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Level: Easy
OVERVIEW:
- The sweater is worked in 4 pieces: Back, Front and 2 sleeves
- Each piece is worked back and forth in rows beginning at lower edge.
- Stitches are picked up around neck for the neckband.
MATERIALS AND TOOLS:
- Nako Bonjour, color No. 23843: 7 (8, 8, 9, 9, 10) balls. Each ball is 100g.
Note: You could choose another yarn brands, make sure that the yarn weight is Bulky, about 110m/100g.
- Size 4mm (length: 70cm or 80 cm) circular knitting needles
- Size 5 mm (length: 70cm or 80cm) circular needles
- Scissors
- Tapestry needle
- Measuring tape
- Knitting markers
GAUGE: (Approximate) 12 sts and 24 rows = 4×4″ [10×10 cm] in Garter st with 5mm needles.
Before knitting the sweater, you need to make a gauge swatch which is the only way to make sure that the recommended needles give you the correct gauge.
==> This is a Youtube video about how to make it
DIMENSIONS (APPROXIMATE):
Please follow the key throughout the pattern according to the size you are crocheting: XS (S, M, L, XL, XXL) Finished sweater measurement:
| Size | Bust | Length | Size | Bust | Length |
| XS | 38″ (96cm) | 18½” (47cm) | L | 45″ (115cm) | 21″ (53cm) |
| S | 40½” (103cm) | 19½” (49cm) | XL | 49″ (124cm) | 21½” (55cm) |
| M | 42½” (108cm) | 20″ (51cm) | XXL | 53½” (136cm) | 22½” (57cm) |
ABBREVIATIONS (US TERMINOLOGY):
| K = Knit | P = Purl | St(s) = Stitches |
| RS = Right side | WS = Wrong side | Inc = Increase |
GARTER STITCH PATTERN:
Row 1: K1 in all sts
Row 2: K1 in all sts
Repeat Row 1 and Row 2 until you reach the desired length
A QUICK GUIDE TO THE KNTTING STITCHES USED IN THIS PATTERN:
- Increase (inc): Cast-on increase
==> Here is the Youtube video tutorial
- Mattress stitch: Beginning from the bottom row of one piece, thread the needle through two stitches on the opposite piece.
- Picking up stitches: With the RS facing, insert the needle into the first stitch; wrap the yarn through the needle and pull a loop through. Continue with all sts.
BACK PANEL:
(*) With 4mm circular needles, cast on 58 (62, 64, 68, 74, 82) sts.
Row 1: **K1, P1; repeat from ** to end of row Row 2: **K1, P1; repeat from ** to end of row Repeat Row 1 and Row 2 twice more.
Change to 5mm needles.
Row 3: K1 in all sts
Row 4: K1 in all sts
Repeat Row 3 and Row 4 until work from beginning is 10 (10½, 11, 11½, 12, 12½)” [26 (27, 28, 29, 30, 32) cm].
Shape armholes:
Row 5: Cast off 1 (2, 2, 2, 2, 3) st at the beginning of row, K1 to end of row
Row 6: Cast off 1 (2, 2, 2, 2, 3) st at the beginning of row, K1 to end of row
There are 56 (58, 60, 64, 70, 76) sts remaining. (*)
Row 7: K1 in all sts
Repeat Row 7 until work from beginning is 17½ (18½, 19, 20, 20½, 21½)” [45 (47, 49, 51, 53, 55) cm].
Shape shoulder and neck:
Count 24 (24, 25, 26, 29, 31) sts from one side, place a marker, count next 8 (10, 10, 12, 12, 14) sts and place a
second marker. There are 24 (24, 25, 26, 29, 31) sts to the other side.
Row 8: K1 to first marker for right shoulder. Remove marker, join the 2nd ball of yarn and bind off 8 (10, 10, 12, 12, 14) sts; removing the 2nd marker for back neck. K1 to end of row for left shoulder.
You will now work on both shoulders AT THE SAME TIME with two separated balls of yarn.
Row 9: On left shoulder, K1 in all sts. On right shoulder, cast off first 4 (4, 4, 4, 5, 5) sts, K1 in remaining sts.
Row 10: On right shoulder, K1 in all sts. On left shoulder, cast off the first 4 (4, 4, 4, 5, 5) sts, K1 to end of row.
Repeat last 2 rows one more time.
There are 16 (16, 17, 18, 19, 21) sts on each shoulder.
Row 11: Cast off all sts of both shoulders.
FRONT PANEL:
Work from (*) to (*) as given for Back.
Continue work in pattern until work from beginning is 16½ (17, 18, 18½, 19½, 20)” [42 (44, 46, 47, 49, 51) cm].
Shape shoulder and neck:
Count 24 (24, 25, 26, 30, 33) sts from one side, place a marker, count next 8 (10, 10, 12, 10, 10) sts and place a
second marker, there are 24 (24, 25, 26, 30, 33) sts left to the other side.
Row 1: K1 to first marker for left shoulder. Remove marker, join the 2nd ball of yarn and bind off 8 (10, 10, 12, 10, 10) sts; removing the 2nd marker for back neck. K1 to end of row for right shoulder.
You will now work on both shoulders AT THE SAME TIME with two separated balls of yarn.
Row 2: On right shoulder, K1 in all sts. On left shoulder, cast off first 2 (4, 4, 4, 3, 4) sts, K1 in remaining sts.
Row 3: On left shoulder, K1 in all sts. On right shoulder, cast off the first 2 (4, 4, 4, 3, 4) sts, K1 to end of row.
Row 4: On right shoulder, K1 in all sts. On left shoulder, cast off first 3 (2, 2, 2, 4, 4) sts, K1 in remaining sts.
Row 5: On left shoulder, K1 in all sts. On right shoulder, cast off the first 3 (2, 2, 2, 4, 4) sts, K1 to end of row.
Repeat the last 2 rows one more time.
There are 16 (16, 17, 18, 19, 21) sts on each shoulder.
Row 6-9: K1 in all sts.
Cast off all sts of both shoulders, leave a long yarn thread to sew two edges of the shoulders together.
SLEEVES:
With 4mm needles, cast on 25 (26, 26, 28, 29, 29) sts.
Row 1: **K1, P1; repeat from ** to end of row
Row 2: If the amount of sts of Row 1 is an even number, **K1, P1; repeat from ** to end of row. If the amount of sts of Row 1 is an odd number, **P1, K1; repeat from ** to end of row.
Repeat Row 1 and Row 2 twice more.
Change to 5mm needles.
Row 3 (RS): Inc in all sts. There are 50 (52, 52, 56, 58, 58) sts at the end.
Row 4: K1 in all sts
Repeat last row until work from beginning is 15½ (16½, 17, 18, 18½, 19)” [40 (42, 43, 45, 47, 49) cm]. Cast off all sts, leave a long yarn thread to sew the sleeve to the body.
Make other Sleeve the same.
FINISHING:
Block pieces.
Sew shoulder seams with mattress stitch.
Sew tops of Sleeves into armholes with mattress stitch. Sew side and Sleeve seams with mattress stitch.
Neckband:
With RS facing and 4mm needles pick up, beginning from left shoulder and pick up and K 4 sts down left neck edge, 24 (28, 28, 30, 34, 38) sts on vertical-and-curved Front edge, then 4 sts up right neck edge.
Turn to Back panel, pick up and K 24 (28, 28, 30, 34, 38) sts on vertical-and-curved Back edge.
There are 56 (64, 64, 68, 76, 88) sts in total.
Note: It is fine if the amount of stitches you pick up for the neckband is not 56 (64, 64, 68, 76, 88) sts. However, you need to make sure that it is not too different from the number shown in the instruction and it must be an even number.
Begin with WS, work in K1, P1 Rib for 4 rows. Cast of in ribbing. Sew neckband seam. Wave in ends.
Your Sweater is finished!
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