Hi all my fellow crafters, well I wanted to let everyone know that I have been away but I actually have been knitting. I started on both of my "big" projects and have actually added another one that I think I can do quickly. It's from my fav show Knitty Gritty and I saw this sweater and I knew that I could do it. They say that this is a beginner project and I guess that's what I am. I immediate said okay, this can be done on large needles with super chucky yarn and I can rock this with a cute shirt underneath it. The pattern is:
Materials:
2 (3, 3, 3, 3) skeins Cascade Yarns Magnum in color #9453
circular needle, any length, US size 15 (10mm)
1-1/2" (38mm) button
stitch markers
crochet hook (optional)
Gauge: 6 sts and 11 rows = 4" (10cm) in stockinette
Finished measurements: bust 33 (36, 38.5, 41, 44)" (84 [91.5, 98, 104, 112]cm)
Note: Keep 3 sts at beg and end of each row in garter st throughout body.
Yoke:
Co 26 sts.
Row 1 (RS): K3, place marker, k4, place marker, k12, place marker, k4, place marker, k3.
Row 2 and all even rows: K3, p to last 3 sts, k3.
Row 3: K.
Row 5: (K to 1 st before marker, kfb, sl marker, kfb) 4 times, k to end (34 sts).
Row 7: K.
Row 8: As row 2.
Rep rows 5-8 2 (3, 4, 5, 6) times more (50 [58, 66, 74, 82] sts).
Next row (RS): Kfb, (k to 1 st before marker, kfb, sl marker, kfb) 4 times, k to last st, kfb (60 [68, 76, 84, 92] sts).
Next row: As row 2.
Next row (RS): (K to marker, sl marker, kfb, k to 1 st before marker, kfb, sl marker) twice, k to end (64 [72, 80, 88, 96] sts).
Next row: As row 2.
Rep the last 4 rows once more (78 [86, 94, 102, 110] sts}.
Next row: As row 5 (86 [94, 102, 110, 118] sts).
Working the Body
Once the yoke, or top portion, of the sweater is finished, while the body is being completed the sleeve stitches are held on scrap yarn to be picked up later.
Separate sleeves from body
Next row (WS): K3, p to marker, place 20 (22, 24, 26, 28) sts of first sleeve on scrap yarn to be worked later, p to marker, place 20 (22, 24, 26, 28) sts of second sleeve on scrap yarn to be worked later, p to last 3 sts, k3. There are 46 (50, 54, 58, 62) sts on needle.
Body:
Row 1 (RS): K.
Row 2 and all even rows: K3, p to last 3 sts, k3.
Row 3: Kfb, k to last st, kfb (48 [52, 56, 60, 64] sts).
Row 5: K.
Row 7: As row 3 (50 [54, 58, 62, 66} sts).
Work in garter st for 5 rows. Bind off.
Sleeves:
Transfer 20 (22, 24, 26, 28) held sts of one sleeve to needle. Do not join.
Row 1 (RS): K10 (11, 12, 13, 14), place marker, k to end.
Row 2 and all even rows: P.
Row 3: K to 2 sts before marker, ssk, sl marker, k2tog, k to end.
Row 5: Kfb, k to last st, kfb.
Row 7: As row 3 (18 [20, 22, 24, 26] sts).
Work 21 rows even.
Row 29: K to 1 st before marker, yo, k2, yo, k to end.
Row 30: P.
Row 31: K.
Row 32: P.
Rep rows 29-32 twice more (24 [26, 28, 30, 32] sts).
Work even until sleeve measures 16-1/2 (17, 17, 17-1/2, 17-1/2)" (41.5 [43, 43, 44, 44] cm) from underarm.
Work in garter st for 5 rows. Bind off.
Finishing:
Seam up the sleeves. Add a crochet chain loop or oversewn loop buttonhole to the left front and attach a button. Weave in all ends and block if desired.
Okay, this project is a beginner project but I didn't know how to do the kfb and I had to ask one of my fellow knitters how that's done. This project is really tricky in my opinion and I realize that I have to really pay attention to it. I even had to do a measurement of my bust. Wow! I doing alot huh? So far so good. Oh yeah, I forgot i started using size 15 straight needles and realized after like two trys and casting on working a few rows that it needed 15 circs. So, I went and bought some from JoAnn's. I didn't really mind paying almost $11 for the bamboo circs because they are my fav's and I'm pretty passionate about bamboo and size 10 bamboo's were my first pair of needles.
So I'm adding pics to this also and I wanted to add a few pics of the "little black sweater that's in the Stitch n Bitch book.
I just wanted to give a few comments on both of these projects. Okay, as for the little balck sweater. Okay, I got red Cotlin yarn from knitpicks.com thanks to my buddy from PBS. I have to use size 5 needles and this was one of my first times using such small needles on a project that's this size. I had to cast on like 116 and I think I started and restarted this project at least 4 times because I was always mesing up and loosing track of where I was at because I would put it down. So I was really iirritable about that then when I cast on all those darn stitches I failed to realize that I would have a ton of yarn left so I messed up like that a few times so that I wouldn't have 3 feet of yarn to contend with and cut.I can't waste good yarn...lol. Another thing is that It seems like those stiches for the XL that I'm making is way too big. I will admit that I need a large size but I don't trust a large so I'm going with the XL. It still looks huge in my opinion but we'll see once I finish. More updates to come.
