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Materials
9 skeins
of ALIZE ALPACA
ROYAL
55%
acrylic-30%alpaca-15%wool
100g-3,53Oz
250mt-273yds
tapestry needle
Needles 5,5 mm( US 9)
Circular needles 5,5mm (US9)
SIZES
Adult: small (medium, large)
Finished Measurements:
1: small
size cardigan
Width = 45-47cm
(17,70-18,50 inches), in chest front
part, the same width is at the bottom
from side to side (the same measurements are at the back of cardigan)
2: medium
size cardigan
Width= 53-55cm (20,86-21,65 inches) in chest front part, the same width is at the bottom from side to side (the same measurements are at the back of cardigan)
3: large
size cardigan
Width= 57-59cm (22,44-23,22
inches), in chest front part, the same width is at the bottom from side to side
(the same measurements are at the back of cardigan)
Height is about
70-72 cm (27,55 -28,34 inches) for all sizes
Gauge
18 sts x 20
rows = 12cm (4,70 inches) width , 9cm (3,5inches) height
Abbreviations: in US terms
CO: cast on
K: knit
P=purl
Sl=slip
Sts=stitches
K2tog: knit 2
stitches together
SSK:slip slip
knit
Yo: yarn over
Bo= bind off
RS=right side
WS=wrong side
inc= increase
Special sts for decreasing
K2tog= insert the right needle into two sts at
the same time and knit
SSK=slip
the first st as if to knit, slip the second st as if to knit, then slide the
left- hand needle into the front part of both sts and knit them together.
Knitting plan:
We knit this cardigan in pieces from bottom up.
1: we knit 2 pieces for the front part
2: we knit 1 piece for the back part
3: we knit 2 sleeves
4: we pick up sts for the 2 front parts (separately)
and knit the button bands
5: we sew the shoulder seams, then pin and sew the sleeve cap to the armhole from side seam
to side seam, we fold the sleeves and pin the entire underarm seam and the side
seam and make one continuous stitch along the underarm seam and the side seam.
6: we pick up sts and knit the collar
7: we sew the buttons
That’s the end of our knitting
Note
We need an even number of sts for this pattern
Description of the 4 row repeat knitting pattern
Row 1: K2, * P2, K2 rep from * to end of row
Row 2: we work the sts as they
appear, we are going to knit the knit sts and purl the purl sts
(it can be confusing when the pattern says to knit the
knit sts and purl the purl sts, I mean that we will work the sts as they appear
in this row , not how we worked them on
the row 1. So when you look at the row 2 ahead of you, knit the sts that appear
as knit sts with the smooth V and purl the sts that appear as purl sts with the
bump at their base
Row 3: P2,* K2, P2 rep from * to
end of row
Row 4: we work the sts as they
appear, we are going to knit the knit sts and purl the purl sts
I will give you a tip about this pattern so you don’t
have to count in which row you are knitting.
-For the first 4 rows follow the pattern as it is
written.
After that, when you are ready to begin a new row,
look at the sts , when you see 2 knitted sts , one above the other, which means
that we worked the sts as they appear in prev row, so now we have to begin doing the opposite, I
mean to knit when we see a purl st and purl when we see a knit st. When we are ready to begin a new row and we
see looking at our item only 1 knit st , we know, we have to make one more knit st there
, …so we have to work the sts as they
appear.
KNITTING PATTERN
Note: directions are written for size small, changes for size medium and large are written in parentheses.
We make no decreases for armhole or for necklines, we
just create rectangle pieces.
FRONT PART (make 2)
CO 34 (38, 42)
Work in K1, P1 ribbing for 6cm (2, 3 inches) or for
about 10 rows, ending on a wrong side row
Now we will work the pattern
Row 1: K2, * P2, K2 rep from * to end of row
Row 2: we work the sts as they
appear
Row 3: P2,* K2, P2 rep from * to
end of row
Row 4: we work the sts as they
appear
Rep rows 1 -4 until you piece measures 70 cm (27,50 inches), or
knit until the cardigan is as long as you want.
BACK PART
CO 58 (64, 70)
Work in K1, P1 ribbing for 6cm (2,3 inches) or for about 10 rows, ending on a wrong side row
Row 1: K2, * P2, K2 rep from * to end of row
Row 2: we work the sts as they
appear
Row 3: P2,* K2, P2 rep from * to end of row
Row 4: we work the sts as they
appear
Rep rows 1 -4 until you piece measures 70 cm (27,50
inches)
*At this point you have to sew the shoulders. Place your pieces RS facing and sew the back piece to the left and right front pieces. Sew from the armhole to the neckline for 14(15,16)cm, (5,5,5,90,6,29 inches) , this way , you leave an open space in front pieces which is the neckline and there, we will attach the collar.
SLEEVES
Note: we work the sleeves from the
top down.
You can either pick up 50 sts from armhole and knit from
top -down or cast on 50 sts, knit the sleeves and then attach them to the
armhole.
Measure from the shoulder to bottom
If you choose to pick up sts, measure from the shoulder line to bottom front 18 cm(19, 20) 7inches( 7,50, 7,87) , put a marker,do the same to bottom back so you will pick up sts to this space .
CO 50(54,.56)
Row 1: K2, * P2, K2 rep from * to end
of row
Row 2: we work the sts as they
appear
Row 3: P2,* K2, P2 rep from * to end
of row
Row 4: we work the sts as they
appear
We knit from 1-4
four more times
We continue working the pattern making decreases every
6th row ( that means in 1st row, in 7th row,
in 13th row, in 19th row, in 25th row, in 31st
row, in 37th row, in 44th row)
We decrease 16 sts in small size(18 sts in medium and
large) so we end up having at the ribbing 34sts in small size(36, 38)
We decrease 1
st at each end of the row and we work the decreases one st from each edge.
At the
beginning of the row, knit the first st and make an SSK ( the decrease will
slant to the left , at the end of the row, when 3 sts remain, knit 2 sts
together and knit the last st.
When all decreases are worked, continue knitting the pattern for 10 more rows , then start knitting 1x1 rib st for 1-0-12 rows.
BUTTONBAND
Pick up sts for cardigan button band
You will pick up sts along the edges of the left and
right front parts
Pick up sts=Insert your
needle into the first space on the edge, grab the new yarn and pull it through
the st, insert the needle into next st and repeat ….
For a button band the old rule is pick up three sts ,
skip one st along the edge.
For this front part which is 70 -72cm (27,50-28,30
inches) long , you need to pick up approximately 96-102 sts
Button band pattern (right front part)
Pick up sts for the right front piece to work the non
buttonhole side.Start from the top -down:
Row 1: Pick up sts all along the
edge
Row 2:K1, P1, till the end
Row 2:Knit the sts as they appear
Rep rows 2 and
3 two more times, so you have 6
rows in ribbing,
Row 7 : bind off all sts
Note the total number of sts picked up, you want to
make the other side the same
Button band pattern( left front parts –button holes)
Buttonhole pattern:
Its simple and creates a rather small buttonhole
Type 2: three-st buttonhole in one row: slip next 2 sts from left neddle to right needle knitwise, pass the
first st over the second (bind off) * sl 1, bind this st off* twice, slip the st from right neddle onto the left needle, turn the
work and cast on 3 sts knitwise( if you find this buttonhole is too big or too
small, you can work by binding off and then casting on 1, 2 or 4 sts in the
same manner)
Pick up sts for the left front piece, to work the
button holes side. Start from the bottom –up.
I suggest that you put 6 buttons, place the top and
bottom buttons half inch from the edges divide
the remaining space into five sections and mark the remaining 4 buttonholes
Row 1: Pick
up the same number of sts as in the right front piece.
Row 2:K1, P1 till the end, put
markers for buttonholes
Row 2: Knit the sts as they appear
and knit the buttonholes when you reach at the markers
Rep rows 2 and 3
two more times, so you have 6 rows in ribbing,
Row 7 : bind off all sts
SEWING
We have to sew the cardigan first and then we will
knit the collar.
1: To shoulder seam pin pieces at edges to stabilize and sew from the armhole towards the neckline a space of about 14cm (5,5 inches) for the small size, 15 cm (5,90 in) for medium and 16cm(6,30 in) for large size
2: then pin and sew
the sleeve cap to the armhole from side seam to side seam
3: fold the sleeves and pin the entire underarm seam and
the side seam and make one continuous stitch along the underarm seam and the
side seam.
COLLAR
With circular needles, work row 1 described below
Row 1: pick up , beginning from the edge of right
front piece(this way you work from the inside of the neckline)
78 sts in small size
82 sts in medium
88 sts in large size
all around the
neckline perimeter
( pick up around 24 sts of each front piece and around
28 sts of back neckline
Row 2:K1, P1, till the end
Row 3:Knit the sts as they appear
Rep rows 2 and 3, 9 more times, so you have 20rows in ribbing
Last row: bind off all sts
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