Designed
and copyrighted by Yvette O'Brien
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YVETTE'S GARTER STITCH BABY SWEATER
(Based on Beribboned
Eyelet Design)
Size: 1 - 2 years
Yarns worsted or
what ever you want
Needles Circular
size 8 (5 mm ) or to match gauge of your yarn Gauge for worsted 21 sts
and 28 rows to 4inches (10 cm) Stitch Holders; 4 Buttons;
The sweater is
knitted from the back of the neck to the armholes. Sleeves are knitted
separately, then joined to the back and then the sweater is completed
in one piece.
(This will make a big sweater, 1 - 2
years, in worsted weight so if you want a smaller size use DK (Aussie 8
ply) and a size US 6 (English 8,Aussie 4mm needle)
Or just try out different yarn
thicknesses and needles to get a size you like.)
BACK
Cast on 55
stitches.
Work 40 rows in
garter stitch (Knit every row)
Cut yarn.
Place stitches
on holder.
SLEEVES
Cast on 35 stitches.
1st row: K2, *P1 K1 rep
from * to last stitch, K1
2nd row: K1, *P1 k1 rep
from * to end of row
Repeat last 2
rows four times. (Total 10 rows rib)
Next row (right
side)K5 * M1, K5, repeat from * to end of row. 41 stitches
Knit 12 rows
Continue in
garter stitch, increasing 1 stitch each end of next row and every
following 8th row until there are
49 stitches on needle.
Knit 2 rows CUT
YARN, place stitches on holder.
Make a second
sleeve, turn, DO NOT CUT YARN.
JOIN
SLEEVES AND BACK
Next row: Bind
off 25 stitches, K23, knit last stitch of sleeve together with first
stitch of back, knit across 53 stitches of back, knit last stitch of
back together with first stitch of other sleeve, knit to end of
sleeve.Turn.
Next row: Bind
off 25 stitches, knit to end of row. 101 stitches on needle.
BODY
Next row: K19, knit into front and back (loosely) of next 8 stitches,
K47, knit into front and back of next 8 stitches, K19. (117 stitches)
Knit 7 rows.
Next row: K23,
knit into front and back of next 8 stitches, K55, knit into front and
back of next 8 stitches, K23. (133 stitches)
Knit 7 rows
Next row: K27,
knit into front and back of next 8 stitches, K 63, knit into front and
back of next 8 stitches, K27 (149 stitches)
Knit 7 rowsNext
row: K31, knit into front and back of next 8 stitches, K71, knit into
front and back of next 8 stitches, K31 (165 stitches)Next row: KnitNext
row:
Bind off 5
stitches - knit to endNext row:
Bind off 5
stitches knit to end
Decrease 1st each end of next 3
rows.
Knit 1 row (149
stitches)
Next row: K27,
knit into front and back of next 8 stitches, K79, knit into front and
back of next 8 stitches, K27 (165 stitches)
Knit 7 rows
Next row: K31,
knit into front and back of next 8 stitches, K87, knit into front and
back of next 8 stitches, K31 (181 stitches)K 6 rows
Leave all these
181 stitches on your circular needle making sure that the points are
secured so that your stitches can’t come off!
DO NOT
CUT YARN
Sew bound
off sleeve edges to back armholes
Sew seams along
shoulders to cuffs, making sure that the centre 16 cast on stitches
form the centre back neck.
With right side
facing, and commencing from where you left off knitting, pick up and
knit 14 stitches along right front, including 5 bound off stitches, 16
stitches along back of neck and 14 stitches down left front neck do not
turn keep knitting right round sweater till you arrive back at corner
of right front neck.
PLACE
MARKER FOR BEGINNING OF ROUNDS
Now begin
working in K1 P1 rib for 3 rows or rounds.
Next row (Buttonholes)
For Boy when
front left corner is reached make four buttonholes thus: Rib 3, *YO,
K2tog, Rib 8, rep from * twice, Yo, K2tog continue in K1 P1 rib to end
of round.
For Girl K1, P1
rib round neck and continue until 35 stitches before corner of left
front neck, K2tog, YO, Rib 8, three times, K2tog ,YO, rib 3.
Work 2 more rows
or rounds in K1 P1 rib.
Bind off loosely
in rib.Sew on buttons
NOTE:
This
will make a big sweater, 1 - 2 years, in worsted weight
if
you want a smaller size use DK (Aussie 8 ply) and a size US 6 (English
8, Aussie 4mm needle)
Or
just try out different yarn thicknesses and needles to get a size you
like.
This pattern
works very well using Wager
Welt Stitch.
Row 1 Knit
Row 2 Purl
Row 3-8 Knit
If you want to,
you can increase by using a yarn over, instead of a M1 increase with
this stitch pattern.It looks like this
Designed
and copyrighted by Yvette O'Brien
--- No1grandma AT gmail DOT com