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moon_custafer ([personal profile] moon_custafer) wrote2009-05-17 06:19 am

prototype2_complete


prototype2_complete
Originally uploaded by ennalss
As-Yet-Unnamed Sweater:

Gage: approx 3 st to the inch in garter st. Size shown small - I have to work out the numbers for larger sizes.

CO 70 st
K garter st for 20 ridges
k10 onto stitch holder. Cast on 5 purlwise. knit 55 across. Transfer remaining 10 st to stitch holder without knitting them. Turn work and co 5 st purlwise, then k across (60 st) Continue in garter stitch for 12 ridges and bind off.

Placing work on flat surface so that the stitches that were *knitted onto* the stitch holder are on the right side. Fold them over front Pick up and k the 5 st that form the bottom of the sleeve, then knit the 10 st from the stitchholder. K back and forth on these 15 st for 12 ridges of garter stitch, then bind off and seam to the top of the sleeve.

Again placing work on flat surface so front is facing you, fold over held stitches and transfer them, still without knitting, onto needle. Pick up and k 5 stitches from bottom of sleeve, turn and knit those 5 st, then the 10 that were transferred from the stitch holder. Work back and forth in garter stitch for 12 ridges and then as before, bind off and seam to the top of the sleeve.

You should now have the body of a sweater with *really* short stubby sleeves and an open front.

Front: pick up and knit (multiple of 3, plus 1) stitches up one front side, along the back of the neck and down the other front side. Turn and P all stitches.

(K1, P2) to last stitch, K1.
(P1, K2) to last stitch, P1.
K all stitches.
P all stitches.
Repeat these 4 rows 5 more times.

(K1, P2) to last stitch, K1.
Bind off in pattern ((P1, K2) to last stitch, P1.)

Sleeves: pick up and knit (multiple of 3) stitches around sleeve stubs.
(K1, P2) for 2 rounds.
K all st for 2 rounds.
Repeat these 4 rows 6 more times.

(K1, P2) for 1 round
Bind off in pattern (K1, P2).

Repeat for other sleeve. Sweater can be worn either way up. Fasten with a scarf pin.
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[personal profile] owlfish 2009-05-17 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
It's lovely!

[identity profile] moon-custafer.livejournal.com 2009-05-18 12:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks!

larger sizes

(Anonymous) 2010-11-23 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
I love this sweater and would love to make it! Do you have it worked out in larger sizes?

Re: larger sizes

[identity profile] moon-custafer.livejournal.com 2010-11-25 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
Sorry I took so long to reply - this is embarrassing, but when I reread my own directions just now I can't visualize what I did. I think I may need to do another one to remind myself how it goes together.

needle size

(Anonymous) 2011-09-25 09:34 am (UTC)(link)
What size needles are you using?

Re: needle size

[identity profile] moon-custafer.livejournal.com 2011-09-27 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
This was a couple of years ago, so i don't remember. Must've been pretty large, as the gage was about 3 stitches to the inch.