Machine used: Brother electronic standard gauge
(can be adapted for any machine)
Materials: Yeoman Cashmillon
Tension: T7
Gauge: 8.4sts=11.8rws=1".
Size: Fits child with 24-25" chest
Download: DAK7 shape file and stitch pattern
Back:
- T4/4. Cast on 110 sts (L55-R55) in 1x1 ribbing. K 18 rws in 1x1 rib.
- Transfer ribber sts to main bed. COR. T7.
- Set machine to pattern and knit preselect row. RC000.
- K in pattern for 14 rws.
- K to RC148. Bind off 32 sts on each edge, knit center 46 sts off with waste yarn (We're going to pick these sts up later to knit a band).
Front:
- K same as for back to RC119.
- Set machine for Holding.
- COR, Hold L55-R10.
- Shape right side neckline as follows:
- Hold 3 sts at neck edge EOR 3x
- Hold 1 st at neck edge EOR 3 x
- Hold 1 st at neck edge every 3rd rw 1 x
- K to RC148. 32 sts remain.
- Bind off shoulder sts.
- K sts in Hold with waste yarn (We're going to pick these sts up later to knit a band).
- Attach yarn at st L11 and place sts L55-L11 back into work.
- Shape neckline same as for right side.
Sleeve: (make 2)
- T4/4. Cast on 64 sts (L32-R32) in 1x1 ribbing. K 18 rws in 1x1 rib.
- Transfer ribber sts to main bed. COR. T7.
- Set machine to pattern and knit preselect row. RC000.
- K in pattern for 14 rws at the same time, start increases.
- Starting at RC005, inc 1 st each edge every 5 rws 5x.
- Inc 1 st each edge every 6 rws 13x.
- Inc 1 st each edge every 7 rws 1x.
- K the 102 sts to RC 114. Bind off.
Neck Band:
- Sew one shoulder seam.
- Wrong side of fabric facing. Pick up all sts that were knit off with waste yarn.
- Transfer every other st to the ribber.
- K 10 rws 1x1 rib.
- Bind off.
Finishing:
- Sew remaining shoulder seam.
- Sew sleeves to armhole edge.
- Sew side seams.
Abbreviations:
- COL = Carriage on Left
- COR = Carriage on Right
- T7 = tension dial set to 7
- K = knit
- R = right
- L = left
- L55 - R55 = place into work 55 sts to left of center and 55 sts to right of center
- sts = stitches (st = stitch)
- rws = rows (rw = row)
- ndls = needles (ndl = needle)
- inc = increase
- dec = decrease
