This is a perfect project for a beginner knitter. No picking up stitches. Just knit three pieces, attach the sleeves, sew the seams and you're done.
Finished measurements:
Chest: 36 (40, 48) inches
Length: 20 (20, 24) inches
Sleeves length: 12 inches
Materials
Yarn: Worsted weight yarn: approximately 400 (931/1,1330) yards
365 (851/ 10360) meters
(122 meters/133 yards) per ball
Knitting needles: 4.50mm / 7 US / 7 UK / 7 Canadian or size to obtain tension
Gauge (tension): 5 stitches x 8 rows = 1 inches worked over seed stitch
seed stitch (over an even number of stitches))
Row 1: knit one, purl one--repeat to end of row
Row 2: purl one, knit one--repeat to end of row
Repeat rows 1 and 2 for pattern
1 x 1 rib stitch (over an even number of stitches)
Row: knit one, purl one--repeat to end of row
Repeat row pattern
Notes: 1)Body of cardigan is worked in one piece, horizontally.
2)Front is worked in two panels using two balls of yarn.
Body:
Back:
Cast on 90 (100, 120) stitches
Work in seed stitch for 20 (20, 24) inches or to desired length
51 (51, 61) centimeters
Front:
Divide into right front and left front: work 45 (50, 60) stitches in pattern. Join second ball of yarn and work to end of row.
Work each front separately, continue in seed stitch until front measures 20 (20, 24) inches.
51 (51, 61) centimeters
Cast off.
Sleeves (make 2)
Cast on 75 (86, 90) stitches
Work in seed stitch for 10 inches (25.4 centimeters)
This row: reduce number of stitches by 38 ((42, 44) stitches evenly across row. 37 (44, 46) stitches remaining.
Work in 1 x 1 rib stitch for 2 inches. (5 centimeters)
Cast off.
I'm gearing up for...
Each year I like to present something new--beyond my ever popular baby sweater. So, this year, inspired by the adorable dresses I saw at ArtCraft last year, I've decided to use this cardigan pattern...
reduce the size and knit little girl cardigans. The first one is almost finished.
This one is a little quirky. The other two will be a little more conservative.
When I design I consult the Standards & Guidelines for Crochet and Knitting complied by Craft Yarn Council of America. Although this is a very helpful document there are some things it doesn't included. For example, the width of the sleeve. So I searched the web for a free girl's sweater. I found one and used the information provided to determine how wide I should make the sleeves I was knitting.
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Blogging...
Change is in the air.
I've decided to reduce the number of times I blog each week--from five to three. Each day will have a theme...
Homespun Monday--who am I without a pen?
My Author Journey Thursday--reading, writing, submitting, networking
Guest Post Friday
These changes will go into effect this week. I hope you continue to enjoy this blog.
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Next post: May 3rd: discussing Sleeping Tiger by Holly Robinson
Written on February 12, 2015: My knitter friends are finding my old knitting posts. So it must be time for an update. I gave in to my itch to knit just before Christmas. I started turning out presents -- left, right and centre. I made three scarves, four hats and a baby sweater. All was good. No wrist pain. So I pulled out two unfinished projects. Two cardigans, knit much the same this one is. Well, this turned out to be a big mistake. I made headway on both, but at the expense of my wrists. So I've had to shelf the cardigans, once again. Once upon a time, I could finish a new sweater about every third week. I was knitting crazy. A word to the wise: use caution, control this impulse.
Cool blog title, eh? I was pretty stoked about it. A nice new cardigan just in time for Thanksgiving. Um, yeah, that's what I thought until things weren't horribly wrong.
the front
the back
the sleeve (I do have two)
Unsuspecting, I attached the sleeve to the body and that's when I found.
the problem--the front is approximately two inches shorter than the back.
the solutions--I ripped out the front and put it back on the needles. My cardigan may be ready for Thanksgiving--the one in November.
As I ripped out the stitches I thought, Yet another reason why I'm glad I'm now an author and not a knitwear designer--you can argue with words but not with numbers.
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