London.crafts wiki - Differences between Version 8 and Version 7 of Kake's Jumper For Simon

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=== First swatch - edging ===
=== First swatch ===
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=== Second swatch - either body or edging ===
=== Second swatch ===
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=== Third swatch - body ===
=== Third swatch ===
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=== Fourth swatch - body ===
=== Fourth swatch ===
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=== Fifth swatch - edging ===

Special abbreviations:

* <b>RSB</b> (right side border): K1, sl 1 wyif, K1, sl 1 wyif, K1
* <b>WSB</b> (wrong side border): sl 1 wyif, K1, sl 1 wyif, K1, sl 1 wyif
* <b>STw2</b>: pass needles behind 1st st and K 2nd st in back of loop. Sl passed st purlwise onto right-hand needle and sl knitted stitch onto right-hand needle.

Lambswool knitting double on 4mm needles. Cast on 19 stitches and work in [[travelling striped rib]] as follows:

* <b>Row 1:</b> WSB, K2, P5, K2, WSB.
* <b>Row 2:</b> RSB, P2, STw2, K3, P2, RSB.
* <b>Row 3:</b> As row 1.
* <b>Row 4:</b> RSB, P2, K1, STw2, K2, P2, RSB.
* <b>Row 5:</b> As row 1.
* <b>Row 6:</b> RSB, P2, K@, STw2, K1, P2, RSB.
* <b>Row 7:</b> As row 1.
* <b>Row 8:</b> RSB, P2, K3, STw2, P2, RSB.

This stitch pattern taken from Rae Compton's <i>Illustrated Dictionary of Knitting</i>.

First swatch

Special abbreviations:

  • RSB (right side border): K1, sl 1 wyif, K1, sl 1 wyif, K1
  • WSB (wrong side border): sl 1 wyif, K1, sl 1 wyif, K1, sl 1 wyif

Cast on 20 st.

  • Row 1: RSB, P2, K6, P2, RSB.
  • Row 2: WSB, K2, P6, K2, WSB.
  • Row 3: RSB, P2, slip next 2 st onto cable needle leaving it at front of work, K2, K2 from cable needle, K2, P2, RSB.
  • Row 4: As row 2.
  • Row 5: As row 1.
  • Row 6: As row 2.
  • Row 7: RSB, P2, K2, slip next 2 st onto cable needle leaving it at back of work, K2, K2 from cable needle, P2, RSB.
  • Row 8: As row 2.

Work 5 1/2 repeats in total, ending row 3. Cast off (I used Icelandic bind off).

Second swatch

Lambswool knitted double on 4mm needles. Cast on 41 stitches and work in shadow rib as follows:

  • Row 1: K2, (P1, K2) to end.
  • Row 2: P to end.

Odd-numbered rows are the right side.

This stitch pattern taken from http://home.wlu.edu/~mortonc/knitting/RibStitches.html - see there for a chart, though note that the instructions get right side and wrong side swapped over.

Third swatch

Lambswool knitted double on 7mm needles. Cast on 41 stitches and work in linen stitch as follows:

  • Row 1: K1, (slip 1 purlwise with yarn in front, K1) to end.
  • Row 2: K1, P1, (slip 1 purlwise with yarn in back, P1) to last stitch, K1.

Odd-numbered rows are the right side.

This stitch pattern taken from http://knitting.about.com/library/bllinen.htm - see there for a photo.

Fourth swatch

Lambswool knitted quadruple on 5.5mm needles. Cast on 26 stitches and work in stocking stitch with a garter stitch border.


See Also: Kake's Projects


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