p1] across
Row 28 dec) P2tog, [k1, p1] five times, k2tog – 12sts Cast off in rib all 12 Right Sleeve Cuff sts.
RS facing, rejoin yarn B to remaining 57 stitches, continue as follows: Row 23 K19 (Front), k14 (Left Sleeve), Turn so purl side faces Continue to work on 14 Left Sleeve sts as follows:
Left Sleeve Row 24 P14
Cut yarn B, join on yarn A
Rows 25-26 Work 2 rows stocking stitch on 14 left sleeve sts.
Row 27 [K1, p1] across
Row 28 dec) P2tog, [k1, p1] five times, k2tog – 12sts Cast off in rib all 12 Left Sleeve Cuff sts.
Left Back
RS facing, rejoin yarn B to Left Back sts, continue as follows:
Row 23 K12 (Left Back)
You’ll now work to join Left Back; Front; Right Back as follows:
Row 24 WS) inc) P12 (Left Back); p19 (Front); p12 (Right Back) – 43sts Cut Yarn B, join on yarn A
Rows 25-26 Work 2 rows stocking stitch Row 27 [K1, p1] across to last st, k1 Row 28 [P1, k1] across to last st, p1
Row 29 dec) [K1, p1] five times, p2tog, [k1, p1] nine times, k1, k2tog, [p1, k1] five times- 41sts
Cast off in rib all 4i Waistband sts.
Join Sleeves and Back Seam
Weave in all the loose ends.
WS facing, match the row ends that run from the Neck Cast-on edge to the Waist cast-off edge – match the striped pattern as accurately as you can and mattress stitch the seam from neck edge to waist edge.
Working on one sleeve at a time match the row ends that run from the Sleeve Cuff to where you divide for the sleeve the underarm split – match the striped pattern as accurately as you can and mattress stitch the seam from cuff edge to underarm split. Roll the neck over.
