Wednesday, April 28, 2004

Short-sleeve boat-neck raglan pullover - 4

Sleeves:  (There are 54 [74] stitches in scrap.)

To start the sleeve: With the garment right-side out, slide a double-pointed needle --or a 16" circular needle -- into the garment to the right of the sleeve opening (to keep the needle from slipping).  Identify the 8 [18] stitches that were cast at the bottom of the sleeve opening.  (Using a crochet hook,) pull yarn from the nearest scrap stitch through the top of the right-most of these stitches and then place the stitch back in scrap.  Do the same for the left-most stitch.   Pull yarn through the tops of the next 6 [16] stitches and slide onto the needle (making sure that the long end of the yarn is behind the needle).  (Pull the yarn from back to front through the top of knit stitches, and from front to back for purl stitches.)   (There are now 6 [16] stitches on the needle and 54 [74] stitches in scrap.)

Then k1, p2, k3, p2 from the stitches in scrap.  Work the k3p2 pattern around until there are no stitches in scrap. 

Work k3p2 around for 14 [18] rounds.  k3p2 to get to the center bottom of the sleeve.  Bind off.

Work the other sleeve the same way.  Weave in all loose ends, and the garment is complete.

 

Short-sleeve boat-neck raglan pullover - 3

Lower garment:  k2, p2 to reach the first marker.  Slip the stitches between the first and second markers (sleeve) onto a spare circular needle or some scrap yarn.  Cast on 5 [10] stitches, place marker, cast on 3 [8] more stitches.  Purl into next 2 stitches on needle (the first 2 stitches of the back).  Work patt (k3p2) to next marker.  Slip the stitches between the third and fourth markers (sleeve) onto a spare circular needle or some scrap yarn.  Cast on 8 [18] stitches.  Purl into next 2 stitches on needle.  (There are now 160 [210] stitches on the needle.)  Work patt (k3p2) to marker.

Work patt (k3p2) for 14 [18] rounds.  Then k in every stitch until garment is 2" shy of desired length.  (Do not switch to a smaller needle.) Work patt (k3p2) for 14 [18] rounds .  Bind off.

Thursday, April 22, 2004

Short-sleeve boat-neck raglan sweater - 2

Upper garment

Each round for the upper body ends at the fifth stitch before the first marker.

For "m1" use invisible lifted increase (http://www.wonderful-things.com/newknit4a.htm) or any other increase.

R1: m1, k2, p2, (marker separating front and left sleeve), k2, m1, patt(k3p2), m1, k2, (marker separating left sleeve and back), p2, k2, m1, patt, m1, k2, p2, (marker separating back and right sleeve), k2, m1, patt, m1, k2, (marker separating right sleeve and front), p2, k2, m1, patt

R2: k2, p2, (marker), k2, patt, k2, (marker), p2, k2, patt, k2, p2, (marker), k2, patt, k2, (marker), p2, k2, patt

Alternate R1 and R2 (ending w R2) until there are 64 [86] st between the markers on the back (and also front).  There will be 50 [72] st on each sleeve.

(For k2, patt, k2, I think it's looks better to always start and end the patt with a knit stitch even if it means that sometimes there will be a k6.)

Then do R1, R2, R2, R2 twice -- for 68 [88] st on the back (and front) and 54 [74] on each sleeve.

Then do * m1, k2, p2, (marker), k2, p1, patt, p1, k2, (marker), p2, k2, m1, patt, m1, k2, p2, (marker), k2, p1, patt, p1, k2, (marker), p2, k2, m1, patt * followed by 3 rounds of R2 for 70 [90] st on the back (and front) and 54 [74] on each sleeve.

Then * m1, k2, p2, (marker), k1, p2, patt, p2, k1, (marker), p2, k2, m1, patt, m1, k2, p2, (marker), k1, p2, patt, p2, k1, (marker), p2, k2, m1, patt followed by 3 rounds of R2 for 72 [92] st on the back (and front) and 54 [74] on each sleeve.

Then do R2 until the upper body is long enough to reach 2" below the underarm.  (Underarm seam should lie 2" below the actual underam.)

Wednesday, April 21, 2004

Short-sleeve boat-neck raglan sweater - 1

This pattern was inspired by http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring03/PATTbob.html.  The big difference is that the pattern is knitted in the round from the top down.  Two size 7 circular needles (or different lengths) and 12 oz of worsted weight yarn are used.  A set of size 7 double pointed needles (or a 16" long size 7 circular needle) and a crochet hook (optional) will also be needed.  (gauge: 4 st/inch, 6 rows/inch)

Changes for doubleknit (2-ply) yarn are in brackets.  (size 5 needles, gauge: 5.5 st/inch, 7.5 rows/inch)

Neck ribbing:  Using a 16" or 24" circular needle, cast on 100 [100] stitches, using chain cast on.  Join.  Work patt (k3p2) around for 4 [6] rows.  On last row, put markers before 1st, after 18th, after 50th, and after 68th stitch.  Stop at the fifth stitch before the first marker.  Check that the ribbing is not twisted and that there are 100 [100] stitches.

Increases

A good website for how to do increases, among other things, is:

http://www.wonderful-things.com/newknit4a.htm

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