Thursday, 17 July 2014

Grey birdie sweater




Needle and yarn

US 5 - 3.75 mm


Faircroft Junior Shades DK

DK / 8 ply (11 wpi)

1 skein = 500 grams

1003

724

Gray

Woolcraft New Fashion DK

DK / 8 ply (11 wpi)

1 skein = 100 grams

940

2973

Black
Notes
Pattern 
K-Knit, P-Purl, G-Gray, B-Black, St-stitches, p2tog - purl 2 together, pdec1 - purl 2 together, dp - double pointed needles
Sweater length: 26 inches 
Neck to shoulder length: 3 inches 
Sleeve length: 23 inches
FRONT: 
Cast on 120 stitches 
2-16. k1p1all
  1. knit all
  2. purl all
  3. gk9, bk1, gk19,bk1, repeat till 11st are left, gk11
  4. gp9, bp3, gp17, bp3repeat till last 10, gp10
  5. gk9, bk1, gk19,bk1, repeat till 11st are left, gk11
  6. p all 23, k all repeat the pattern from 19-23 till row 168 which gets you to the neck k47 - 26 st holder - k47 then leaving 26st in the centre for the neck continue with the same pattern but every purl row reduce 1 towards neck side till row 184
  7. Cast off
BACK: 
Cast on 120 stitches 
1-16. k1p1 all 
17-168. k1 row p1 row all
  1. pdec1 p all
  2. k all
  3. pdec1 p all repeat till row 184
  4. Cast off
  5. k47 - 26 st holder - k47
SLEEVES (Make 2): 
Knit in round using dp needles 
Cast on 44 st 
1-16. k1p1 all 
17. kinc1, k all but 1, kinc1 
18-19. k all 
20. kinc1, k all but 1, kinc1 
21-23. k all 
24. kinc1, k all but 1, kinc1 

repeat * till row 120 (98 st overall) 
change to circular needles 
121-168 k all 
169. cast off
NECK: 
Pick up all the stitches on the neck using circular needles
  1. k all
  2. k1p1k1p2tog repeat till end 3 - 15. k1p1 all
  3. Cast off
Join the shoulders of front and back, then the sleeves and then the sides of the front and back. Stitch in all the wool ending.
Voila the sweater is ready :).

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