Finished Chest Measurement:
18 inches, 20 inches, 23 inches
Materials:
Bernat Coordinates, one six ounce skein
Gauge:
18 st x 24 r = 4 inches
Keyplate:
dot 2
Back:
Cast on 36, 41, 48stitches with WY.....K 6 rows .... Switch to MY and K 26,
30, 37 rows with MY ..... Put markers (waste yam or knitters pins) at each end
of this row to mark for arm holes.....K26, 27, 28 rows ending COR ...... Break
off MY leaving a two foot length ...... Cast off center 12, 15, 16 stitches
onto WY and remove from machine... Push needles to NW P ....... This should
leave 12, 13, 16 needles on each side ....... Starting with RHS push all other
needles to HP.....Knit RHS needles onto 6 rows WY ...... Push RHS needles to
HP and Push LHS needles to FWP.....Make sure all latches are open .... Knit
these onto 6 rows WY....Remove back from machine,, remove hem and set aside
.......
Front:
*Cast on 20, 23, 26, stitches with WY.....K 6 rows.... Switch to MY and K 26,
30, 37 rows with MY ...... Put markers(waste yam or knitters pins) at left end
of this row to mark for arm hole ...... K another 14 rows ending COR …….Cast
off RHS 3, 5, 5sts onto WY and remove from needles .... Knitting only with remaining
needles dec I stitch at neck edge (which is on the right side)every other row
5 times. . Leaving 12, 13, 16 stitches remaining. K another 2, 3, 4 rows straight
and break off MY leaving a two foot length..... K onto 6 R WY*.....Repeat between
* & *, reversing the shaping, for the other side of the cardigan.....Sew the
front to the back at the shoulder stitches that are on WY....
Sleeves:
Starting at COR bring forward 34, 36, 39 needles to HP.....With the wrong side
facing you rehang the side stitches between the armhole markers ... Be sure
to evenly space out the extra stitches, but do not rehang them ...... Hang the
hem and knit the first row repeating the procedure as used for the first row
of the neckband ribbing.....K 15, 16, 17 rows straight. Then as you knit dec
1 stitch at each end every 4 R 4 times..... You will end with 26, 28, 31 stitches
remaining after you have knit 31, 32, 33 rows...... End with COR.....Remove
guide wire from carriage and remove MY from carriage without breaking it ......
Replace guide wire........ Remove every third stitch to WY and push these needles
to NWP .... K 6 rows .... Latch up stitches on WY to form ribbing .... Back
stitch BO and remove hem and WY.....Repeat for other sleeve .....
Neckband, Ribbing and Front Band Ribbing:
Single Crochet around all of these edges and then do lacey crochet. See crochet edgings Instructions and click on lacy edging.....Push buttons between gaps in lacy edging.....
Finishing:
Block Sweater ...... Sew side seams ...... Sew on Buttons and you are done!
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