tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89290149683475843652024-03-23T07:24:20.589-05:00O'Casey: Knitting Thoughts and Deeeeedswill share some little knitting patterns, little jokes, little thoughts.....O'Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127062918768416082noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929014968347584365.post-88161987575122103442013-03-02T19:45:00.001-05:002013-03-03T11:21:46.813-05:00Nostalgia<span style="color: #0066cc;"></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The last one of “12 Men’s <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Character Sweater”! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Number 12! HURRRRRAH!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The name of this voluminous jacket is Nostalgia, and it doesn’t have anything to do with the sweater recipient. Charles is a helicopter pilot and a true hero, whom I admire. He and his wife Ruth are dear friends of mine, and they probably will wear this thing in turn :-) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And then… I will make me exactly the same sweater out of white or bright red yarn… More likely out of festive red to celebrate our friendship and the completion the 12-sweater project! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Full length</span></strong></span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> of sweater is approximately 28" (71 cm), <strong><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">width</span></strong> – 25.5'' (65 cm).<br />
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Needles – US 10 (6mm) or size needed to obtain 14 sts in 4" (10 cm) gauge in stockinet stitch, and stitch holders.<span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"><br />
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</span>The body of the sweater is made of 2 front central panel and one back central panel (all 3 are identical), 2 very long symmetrical side panels without shoulder seams, and 2 identical small under-arm panels with pocket pieces, worked in Rhomb pattern. Central panels are worked in Trinity stitch pattern. Side panels are worked in Right and Left Oblique stitch patterns with Butterfly cables. The sleeves are worked in Rhomb pattern. All the 2 x 2 ribbing is finished with Italian cast off.</span><br />
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1r and all the r.s. rows (right side rows) all purl<br />
2r (ws) into the same stitch k1, p1, k 1 - all into the same stitch!, then p 3 stitches together. Continue the same way to the end of the row.<br />
4r (ws) p 3 stitches together, then k 1, p 1 and k1 all into the same stitch; continue this way to the end of the row.<br />
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Central panels are all worked in Trinity except for 2 first and 2 end reverse stockinet stitches adjacent to selvages sts.<br />
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First row (right side): 1 selvage st, 2 p, 28 “trinity”, 2p, 1 selvage st.<br />
Second row: 1 selvage st, 2 k., 28 sts Trinity, 2 k., 1 selvage st.<br />
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2 </span><strong><span style="color: #000099; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">FRONT CENTRAL PANEL</span></strong><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">S</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">: identical to Back Central panels. Don’t bind off, place all sts on a stitchholder. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Cast on 50 sts. First Row: 1 selvage st., 3p, 8 sts of butterfly cable, 2p, 8 sts of butterfly cable, 1p, 16 Right Oblique stitch, 1p, 8 sts of butterfly cable, 1 selvage st.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">48 stitches x 8 rows</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Rows 1 - 8</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Row 1 (Right Side): p3, c4b, c4f, p2, c4b, c4f, [p1, t3f] 4 times, p3, c4b, c4f.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Row 2 (Wrong Side): p8, k3, [p2, k2] 4 times, p8, k2, p8, k3.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Row 3: p3, [c4b, c4f, p2] 2 times, [t3f, p1] 3 times, t3f, p2, c4b, c4f.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Row 4: p8, [k2, p2] 4 times, k3, p8, k2, p8, k3.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Row 5: p3, c4b, c4f, p2, c4b, c4f, p3, [t3f, p1] 4 times, c4b, c4f.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Row 6: p8, k1, [p2, k2] 3 times, p2, k4, p8, k2, p8, k3.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Row 7: p3, c4b, c4f, p2, c4b, c4f, p1, t2f, [p1, t3f] 3 times, p1, t2f, p1, c4b, c4f.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Row 8: p8, k1, p1, [k2, p2] 3 times, k2, p1, [k2, p8] 2 times, k3.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Right side panel</b> is worked as mirrored right side panel with Right Oblique stitch:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Row 1 (Right Side): c4b, c4f, p3, [t3b, p1] 4 times, c4b, c4f, p2, c4b, c4f, p3.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Row 2 (Wrong Side): k3, [p8, k2] 2 times, [p2, k2] 3 times, p2, k3, p8.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Row 3: c4b, c4f, p2, [t3b, p1] 3 times, t3b, [p2, c4b, c4f] 2 times, p3.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Row 4: k3, p8, k2, p8, k3, [p2, k2] 4 times, p8.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Row 5: c4b, c4f, [p1, t3b] 4 times, p1, k1, p1, c4b, c4f, p2, c4b, c4f, p3.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Row 6: k3, p8, k2, p8, k1, p1, [k2, p2] 4 times, k1, p8.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Row 7: c4b, c4f, p1, t2b, [p1, t3b] 3 times, p1, t2b, p1, c4b, c4f, p2, c4b, c4f, p3.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Row 8: k3, [p8, k2] 2 times, p1, [k2, p2] 3 times, k2, p1, k1, p8.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Underarm panel with a pocket piece (2 mirrored details)<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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RHOMB, rows 1 - 6<br />
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Row 1 (Right Side): k5, p1.<br />
Row 2 (Wrong Side): p1, k1, p3, k1.<br />
Row 3: k1, p1, k1, p1, k2.<br />
Row 4: p3, k1, p2.<br />
Row 5: k1, p1, k1, p1, k2.<br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Cast on 35 sts and work in Rhomb stitch pattern adding in every 14<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> row 1 st on the right and working straight on the left. After 14 ss (28 rows) in the wrong side row bind off 27 sts. Continue to work the piece making increases on the left exactly in the same row as in the right. Work this way until the piece is 31 ss long from beg (15 sts on the needles), then in the right side row work 5 sts, bind off 5 sts and work 5 sts to the end of the row. Turn, work 5sts in wrong side row. Turn, bind off 2 sts in the beginning of the right side row and work to the end of the row (3sts on the needles). Turn, purl one, purl 2 together. Knit 2 together and bind off. Finish the other side (5 sts) the same way.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Work in Rhomb pattern increasing 1 stitch each side in every 6th to obtain 58 sts on the needle. Continue to work straight until the piece is 33 selvage sts long. Shape cap: At the beginning of 2 next rows bind off 3 sts, then at the beginning of 2 next rows 2 sts, and then in the beginning of 8 next rows decrease 1 st (until you obtain 40 sts on the needles), then bind of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2 sts in the beginning of next 2 rows, then 3 sts, 4 sts, and 5 sts. Bind off the remaining stitches. Cast 43 sts on the sleeve bottom and work 2x2 rib stitch (I worked twisted rib stitch) – 8 cm or 3” and finish with Italian cast off.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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When making ordinary mattress seam we sew on the right side and obtain the seam visible only on the wrong side. In our case, to make an inside-out mattress seam we work on the wrong side of the sweater and from time to time admire the chains of selvage sts that show off on the right side. Start in the bottom of the sweater and proceed towards the neck. Sew loose, make these decorative seams as stretchy as possible and checking the seam often making sure that they are as stretchy as the knitted material.<br />
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Work on 2x2 rib (I made twisted rib but it is optional) and bind off when the ribbing equals 8 cm of 3”.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Sew the long seams of the sleeves with ordinary mattress seams. Reinforce the top line of the under-arm panels with 15 crochet stitches (optional).<br />
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Mark the top of the armhole and the top of the sleeve (1/2) with colorful yarn or stitch markers. Start sewing a sleeve into an armhole from the very bottom. When finished attaching the sleeve to the under-arm panel, begin to sew the sleeve deeper and deeper under the braid (not to its immediate edge). The top part of the sleeve should be attached to the inner edge of the braid and slightly eased in. The seam curve should be smooth (see Picture), and the free edge of the butterfly braid should rest loosely on the sleeve. The top marks should match. The photo is taken from Macedonian sweater description that is why the sleeve stitch pattern is different: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">While knitting the sweater I’ve been constantly hearing this question, that is why it was easy to come up with this name. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So, here is a very simple hoodie for my Dear Husband. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No sleeves! No shoulder seams either. Front zipper and hood zipper. Hood zipper allows to wear it just as a generously sized collar when unzipped.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yarn: about 3 pounds of naturally <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>true black alpaca yarn, beautiful and shiny, from <a href="http://www.oakleighalpacas.com/templates/System/details.asp?id=48391&PID=725664" target="_blank">“Oak-Leigh Peacocks and Alpaca” farm</a> . <span style="color: #333333;">True black is the rarest and the most precious alpaca color. Unlike with other animals, alpaca’s black color gene is recessive, i.e. even if the mother-alpaca and the father-alpaca are both black the baby can be of a different color.</span> This is exactly the same yarn as for my “Yellow Submarine”. And I will whine again about making photos of black sweaters: OMG, how difficult it was… As I have already noted, i</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">f the light is flattering for the face of a model, the sweater looks just like a big black hole (the deeper the black color is the less discernible is the garment), and vice versa: if the light falls sideways you can tell what the sweater is like; but it is usually not good for the face to be highlighted from one side. When the sunset lighting was perfect both for the sweater and the face (one time in Florida), my model was not in the mood to pose, and in addition… I unexpectedly ran out of batteries. Poor me.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1) </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">YKK #5 Nylon coil separating zippper, customized length – 44”</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Main stitch pattern: <strong>Royal Diamonds (RD) - multiple of 12+13 sts</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Set-up
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(WS): sl1, p12, k2, place marker (pm), p3, k7, *p5, k7; rep to the last 18 sts,
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Row 1 (Right Side): k6, p2, k12.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Row 2 (Wrong Side): p12, k2, p6.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Row 3: c6b, p2, c6b, c6f.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Row 4: p12, k2, p6.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Row 10: p12, k2, p6.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Row 11: k6, p2, k3, [p1, k1] 2 times, p1, k4.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Row 15: c6b, p2, k3, [p1, k1] 2 times, p1, k4.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Note about selvage stitches</span></b></em><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">: Always slip the first stitch in the beginning of each row and purl the last stitch in the end of each row. In such a way you will have a chain of selvage stitches, - one vertical loop for each 2 rows - on each side of a knitted piece. They will be used to simplify row count and later when assembling this particular vest, they will play an important role: because I use inside-out seams, they will form the nice rows on the right side of the sweater.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Italian cast on: 195 sts. After 4 rows of hollow ribbing and 1 row 1x1, start Royal Diamonds chart (1st and 195th stitches are ss and not included in the chart).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1st row of Royal Diamonds: ss, 6 sts of the chart, then repeat 7…18 sts 15 times and finish the row with 19-25 sts).</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Work Royal Diamonds stitch repeat almost 8 times, starting to shape the armhole in the 17<sup>th</sup> row of the last repeat.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Armhole shaping:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;"> Bind off 15 stitches at the beginning of the row, knit 11 (as a result we have 12 sts on the right needle), purl 2, knit 6, purl 2, place a marker, and finish17-th RD row as usual.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Wrong side row: Bind off 15 sts, 11p (as a result we have 12 sts on the right needle), k 2, p 4, k 2, place marker, and finish 18th RD row as usual.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Total: 165 sts on the needles.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Continue to work straight. Between the stitch markers work RD stitch repeat 4 times, and in the beginning and the end of the rows work the cable chart (the cable pattern is separated from the stitch markers by 2 purls). Don’t make selvage stitches, just the cable chart.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Continue RD chart (5<sup>th</sup> time). In the 8-th row of the chart place central 47 sts on the stitch holder and start working 2 halves of the front separately.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the row where shoulder stitches would be. So, work 59 sts of the left front and place them on the stitch holder, work central 47 sts and slip the on another stitch holder, and continue 59 sts to the end of the row. Turn, work 59 sts to the end of the right side row and cast on 35 sts.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRBJKJ6KkjrFJEy4lyzdRgi4MkH0XNqNdcFt0n5A34YZ13H0iMG2yeuP_SQO86SUQNPgzWV7r5JdOmdNugtRKyJ7ohEwnxekiqt7Zyk-XuWjc1HnFVrwImnPyD1_Q5b_oJX8HAjiia9IN/s1600/front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRBJKJ6KkjrFJEy4lyzdRgi4MkH0XNqNdcFt0n5A34YZ13H0iMG2yeuP_SQO86SUQNPgzWV7r5JdOmdNugtRKyJ7ohEwnxekiqt7Zyk-XuWjc1HnFVrwImnPyD1_Q5b_oJX8HAjiia9IN/s320/front.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Turn, 1ss, p 12, k 2, p 6, k 2, place a stitch marker, then k3, p7, k5 etc. according to the pattern.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Yes, front opening has selvage stitches described in the beginning, and the arm opening doesn’t.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Work straight. Between the stitch markers work RD, and in the beginning and the end of the rows work the cable chart (the cable pattern is separated from the stitch markers by 2 purls).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt;">When the distance from the armhole opening will equal 9 RD chart repeats, stop cable armhole trimming and cast on 15 stitches in the end of the wrong side row. Work straight 8 RD chart repeats.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mmmm... definitely not my size...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So, WHERE ARE MY SLEEVES? :-)</td></tr>
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The sweater is made for Volodia, electronic engineer from Toronto - Canada. We met with him and his wife Irina at our first job at the research institute of TV technologies. We worked at the same lab, and shortly we became close friends. Much water has flown under the bridge since that time, I’m not an engineer anymore, but he is, and a very good one :-).</div>
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I wanted this sweater to look like their soft-colored calico cat Sonia (this is their second calico. The first one, Basia, whom I introduced to them about… OMG… 20 years ago, was adorable too but quite different. We will always remember her). By coincidence, when I asked him what colors he preferred he listed all the Sonia’s colors. So, the color part was easy, and I used “Flowers” from <a href="http://olgacasey.blogspot.com/2011/07/flowers-preview-will-finish-today.html" target="_blank">Flowers sweater</a> - just because I knew that color sequence by heart and didn’t want to make life more complicated than it was.<br />
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What about the design of the “Engineer’s Sweater”? Something modular… unusual… multidirectional… very smart… never seen before… probably worth patenting :-)… NO. Intermingling variegated colors of both yarns produce very interesting effects, which I started to like still at the stage of the swatches. That is why I decided to make the sweater extremely simple - no design at all. But 2-color knitting all over the body (except for the ribbings) and fingering weight yarn made it the most labor consuming thing I have ever made. And I enjoyed every minute of this slow work, admiring this beautiful fabric growing in my hands, this luxurious blend of colors… To add even more chic I finished all the ribbings with Italian cast-off.<br />
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Needles no.4, circular needle no.4, several small safety pins, 1 large safety pin (stitch holder), and a darning needle for Italian binding-off.</div>
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Gauge: 4” (10 cm) of 2-color knitting = 23.5 sts.</div>
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<strong><em>Note about selvage stitches (ss):</em></strong> Always slip the first stitch in the beginning of each row and purl the last stitch in the end of each row. In such a way you will have a chain of selvage stitches, - one vertical loop for each 2 rows - on each side of a knitted piece.<br />
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Cast on 143 sts (7 flowers + 2selvage stitches) and follow the color scheme. Work without any changes 39 selvage stitches (ss.) up.<br />
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(Right side): For the armholes bind off in the beginning of every row 5 sts – 1 time, 4 sts – 1 time, 3 sts – 1 time, 2 st – 2 times, 1 sts 2 times (107 sts on the needle now). Mark the last selvage stitches at both sides with safety pins.<br />
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Work without any changes 15 ss. (30 rows) up.<br />
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(Right side): To shape the shoulder and the neckline, bind off 10 sts, work 13 sts, bind off 61 sts (neckline), work 23 ss. <br />
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In the next row (wrong side) bind off 10 sts in the beginning of the row, work 13 sts.<br />
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In the next row bind off 3 sts in the beginning of the row, work to the end of the row.<br />
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In the next row bind off all the sts.<br />
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In the same way finish the opposite side of the piece.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Front</span></h4>
Cast on 143 sts (7 flowers + 2selvage stitches) and follow the color scheme. Work without any changes 39 selvage stitches (ss.) up.<br />
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(Right side): For the armholes, exactly like for the back piece, bind off in the beginning of every row 5 sts – 1 time, 4 sts – 1 time, 3 sts – 1 time, 2 st – 2 times, 1 sts 2 times (107 sts on the needle are left). Mark the last selvage stitches at both sides with safety pins.<br />
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At the same time, shape the V-neck: after binding off 4 stitches from both sides for the armholes, mark the center stitch with a safety pin. This will be our front center stitch FCS. <br />
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In the right side row work until the FCS, let it slip to a small safety pin, then knit 3 with dark yarn, knit 2 together and continue with both yarn to the end of the row. Turn.<br />
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In the next row (wrong side) work with 2 yarns until you see 5 sts before the FCT, and with dark yarn only purl 2 together and purl 3. Slip the left half of the front piece to the large safety pin (stitch holder), it will be finished later the same way as the right side.<br />
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Continue with the left half only. Along the V neck line work as follows:<br />
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1. Don’t make selvage stitches along the neckline by slipping the first stitch from the left to the right needle because it makes the knitted fabric a little tight at the edge; but continue to make ss on the other side, along the arm openings;<br />
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2. Make decreases in each row (wrong and right side) at the same place (3 sts away from the edge) until the piece equals 20 sts; then work straight.<br />
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3. 3 edge sts and the decrease (2 together) of the V-neckline are supposed to be made with dark yarn only all the time. When piece equals 20 sts, 3 edge sts and the next one will be made with dark yarn only to frame the neckline evenly. <br />
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Work without any changes 15 ss. (30 rows) up from the marked ss. To shape the shoulder, work exactly like with the back piece: in the wrong row bind off 10 sts, and work to the end of the row. Then turn, work to the end of the row. Bind off all the stitches.<br />
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The right side of the front piece is finished. Replace the large safety pin with a needle, and make the right half exactly the same way.<br />
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Note: The lines of decreases along the V-neckline should look nice and symmetrical; this is the most visible part that attracts attention. We all use different techniques for purl and knit stitches (American, continental, semi-continental, etc.), so make sure you use the right techniques to make these lines pretty. <br />
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When finished, spread the back and front and lightly iron the right sides through a wet cotton cloth, without pressing. Let them rest until totally dry. 2 pictures to compare the knitted fabric before and after ironing:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After ironing</td></tr>
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<span style="color: blue;">Sleeve</span></h4>
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Cast on 63 sts (61 sts for 3 flowers+2 ss) and work increasing 1 stitch each side on every 3rd row until 107 sts are on the needle. Continue to work without increasing until the piece is 39 ss long (78 rows). Bind off in the beginning of every row 5 sts 1 time, 4 sts 1 time, 3 st 1 time, 2 sts 2 times, 1stitch 3 times, 2 sts 1 times, 3 sts 1 time, 4 sts 2 times, and 5 sts 2 times. Bind all the stitches off, mark the center stitch. <br />
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Lightly iron the sleeves as the back and the front.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">V-neck ribbing</span></h4>
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First of all shoulder seams should be finished with mattress stitch.<br />
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With a circular needle, starting at the left shoulder seam on the right side of the sweater cast 45 stitches from the seam till the front center stitch (FCS), slip FCS to the right needle but don’t remove the pin, cast 45 stitches from FCP to the right shoulder seam, and 45 sts on the back between the shoulder seams. When casting on, don’t pull the yarn through the edge stitch but through the next one, this looks better. Turn (I didn’t make the V-neck trim seamless).<br />
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(Wrong side) *Insert the right needle into the base of the stitch that is on the left needle and pull the yarn through it, casting on a stitch, then slip the existing stitch, which was made in the previous row, purl-wise from the left to the right hand needle, keeping yarn before the stitch*. Continue from * to * until all the stitches from the left needle are doubled in this way. Don’t double FCS, just slip it from the left to the right needle.<br />
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(Right side) Knit all the knit stitches (i.e. stitches that were casted on in the first row) and slip purl-wise all the stitches made in the previous row from the left to the right hand needle, keeping the yarn before the stitch. Special treatment for FCS:<br />
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1. In each right side row stop 2 stitches before FCS;<br />
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2. Change the order of the stitches on the left hand needle so that FCS is on the first place;<br />
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3. Slip FCS from the left to the right needle;<br />
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4. Knit 4 together;<br />
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5. Slip FCS through the obtained stitch.<br />
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Make 3 more rows in the same way, forming “hollow ribbing”. Slip FCS from the right to the left in the wrong side rows and treat it as described above in the right side rows.<br />
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Then in the right side row work as follows: *1 k, 1 k, 2 k together* to the end of the row.<br />
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Then work 8-9 rows of 2x2 ribbing, making selvage stitches by slipping the first stitch of each row from the left to the right needle and purling the last stitch of each row. Make sure that if you started with ss and 2 k, the last stitches of the row are 2 p and ss. If it is not so, make or decrease a couple of stitches. In this way the seam on the V-neck ribbing, which we will make later, will be invisible.<br />
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Then work a row of 1x1 ribbing. If your first 2 stitches are k, make the transition as follow: 1k, *switch the order of the next 2 stitches on the left hand needle, 1p, 1k, 1p, 1k* to the end of the row. If your first 2 stitches are p, make the transition as follow: 1p, *switch the order of the next 2 stitches on the left hand needle, 1k, 1p, 1k, 1p* to the end of the row. <br />
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Then work 4 rows of the “hollow ribbing” and make Italian cast off with a darning needle (see lots of videos on youtube).<br />
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Stitch together the short sides of the V-neck ribbing at the left shoulder.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Armhole ribbing</span> </h4>
Exactly like for the V-neck, but cast on 88 sts along the armhole. And we don’t have a center stitch to take special care of!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Bottom sleeve ribbing</span></h4>
At the bottom of the sleeve cast on 42 sts and work 20 rows 2 x 2 ribbing. Then make a transition to 1 x 1 ribbing, 4 rows of “hollow ribbing”, and bind off with the darning needle as described above.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Bottom front ribbing</span> </h4>
at the bottom of the front piece cast on 106 sts and work 20 rows 2 x 2 ribbing. Then make a transition to 1 x 1 ribbing, 4 rows of “hollow ribbing”, and bind off with the darning needle as described above. <br />
Bottom back ribbing - exactly like for the front.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Assembly</span></h4>
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Finish the side seams on the sweater and on the sleeves. Insert sleeves in the armholes. The free edge of <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">the ribbed trim should rest loosely on the sleeve.</span></div>
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Will introduce here something absolutely different from “<em><strong>12 Men’s Character Sweaters</strong></em>”. Those 3 remaining men’s sweaters will be posted soon (2 of them are almost ready), but today we will celebrate the springtime :-)<br />
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With this <span style="color: blue;"><strong>Od-Op Top</strong></span> I’m starting <span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"<strong>12 Nautical Tops for 12 Pretty Girls".</strong></span>This project will be a tribute to my Daddy. I think he would love the idea! Although he retired from the navy service in 60s, he always loved the sea and everything associated with it. He owned a lot of nautical uniform undershirts and proudly wore them from time to time. <br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>Od-Op Top</strong></span> is inspired by the warm summer atmosphere of Odessa Opera House located by the Black Sea maritime port. Anja is wearing it with a silver necklace pinned as a brooch.<br />
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<strong>Yarn</strong>: Elann Esprit (98.3% cotton/1.7% elastic). Colors: French Navy + Natural. <br />
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2 balls of each for size XS and S, 3 balls of each for size M and L.<br />
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<strong>Needles</strong>: #4 (3.5 mm) and a crochet hook #3 if the straps are to be crocheted.<br />
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<strong>Gauge:</strong> 20 sts = 4” (10 cm) on stockinet<br />
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<strong>Sizes</strong>: XS-S-M-L<br />
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<strong>Schematics with measurements:</strong><br />
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<em><strong>Note</strong></em>: all the measurements are provided for a non-stretched piece that is why the piece is much smaller than the dimensions or the top when worn. Front and back pieces are identical. Straps are about 16” long, open work trimming band is 20” long.<br />
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<strong>Main Stitch pattern</strong>:<br />
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Start with navy color. 4 rows in 3x2 rib. Switch to natural color, 1row - all k, 3 rows of 3x2 rib. Switch to navy, 1 row – all k, switch to natural, etc. When switching a color, always knit 1 row to get solid stripes.<br />
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<strong>Lace pattern</strong>:<br />
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yo – yarn over<br />
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k2tog – knit 2 together<br />
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Cast on 13 sts. Rows 1 – 16:<br />
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Row 1 (Right Side): slip 1 purlwise, k6, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k2.<br />
Row 2 and all even rows: yo, k2tog, all k till the end of the row<br />
Row 3: slip 1 purlwise, k5, [yo, k2tog] 2 times, k2, yo, k2.<br />
Row 5: slip 1 purlwise, k6, [yo, k2tog] 2 times, k2, yo, k2.<br />
Row 7: slip 1 purlwise, k7, [yo, k2tog] 2 times, k2, yo, k2.<br />
Row 9: slip 1 purlwise, k5, [k2tog, yo] 2 times, k2, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1.<br />
Row 11: slip 1 purlwise, k4, [k2tog, yo] 2 times, k2, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1.<br />
Row 13: slip 1 purlwise, k5, k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1.<br />
Row 15: slip 1 purlwise, k4, k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1.<br />
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<strong>Swatch</strong> <br />
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<strong>Back and Front</strong> (identical): Cast on 67-77-92-117 sts (65-75-90-115 sts + 2 selvage stitches) and work straight 28 rows (7 strips).<br />
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In the 3rd row of the 8th stripe decrease evenly 7-8-9-11 sts (right side row: 1 ss, *k2tog, 1k, 2 p, 3k, 2p*, repeat *…* to the end of the row). <br />
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Work straight 5 more stripes (9th through 13th), then in the 3rd row of the 14th stripe decrease evenly 6-7-9-10 sts by switching completely to 2x2 ribbing. <br />
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Work straight 13 stripes (15th through 27th), then in the 3rd row of the 28th stripe add evenly 7-8-9-11 sts in the same spots where the first decreases were made.<br />
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Work straight 2-3-6-13 stripes and cast off. Make 1 more piece.<br />
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(Note about selvage stitches (ss): Always slip the first stitch purlwise (with yarn in back) in the beginning of each row and purl the last stitch in the end of each row.).<br />
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<strong>Lace trimming band</strong>: cast on 13 sts and repeat the lace pattern (all 16 rows) 13-14-16-18 times.<br />
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Knit (I-cord) or crochet the straps (approximately 16’/40 cm each), or use 1 yard of purchased ribbon.<br />
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<strong>Assembly</strong>: assemble side seams of the bodice and the trimming band using mattress stitch. Pin together upper edges of the trimming and the bodice (right side of the bodice to the wrong side of the trimming). Attach the trimming easing in as appropriate; attach the straps making necessary adjustment. Loosely sew on the tips of the trimming corners to the bodice, otherwise they will stick out. Decorate with a brooch or a corsage flower. </div>
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Another experiment with ethnic style. Large and heavy but very easy to knit – this is a vest for Yura, husband of my cousin Anichka (<a href="http://olgacasey.blogspot.com/2010/09/blog-post.html"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 100%;"><strong>Kostik's</strong></span></a> father). He is a philologist and an expert in Ukrainian language, culture and history. <br />
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<strong>Materials:</strong><br />
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9 balls of Elann Peruvian Highland Chunky (100% wool), color – Light Grey Heather, each ball 50 g /1.75 ounces – 70 yards; <br />
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5 balls of the same Peruvian Highland Chunky, color – Mid Indigo;<br />
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2 balls of Peruvian Hingland Chunky, color – Charcoal Heather.<br />
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1 ball Lion Brand Microspoon (micro-fiber acrylic 100%), 2.50 oz./70 g - 168 yd/154 m, color – black; for Kitchener cords;<br />
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Needles # 10 / 6 mm (or size to obtain gauge);<br />
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Smaller needles # 4 / 3.5 mm;<br />
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Sewing needle; Crochet hook # 3.<br />
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Gauge - 13 stitches in 10 cm/4” worked on garter stitch with needles # 10.<br />
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Size – L-XL.<br />
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As Yura’s appearance speaks for itself, I wanted this vest to be very simple, with little picturesque details: the front of is made with angle knitting (2 pieces), the back is absolutely ordinary 1 piece, and only garter stitch is used all over the vest. The front is decorated with sewn on cords made of black Microspoon yarn. Simple frog closures.<br />
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<em><strong>Note about selvage stitches (ss):</strong> Always slip the first stitch in the beginning of each row and purl the last stitch in the end of each row. In such a way you will have a chain of selvage stitches, - one vertical loop for each 2 rows - on each side of a knitted piece. I usually don’t count rows, I count selvage stitches. Another advantage – they look very nice when assembled by mattress stitch.</em><br />
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">LEFT FRONT</span></strong><br />
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With Charcoal Heather yarn cast on 124 sts (40 sts – horizontal side, 1 central stitch (mark it with color yarn, on both sides of this stitch we will decrease stitches in every right side row; that will create an angle), and 83 sts of vertical side).<br />
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1st row (right side): 1ss (selvage stitch), 37 k., 2k together, 1 k. (central st), 2k together, 80 k., 1 ss.<br />
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2nd row (wrong side): 1 ss, 38 k., 1 p. (central stitch), 81 p., 1 ss.<br />
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Change color to Indigo and knit 8 more rows decreasing 1 stitch on both sides of the marked central stitch (like in the row 1).<br />
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Change color to Charcoal Heather (2 rows will be knitted). Beginning with this row, we start to shape the neckline. Add in the beginning of the next wrong row 1 stitch.<br />
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Change color to Indigo and knit 8 more rows. At the same time add 1 stitch in the beginning of 4, 6 and 8 Indigo rows.<br />
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Change color to Charcoal Heather and knit 2 rows, casting on in the beginning of the wrong side row 2 stitches.<br />
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Change color to Light Grey Heather and cast on 2 stitches in the beginning of 2nd and 3 stitches in the beginning of the 4th Light Grey Heather row. End of neckline shaping.<br />
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Continue with Light Grey Heather only, work 6” (15 cm) after the neckline shaping and start armhole shaping: in the beginning of the wrong side row cast off 30 stitches. Then in the beginning of the next wrong rows cast off 2 sts 2 times, 1 st 2 times, work 2 rows straight and bind off.<br />
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Make the right half symmetrical to the left one.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">BACK</span></strong> <br />
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Cast on 80 sts with Charcoal Heather color and work straight 55 ss (110 rows) as following: 1 row – Charcoal Heather, 8 rows Indigo, 2 rows – Charcoal Heather, 8 rows –Indigo, 2 rows – Charcoal Heather, and the rest - Light Grey yarn. Bind off in the beginning of every row 3 sts 1 time, 2 sts 1 time, 1 st 2 times for the armholes.<br />
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Work straight 28 ss (56 rows) and begin the back neckline shaping: Work 38 sts, bind off 20 sts and work 38 sts to the end of the row. Continue to work on both parts separately: in the end of the next row decrease 1 st, in the beginning of the next row bind off 5 sts, in the next row bind off all the rest. Work the opposite side symmetrically.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">ASSEMBLING AND TRIMMING </span></strong><br />
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Sew only shoulder seams. <br />
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With Charcoal Heather cast on 90 sts around the neckline on the right side and work one row (wrong side).<br />
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Switch to Indigo color (10 rows): work 2 rows, change needles to the smaller size and work straight 6 more rows. In the next Indigo row work 4 k, 2 k together to the end of the row and work one more Indigo Row.<br />
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Switch color to Charcoal Heather and work 2 row straight, then in the third row work *2 k together, 1 yo (yarn over needle)* to the end of the row to obtain a row of holes. Work one more row.<br />
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Switch color to Indigo. Work 2 rows. In the third row repeat *4 k, make one* to the end of the row. Work 5 more rows straight. Change needles to the larger size and work 4 more rows straight. Bind off, fold to the wrong side and sew on.<br />
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<strong>Cords</strong>. <br />
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For one frog closure make 2 Kitchener cords using black Microspoon yarn and smaller size needles: one 130, another - 110 rows long. Make a node in the middle of the longer one (see the picture). <br />
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With cotton color thread mark a square on the bottom of the front. Inside the square mark the pattern. Make 4 pieces of Kitchener cord for each half-front and pin and sew them on one piece at a time – exactly like for the frog closure. Hide securely all the yarn tails in the cord tubes using a crochet hook.<br />
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It is better to sew on the cords right after the neckline is done and before assembling the whole vest.<br />
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<strong>Armhole trimming:</strong><br />
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A sweater for Valery. He is a Chef cook, flower whisperer, and husband of my dear cousin Lidochka. Everyone who knows him loves him, everything he cooks is delicious and beautiful, everything he fixes works and runs, everything he plants grows fast and thrives :-) <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhASDRf_kSjsfEaX7LTGO6a0rgHukom5G9uWlIzPTR7kQbXIXpJw3EEFFsrFU31Kiai_Cr6uQURMG9QAUSwFDGYuAKSOdh7Obk9FqT98HQjA0njM6pcPH9i1OgCI58UahfuS9bssKXO6nNQ/s1600/full.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="209" m="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhASDRf_kSjsfEaX7LTGO6a0rgHukom5G9uWlIzPTR7kQbXIXpJw3EEFFsrFU31Kiai_Cr6uQURMG9QAUSwFDGYuAKSOdh7Obk9FqT98HQjA0njM6pcPH9i1OgCI58UahfuS9bssKXO6nNQ/s320/full.jpg" true="" width="320" /></a>More than 10 years ago I was impressed with an elegant Italian multicolored sweater with flower patterns, which looked however very masculine. Back then I decided to play one day with this idea, but did it only now. </div>
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10 balls of <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/yarn-fiber/stroll-sport-yarn.html" target="_blank">Stroll Sport Yarn</a> Sport from <strong>KnitPicks</strong> (75% superwash merino wool, 25% nylon) color – Baltic Heather, each ball 50 g /1.75 ounces – 137 yards. </div>
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5 balls of <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/yarn-fiber/felici-sport-self-striping-yarn.html" target="_blank">Felici Sport Self Striping yarn</a> from <strong>KnitPicks</strong> (superwash merino wool, 25% nylon), color – Boutique, each ball 50 g /1.75 ounces – 164 yards.</div>
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Needles # 4 / 3.5 mm (or size to obtain gauge).<br />
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Smaller needles # 3 /3 mm (for ribbing).<br />
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Gauge - 22 stitches in 10 cm/4” worked on simple knit (fair isle).<br />
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Size – M-L<br />
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The body of the sweater is made of one front central panel and one back central panel (they differ only by neckline shape) worked in fair isle 1; 2 very long symmetrically knitted side panels with cables (no shoulder seams); and 2 identical small under-arm panels worked in faie isle 2.<br />
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The sleeves consist of 4 details each: a central panel worked in fair isle 1; 2 sleeve braids; and an under-arm sleeve panel worked in fair isle 2. Fair isle and cords have different vertical gauge that is why they are worked separately. <br />
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Fair Isle 1: Fair Isle 2:<br />
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Cable panel:</div>
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STITCH PATTERN cable panel:<br />
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Stockinet Stitch: Knit 1 (k) on right side rows, purl 1 (p) on wrong side rows.<br />
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Reverse Stockinet Stitch: Purl 1 on right side rows, knit 1 on wrong side rows.<br />
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c6b: Slip next 3 stitches onto cable needle, hold at back of work. Knit 3, knit the stitches on the cable needle.<br />
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c6f: Slip next 3 stitches onto cable needle, hold at front of work. Knit 3, knit the stitches on the cable needle.<br />
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t2b: Slip next stitch onto cable needle, hold at back of work. Knit the next stitch, purl the stitch on the cable needle.<br />
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t2f: Slip next stitch onto cable needle, hold at front of work. Purl 1, knit the stitch on the cable needle.<br />
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c2b: Slip next stitch onto cable needle, hold at back of work. Knit the next stitch, knit the stitch from the cable needle.<br />
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c2f: Slip next stitch onto cable needle, hold at front of work. Knit 1, knit the stitch on the cable needle.<br />
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<u>Row 1</u> (Right Side): k9, p1, k1, [p2, k2] 2 times, p2, k1, p1, k9.<br />
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<u>Row 2</u> (Wrong Side): p9, k1, p1, [k2, p2] 2 times, k2, p1, k1, p9.<br />
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<u>Row 3</u>: k3, c6b, p1, k1, [p2, c2b] 2 times, p2, k1, p1, k3, c6b.<br />
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<u>Row 4</u>: p9, k1, p1, [k2, p2] 2 times, k2, p1, k1, p9.<br />
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<u>Row 5</u>: c6f, k3, p1, [t2f, t2b] 3 times, p1, c6f, k3.<br />
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<u>Row 6</u>: p9, [k2, p2] 3 times, k2, p9.<br />
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<u>Row 7</u>: k3, c6b, [p2, c2f] 3 times, p2, k3, c6b.<br />
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<u>Row 8</u>: p9, [k2, p2] 3 times, k2, p9.<br />
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<u>Row 9</u>: c6f, k3, p1, [t2b, t2f] 3 times, p1, c6f, k3.<br />
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<u>Row 10</u>: p9, k1, p1, [k2, p2] 2 times, k2, p1, k1, p9.<br />
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Repeat rows 3-10.<br />
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<em><strong>Note about selvage stitches (ss):</strong></em> Always slip the first stitch in the beginning of each row and purl the last stitch in the end of each row. In such a way you will have a chain of selvage stitches, - one vertical loop for each 2 rows - on each side of a knitted piece. I usually don’t count rows, I count selvage stitches. Another advantage – they look very nice when assembled by mattress stitch. <br />
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">FRONT CENTRAL PANEL</span></strong><br />
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Cast on 63 sts. and work straight 61 ss (122 rows), fair isle 1. Then shape the neckline: in the right side row work 18 sts, bind off 27 sts, and work 18 sts to the end of the row. Turn and work to the end of the wrong side row. Then bind off in the beginning of every right side row 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 0 sts, and bind off the remaining 10 sts making sure that total length of the Front Central Panel = 67 ss (134 rows). In the same way finish the opposite side of piece.<br />
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Cast on 63 sts. And work straight 65 ss (130 rows), fair isle 1. Then in the right side row work 18 sts, bind off 27 sts, and work 18 sts to the end of the row. Turn and work to the end of the wrong side row. Then bind off in the beginning of the right side row 8 sts, and bind off the remaining 10 sts making sure that total length of the Front Central Panel = 67 ss (134 rows). In the same way finish the opposite side of piece.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">LEFT SIDE PANEL</span></strong><br />
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Cast on 34 sts. Initial row: 1 st – selvage stitch (ss), 9 sts – braid, 1p, 1k, 2p, 2k, 2p, 2k, 2p, 1k, 1p, 9 sts – braid, 1 ss. <br />
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Work 66 ss and mark both selvage stitches with safety pins. Then start working short rows so that outer edge of the panel remains the same 66 ss, but the inner edge is longer to match the center pieces. So, in the wrong side row work 23 sts, the 24th will be our turning point. Take yarn to the wrong side of the fabric and slip the turning point stitch from left to right needle; take yarn to the front side of the fabric and turn work. The yarn is wrapped around the turning point. Always slip the turning point stitch in the right side row from left to right needle. It was the first short row. Make 4 more wrong side short rows. Mark the last selvage stitch on the inner side of the panel with a safety pin.<br />
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Continue to work straight – 66 more ss, bind off.<br />
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The Right Side panel is worked as mirrored left side panel: work a piece 66 ss long, then in the right side row work 23 sts, the 24th will be our turning point. Take yarn to the wrong side of the fabric and slip the turning point stitch from left to right needle; take yarn to the front side of the fabric and turn work. The yarn is wrapped around the turning point. Always slip the turning point stitch in the right side row from left to right needle. It was the first short row. Make 4 more wrong side short rows. Mark the last selvage stitch on the inner side of the panel with a safety pin.<br />
Continue to work straight – 66 more ss, bind off.<br />
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Cast on 24 sts and work with fair isle 2 38 ss (76 rows). In the right side row work 7 sts, bind off the middle 10 sts and work 7 sts. In the beginning of each right side row bind off 3, 2, 1, and 1 sts. Bind off. In the same way finish the opposite side of piece.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">SLEEVE CENTRAL PANEL</span></strong><br />
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Cast on 63 sts and work with fair isle 1 50 ss (100 rows). . In the beginning of each row bind off 3, 3, 3, 4, and 5 sts. Bind off.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">SLEEVE CABLE</span></strong> (4 pieces)<br />
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Cast on 11 sts and work 60 ss (120 rows). In the beginning of each right side row and in the end of each wrong side row decrease 1 stitch (10 rows = 10 sts). Bind off 1 remaining sts. Make one more piece.<br />
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Cast on 11 sts and work 60 ss (120 rows). In the end of each right side row and in the beginning of each wrong side row decrease 1 stitch (10 rows = 10 sts). Bind off 1 remaining sts. Make one more piece.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">SLEEVE UNDER-ARM PANEL</span></strong><br />
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Cast of 3 sts. Start with colored yarn only. In the third row increase 1 stitch both sides of the piece, and then increase 1 sts both sides of the piece in every 4th row until the piece is 41 sts wide (add blue yarn starting approximately with 9th row and work fair isle 2). Work even until the piece is 42 ss (84 rows) long. <br />
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In the right side row work 14 sts, bind off the middle 13 sts and work 14 sts to the end of the row. In the beginning of each right side row bind off 4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1 sts. Bind off. In the same way finish the opposite side of piece.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">ASSEMBLY:</span></strong><br />
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When fair isle panels are finished, spread them and lightly iron them through a wet cotton cloth, without pressing. Let them rest until totally dry.<br />
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Using mattress stitching, make short shoulder seams, attaching Front Central Panel to the Back Central Panel. <br />
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Attach side panels to the center panels starting from the bottom. Sew loosely, making these seams as stretchy as possible and checking the seam often making sure that they are as stretchy as the knitted material. Then attach the Under-arm Panels with the same type of seam. Mark the 48th selvage stitch from the bottom on the side panels (4 marks), this is where the top points of the under-arm side panels will be attached. The gauge of fair isle and cable panels is different, so the number of selvage stitches of the Center Panels and Side Panels, which are being sewn together, will not be equal. But it is important to know where exactly the under-arm side panels end, and this is exactly the 48th ss on the cable panels. First, attach the left panel to the Front Center Panel, then attach the right panel to the Back Center Panel. Also make the seams very stretchy.<br />
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Assemble the sleeves in the same way leaving one seam open (between a Sleeve Under-arm Panel and a braid).<br />
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RIBBING (the body and the sleeves): use smaller size needles.<br />
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Cast 108 sts on the assembled back and under-arm panel Work on 1x1 rib 22 rows and bind off leaving a long thread for assembling. Cast on 108 sts on the assembled front + under-arm panel. Work on 1x1 rib 22 rows and bind off leaving a long thread for assembling. Cast on 44 sts on the sleeve bottom and work 1x1 rib stitch, work 22 rows and bind off leaving a long thread for assembling.<br />
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Finish the side and sleeve seems starting from the bottom.<br />
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Cast on 108 sts on the neck line and work 1x1 rib stitch 4 rows. Using smaller size needles continue work 14 rows, and the last 4 rows work with larger needles. Fold the collar to the right side, pin and sew the stitches on (Kitchener seam).<br />
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Mark the top of the armhole and the top of the sleeve (1/2) with colorful yarn or stitch markers. Start sewing a sleeve into an armhole from the very bottom. When finished attaching the sleeve to the under-arm panel, begin to sew the sleeve deeper and deeper under the braid (not to its immediate edge). The top part of the sleeve should be attached to the inner edge of the braid and slightly eased in. The seam curve should be smooth (see Picture), and the free edge of the cable should rest loosely on the sleeve. The top marks should match.<br />
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Wrong side: On me:<br />
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O'Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127062918768416082noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929014968347584365.post-46737686376330144352011-04-12T20:16:00.007-05:002013-05-21T11:17:01.496-05:00ROYAL SWEATER<div class="separator" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Another sweater for another very good friend from Odessa, Ukraine </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What amazes me about Nickolas: he makes me wonder if the soviet times really ever happened to us or it was just a bad dream. Nickolas looks and behaves as if he grew up in different times or in a different country. His gentle attitude and regal self-composure inspired me to knit something “time-and-place-defying” for him. Yes, I used huge opulent Costume Encyclopedias </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> . And I have a feeling that this sweater rhymes somehow not only with his appearance and personality, but also with his beautiful family, countless pets, and network engineering… </span></div>
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21 balls of<strong> KnitPicks Merino Style yarn</strong> (100% merino wool), each ball 50 g /1.75 ounces – 123 m/112 yards. <br />
Needles #6/4 mm (or size to obtain gauge).<br />
Sewing needle.<br />
Gauge - 17 stitches in 10 cm/4” worked on simple knit (although simple knit is nowhere used here).<br />
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Size – M-L<br />
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Although it looks complicated, this is the easiest and the most classical sweater I’ve made so far. It has one-piece front, one-piece back, 2 sleeves, collar… and nothing more. Nothing is detachable or assembled from several panels or patches. Each detail is worked bottom-up, starting with ribbing. The main Royal Diamond stitch (see diagram) just looks complicated but actually doesn’t have anything to do with cables. I have to give credit to Natasha from Siberia who showed to me this beautiful reversible stitch (I feel I will use more than once in my life). For this sweater I used right side of it for the Front and Back and the wrong side – for the sleeves. Hard to believe, but it is the same stitch.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Enough simple Cable Stitch pattern V-frames the front center triangle of Crossed Ribbing. The Back and the sleeves are made completely out of Royal Diamond stitch. Arm seams where the sleeves are attached to the body are adorned with simple sewed-on cables 3x3. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><strong>RunThreadInc</strong>: Pick up the running thread that lies before the next stitch and knit it. It is not supposed to be a hole here like in open-work patterns!</div>
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<strong>RunThreadIncPurl</strong>: Pick up the running thread that lies before the next stitch and purl it. No hole!<br />
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<strong>k2tog</strong>: Knit 2 stitches together.<br />
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<strong>VertDblDec (knit 3 together, balanced):</strong> Slip next 2 stitches together knitwise, knit next stitch. Pass the 2 slipped stitches over knit stitch.<br />
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<strong>p3tog</strong>: Purl the next 3 stitches together.<br />
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<strong>p2tog</strong>: Purl the next 2 stitches together.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">For a swatch cast on (12 x N + 13) sts (i. e. 25, or 37, or 49, …..sts). </span></strong><br />
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Row 1 (Right Side): k3, p3, *p4, k5, p3*, p4, k3.<br />
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Row 3: k1, RunThreadInc, k2, p2, * p3tog, p2, k2, RunThreadInc, k1, RunThreadInc, k2, p2*, p3tog, p2, k2, RunThreadInc, k1.<br />
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Row 5: k2, RunThreadInc, k2, p1, *p3tog, p1, k2, RunThreadInc, k3, RunThreadInc, k2, p1*, p3tog, p1, k2, RunThreadInc, k2.<br />
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Row 7: p3, RunThreadIncPurl, k2, *VertDblDec, k2, RunThreadIncPurl, p5, RunThreadIncPurl, k2*, VertDblDec, k2, RunThreadIncPurl, p3.<br />
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Row 9: p2tog, p2, k2, RunThreadInc, *k1, RunThreadInc, k2, p2, p3tog, p2, k2, RunThreadInc*, k1, RunThreadInc, k2, p2, p2tog.<br />
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Row 11: p2tog, p1, k2, RunThreadInc, k1, *k2, RunThreadInc, k2, p1, p3tog, p1, 2k, RunThreadInc, k1*, k2, RunThreadInc, k2, p1, p2tog.<br />
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Row 13: k2tog, k2, RunThreadIncPurl, p2, *p3, RunThreadIncPurl, k2, VertDblDec, k2, RunThreadIncPurl, p2*, p3, RunThreadIncPurl, k2, k2tog.<br />
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c2b: Slip next stitch onto cable needle, hold at back of work. Knit the next stitch, knit the stitch from the cable needle.<br />
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c2f: Slip next stitch onto cable needle, hold at front of work. Knit 1, knit the stitch on the cable needle.<br />
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Row 1 (Right Side): k2, p2.<br />
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Row 2 (Wrong Side): as established<br />
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Row 3: c2f, p2.<br />
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Row 4: as established.<br />
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Row 5: c2b, p2.<br />
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Row 6: as established.<br />
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<strong>Stitch Key</strong><br />
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c6b: Slip next 3 stitches onto cable needle, hold at back of work. Knit 3, knit the stitches on the cable needle.<br />
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c6f: Slip next 3 stitches onto cable needle, hold at front of work. Knit 3, knit the stitches on the cable needle.<br />
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c2b: Slip next stitch onto cable needle, hold at back of work. Knit the next stitch, knit the stitch from the cable needle.<br />
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c2f: Slip next stitch onto cable needle, hold at front of work. Knit 1, knit the stitch on the cable needle.<br />
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Row 1 (Right Side): k2, p2, k2, p2, k12.<br />
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Row 2 and all even numbered rows: (Wrong Side): as established<br />
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Row 3: c2f, p2, c2f, p2, c6b, c6f.<br />
Row 5: c2b, p2, c2b, p2, k12.<br />
Row 7: c2f, p2, c2f, p2, k12.<br />
Row 9: c2b, p2, c2b, p2, c6b, c6f.<br />
Row 11: c2f, p2, c2f, p2, k12.<br />
Row 13: c2b, p2, c2b, p2, k12.<br />
Row 15: c2f, p2, c2f, p2, c6b, c6f.<br />
Row 17: c2b, p2, c2b, p2, k12.<br />
Row 19: c2f, p2, c2f, p2, k12.<br />
Row 21: k6, p2, c6b, c6f.<br />
Row 23: k6, p2, k3, [p1, k1] 2 times, p1, k4.<br />
Row 25: k6, p2, k3, [p1, k1] 2 times, p1, k4.<br />
Row 27: c6b, p2, k4, [p1, k1] 2 times, p1, k3.<br />
Row 29: k6, p2, k3, [p1, k1] 2 times, p1, k4.<br />
Row 31: k6, p2, k4, [p1, k1] 2 times, p1, k3.<br />
Row 33: c6b, p2, c6f, c6b.<br />
Row 35: k6, p2, k12.<br />
Row 37: k6, p2, k12.<br />
Row 39: c6b, p2, c6f, c6b.<br />
Row 41: k6, p2, k12.<br />
Row 43: k6, p2, k12.<br />
Row 44: as established.<br />
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Repeat rows 15-44, but continuing 3x3 side cable as established (instead of crossed ribbing).<br />
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I would recommend starting with the Back to get used to the Royal Diamond stitch and all its peculiarities. The shape of the Back is very simple and provides good practice with the stitch pattern. In this way, when you start the Front where Royal Diamond is combined with Cables and Crossed Ribbing, this stitch will be well familiar and all the increases and decreases associated with center ribbing inset will be done routinely without difficulties.<br />
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<em><strong>Note about selvage stitches (ss):</strong> Always slip the first stitch in the beginning of each row and purl the last stitch in the end of each row. In such a way you will have a chain of selvage stitches, - one vertical loop for each 2 rows - on each side of a knitted piece.</em><br />
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">BACK:</span></strong> <br />
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Cast on 108 sts and work 19 rows of Crossed Ribbing. In 20th row (wrong side, all purls) evenly add 39 sts (147 sts total). Work straight 38 ss (76 rows) with Royal Diamond Stitch and try not to be bored.<br />
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For the armholes cast off 12 sts from both sides (123 sts left). <br />
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Work straight 34 ss (68rows). To shape the neckline: in the right row work 46 sts, cast off the middle 31 sts and work to the end of the row. In the next wrong side row purl together 2 last sts, in the next right row knit together first 2 sts, cast off all the sts in the right side row. In the same way finish the opposite side of the piece. <br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>FRONT:</strong></span> <br />
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The description will look a little complicated but I’m posting a large clickable photo of the front to make the work more clear.<br />
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Cast on 111 sts. = 1 ss + 34 sts of Crossed ribbing + 20 sts of Cable stitch + 1p + 20 sts of mirrored Cable stitch + 34 sts of Crossed ribbing + 1 ss.<br />
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Row 1 (right side): 1 ss, (2p, 2k) 8 times, 2p, place a stitch marker, Cable stitch (20 sts), 1 p, mirrored cable stitch (20 sts), place a stitch maker, 2p, (2k, 2p) 8 times, 1ss.<br />
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Row 2 (wrong side) and all evenly numbered rows rows exept 20th : work as established.<br />
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Work 19 rows of Crossed ribbing and Cable Stitch. In 20th (wrong side) row purl all the 34 sts of Crossed stitch at the same increasing each side evenly by 19 sts (make 1, purl 2, make 1, purl 2 until each side is equal 34+19=53) (Total= 111+19+19=149 sts). Work Cable Stitches in the middle without changes.<br />
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Row 21. Work as follow: 1 ss, 51 sts of Royal Diamond Stitch instead of Crossed Rib, 2 p, stitch marker, Cable stitch (20 sts), 1 p – center stitch, mirrored cable stitch (20 sts), 2p, 51 sts of Royal Diamond Stitch instead of Crossed Rib (make the left side mirrored to the right side), 1 ss.<br />
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Row 23. In this row the cables start to divert from the center to form a V. From both sides of 1 p – center stitch we will make 1 sts, and to compensate this we will purl 2 together right before the first stitch marker and right after the second one. Starting with this row, in every other right side row (27, 31, 35 etc.) we will purl 2 together right before the first stitch marker, make one immediately after Cable stitch pattern and before the mirrored Cable stitch pattern, and purl 2 together just after the second stitch marker. The center sts are worked in Crossed ribbing pattern. Continue this way until there are just 15 sts left on each side for the Royal Diamond Pattern, then work the cables straight.<br />
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Like on the Back, bind off for the armholes 12 sts from both sides (Total=149-12-12=125 sts). Work 28 ss (56 rows) straight. <br />
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To shape the neckline: in the right row work 56 sts, cast off the middle 13 sts and work to the end of the row 56 sts. In the next wrong side row purl together 2 last sts. In the next right side row bind off first 2 sts and work to the end of the row. Decrease in the beginning of every right side row 2, 1 and 1 sts, and then work straight until the FRONT reaches the length of the BACK (approximately 36 ss (72 rows) after armhole shaping). Then cast off all the sts. In the same way finish the opposite side of the piece. <br />
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">COLLAR:</span></strong><br />
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After completing the shoulder seams with mattress stitch, cast on 102 sts on the neck line and work Crossed Rib stitch 25 cm or 10” long, bind off very loosely. The collar can be made separately and then sewn on the neckline – will save lots of time and energy. Sew the 10” collar seam with inside-out mattress stitch; the seam is not to be visible but the right side of Crossed Rib has to be visible when the collar is folded to the right side, so don’t mix up the wrong and right side of the collar when assembling.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">SLEEVE:</span></strong><br />
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Cast on 50 sts and work 19 rows with Crossed Ribbing. In 20th row (wrong side, all knits) evenly add 25 sts (75 sts total). Work 60 ss (120 rows) with Royal Diamond Stitch wrong side out: 4 rows – straight, then increasing 1 stitch each side on every 2nd row 18 times, then 1 stitch each side on every row to obtain 111 sts on the needle. While increasing, include your added stitches into “diamonds”. <br />
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Then decrease in the beginning on every row: 1 st 1 time, 2 sts 1 time, 3 sts 1 time, 4 sts 1 time, 5 sts 1 time, 6 sts 1 time and 7 sts 1 time. Bind them off the remaining sts.<br />
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Note: when making sleeves where the wrong side serves as the right one, I would introduce a little change in Royal Diamond Stitch Pattern: every time you purl 3 together, do it in such a way that on the other side it looks like a balanced Vertical Double Decrease. I provide the photo where the columns of vertical double decreases are clearly visible on the sleeves, but not the description how to do this. We all purl in different ways, and I’m afraid I will confuse some of the knitters who work their purls not like me. That is why I suggest to experiment on your own and find the easy way to purl 3 together getting on the other side a symmetrical stitch.<br />
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To cover the sleeve seams, make separately 2 strips of 3x3 cable. Cast on 10sts (1 ss, 1p, 6 k for the cable, 1p, 1 ss) and work 80 ss (160 rows).<br />
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1) Attach the sleeves (flat); <br />
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2) Pin the cable strips on top of the armhole seams and sew them on loosely;<br />
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3) Make the side seams and sleeve seams.<br />
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4) Sew together the short sides of the sleeve cable strips and hide loose ends of threads under this cable like in a pipe.<br />
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5) Finish the bottom ends of 2 front cables to make them look like pointing down arrows.<br />
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<em>словно листья, словно листья к ноябрю."</em><br />
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<a href="http://www.jackdeloney.com/"><span style="color: #006600; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 130%;"><strong>Jack Deloney</strong></span></a> I started with Bulat Okudzhava’s poem "Как научиться рисовать" (“Learning to paint”). Here is the link to the video with Okudzhava reading the poem himself:<br />
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Here it is translated into English by a Russian poet and translator <em>A. Vagapov</em>:<br />
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If you would like to become a great artist <br />
don’t rush to paint, make it best. <br />
All sorts of paints, badges brushes lay out <br />
right in front of you, first; <br />
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now you should start choosing paints; take the white one <br />
it’s the beginning, and then <br />
pick up the yellow paint, it will imply that <br />
everything ripens, and then <br />
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pick up the gray paint in order that autumn <br />
might splash the sky pattern with lead, <br />
pick up the black paint because as is known <br />
all has beginning and end, <br />
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pick up the violet paint, do not spare it, <br />
laugh and shed tears, and then <br />
pick up the blue paint in order that evening <br />
might nestle down on your palm, <br />
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pick up the red paint in order that fire <br />
might flicker and, shimmer and then <br />
pick up the green paint in order that you might <br />
have twigs to throw into flame. <br />
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Mix up these paints like you mix up emotions <br />
deep in your heart, after that <br />
mix up the paints and your heart with both heaven <br />
and earth, all in one, after that... <br />
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It is important that you burn without <br />
Being disturbed and upset. <br />
Someone may censure you in the beginning <br />
but afterwards will not forget! <br />
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I simply put together the threads of thin and delicate yarns of all eight colors mentioned in the poem, sat thoughtful and quiet for a little bit, and came up with the following idea.<br />
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The body of this sleeveless sweater is made of 2 center panels (the front one is long, the back one is short), 2 side panels, and a long bottom panel. <br />
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Everything except ribbing and bottom panel is made with the same <strong><em>basic stitch</em></strong>:<br />
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1 r.(wrong side) all purls<br />
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2r. (right side) 1 k., 1 slip the stitch from the left to the right needle.<br />
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For the front and back panels the right side of this stitch is used, for the sides – the wrong side.<br />
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For the bottom panel an easy cable pattern is used.<br />
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2-colored corded trims are used: violet/yellow, violet/green, violet/blue, and violet/red. Like in the poem: be generous with violet…. For the corded trims 8 strands of yarn of each color are used, so make 4 little solid colored balls (violet, yellow, blue, green, and red).<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #351c75;">Materials:</span></strong><br />
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<em>Elann Baby Lace Merino</em> (50% baby alpaca, 50% merino wool), lace weight: 1.75 oz (50 grams) = 60 yards (550 m) or the following colors:<br />
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Yellow – 2 balls, grey – 2 balls, black – 2 balls, lilac – 3 balls, blue – 2 balls, red – 2 balls, green – 2 balls;<br />
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White color<em> - Kartopu</em> (Turkish yarn, 25% tiftik… God knows what this is… and 75% acrylic): 2.5 oz (100 g) = 525 m – 1.5 balls. <br />
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<strong>Needles: </strong><br />
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1) larger needles - number 8 (5mm) or to obtain gauge – 18 sts in 4” (10 cm) worked in the <strong><em>basic stitch.</em></strong><br />
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2) smaller number circular needles: number 3 (3mm).<br />
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4 wooden buttons about 1” -1 1/8” (25-28 mm)<br />
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1 darning needle – for pretty casting off to get the edges should be nice and stretchy.<br />
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Note about selvage stitches (ss): Always slip the first stitch in the beginning of each row and purl the last stitch in the end of each row. In such a way you will have a chain of selvage stitches, - one vertical loop for each 2 rows - on each side of a knitted piece. They will be used to simplify row count and later when assembling this particular vest, they will play an important role: because I use inside-out seams, they will form the nice rows on the right side of the sweater.<br />
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Cast on 38 sts, work with a basic stitch 42 ss (86 rows), then cast off the central 7 stitches and continue to work each part separately 23 ss more, then cast off in the beginning of every other row 3, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, and 0 stitches to shape the neckline.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #351c75;">Back central panel.</span></strong> Cast on 38 sts and work evenly 44 ss (88 rows). Cast off all the stitches in the same row.<br />
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When finished, spread them and lightly iron wrong sides of both panels through a wet cotton cloth, without pressing. Let them rest until totally dry. Sew them together by the neckline.<br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><strong>Left side panel. </strong></span><br />
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<strong><em>Lilac-yellow corded trim</em></strong>: With lilac yarn (8 strands together) and smaller needles pick up 150 stitches on the left side of the long central panel and work 3 more rows with simple stockinet stitch (knit on the right side and purl on the wrong), then make 3 rows with yellow yarn (8 strands together). Turn the piece to the wrong side and switch to multi-colored yarn. *Insert right needle into the base of the stitch on the first lilac row, corresponding with the first stitch on the left needle, lift this stitch to the left needle and purl it together with the stitch on the needle*. Continue from * to * until all the stitches from the left needle are purled together with corresponding stitches of the first lilac row.<br />
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<strong><em>Ribbing inlay</em></strong>. Continue with larger needles. In the next row add evenly 10 stitches and work 6 more rows with 1x1 ribbing with twisted stitches.<br />
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<em><strong>Lilac-blue corded trim:</strong></em> continue with lilac yarn (8 strands together) and smaller needles with simple stockinet stitch. In the first lilac row reduce the number of stitches by 10, make 3 more lilac rows (4 total), then make 3 rows with blue yarn (8 strands together). Turn the piece to the wrong side and switch to multi-colored yarn. *Insert right needle into the base of the stitch on the first lilac row, corresponding with the first stitch on the left needle, lift this stitch to the left needle and purl it together with the stitch on the needle*. Continue from * to * until all the stitches from the left needle are purled together with corresponding stitches of the first lilac row. At the same time cast off the last 36 sts in this wrong side row – the bottom panel will be attached here.<br />
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Now we have 114 stitches (150-36). We will use the wrong side of our basic stitch for the rest of the side panels. Work straight 8 rows. Mark the middle of the work – between 57 and 58 sts with a pin or colorful thread. Cast off the middle 14+14=28 sts, and work the row to the end. Turn, work the row to the end. Decrease in the beginning of the next and every other row 7 sts – 2 times, 5 sts – 1 time, 3 sts – 1 time, 1 st – 6 times, 0 sts 3 times and bind off. In the same way finish the opposite side of the piece. <br />
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In the same way, make the <strong><span style="color: #351c75;">right side panel</span></strong>.<br />
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When finished, spread the side panels and lightly iron wrong sides of the basic stitch (not ribbing or cords!) through a wet cotton cloth, without pressing. Let them rest until totally dry and finish the little side seams using mattress seam.<br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><strong>Bottom panel</strong></span>. Cast on 84 sts and work 85 ss (170 rows) with simple reverse stockinet, performing the following stitch pattern:<br />
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c2f: Slip next stitch onto cable needle, hold at front of work. Knit 1, knit the stitch on the cable needle.<br />
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t2f: Slip next stitch onto cable needle, hold at front of work. Purl 1, knit the stitch on the cable needle.<br />
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t2b: Slip next stitch onto cable needle, hold at back of work. Knit the next stitch, purl the stitch on the cable needle.<br />
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c2b: Slip next stitch onto cable needle, hold at back of work. Knit the next stitch, knit the stitch from the cable needle.<br />
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c4f: Slip next 2 stitches onto cable needle, hold at front of work. Knit 2, knit the stitches on the cable needle.<br />
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Row 2 (Wrong Side): k2, p1, k4, p2, k4, p1, k2, p4, k3.<br />
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Row 3: p3, k4, p2, [t2f, p2, t2b] 2 times, p2.<br />
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Row 4: k3, [p1, k2] 3 times, p1, k3, p4, k3.<br />
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Row 5: p3, c4f, p3, t2f, t2b, p2, t2f, t2b, p3.<br />
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Row 6: k4, [p2, k4] 2 times, p4, k3.<br />
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Row 7: p3, k4, [p4, c2b] 2 times, p4.<br />
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Row 8: k4, [p2, k4] 2 times, p4, k3.<br />
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Row 9: p3, c4f, p3, t2b, t2f, p2, t2b, t2f, p3.<br />
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Row 10: k3, [p1, k2] 3 times, p1, k3, p4, k3.<br />
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Row 11: p3, k4, p2, [t2b, p2, t2f] 2 times, p2.<br />
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Row 12: k2, p1, k4, p2, k4, p1, k2, p4, k3.<br />
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When finished, spread and lightly press, like all the other details. When totally dry, attach it to the body of the sweater using mattress seam.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #351c75;">Ribbing on the bottom of the sweater </span></strong>can be done with circular needles as one piece but I preferred to do it as 2 pieces with invisible side seams. First half: cast 90 sts on the front, work 14 rows, cut the yarn you have been knitting with, making sure it is at least 3 times as long as the work you want to finish, and cast off all the stitches with a darning needle (for very stretchy and pretty finishing):<br />
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Run the darning needle from right to left through the edge stitch, and if the next one is a knit stitch through this one too, if a purl stitch – through this one and the next one too (we need the first stitch on the left needle to be purl); let these stitches slip from the needle and pull the yarn firmly.<br />
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<em><strong>Lilac-red corded trim</strong></em>: with small needles and lilac yarn cast on 100-104 sts around the armhole and work 3 more rows, switch to red yarn and work 3 rows, then switch to multi-colored yarn, Turn the piece to the wrong side and switch to multi-colored yarn. *Insert right needle into the base of the stitch on the first lilac row, corresponding with the first stitch on the left needle, lift this stitch to the left needle and purl it together with the stitch on the needle*. Continue from * to * until all the stitches from the left needle are purled together with corresponding stitches of the first lilac row.<br />
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<em><strong>For the righ buttonband</strong></em> cast on on the edge of the collar and the middle of the sweater 49-50 sts, work straight 8 rows and finish with a needle.<br />
<strong><em>For the left butonband</em></strong> cast on the same number of sts as for the right one and work 3 rows. In the 4-th row make buttonhole (evenly spaced double yo (wrapping the yarn over right –hand needle)). So, starting with the edge of the collar, the double yo (yarn over needle) will be done after 4th, 16th, 28th, and 40th sts. In the next row unwind one of the yos and knit it together with the nearest knit stitch. After the 8-th row cast off all the stitches with a needle and assemble the middle point. Sew the buttons on.<br />
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I was not sure about anything when I was making it… I was not even sure I would show it. But Kostik, my nephew, is wearing the vest with such ease like he had been born with it. Actually it was the biggest surprise to me that this thing can look so nice and casual in real life, on the street. As always, I made lots of shots, and then I had the hardest time to pick the best – I liked all of them. Kostik is a historian and a teacher – not a model at all, but he was so graceful and self composed and so much himself as if it were the most obvious thing for him – being constantly photographed on the street and in the city park for more than an hour – with lots of curious people around.<br /><br />Before making this vest I looked through several encyclopedias and Ukrainian embroidery resources – just for the insight, I didn’t want to mimic anything. Of course, the main source of insight was Kostik himself.<br /><br /><br /><br />The front of the vest is made with angle knitting (just like famous “Baby Surprise Jacket” by Elizabeth Zimmermann. BTW, Kostik was so cute as a baby! :-)). The back is composed of 2 details – the yoke with patterned band and arrow stitch and the body. They overlap (upper part of the body goes under the horizontal patterned yoke band). The body or the back is eased in a little bit.<br /><br />The vest is trimmed with patterned light brown band which is made separately, and finished with white cable reverse stockinet border.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaXVnpZcSE8Kn2TRnGbbq9gsgfhYpTwha6lXAxBDC4kJL_Rhti8INltDCB453s4jMrsmo0e54IEKHSb47eMukcbIBoh8ihp7ZYn8GtTg6JwOCkjnFWowonY7nq5NUUba2YPmJABbdd7Ymg/s1600/diagram.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513667214232561458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaXVnpZcSE8Kn2TRnGbbq9gsgfhYpTwha6lXAxBDC4kJL_Rhti8INltDCB453s4jMrsmo0e54IEKHSb47eMukcbIBoh8ihp7ZYn8GtTg6JwOCkjnFWowonY7nq5NUUba2YPmJABbdd7Ymg/s320/diagram.jpg" /></a>Size M-L.<br /><br /><strong>Materials:</strong><br /><br />14 balls of “Sock It to Me 4 Ply” yarn, each ball 50g (1.75 oz) 229 yards (209 meters) - Cream color and almost 6 balls of the same yarn – Latte color (light brown). Double strand knitting.<br />Needles: number 6 or to obtain gauge – 18 sts in 4” (10 cm).<br /><em>Note about selvage stitches (ss): Always slip the first stitch in the beginning of each row and purl the last stitch in the end of each row. In such a way you will have a chain of selvage stitches, - one vertical loop for each 2 rows - on each side of a knitted piece. I usually don’t count rows, I count selvage stitches. Another advantage – they look very nice when assembled by mattress stitch.</em><br /><br />The most part of the vest is done with reverse stockinet.<br /><br /><strong>Stitch patterns:<br /></strong><br /><strong><em>Pattern 1 (Trident) 28 stitches x 24 rows<br /></em></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1qAQ-mib_rAv8R1UoK0Au2gR7Sggp1zvq5eJftemgA9jx0DFIRYE5saLNt4CAwXl8xKSvN7Cu8AE441Z5gudMf_1Bt1ZfNCvOEAGR9KQcKqwR9ZPr6VqJd0aCqOfw3WBCl3npk-2pUNV/s1600/trezub-chart.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 276px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513669021222022530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1qAQ-mib_rAv8R1UoK0Au2gR7Sggp1zvq5eJftemgA9jx0DFIRYE5saLNt4CAwXl8xKSvN7Cu8AE441Z5gudMf_1Bt1ZfNCvOEAGR9KQcKqwR9ZPr6VqJd0aCqOfw3WBCl3npk-2pUNV/s320/trezub-chart.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Stitch Key<br />Stockinet Stitch: Knit 1 (k) on right side rows, purl 1 (p) on wrong side rows.<br />Reverse Stockinet Stitch: Purl 1 on right side rows, knit 1 on wrong side rows.<br />t2b: Slip next stitch onto cable needle, hold at back of work. Knit the next stitch, purl the stitch on the cable needle.<br />t2f: Slip next stitch onto cable needle, hold at front of work. Purl 1, knit the stitch on the cable needle.<br />c2b: Slip next stitch onto cable needle, hold at back of work. Knit the next stitch, knit the stitch from the cable needle.<br />c2f: Slip next stitch onto cable needle, hold at front of work. Knit 1, knit the stitch on the cable needle.<br /><br />Row 1 (Right Side): p5, c2b, c2f, p10, c2b, c2f, p5.<br />Row 2 (Wrong Side): k5, p4, k10, p4, k5.<br />Row 3: p4, t2b, k2, t2f, p8, t2b, k2, t2f, p4.<br />Row 4: k4, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1, k8, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1, k4.<br />Row 5: p3, c2b, p1, k2, p1, c2f, p6, c2b, p1, k2, p1, c2f, p3.<br />Row 6: k3, [p2, k1] 2 times, p2, k6, [p2, k1] 2 times, p2, k3.<br />Row 7: p2, t2b, k1, p1, k2, p1, k1, t2f, p4, t2b, k1, p1, k2, p1, k1, t2f, p2.<br />Row 8: k2, [p1, k1] 2 times, p2, [k1, p1] 2 times, k4, [p1, k1] 2 times, p2, [k1, p1] 2 times, k2.<br />Row 9: p1, c2b, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k1, p1, c2f, p2, c2b, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k1, p1, c2f, p1.<br />Row 10: k1, [p2, k1, p1, k1] 2 times, p2, k2, [p2, k1, p1, k1] 2 times, p2, k1.<br />Row 11: t2b, [k1, p1] 2 times, k2, [p1, k1] 2 times, t2f, t2b, [k1, p1] 2 times, k2, [p1, k1] 2 times, t2f.<br />Row 12: p1, [k1, p1] 2 times, k1, [p2, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1] 3 times, p1.<br />Row 13: k1, [p1, k1] 2 times, t2b, t2f, [k1, p1] 2 times, k2, [p1, k1] 2 times, t2b, t2f, [k1, p1] 2 times, k1.<br />Row 14: p1, k1, p1, k1, p2, k2, [p2, k1, p1, k1] 2 times, p2, k2, p2, [k1, p1] 2 times.<br />Row 15: k1, p1, k1, p1, t2b, p2, t2f, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k1, p1, t2b, p2, t2f, [p1, k1] 2 times.<br />Row 16: p1, [k1, p1] 2 times, k4, [p1, k1] 2 times, p2, [k1, p1] 2 times, k4, [p1, k1] 2 times, p1.<br />Row 17: k1, p1, k1, t2b, p4, t2f, k1, p1, k2, p1, k1, t2b, p4, t2f, k1, p1, k1.<br />Row 18: p1, k1, p2, k6, [p2, k1] 2 times, p2, k6, p2, k1, p1.<br />Row 19: k1, p1, t2b, p6, t2f, p1, k2, p1, t2b, p6, t2f, p1, k1.<br />Row 20: p1, k1, p1, k8, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1, k8, p1, k1, p1.<br />Row 21: k1, t2b, p8, t2f, k2, t2b, p8, t2f, k1.<br />Row 22: p2, k10, p4, k10, p2.<br />Row 23: t2b, p10, t2f, t2b, p10, t2f.<br />Row 24: p1, k12, p2, k12, p1.<br /><br /><strong><em>Pattern 2 (Arrow) - 14 stitches x 32 rows<br /></em></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuCiKAtpnEo5zXvyTorA40lWK7u04XeFcmG_w2CIcqfDPtYb2_1WUjkWFeuTMUVVrqenNqLOkGL11Xrk5JkoOdpXrr-4m5-8Z0-1oLTbkoadv61OaLNMNFE7Fs7hODL_JL7DuwMcm9Og3/s1600/arrow.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 142px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513669029305409170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuCiKAtpnEo5zXvyTorA40lWK7u04XeFcmG_w2CIcqfDPtYb2_1WUjkWFeuTMUVVrqenNqLOkGL11Xrk5JkoOdpXrr-4m5-8Z0-1oLTbkoadv61OaLNMNFE7Fs7hODL_JL7DuwMcm9Og3/s320/arrow.jpg" /></a><br />Stitch Key<br />Stockinet Stitch: Knit 1 (k) on right side rows, purl 1 (p) on wrong side rows.<br />Reverse Stockinet Stitch: Purl 1 on right side rows, knit 1 on wrong side rows.<br />c2b: Slip next stitch onto cable needle, hold at back of work. Knit the next stitch, knit the stitch from the cable needle.<br />c2f: Slip next stitch onto cable needle, hold at front of work. Knit 1, knit the stitch on the cable needle.<br />t2b: Slip next stitch onto cable needle, hold at back of work. Knit the next stitch, purl the stitch on the cable needle.<br />t2f: Slip next stitch onto cable needle, hold at front of work. Purl 1, knit the stitch on the cable needle.<br /><br />Row 1 (Right Side): p5, c2b, c2f, p5.<br />Row 2 (Wrong Side): k5, p4, k5.<br />Row 3: p4, t2b, k2, t2f, p4.<br />Row 4: k4, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1, k4.<br />Row 5: p3, c2b, p1, k2, p1, c2f, p3.<br />Row 6: k3, [p2, k1] 2 times, p2, k3.<br />Row 7: p2, t2b, k1, p1, k2, p1, k1, t2f, p2.<br />Row 8: k2, [p1, k1] 2 times, p2, [k1, p1] 2 times, k2.<br />Row 9: p1, c2b, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k1, p1, c2f, p1.<br />Row 10: k1, [p2, k1, p1, k1] 2 times, p2, k1.<br />Row 11: t2b, [k1, p1] 2 times, k2, [p1, k1] 2 times, t2f.<br />Row 12: p1, [k1, p1] 2 times, k1, p2, [k1, p1] 3 times.<br />Row 13: k1, [p1, k1] 2 times, p1, k2, [p1, k1] 3 times.<br />Row 14: p1, [k1, p1] 2 times, k1, p2, [k1, p1] 3 times.<br />Row 15: k1, [p1, k1] 2 times, p1, k2, [p1, k1] 3 times.<br />Row 16: p1, [k1, p1] 2 times, k1, p2, [k1, p1] 3 times.<br />Row 17: k1, [p1, k1] 2 times, p1, k2, [p1, k1] 3 times.<br />Row 18: p1, [k1, p1] 2 times, k1, p2, [k1, p1] 3 times.<br />Row 19: k1, [p1, k1] 2 times, t2b, t2f, [k1, p1] 2 times, k1.<br />Row 20: p1, k1, p1, k1, p2, k2, p2, [k1, p1] 2 times.<br />Row 21: k1, p1, k1, p1, t2b, p2, t2f, [p1, k1] 2 times.<br />Row 22: p1, [k1, p1] 2 times, k4, [p1, k1] 2 times, p1.<br />Row 23: k1, p1, k1, t2b, p4, t2f, k1, p1, k1.<br />Row 24: p1, k1, p2, k6, p2, k1, p1.<br />Row 25: k1, p1, t2b, p6, t2f, p1, k1.<br />Row 26: p1, k1, p1, k8, p1, k1, p1.<br />Row 27: k1, t2b, p8, t2f, k1.<br />Row 28: p2, k10, p2.<br />Row 29: t2b, p10, t2f.<br />Row 30: p1, k12, p1.<br />Row 31: p14.<br />Row 32: k14.<br /><br /><strong><em>Pattern 3 - 16 stitches x 16 rows</em></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-P3ZoyX2xsSSndGcKEEqb1kLx4yQ9t3Geph0alQduuPb-8A0OSRseU8HpBc7czrv3hIY0tQkTyhZEIwbNaZP5OYqSLTZ2nM7T9TKTkI3HLqJGAzVSMIpVJkltua59szqBlohzTvpsxZnZ/s1600/brown-chart.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 229px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 232px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513669032670436770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-P3ZoyX2xsSSndGcKEEqb1kLx4yQ9t3Geph0alQduuPb-8A0OSRseU8HpBc7czrv3hIY0tQkTyhZEIwbNaZP5OYqSLTZ2nM7T9TKTkI3HLqJGAzVSMIpVJkltua59szqBlohzTvpsxZnZ/s320/brown-chart.jpg" /></a><br />Stitch Key<br />k: Knit 1.<br />p: Purl 1.<br />c2b: Slip next stitch onto cable needle, hold at back of work. Knit the next stitch, knit the stitch from the cable needle.<br />c2f: Slip next stitch onto cable needle, hold at front of work. Knit 1, knit the stitch on the cable needle.<br />t3b: Slip next stitch to cable needle, hold at back of work. Knit 2, purl the stitch on the cable needle.<br />t3f: Slip next 2 stitches onto cable needle, hold at front of work. Purl 1, knit the stitches on the cable needle.<br />c4f: Slip next 2 stitches onto cable needle, hold at front of work. Knit 2, knit the stitches on the cable needle.<br /><br />Row 1 (Right Side): c2b, p3, c4f, p3, c2b, p2.<br />Row 2 (Wrong Side): k2, p2, k3, p4, k3, p2.<br />Row 3: c2f, p3, k4, p3, c2f, p2.<br />Row 4: k2, p2, k3, p4, k3, p2.<br />Row 5: c2b, p3, c4f, p3, c2b, p2.<br />Row 6: k2, p2, k3, p4, k3, p2.<br />Row 7: c2f, p2, t3b, t3f, p2, c2f, p2.<br />Row 8: k2, [p2, k2] 3 times, p2.<br />Row 9: c2b, p1, t3b, p2, t3f, p1, c2b, p2.<br />Row 10: k2, p2, k1, p2, k4, p2, k1, p2.<br />Row 11: c2f, p1, k2, p4, k2, p1, c2f, p2.<br />Row 12: k2, p2, k1, p2, k4, p2, k1, p2.<br />Row 13: c2b, p1, t3f, p2, t3b, p1, c2b, p2.<br />Row 14: k2, [p2, k2] 3 times, p2.<br />Row 15: c2f, p2, t3f, t3b, p2, c2f, p2.<br />Row 16: k2, p2, k3, p4, k3, p2.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">LEFT FRONT</span><br /></strong><br />Cast on 127 sts (46 sts – horizontal side, 1 central stitch (mark it with colorful yarn, on both sides of this stitch we will decrease stitches, that will create the angle), and 80 sts of vertical side).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9im0LwnmMGXxhadtPM6vCMDo60Y33oclSrdTS4GvMuhyphenhyphen7gmTCxBmFphA_BGsj3meamo_IwvlPSYkFFFncJRozpHHDLmvLvOarxAGMbP0ArLRNIAy0WJMEh3lraRXY7mGnVZPk1ajB5U2/s1600/diagr1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 248px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513670745202709234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9im0LwnmMGXxhadtPM6vCMDo60Y33oclSrdTS4GvMuhyphenhyphen7gmTCxBmFphA_BGsj3meamo_IwvlPSYkFFFncJRozpHHDLmvLvOarxAGMbP0ArLRNIAy0WJMEh3lraRXY7mGnVZPk1ajB5U2/s320/diagr1.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQK3vBkE752sOg5euqW3ZLhW0tr3R4S68aHzj4JaqE_4kF3tPlBDt_ff0Ou0E_rrWcLB940QJo-b_PWJoatRhSc5vcMTHeTH0ghgeHQAg9X1rAxDTKZLMcSlDApL5bUPwEwpVhClxcJ0G/s1600/front1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 178px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513670742842845282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQK3vBkE752sOg5euqW3ZLhW0tr3R4S68aHzj4JaqE_4kF3tPlBDt_ff0Ou0E_rrWcLB940QJo-b_PWJoatRhSc5vcMTHeTH0ghgeHQAg9X1rAxDTKZLMcSlDApL5bUPwEwpVhClxcJ0G/s320/front1.jpg" /></a><br /><br />1st row (wrong side, we start with vertical side): 1k, 79 k., 1 p. (central st), 45 k., 1 ss.<br />2nd row (right side): 1 ss, 43 p., 2 p. together, I k. (central stitch), p. together, 77 p., ss<br />3rd row: like 1st row but on both sides of the center stitch knit 2 sts together,<br />4th row: on the both sides of the central st don’t decrease sts. And continue in this way, don’t decrease sts by the central st in every 3rd row to the very end of the piece. This is also the first row of the Trident (pattern 1). Don’t forget that the pattern starts with 5 purls.<br />5th row: as established and according to the pattern.<br />Beginning with 6th row, we start to shape the neckline. In the next 36 rows we should add 27 sts in the end of s following: 12 times – 1 st, 4 times – 2 sts, 1 time – 3 sts, and 1 time, all in the end of each right side row. Then work 7 rows straight and bind off.<br /><br />Make the right half symmetrical to the left one.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">BACK</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLXoEc6fs7IuheaP4eFIcTZNHmkggdDBhzEh3Oqv-mg-WW9K8XHMJF3sxblbT4Mflm1FfSuf-20o2xfwDrRZf0w8yH7lFn-RVKCXMWXtBuHxwWzQnsiAzEGL3DpHmb5nhOSmWh9X8HFqo/s1600/back1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513673144963831602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLXoEc6fs7IuheaP4eFIcTZNHmkggdDBhzEh3Oqv-mg-WW9K8XHMJF3sxblbT4Mflm1FfSuf-20o2xfwDrRZf0w8yH7lFn-RVKCXMWXtBuHxwWzQnsiAzEGL3DpHmb5nhOSmWh9X8HFqo/s320/back1.jpg" /></a><br />Cast on 119 sts: 1ss, 1 p., 28 sts of pattern 1, 1p., 28 sts of pattern 1, 1p. 28 sts of pattern 1, 1 p., 28 sts of pattern 1, 1p., 1 ss. Work 48 rows.<br />Bind off in the beginning of every row 5 sts 2 times, 3 sts 2 times, 2 st 2 times, and then 1 st 6 times. Bind all the stitches off .<br /><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Yoke<br /></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFGwiOXFPmJSRTJ1QiEoMHVCBmoyO76f09ScEYhwEucMw28I7u3xCsvepkwIZ3Pt_h_ues8dXreL4P5UvvfKwQ0SrNpUNb0WsJh9y1Xkw2JUezq3_53ZZ9NqsQ4bpbNWC9zvhR9JXlWR0B/s1600/diagr2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 243px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513673153738849714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFGwiOXFPmJSRTJ1QiEoMHVCBmoyO76f09ScEYhwEucMw28I7u3xCsvepkwIZ3Pt_h_ues8dXreL4P5UvvfKwQ0SrNpUNb0WsJh9y1Xkw2JUezq3_53ZZ9NqsQ4bpbNWC9zvhR9JXlWR0B/s320/diagr2.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFIauW1unaR8jjgny923HrD28fwS4B1NflMuHWeXp0XMG1wFM8z_spx1PdnkGHyBO_nxc-7rpTiHvzQExYt2ZiPKh54snbc6JvJiP8SxDCeC0x5ecIbiEZDTKNkn305Ptwb_RYLIBEIly/s1600/yoke.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 228px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513673161049553186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFIauW1unaR8jjgny923HrD28fwS4B1NflMuHWeXp0XMG1wFM8z_spx1PdnkGHyBO_nxc-7rpTiHvzQExYt2ZiPKh54snbc6JvJiP8SxDCeC0x5ecIbiEZDTKNkn305Ptwb_RYLIBEIly/s320/yoke.jpg" /></a><br />Cast on 78 sts: 1 ss, 1p., 14 sts of pattern 3, 2 p., 14 sts of pattern 2 (start the arrow not immediately but in the row 3), 46 sts of reverse stockinette. Work straight 6 rows.<br />Then in the beginning of each wrong row bind off 2 sts 1 time, 1 st. 21 times, and work 6 rows straight (56 rows total). This is half of the yoke. Then work straight 6 more rows, increase in the beginning of each wrong row 1 st. 21 times and 2 sts 1 time.<br />Work straight 6 rows and bind off.<br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong>ASSEMBLY 1 </strong><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8MTja1Tu1cdZ-EX8foM5cmyX7N6bvDRlzINF5Rqtl-ngrQTTX46GjmxwcOo4XTPqlsoJ7PE99fEnZOKda6POdntodLmZiBXz0JECOei3MxKJBeuHJ5sheTBVhhLb5mYu6P4BeE5Rrb7eU/s1600/back2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513673162767072050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8MTja1Tu1cdZ-EX8foM5cmyX7N6bvDRlzINF5Rqtl-ngrQTTX46GjmxwcOo4XTPqlsoJ7PE99fEnZOKda6POdntodLmZiBXz0JECOei3MxKJBeuHJ5sheTBVhhLb5mYu6P4BeE5Rrb7eU/s320/back2.jpg" /></a><br />Assemble the back with 2 seams overlapping the yoke over the back and easing off the back at the same time (see picture). Make shoulder and side seams.<br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong>BROWN TRIM<br /></strong></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZDsM78973vaPy420tX-u0DmBfz4QmU-00G6GtskccEP6FoirG36IZU1S1HbyJ7I1R8T0pJ5VdmeqrpB80KksBoV5MGM3FGm1DppQanmQsOd0HV446Ah-ob3zpPZF4pFoNDG7efmhoCmg/s1600/front-trimming.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 293px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513675633680592882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZDsM78973vaPy420tX-u0DmBfz4QmU-00G6GtskccEP6FoirG36IZU1S1HbyJ7I1R8T0pJ5VdmeqrpB80KksBoV5MGM3FGm1DppQanmQsOd0HV446Ah-ob3zpPZF4pFoNDG7efmhoCmg/s320/front-trimming.jpg" /></a><br />Brown trim consists of 6 separate pieces:<br />– Long straight horizontal bottom piece (19)<br />– 2 straight front vertical pieces (7 full big “O”s)<br />– 1 rounded piece around the neck (10 full big “O”s)<br />– 2 straight armhole pieces (10 full big “O”s).<br /><br />For the bottom piece cast on 2 sts and work pattern 3 adding at the same time 16 sts during 28 rows from one side and immediately incorporating them into the pattern. Follow the pattern but omit the row with the twist. When all the sts are added on, make the first twist, and then continue straight following the pattern without omissions. The piece should contain 19 full big “O”s and 2 open ones in the beginning and in the end (see photo). In the end of a piece decrease the sts absolutely the same way as you added them in the beginning (16 sts during 28 rows). The stitches should be decreased at the same side of the stripe as the increasing.<br />Start the same way the front piece, work 7 full “O”s, but decrease the stitches faster: 16 sts during 16 rows (1 st per row), this end will be attached to the neck trim. The stitches should be decreased at the same side of the stripe as the increasing.<br /><br />Make another front trim symmetrical (not identical!) to the first one.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJnRzC_gPQlW1sr2NKr5wSjpP_Qr8otfTqKU8cmFXFhYVmo9Dt8KVrmc0CDT75XLUv9nxZcc-wGi8Y9DBlyIbh1Ip8Eg7OqvWdnOcm_n6553NOYmZOPyeIv1O5f84DIoD_hyh2Sc3GQtD/s1600/round.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 290px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513675636241013938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJnRzC_gPQlW1sr2NKr5wSjpP_Qr8otfTqKU8cmFXFhYVmo9Dt8KVrmc0CDT75XLUv9nxZcc-wGi8Y9DBlyIbh1Ip8Eg7OqvWdnOcm_n6553NOYmZOPyeIv1O5f84DIoD_hyh2Sc3GQtD/s320/round.jpg" /></a><br />For the rounded neck trim cast on 2 sts and add 16 sts from one side during 16 rows (so that this strip matches the front one). Work 10 big “O”s and decrease the stitches in the same way, in every row from one side, the stripe should be symmetrical. What makes it rounded are the short rows. 5 groups of 4 short rows are supposed to be made between 1 and 2, 3 and 4, 5 and 6, 7 and 8, 9 and 10 big “O”s.<br />To make a short row, *work the row not to the very end but only 14 sts. Slide the next st to the right needle, bring yarn to front between needles, slide stitch back to the left needle, and turn the work, work to the end of the row”. 3 more times repeat * *. The side of the piece where the wrapped stitch is located will be shorter than the opposite one, this is what makes the piece to form a curve.<br /><strong>Armhole piece</strong>: cast on 18 sts and work 15 rows following pattern 3 without twists. Then make a twist, 10 big “O”s, and finish with 15 rows without twist. Bind off.<br />Attach all the light-brown trim to the vest. Overlap them on the arm holes as shown on the pictures.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLdvUFebigm2Q4UWq2oeM87QTx3ieaf78lAvTTUFFR6KmwtfmQn9yqupWOBIV3DwMYDmt3QDx2RNr8o_kEaIsI8V4CgDC0oXIVGsdXQqTgusuCwpJHa2XGSe1zR1w_hOAdjAxp8yuEOwq/s1600/arm-trim.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 289px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513677356986027314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLdvUFebigm2Q4UWq2oeM87QTx3ieaf78lAvTTUFFR6KmwtfmQn9yqupWOBIV3DwMYDmt3QDx2RNr8o_kEaIsI8V4CgDC0oXIVGsdXQqTgusuCwpJHa2XGSe1zR1w_hOAdjAxp8yuEOwq/s320/arm-trim.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pqsOfCuOR76Iq0J3ZtiQw5_YaOgbJBP__h0rUUUW4rqKdgyXlHGGIr7Qqdq-hRQMn7p7rNzdNFNqtO3yz1wi3GZXV8es5y0ykaGQmH4fVgEEYqUbmAchq7u-yCGi5Vh5gMqnz0BRp9pP/s1600/on-the-floor.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 272px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513677351005724114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pqsOfCuOR76Iq0J3ZtiQw5_YaOgbJBP__h0rUUUW4rqKdgyXlHGGIr7Qqdq-hRQMn7p7rNzdNFNqtO3yz1wi3GZXV8es5y0ykaGQmH4fVgEEYqUbmAchq7u-yCGi5Vh5gMqnz0BRp9pP/s320/on-the-floor.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">WHITE CABLE BORDER</span></strong><br /><br />All the vest is trimmed with one long cable border. 2 separate pieces are made for the arm holes.<br />Cast on 16 sts: 1 selvage stitch, 5 sts knitted for garter stitch (all k) and 10 purl sts for the reverse stockinet cable (always knit the edge st of the cable, both on the right and of the wrong side).<br />In each 13th row make a twist: slip next 5 stitches onto cable needle, hold at front of work. Knit 5, knit the stitches on the cable needle.<br />All the white cable border is made with a single piece the beginning of which will be attached close to the left side seam, in the bottom. To turn the corners of the vest, the short rows will be used again. Each corner will be attached to a twist. So, just before and after a corner twist a group of 3 short rows will be made: in the wrong side row just preceding the twist and on the wrong side row just after the twist.<br />So, start the border, make the first twist not on the 13th, but at 7th row. Continue to work the piece, 7 more twists. Twist number 9 will be attached to the corner, so make groups of short rows just before and after the twist.<br />Make 13 more twists, and treat the next one with the groups of short rows – this is the corner by the neck.<br />Make 13 more twists, and treat with the short rows another corner of the neckline.<br />Make 13 more twists and treat the next one with short rows.<br />Make 22 more twists, work about 6 rows and bind off.<br />Cable border for the sleeves: Cast on 16 sts, work 10 rows, make a twist, continue to work 14 nore twists, work 10 rows, and bind off. Attach to the armhole overlapping as shown on the pictures.<br />Attach the border cable to the vest. First baste the corners, then attach the band with a mattress seam, andswe together the short sides of the band.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaeOtFOF1OxkLBw9qvOPf1MKXdatwT9kyEZQUxEwgrxxvD5ltKzowhvqwKBV3r8VIZIpk-avpp1j9z8OkMCZyOJl9BXFghufaToPD0hdDi6d22JoEm_lheRHQiCbeZNEYwe65tdeVaedZo/s1600/full+trimming.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513679626508316146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaeOtFOF1OxkLBw9qvOPf1MKXdatwT9kyEZQUxEwgrxxvD5ltKzowhvqwKBV3r8VIZIpk-avpp1j9z8OkMCZyOJl9BXFghufaToPD0hdDi6d22JoEm_lheRHQiCbeZNEYwe65tdeVaedZo/s320/full+trimming.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVkVOjJSDPqkQ2x8h6JF9SYSSKrjMl1jgCVb-stY-_nTq-d_peNNVM5yZnlXuLXc-Vjpk_KGn4ZLxW7GoaCOPk3vVD8qcZK1ka3ydBZQF214bwYY6VVc-tVFprscI2itdFeWbnSNjjUbK/s1600/corner2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513679623951221986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVkVOjJSDPqkQ2x8h6JF9SYSSKrjMl1jgCVb-stY-_nTq-d_peNNVM5yZnlXuLXc-Vjpk_KGn4ZLxW7GoaCOPk3vVD8qcZK1ka3ydBZQF214bwYY6VVc-tVFprscI2itdFeWbnSNjjUbK/s320/corner2.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLt-C3036ZIrvN6k31vZEa1lCiZyieYuht_xSsjjf2q5LpPa3kyDL_A4aQMTecD5Z4Al6gva_nBRn4SUsjikYZybzBHtcV3C-gQSVr3yYwNpnSmaAiYIVKvHJxnlqSS-YdjUvrZY3rVJg/s1600/trim.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513679620567450002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLt-C3036ZIrvN6k31vZEa1lCiZyieYuht_xSsjjf2q5LpPa3kyDL_A4aQMTecD5Z4Al6gva_nBRn4SUsjikYZybzBHtcV3C-gQSVr3yYwNpnSmaAiYIVKvHJxnlqSS-YdjUvrZY3rVJg/s320/trim.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCrAP3bzkINzz7ZH5tcmK9-YcdWiH4RZ319_mFWceoSY_HE1vt37eZtMIy45cmaK81-eV-43a0MG5nvqeu3NCFQUBLDKcULna0hsSAKHK-vBv7BJFFjlp0WtNF5_58OKzQGC3oOM3A-ds/s1600/fully+trimmed.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513679617986515458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCrAP3bzkINzz7ZH5tcmK9-YcdWiH4RZ319_mFWceoSY_HE1vt37eZtMIy45cmaK81-eV-43a0MG5nvqeu3NCFQUBLDKcULna0hsSAKHK-vBv7BJFFjlp0WtNF5_58OKzQGC3oOM3A-ds/s320/fully+trimmed.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga96bvxo-X1IW4sdp-1mQLa02w3Aj8jNCEaNTbADtAympKw1jGfSCZASVfgV558qcj8LNjArL9_oVIThgrneJCRgNHsDLJ5pta2TGQDCl9xkpNNr1uEpwcir2FK_CG4OXdBc8N9OH6Q4td/s1600/me2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 179px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513681274574289810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga96bvxo-X1IW4sdp-1mQLa02w3Aj8jNCEaNTbADtAympKw1jGfSCZASVfgV558qcj8LNjArL9_oVIThgrneJCRgNHsDLJ5pta2TGQDCl9xkpNNr1uEpwcir2FK_CG4OXdBc8N9OH6Q4td/s320/me2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Attach 4 toggle buttons at the twist spots. There is no need for special holes on the opposite side, the cable twists form the holes that can be used to button the vest.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tLk_7txPs13zGKjqMJ-ESjpf_U1C4PZvTPcpTENSrAyc_sPtHauUhww0Bi-UPa49ciBE2cSldotVtTKtNo-acpxqCdpSBXlztrSJxolio8zJ5rphb3dv2uHgHVTm20bp01UnjtFl3Cfp/s1600/close-up.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tLk_7txPs13zGKjqMJ-ESjpf_U1C4PZvTPcpTENSrAyc_sPtHauUhww0Bi-UPa49ciBE2cSldotVtTKtNo-acpxqCdpSBXlztrSJxolio8zJ5rphb3dv2uHgHVTm20bp01UnjtFl3Cfp/s320/close-up.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513682645688316274" /></a>O'Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127062918768416082noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929014968347584365.post-31088677563099770192010-07-05T17:47:00.019-05:002010-09-15T09:54:20.985-05:00YELLOW SUBMARINE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybN0Mns4ufya_Nh8s9sjXYX-V4_48ZrZzbQowAkLDnU2zGLGr9CffuH7q7xsiAfOqP0R57mG6WD9JN9kbA-WeUgiQ3_X8ZJDmXabX9kM9J9rGEJ7n-MPmGF8CpNQfbd4JDMxepYrC7iaC/s1600/Image8.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490562508774574082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybN0Mns4ufya_Nh8s9sjXYX-V4_48ZrZzbQowAkLDnU2zGLGr9CffuH7q7xsiAfOqP0R57mG6WD9JN9kbA-WeUgiQ3_X8ZJDmXabX9kM9J9rGEJ7n-MPmGF8CpNQfbd4JDMxepYrC7iaC/s320/Image8.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 287px;" /></a><br />
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I said that I would call it whatever she wanted it to be (for instance, yellow) but actually it would be black. Because by that time I had a bunch of beautiful yarn made of the whole alpaca blanket, pure deep-deep black. The name of alpaca is Aleigha. True black is the rarest and the most precious alpaca color. Unlike with other animals, alpaca’s black color gene is recessive, i.e. even if the mother-alpaca and the father-alpaca are both black the baby could be of a different color.<br />
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<a href="http://www.oakleighalpacas.com/templates/System/details.asp?id=48391&PID=725664"><span style="color: #006600; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 130%;"><strong><em>PATTI</em></strong></span></a><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-size: 130%;">,</span> a friend of mine that owns Aleigha and many other adorable alpacas and peacocks, gave me all the 10 skeins of this yarn caviar and told me to make something pretty. <a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4762543140_a58cf6989b_m.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4762543140_a58cf6989b_m.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 144px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 144px;" /></a><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4761874709_815dc867f6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4761874709_815dc867f6.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 228px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 250px;" /></a><br />
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I love black knitted clothes: you can add as many adornment details as you want and they still will look chic assuming the yarn is fine. But it is pain in the neck to present them on photos. If the light is flattering for the face of a model, the sweater looks just like a big black hole (the better the black color is the less discernable is the garment), and vice versa: if the light falls sideways you can tell what the sweater is like; but it is usually not good for the face to be highlighted from one side.</div><br />
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<div>We made the pictures on Odessian streets and on the beach. Hopefully they give some idea of the sweater, and if no – I’m providing many other ones, just of the sweater and its details. And some verbal description too :-)</div><br />
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The body of the sweater is made of one front central panel and one back central panel (they differ only by neckline shape), 2 very long symmetrically knitted side panels without shoulder seams, and 2 identical small under-arm panels. A felted pocket with embroidered letter A and felted cords sewn along the braids of the side panels serve as modest decorations. Central panels and sleeves are made with simple stockinet stitch (knit on the right side and purl on the wrong) and have 3 welts each. Under-arm panels are knitted in reverse stockinet (purl on the right side and knit on the wrong).</div><br />
<div>10 x 3.5 oz skeins of yarn was not enough for this sweater, that is why under-arm panels are made of another black yarn (wool/cotton blend) which looks the same black in real life.<br />
A set-in sleeve sweater type was taken as a base for ours, that is why the side panels are shaped like on the chart by means of short rows:</div><br />
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<div>So, we will need the materials:<br />
11 skeins of home made alpaca yarn, each skein 100 g /3.5 ounces – 200 m/218 yards (20wpi sprot weight).<br />
Needles #6/4 mm (or size to obtain gauge with double stranded thread) and 2 circular needles of the same size.<br />
A zipper approximately 9” (22 cm)<br />
Sewing needle.<br />
Gauge - 20 stitches in 10 cm/4” worked on simple stockinet (double stranded yarn).<br />
Size – S-M<br />
Everything except the pocket and felted cords I made made with double stranded yarn (my yarn was thin).<br />
Beside simple stockinet and reverse stockinet, only 2 stitch patterns were used in the sweater:<br />
<strong><span style="color: #3333ff;">Rice:</span></strong><br />
Row 1 (Right Side): k1, p1.<br />
Row 2 (Wrong Side): k1, p1.<br />
Row 3: p1, k1.<br />
Row 4: p1, k1.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #3333ff;">Slow lazy braid:</span></strong>c6f: Slip next 3 stitches onto cable needle, hold at front of work. Knit 3, knit the stitches on the cable needle.<br />
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Row 1 (Right Side): k6.<br />
Row 2 (Wrong Side): p6.<br />
Row 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13: k6.<br />
Row 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14: p6.<br />
Row 15: c6f.<br />
Row 16: p6.<br />
Row 17: k6.<br />
Row 18: p6.<br />
Row 19: c6f.<br />
Row 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34: p6.<br />
Row 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33: k6.<br />
Row 35: c6f.<br />
Row 36: p6.<br />
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Note about selvage stitches (ss): Always slip the first stitch in the beginning of each row and purl the last stitch in the end of each row. In such a way you will have a chain of selvage stitches, - one vertical loop for each 2 rows - on each side of a knitted piece. I usually don’t count rows, I count selvage stitches. Another advantage – they look very nice when assembled by mattress stitch. </div><br />
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For the <strong><span style="color: #3366ff;">BACK CENTRAL PANEL</span></strong> cast on 33 sts (including 1 edge st each side) and work 60 rows (30 selvage stitches, ss) in simple stockinet. </div><br />
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WELTS! WELTS! WELTS!<br />
Knit right side row adding a contrast thin thread (I added pink, the sweater recipient doesn’t know about it anyway because this auxiliary thread is supposed to be removed later). This is the first row of a welt. Cut the auxiliary thread off.</div><br />
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<div>Work 7 more rows. On the wrong side, pick up all the stitches of the marked row with additional or circular needle. Fold the welt by bringing together 2 needles that hold stitches and work a right side row with a third needle knitting a stitch form the front needle and from the back neelde. This technique is used in “3-Needle Bind-Off” method described in all knitting manuals and magazines, but for a welt you just don’t bind anything off.<br />
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<div>Work 7 more rows.<br />
Make the second welt.<br />
Work 7 more rows.<br />
Make the third welt.<br />
Work 25 ss (50 rows) to the neck line. Then in the right side row work 5 sts, bind off 23 sts, work 5 sts. Turn, work 3 sts, 2 p together. Turn, bind off 1 sts, 2k. Turn, 1k, 2p together. Bind off. Finish the same way the opposite side of the piece.<br />
The length of the back center side is 30 + 9 + 25 + 2 = 66 ss.</div><br />
<div>For the <strong><span style="color: #3333ff;">FRONT CENTRAL PANEL</span></strong> cast on 33 sts and work in the same way as back central panel, make 3 welts at the same height. Work 6 ss more after the 3rd welt. Then in the right side row work 16 sts, bind off 1 stitch, work 16 sts. Every side will be finished separately.<br />
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<div>Turn and work 16 ss more. To shape the neckline decrease on every other 5, 3, 2 and 1 sts, starting with ride side row. Continue to decrease 1stichs in the beginning of every right side row until piece measures 66 ss long. Work the rest 2 sts together and bind off. Finish the same way the opposite side of the piece. </div><br />
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Work 63 ss, then start working short rows so that outer edge of the panel remains the same 63 ss, but the inner edge is longer to match the center pieces: in the wrong side row work 25 sts, the 26th will be your turning point. Take yarn to the wrong side of the fabric and slip the turning point stitch from left to right needle; take yarn to the front side of the fabric and turn work. The yarn is wrapped around the turning point. Always slip the turning point stitch in the right side row from left to right needle. It was the first short row. Make 5 more wrong side short rows.</div><br />
<div>Continue to work straight – 63 more ss, bind off.</div><br />
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<div>The Right Side panel is worked as mirrored left side panel.</div><br />
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Cast on 25 sts. Work in reverse stockinet until the piece measures 13.5” (34 cm). In the right side row work 10 sts, then bind off the middle 5 sts, work 10 sts. Decrease on every other row 3, 2, 1, 1, 1 sts and bind off. In the same way finish the opposite side of the piece. </div><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #3333ff;">SLEEVE</span></strong>Cast on 55 sts. Continue to work in simple stockinet increasing 1 stitch each side on every 4th rows 16 times to obtain 88 sts on the needle. Continue to work this way until the piece iss 41 selvage st long (AT THE SAME TIME when the piece measures 32 ss make 1st welt, work 7 rows, make 2nd welt, work 7 rows, make the 3rd welt). Decrease each side on every other row 7 sts 1 time, 5 sts 1 times, 3 sts 1 time and 2 sts 1 time (54 sts on the needles). Then decrease each side on every other row 3 sts 3 time, 1 st 7 times, and bind off the rest. Cast 50 sts on the sleeve bottom and work 2x2 rib stitch – 2.5” or 6 cm. </div><div><br />
Spread all the pieces and lightly iron wrong sides through a wet cotton cloth, without pressing. Let them rest until totally dry.</div><br />
<div><strong><span style="color: #3333ff;">POCKET</span></strong><br />
Cast on 25 sts with single strand and work 15 ss (30 rows) very loosely. Cast off. </div><br />
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Cast on 5 sts with single strand and work 224 rows very loosely; cast off (shorter cords for outer braids).<br />
Cast on 5 sts with single strand and work 234 rows very loosely; cast off (shorter cords for inner braids).</div><div>Making cords: cast 5 sts on double pointed needle or circular needle. K5, don’t turn but slide the stitches to the other end of a needle. Repeat to desired length.</div><br />
<div><span style="color: #3333ff;"><strong>FELTING</strong></span> Set the washing machine on hot wash cycle and lowest possible level of water. Add a little bit of soft soap. Start the washing cycle but every 5 minutes stop it, remove and check the pieces. Don’t over-felt like I did: my first try was very funny, I didn’t control the washing cycle and received a fluffy piece of fur instead of a pocket So, I would recommend to try it with a swatch first. When the desired felting is achieved, rinse the pieces manually in cold water, stretch and block them to the desired size, let them dry. The pocket can be marked with embroidered initials as I did.</div><br />
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<div><strong><em>Colar and zipper.</em></strong> Cast on 88 sts around the neckline and work 2x2 rib stitch about 27 rows. Check if it is the right length to accommodate your zipper band. Pin and sew in the zipper.</div><br />
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Insert the sleeves under the braids easing them up a little bit around the top of the arm holes. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br />
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Once it came to my mind that a pattern – this is like a song. Somebody has composed it so that people who like it can sing it... or knit it :-) <br />
This time my song is called Auburn Blues, and it is invented for my nephew Caleb who is graduating from Auburn University in the winter. He will be an electrical engineer, and something to do with business, and has this charming artistic personality, and plays music, and makes pretty drawings, and in general is a very handsome boy of Irish ancestry. To rhyme the sweater with him, I’ve chosen light wool/bamboo blend (people in the South believe it never gets enough cold here to wear wool… even if the temperature drops below 30F) of warm auburn honey color. The sweater has relaxed shape, side slits (back is a little bit longer than its front), detachable sleeves and a hood.<br />
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So, <strong>materials</strong>:<br />
22 balls of elann Superwash Bamboo yarn (65% wool 35%), each ball 50 g /1.75 ounces – 100 m/109 yards. <br />
Needles #6/4 mm (or size to obtain gauge) and 2 circular needles of the same size.<br />
2 separating zippers matching yarn color – 50 cm/20‘’<br />
Strong cotton or nylon thread of the matching color – to attach zippers. <br />
Sewing needle.<br />
Gauge - 18 stitches in 10 cm/4” worked on simple knit.<br />
Size – M-L<br />
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Only 4 stitch patterns were used in the sweater:<br />
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<strong>1</strong>) <strong>Honey combs </strong>– for a central panel, side panels and hood trimming <br />
Honey-comb<br />
8 stitches x 4 rows<br />
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Stockinet Stitch: Knit 1 (k) on right side rows, purl 1 (p) on wrong side rows.<br />
Reverse Stockinet Stitch: Purl 1 on right side rows, knit 1 on wrong side rows.<br />
c4b: Slip next 2 stitches onto cable needle, hold at back of work. Knit the next 2 stitches, knit the stitches on the cable needle.<br />
c4f: Slip next 2 stitches onto cable needle, hold at front of work. Knit 2, knit the stitches on the cable needle.<br />
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HONEY-COMB, rows 1 - 4<br />
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Row 1 (Right Side): c4b, c4f.<br />
Row 2 (Wrong Side): p8.<br />
Row 3: c4f, c4b.<br />
Row 4: p8.<br />
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<strong>2</strong>) <strong>Simple braid </strong>2x2 to divide c 2 cable panels and honey combs (in every other right side row slip 2 sts onto a cable needle and hold it at front of the work, knit next 2 sts from left-hand needle, then knit 2 sts from the cable needle)<br />
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<strong>3) Cable panel</strong><br />
Cable panel<br />
20 stitches x 16 rows<br />
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Stitch Key<br />
c4b: Slip next 2 stitches onto cable needle, hold at back of work. Knit the next 2 stitches, knit the stitches on the cable needle.<br />
c4f: Slip next 2 stitches onto cable needle, hold at front of work. Knit 2, knit the stitches on the cable needle.<br />
t3b: Slip next stitch to cable needle, hold at back of work. Knit 2, purl the stitch on the cable needle.<br />
t3f: Slip next 2 stitches onto cable needle, hold at front of work. Purl 1, knit the stitches on the cable needle.<br />
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CABLE PANEL, rows 1 - 16<br />
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Row 1 (Right Side): p2, [c4b, p2] 3 times.<br />
Row 2 (Wrong Side): k2, [p4, k2] 3 times.<br />
Row 3: p1, [t3b, t3f] 3 times, p1.<br />
Row 4: k1, p2, [k2, p4] 2 times, k2, p2, k1.<br />
Row 5: t3b, [p2, c4f] 2 times, p2, t3f.<br />
Row 6: p2, k3, p4, k2, p4, k3, p2.<br />
Row 7: k2, p2, [t3b, t3f] 2 times, p2, k2.<br />
Row 8: p2, k2, p2, k2, p4, [k2, p2] 2 times.<br />
Row 9: k2, p2, k2, p2, c4b, [p2, k2] 2 times.<br />
Row 10: p2, k2, p2, k2, p4, [k2, p2] 2 times.<br />
Row 11: k2, p2, [t3f, t3b] 2 times, p2, k2.<br />
Row 12: p2, k3, p4, k2, p4, k3, p2.<br />
Row 13: t3f, [p2, c4f] 2 times, p2, t3b.<br />
Row 14: k1, p2, [k2, p4] 2 times, k2, p2, k1.<br />
Row 15: p1, [t3f, t3b] 3 times, p1.<br />
Row 16: k2, [p4, k2] 3 times.<br />
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<strong>4) Simple rhombs</strong> for the hood and the sleeves:<br />
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RHOMB, rows 1 - 6<br />
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Row 1 (Right Side): k5, p1.<br />
Row 2 (Wrong Side): p1, k1, p3, k1.<br />
Row 3: k1, p1, k1, p1, k2.<br />
Row 4: p3, k1, p2.<br />
Row 5: k1, p1, k1, p1, k2.<br />
Row 6: p1, k1, p3, k1.<br />
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As I perceive, those stitch patterns rhyme good among themselves and with Caleb too.<br />
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Unlike my previous 2 sweaters, this one is done in a simple way like all the normal people knit: the back – one piece, the front – one piece, 2 sleeves, one hood. And 2 zippers.<br />
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<em><strong>Note about selvage stitches (ss): </strong></em>Always slip the first stitch in the beginning of each row and purl the last stitch in the end of each row. In such a way you will have a chain of selvage stitches, - one vertical loop for each 2 rows - on each side of a knitted piece.<br />
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<strong>Front</strong>: cast on 162 sts.<br />
Initial row: 1 st – selvage stitch (ss), 24 sts – honey comb (8x3), 2 p., 4 k. – braid 2x2, 2 p., 20 - Cable panel, 2 p., 4 – braid 2x2, 2p., 40 honey comb (8x5), 2p., 4 – braid 2x2, 2p., 20 cable panel, 2p., 4 k – braid 2x2, 2p., 24 – honey comb (8x3), 1 selvage st (ss). <br />
Work without any changes 55 selvage stitches (ss.) up and bind off 9 sts from each side for the arm holes (144 sts). Continue to knit without selvage stitches.<br />
Knit 18 rows. Then on the right side knit 80 sts and turn (this will be left side of the front including center 8 sts of honey comb). Knit separately the left side of the front – 38 more rows.<br />
Bind off 50 sts for the shoulder. Place the rest 30 sts on a cable needle (for the hood).<br />
On the back of 8 center stitches where you stopped for separation for the left and right sides, cast on 8 sts and continue to work 80 sts for the right side of the front the same way as left side. Bind off 50 sts for the shoulder and place the 30 sts on a cable needle (for the hood).<br />
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<strong>Back</strong>: cast on 162 sts and knit exactly like the front to the armhole without any changes 62 ss (the back is longer that the front). Bind off 9 sts from each side for the arm holes. Continue to knit the remaining 144 sts without selvage stitches. Knit 56 rows. Bind off 50 sts from each side for the shoulders. Place the remaining 44 sts on a cable needle (for the hood).<br />
When finished, spread them and gently iron wrong sides of both pieces through a wet cotton cloth without pressing. Let them rest flat until totally dry.<br />
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<strong>Sleeve</strong>: Cast on 46 sts (leaving long thread for a seam) and work 2x2 rib stitch – 10 cm or 4”. On the wrong side row add 1 st for every 5 sts (purls all sts in this row), and then start knitting rhomb stitch pattern increasing 1 stitch each side on every 3rd row until you obtain 84 sts on the needle. Continue to work without increasing until the piece is 56 selvage sts long. Bind off in the beginning of every row 3 sts 2 time, 2 sts 4 times, 1 st 2 times, and then 2 sts in the beginning of every row until the length of the sleeve (with ribbing) is 58 cm/23”. Bind all the stitches off, mark the center stitch. <br />
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Finish both sleeves, spread them and gently iron wrong sides of both pieces through a wet cotton cloth without pressing. Let them rest flat until totally dry.<br />
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<strong>Hood</strong>: After making shoulder seams, place on one circular needle all the stitches around the neck (30+30+44= 104 sts). Continue to work first 8 sts in honeycomb pattern, 2 p., knit next 84 sts adding evenly about 16 sts (in the next row continue to work these 100 sts with rhomb pattern), 2 p., 8 sts honeycomb pattern. When the hood is 35 cm/18” long bind all the stitches off, mark the center stitch, leave long thread for assembly.<br />
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Assembly.</strong><br />
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Hood: fold the hood in the center and sew together its sides. <br />
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<strong>Attaching of a zipper to a sleeve and arm hole</strong>: mark the center of a zipper on both tapes with chalk or colorful thread. Mark the right side on both tapes. Separate the zipper. The half that has a pull tab will be attached to the sleeve, the other one – to the armhole.<br />
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Pin together the centers of the sleeve top and the tape (right side of the tape to the wrong side of the fabric). Pin the ends of the tape to the top of the sleeve: the tape itself (not the zipping part) is supposed to be about 0,5 cm (1/5”) longer than the top line of the sleeve and stick out from each side. Starting from the center, attach the tape to the sleeve (see picture what it looks like from the wrong side and right side. The seam is almost invisible from the right side if the thread and yarn colors match well). Ease in the sleeve top as necessary.<br />
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Sew the long seams of the sleeves, but not all the way to the top, leave about 3 cm/1” free.<br />
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Pin together the shoulder seam and the center of the tape that doesn’t have a pull tab. Don’t pin directly to the end of shoulder seam but 5 cm/2” deeper (2 vertical rows of honey comb pattern):<br />
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Pin the ends of the tape almost to the bottom of the arm opening (the tape is supposed to be about 0,5 cm(1/5”) longer than armhole line of the sleeve and stick out a little bit from each side, exactly like on a sleeve). Actual line of the arm opening is shown red on the drawing – this is our seam line where the zipper tape is going to be attached to the knitted fabric. Starting from the center, attach zipper tape to the armhole (see pictures, one of them shows what the attached and zipped zipper looks from the wrong side).<br />
Yes, there are some holes under arms in these sweater – please believe me they make the process of attaching and detaching the sleeves much easier.<br />
The same way, attach the zipper to another armhole and a sleeve.<br />
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Sew together the front and the back but not all the way to the bottom, leave side slits as long as you like.<br />
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As always I put it on to make sure it can be worn at all:<br />
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This is what we get in the end…:<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOESeWqxGnB_qtlvNsnNkW4QOnZdcr0liahQ69g0I5Y7DeHseZnLHjXbzSYkRluHMT5PMDB2lDSLl4zxretL7mU2OMgVbBJkZ8D2xpGm0yncYptWEG761nSwxhCIxIbERTQ6TzFPQG5Wg/s1600/close-up1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOESeWqxGnB_qtlvNsnNkW4QOnZdcr0liahQ69g0I5Y7DeHseZnLHjXbzSYkRluHMT5PMDB2lDSLl4zxretL7mU2OMgVbBJkZ8D2xpGm0yncYptWEG761nSwxhCIxIbERTQ6TzFPQG5Wg/s400/close-up1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484992794469455314" /></a>O'Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127062918768416082noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929014968347584365.post-44237472517236828702009-05-07T18:32:00.073-05:002010-01-02T12:32:18.864-05:00WESTERN-INSPIRED VEST<a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2377/3529405849_52d06136d7.jpg?v=0"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 454px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 500px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2377/3529405849_52d06136d7.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3640/3637973467_4179e0d301.jpg?v=0"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 375px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3640/3637973467_4179e0d301.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3563/3548983514_480f2a9fda.jpg?v=0"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 188px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3563/3548983514_480f2a9fda.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3050/3529403253_2774ac5539.jpg?v=0"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 166px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3050/3529403253_2774ac5539.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a>This vest has been made especially for Ken, our friend and a <a href="http://www.oakleighalpacas.com">Famous Alpaca Breeder</a>. The yarn came from half a blanket of his alpaca named Quintessa. The color is natural Light Fown – non-bleached, non-dyed. I wanted to knit a Western-looking thing but with old Irish stitches as if somebody tried to tell about the West in Irish language. Made many sketches with lots of cables but when I saw and touched this beautiful silky, fine, gently twisted yarn all my plans changed and my task became more complicated: I had not only to tell in Irish about Western, but also to make this baby-soft- buttery-sweet-“oh-so-cute!” yarn look masculine, adult, sturdy, and coarse.<br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3302/3529404919_a60217201c.jpg?v=0"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 144px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3302/3529404919_a60217201c.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2347/3529404045_7b1477e47d.jpg?v=0"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 202px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2347/3529404045_7b1477e47d.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a><br />To choose the right texture was the most important thing here. That is why I made it quite simple, seams inside-out, with special stitch used on fine yarn that makes it look rougher than it really is. Only the yoke is a little bit intricate – actually the yoke is the most complicated thing is the whole vest. The ancient Irish “trees of life” are pictured on it – not vertically as usually we can see on old Irish sweaters but horizontally that makes them look “Westernish”, especially with a little mother-of-pearl ring attached in the middle of the back between the mirrored “trees”. The yoke is surrounded with simple braid knitted together with the yoke. The same braid that has been worked separately is used to trim the whole thing and the armholes.<br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2060/3530220090_7f81741c1c.jpg?v=0"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2060/3530220090_7f81741c1c.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3372/3530222442_6537ea3122.jpg?v=0"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 283px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 175px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3372/3530222442_6537ea3122.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3403/3530221582_fee0e7240f.jpg?v=0"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 167px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 140px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3403/3530221582_fee0e7240f.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The vest doesn’t have side seams, but 2 front seams and 2 back seams. The body is assembled of 2 front panels, 2 side panels, and one back panel. All of them are knitted with the same <strong><em>basic stitch</em></strong>:<br />1 r.(wrong side) all purls<br />2r. (right side) 1 k., 1 slip the stitch from the left to the right needle.<br />For the side panels the right side of this stitch is used, for the fronts and back – the wrong side. The seams are adorned with simple mirrored cables.<br /><br /><strong>Materials</strong>: I used 1.66 lbs (750 g) of fine alpaca yarn, sport weight. Needles # 7 for the yoke and for the trimming braid (both worked in 2 strands) and #3 for the panels that are worked in 1 strand. Or the appropriate needles to obtain gauge.<br /><br /><strong><em>Gauge for the yoke</em></strong> – 18 stitches in 4” (10cm) worked on simple knit.<br /><strong><em>Gauge for the panels</em></strong> – 28 stitches in 4” (10cm) worked on basic stitch.<br />3 mother-of-pearl or natural color buttons.<br />1 mother-of-pearl ring for the yoke back.<br /><br /><strong>Size M-L.</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8FBs2X-G1HFxNnS9MVsbswPMZMVEIRkx5HOmrHG8nsYq56makiAEZJ9DLYAZz52BMYDAUusX2r20Scad2VKTuwgzYD6QhWg9J77J5EOvYajLwkxZUBjgLy9zH1QH03kchXIBUluUhyECL/s1600-h/sketch.jpg"></a><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-RhsZBY3og73lWJvbJR5VcNcabCE7Jf5cMzx6_6LwKQ1RQ1QOYYPm0sFGdT3e6PvaIRd8YC4Jz5icZL-Ni-Y7iOiyn6U3xtmyMM17vJUW138pP0pdZrcsjIRC8gzHxppRh6uRGPQPFs3t/s1600-h/sketch.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbP7hlslxvhgveogTJxzPAp5u62btebbx98a9E8qi3kgEGuyZYwSY9TV6izXzW48_-wt9gIui40eR9Bw5e9n3oQE0j43MvSDNqg1QH8a3Hi9Bja9U63ghkZSzBN84LAPUz6sw_oHcaSMOk/s1600-h/sketch.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362924041475375346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 149px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbP7hlslxvhgveogTJxzPAp5u62btebbx98a9E8qi3kgEGuyZYwSY9TV6izXzW48_-wt9gIui40eR9Bw5e9n3oQE0j43MvSDNqg1QH8a3Hi9Bja9U63ghkZSzBN84LAPUz6sw_oHcaSMOk/s200/sketch.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>This is how the vest looks on the paper. The width of the braids is about 1” (2.5 cm). Only the braids that are worked together with yoke are shown on the picture. The braides worked separately are not included and not shown. They are absolutely separate and independent :-)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQ7_4TeBHR7sZgTQJNbYfFSv3LeEQmlGXqQSXe7IOaodHVC4PeQ-OuSpLBbA1G2hCBhj9k3kZEAmHRIm3ZWVhkWn84jOx95mC6grM0pP0yQFNhtTM9f1hmMZTBl2Kc58GcSPmWioIyOKQ/s1600-h/sketch.jpg"></a>Copy the front and back pieces of the yoke on separate pieces of paper and assemble them together.<a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2113/3541413964_e80050c769.jpg?v=0"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 280px" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2113/3541413964_e80050c769.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><em>Important note</em></strong>: all the panels will be attached to the inner edge of yoke braids, and then the loose edge of the yoke braid will be sewn on top of them. In this way the braids will be reinforced and at the same time we will have nice “pipes” to hide the loose tread ends. Let’s don’t forget it when we knit the panels: they will be 1”(2.5 cm) longer because of these “under-braids”. When cutting the panels out of the paper, include these “under-braids” like I did on the picture above. Assemble the side panels out of 2 pieces, each of them will be knitted as one piece.<br /><br /><strong><em>Note about selvage stitches</em></strong>: Always slip the first stitch in the beginning of each row and purl the last stitch in the end of each row. In such a way you will have a chain of selvage stitches, - one vertical loop for each 2 rows - on each side of a knitted piece. They will be used to simplify row count and later when assembling this particular vest, they will play an important role: because I use inside-out seams, they will form the nice rows on the right side of the sweater.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#000099;">YOKE</span></strong> (2 strands of yarn, bigger needles)<br /><br />First of all I made a large swatch of 2 mirrored “trees of life” because:<br />– I had to rewrite the original “tree of life” upside down and to check it for errors;<br />– I love” trees of life” with twisted stitches, so I had to practice twisting them to the right and to the left. <a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3647/3633646361_4d66f94dfe.jpg"></div></a><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3647/3633646361_4d66f94dfe.jpg" border="0" /> <strong><em>Stitch explanation:</em></strong><br /><br />## <em>Left twist (center):</em> slip 1 st onto a cable needle and hold it at front of the work, knit next 1 st from left-hand needle, then knit 1 st from the cable needle<br />** <em>Left twist:</em> slip 1 st onto a cable needle and hold it at front of the work, purl next 1 st from left-hand needle, then knit 1 st from the cable needle<br />^^ <em>Right twist:</em> slip 1 st onto a cable needle and hold it at back of the work, purl next 1 st from left-hand needle, then knit 1 st from the cable needle.<br /><br /><em><strong>Upside down “tree of life”</strong></em> – it begins in the wrong row and is 14 sts wide.<br /><br />1 (wrong row): 6 k, <strong>2 p</strong>, 6k<br />2 (right row): 6 p, <strong>##</strong>, 6 p<br />3 (w.r.) 4k, 1p, 1k, <strong>2p</strong>, 1k, 1p, 4k<br />4 (r.r.) 4p, **, <strong>##</strong>, ^^, 4p<br />5 (w.r.) 3k, 1p, 2k,<strong> 2p</strong>, 2k, 1p, 3k<br />6 (r.r.) 3p, **, 1p, <strong>##</strong>, 1p, ^^, 3p<br />7 (w.r.) 2k, 1p, 1k, 1p, 1k, <strong>2p</strong>, 1k, 1p, 1k, 1p, 2k<br />8 (r.r.) 2p, **, **, <strong>##</strong>, ^^, ^^, 2p<br />9 (w.r.) 1k, 1p, 1k, 1p, 1k, 1p,<strong> 2p</strong>, 1p, 1k, 1p, 1k, 1p, 1k<br />10 (r.r.) 1k, **, **, 1p, <strong>##</strong>, 1p, ^^, ^^, 1k<br />11 (w.r.) 1p, 1k, 1p, 1k, <strong>2p</strong>, 1k, 1p, 1k, 1p, 1k, 1p<br />12 (r.r.) **, **, **, <strong>##</strong>, ^^, ^^, ^^<br />13 (w.r.) 1k, 1p, 1k, 1p, 1k, 1p, <strong>2p</strong>, 1p, 1k, 1p, 1k, 1p, 1k<br />14 (r.r.) 1p, **, **, 1p, <strong>##</strong>, 1p, ^^, ^^, 1p<br />15 (w.r.) 2k, 1p, 1k, 1p, 1k, <strong>2p</strong>, 1k, 1p, 1k, 1p, 2k<br />16 (r.r.) 2p, **, **, <strong>##</strong>, ^^, ^^, 2p<br />17 (w.r.) 3k, 1p, 1k, 1p, <strong>2p</strong>, 1p, 1k, 1p, 3k<br />18 (r.r.) 3p, **, 1p, <strong>##</strong>, 1p, ^^, 3p<br />19 (w.r.) 4k, 1p, 1k, <strong>2p</strong>, 1k, 1p, 4k<br />20 (r.r.) 4p, **, <strong>##</strong>, ^^, 4p<br />21 (w.r.) 5k, 1p, <strong>2p</strong>, 1p, 5k.<br /><br /><strong><em>Ordinary “tree of life”-</em></strong> it begins in the right row and is 14 sts wide.<br />All the row on the wrong side - k the knit sts and p the purl sts.<br /><br />1 (r.r) 4p, ^^, <strong>##</strong>, **, 4p<br />3 (r.r) 3p, ^^, 1p, <strong>##</strong>, 1p, **, 3p<br />5 (r.r) 2p, ^^, ^^, <strong>##</strong>, **, **, 2p<br />7 (r.r) 1p, ^^, ^^, 1p, <strong>##</strong>, 1p, ^^, ^^, 1p<br />9 (r.r) ^^, ^^, ^^, <strong>##</strong>, ^^, ^^, ^^<br />11 (r.r) 1p, ^^, ^^, 1p, <strong>##</strong>, 1p, ^^, ^^, 1p<br />13 (r.r) 2p, ^^, ^^, <strong>##</strong>, ^^, ^^, 2p<br />15 (r.r) 3p, ^^, 1p, <strong>##</strong>, 1p, ^^, 3p<br />17 (r.r) 4p, ^^, <strong>##</strong>, ^^, 4p<br />19 (r.r) 6p, <strong>##</strong>, 6p<br />20 (w.r) 6k, <strong>2p</strong>, 6k<br /><br /><strong><em>Braid</em></strong> 2x2x2 is very simple, it is worked on 6 stitches over 4 rows:<br /><br />1 (r.r) slip 2 sts onto a cable needle and hold it at back of the work, knit next 2 st from left-hand needle, then knit 2 st from the cable needle; 2 k.<br />2 (w.r.) all p.<br />3(r.r) 2k, slip 2 sts onto a cable needle and hold it at front of the work, knit next 2 st from left-hand needle, then knit 2 st from the cable needle<br />4 (w.r.) all p.<br /><br /><strong><em>Beginning</em></strong>: cast on 61 sts. First row (right side): 1selvage st, 6 braid sts, 47 reverse stocking stitches (all purl on the right side and all knit on the wrong side), 6 braid sts, 1 selvage sts. Mark the middle stitch (31). The front part of the yoke will lay to the right from this middle stitch, and the back part of the yoke – to the left.<br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3362/3636666557_f271ab4d7a.jpg?v=0"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 248px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3362/3636666557_f271ab4d7a.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a><br />The Yoke is a little complicated. I had to make notes on a scrap paper all the time to be sure what row I was on.<br />On each side right besides the braids increase 1 sts in every 6th row 4 times and work straight until the piece equals 28 rows. 69 stitches on the needles (61+4+4).<br /><br />At the same time start an upside-down “trees of life” on the front in the 6-th row (wrong side) 13 sts to the right from the middle marked st.<br /><br />At the same time start an upside-down “trees of life” on the back in the 14-th row (wrong side) 15 sts to the left from the middle marked st.<br />At that stage the piece will be divided in 2 parts: 35 for the back and 34 sts for the front.<br /><br /><strong><em>Back piece</em></strong>: it will take us 21 rows to get to the center of the yoke back. On the neck side (right) decrease in the beginning of each row 2 sts 2 times and 1 sts 5 times. On the other side increase 1 st just close to the braid 2 times during these 21 rows. 28 sts on the needle (35-9+2). Mark the 21nd row. Repeat 20 rows in mirrored order starting at the same time in the right row ordinary “tree of life” at the same distance from 21st row as you finished the upside-down one. When 20 rows are done, temporary move all the stitches to a temporary pin or needle and forget about them for a while (but make a note what row of “tree of life” you are on).<br /><br /><strong><em>Front triangle 1</em></strong>. 34 sts on a needle. In 18 rows we will decrease them to zero working the following way: on the neck side (left) decrease in the beginning of each row 5 sts 3 times, 4 sts 3 times and 3 sts 3 times. At the same time on the other side increase 1 st just close to the braid 2 times in the 2nd and 8th rows. It is important to make notes, especially in which row the “tree of life” ended.<br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2309/3541418528_a8b5b3fbf3.jpg?v=0"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 188px" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2309/3541418528_a8b5b3fbf3.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a><br /><em><strong>Front triangle 2.</strong></em> We start it from scratch, casting on 3 sts. Then mirror Front triangle 1 starting the “tree of life” at the appropriate place.<br />When 18 rows are done we are ready to unite both parts of our yoke together and finish the piece, mirroring first 28 rows. If everything has been done correctly, we obtain the original 61 sts and happily cast them off. Celebrate!<br /><br />After the yoke is done the panels will be a piece of cake, even a little boring.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#000099;">SIDE PANELS.</span></strong> They are identical. Cast 87 stitches. First row (right side): 1 selvage st, 4 sts of cable 2 left (slip 2 sts onto a cable needle and hold it at front of the work, knit next 2 sts from left-hand needle, then knit 2 sts from the cable needle), 1 p., 75 sts of the basic stitch(1 knit, 1 slip), 1p.,4 sts of cable 2 right (slip 2 sts onto a cable needle and hold it at back of the work, knit next 2 sts from left-hand needle, then knit 2 sts from the cable needle), 1 selvage st. Work in this way until the piece measure 72 selvage sts, twisting the little side cables every right side row. Mark this row at both sides. Then bind off the middle 10 sts. Decrease on every other row 5, 3, 2 sts one time and 1 st 13 times and continue to work until the piece measures 23 selvage sts from the marked row (72+23=95 selvage sts). <strong>95 will be the length of all our panel seams.</strong> Then, starting at the seam side (not arm-hole!), cast off the equal groups of the rest 20-21 sts 3 times in the beginning of each right row. In the same way finish the opposite side of the piece, make sure that the length of the panel seam is 95 sts.<br /><br />The decreasing and casting off can be fudged a little bit, but <strong>95</strong> is important.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#000099;">BACK PANEL.</span></strong> Also large, easy and annoying. Cast on 87 stitches. First row (wrong side): 1 selvage st, cable 2 left, 77 purl sts of the basic stitch (its wrong side will be used for the back panel), cable 2 right, 1 selvage st. Work in this way until the piece measure 92 selvage sts, twisting the little cables every right side row. Mark this row at both sides. Then bind off the middle 25 sts. Cast off the equal groups of the rest 30-31 sts 3 times at the beginning of each right side row. In the same way finish the opposite side of the piece, make sure that the length of the panel seams is 92+3=<strong>95</strong> sts. The decreasing and casting off can be fudged a little bit, but 95 is important.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#000099;">FRONT PANELS:</span></strong><br /><strong>Right panel.</strong> Cast on 20 sts. First row: 1 selvage st, 14 purl sts of the basic stitch (its wrong side is used for the front panels), 4 sts of cable 2 right, 1 selvage st. Then at the beginning of the each right side row add 5 sts, 3 sts, 2 sts 1 time and 1 st 4 times (34 sts total on the needle). Then add 1 st at the beginning of every 4th row 9 times. 43 sts on the needle. Knit straight until the piece measure 75 selvage sts (at the cable side), twisting the little cables every right side row. Mark this row at both sides. Then decrease 10 sts in the next 32 rows (16 selvage sts) at the side opposite to the cable. Cast off the equal groups of the rest 23 sts 4 times at the beginning of each right side row. Make sure that the length of the panel seam is 75+16+4=95 sts. The decreasing and casting off can be fudged a little bit, but <strong>95</strong> is important.<br /><br /><strong>Left panel</strong> is mirroring the Right Front panel.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#000099;">ASSEMBLING:</span></strong> Iron lightly all the parts (yoke – the wrong sides) separately through wet cotton cloth, don’t press, let them rest until fully dry. The yoke may appear a little bit smaller than the paper yoke, it’s OK. The panels may appear a little larger than the paper panels, especially at the cabled edges, it’s fine. Sewing together will straighten them out.<br /><br /><br /><div><br />Assemble all the panels together with mattress seam that is greatly shown <a href="http://www.knittingdaily.com/blogs/howto/archive/2008/05/15/mattress-stitch-seam.aspx">here.</a><br />When making ordinary mattress seam we sew on the right side and obtain the seam visible only on the wrong side. In our case, to make an inside-out mattress seam we work on the wrong side of the sweater and from time to time admire the chains of selvage sts that show off on the right side. Start in the bottom of the panels and proceed towards the yoke. If some little mistake occurred and the numbers of selvage sts do not perfectly match and you don’t want to re-knit the details – fudge the mistakes at the top, not in the bottom where they are very visible. The yoke braid will hide them very well. Sew loose, make these decorative seams as stretchy as possible and checking the seam often making sure that they are as stretchy as the knitted material.<br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2478/3541410424_642e2380f1.jpg?v=0"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 313px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 245px" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2478/3541410424_642e2380f1.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3537/3540601091_6f1bf57870.jpg?v=0"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 294px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 245px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3537/3540601091_6f1bf57870.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2299/3541412082_bd3ce914df.jpg?v=0"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 272px" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2299/3541412082_bd3ce914df.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2365/3529407897_b1d17bb8e6.jpg?v=0"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 338px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 273px" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2365/3529407897_b1d17bb8e6.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br />Attach the body to the yoke, sewing the panels not to the loose edge of the braid, but to the inner edge. Sew the loose end of the braid on top of the panels. Hide all the thread ends into the braid “pipe”.</div><br /><br /><br /><div><strong><em>Braid for the bodice</em></strong>: 1) cast 7 stitches (larger needles, 2 strands!) and work until braid is about 260 selvage stitch long. Make selvage stitches only on one side, they will be used to attach the braid to the vest.<br />2) 2 braids made in the same way for the armholes, each 70 selvage stitch long.<br /><br /><strong><em>Trimming</em>.</strong> Mark the position of 3 buttons on the left front and don’t forget not to sew the braid to the front in these spots: buttonholes. I trimmed the vest with the braid with regular mattress seam, starting somewhere at the bottom side panel, easing in the braid on the rounded parts of the front and easing in the vest along the neckline and armholes. It took me several times before I made it right. So, it is useful to leave a long piece of yarn after making a trimming braid to be able to adjust its length in the end.<br /><br />Sew on 3 buttons to the right front panel and a decorative ring at the back of the yoke (optional).<br />Doesn't it look good on me?<br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2364/3530219206_130c235aa8.jpg?v=0"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 103px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 167px" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2364/3530219206_130c235aa8.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3542/3634478196_53b934bc7f.jpg?v=0"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 500px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3542/3634478196_53b934bc7f.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a>O'Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127062918768416082noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929014968347584365.post-43326079326150063232009-02-25T17:20:00.048-05:002013-03-02T16:29:45.567-05:00MACEDONIAN SWEATER (see the beginning in my previous post)<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 85%;"><em>"</em></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 85%;"><em>Поражает неизменно<br />
Это чувство сопричастности<br />
Моей малости безмерной<br />
С безразмерной неподвластностью."</em></span><br />
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<strong>Size M-L<br />
Full length</strong> of sweater is approximately 28" (71 cm), <strong>width</strong> – 25.5'' (65 cm).<br />
<strong>Materials: </strong>23 skeins of elann Peruvian Highland wool: 1.75 oz (50 g)/91 yards (83m)<br />
Needles – US 8 (5mm) or size needed to obtain 18 sts-4" (10 cm) gauge in stockinette stitch.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNDm5XQbZRNfBZWdX1BVWJKeLhHIi40UiU80NvSYdgo1Fgo13bhtWDgVszBEei-IDtFgYMcDGOgmigtA65mgnN-ph6UzUslKMhBZU_F4yRpIQE8Vtsckf3PJmf8N_NRhmLwrz6r1r0jLz/s1600-h/beginning.jpg"></a><em>The sweater is not for those knitters who hate sewing. I love sewing and prefer to make all the details separately, even raglans.</em><br />
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The body of the sweater is made of one front central panel and one back central panel (they differ only by neckline shape), 2 very long symmetrically knitted side panels without shoulder seams, and 2 identical small under-arm panels, knitted in “diamond” pattern. Central panels are made with “trinity” pattern. Side panels are made with symmetrical “diagonal” pattern and “butterfly cables” from each side. Under-arm panels as well as the sleeves are made in “diamond” pattern.<br />
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A separate butterfly cable is sewn to the base of the collar. Actually, it is not a decoration! It is a functional element. Functional not for the sweater recipient but for a knitter: it is easy to hide under this “necklace” (like in a pipe) lots of loose yarn ends that accumulate around the neckline. Instead of meticulously making them invisible in the seams around the neck with a needle and a hook in the end of the project - just pull them under this necklace, and they will always stay there!<br />
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<em>Note about selvage stitches</em>: I always slip the first stitch in the beginning of each row and purl the last stitch in the end of each row. In such a way I will have a chain of edge loops, - one vertical loop for each 2 rows - on each side of a knitted piece. They will be used to simplify rows count and later, when assembling this particular sweater, edge loops will play an important role: because I use inside-out seams, edge loops will form the nice rows on the right side of the sweater.<br />
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<em><strong>Trinity Stitch </strong>(worked over 4 rows)</em>:<br />
1r and all the r.s. rows (right side rows) all purl<br />
2r (ws) into the same stitch k1, p1, k 1 - all into the same stitch!, then p 3 stitches together. Continue the same way to the end of the row.<br />
4r (ws) p 3 stitches together, then k 1, p 1 and k1 all into the same stitch; continue this way to the end of the row.<br />
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<a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2099/3529389729_259a067ae4.jpg?v=0"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2099/3529389729_259a067ae4.jpg?v=0" style="float: left; height: 140px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 250px;" /></a>Central panels are all “trinity” except for 2 first and 2 end stitches inside the selvages that are made in reverse stocking sts.<br />
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For the <strong><span style="color: #000099;">BACK CENTRAL PANEL</span></strong> cast on 54 sts (including 1 edge st each side) and work as follow:<br />
First row (right side): 1 selvage st, 2 p, 48 “trinity”, 2p, 1 selvage st.<br />
Second row: 1 selvage st, 2 k., 48 “trinity”, 2 k., 1 selvage st.<br />
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Continue to work this way until the piece measures 60 cm or 23.5’’ (140 rows or 70 selvage sts). Then in the right row bind off the middle 24 sts for neck (purling every 2 sts together before casting off). Decrease to shape the neckline on every other right row 10 sts and 5 sts (purling every 2 sts together before casting off). In the same way finish the opposite side of piece. So we have a piece with 71 selvage sts on one side and 72 selvage sts on the other side.<br />
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For the <strong><span style="color: #000099;">FRONT CENTRAL PANEL</span></strong> cast on 54 sts and work in the same way as back central panel until the piece measures 56 cm (130 rows or 65 selvage sts). Then bind off the middle 14 sts for neck (purling every 2 sts together where possible). Decrease to shape the neckline on every other row 7, 5, 3, 2 and 1 sts purling every 2 sts together where possible). In the same way finish the opposite side of piece. In such a way we obtain a piece with 71 selvage sts on one side and 72 selvage sts on the opposite side.<br />
These 71 and 72 ss are much more important than the rest of decreasing instructions, so if we don’t obtain 71 and 72 – fudge the decreasing a little bit to obtain these precise numbers. Anyway the neckline will be covered with the braid, but 71 and 72 will form very noticeable inside-out seams.<br />
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<strong>Brushing central panels</strong>:<br />
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Spray their wrong sides with clean water and lightly brush them (see pic.). Let them dry completely.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #000099;">SIDE PANELS</span></strong><br />
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<strong><em>Stitch explanation</em></strong><br />
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2/2 LKC: slip 2 sts onto a cable needle and hold it at front of the work, knit next 2 st from left-hand needle, then knit 2 st from the cable needle<br />
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2/2 RKC: slip 2 sts onto a cable needle and hold it at back of the work, knit next 2 st from left-hand needle, then knit 2 st from the cable needle.<br />
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1/1 RPC: slip 1 sts onto a cable needle and hold it at back of the work, knit next 1 st from left-hand needle, then purl 1 st from the cable needle.<br />
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2/1 RPC: slip 1 sts onto a cable needle and hold it at back of the work, knit next 2 st from left-hand needle, then purl 1 st from the cable needle.<br />
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1/1 LPC: slip 1 sts onto a cable needle and hold it at front of the work, purl next 1 st from left-hand needle, then knit 1 st from the cable needle.<br />
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2/1 LPC: slip 2 sts onto a cable needle and hold it at front of the work, purl next 1 st from left-hand needle, then knit 2 st from the cable needle.<br />
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<em><strong>Butterfly cable</strong></em><br />
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1st and all the right side rows: 2/2 RKC, 2/2 LKC<br />
2nd and all the wrong side rows: all purl.<br />
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<strong><em>Right Oblique stitch</em></strong><br />
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1r. 1/1 RPC, *1p, 2/1RPC* repeat 5 times<br />
2r. and all the wrong side rows – knit the knit sts and purl the purl sts to the last st.<br />
3r: 1k, *1p, 2/1RPC * 5 times, 1p<br />
5r.: *1p, 2/1RPC * 5 times, 1p, 1k<br />
7r: 2/1 RPC, *1p, 2/1RPC * 4 times, 1p, 1/1 RPC.<br />
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<strong><em>Left Oblique stitch (on 22 stitches):</em></strong><br />
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1r. *2/1 LPC, 1p* 5 times, 1/1 LPC<br />
2r. and all the wrong side rows – knit the knit sts and purl the purl sts to the last st.<br />
3r: 1p, *2/1 LPC, 1p * 5 times, 1k<br />
5r.: 1k, 1p, *2/1 LPC, 1p * 5 times<br />
7r: 1/1 LPC, 1p, *2/1 LPC, 1p * 4 times, 2/1 LPC.<br />
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Cast on 55 sts. First Row: 1 selvage st., 3p, 8 sts of butterfly cable, 2p, 8 sts of butterfly cable, 1p, 22 Right Oblique stitch, 1p, 8 sts of butterfly cable, 1 selvage st.<br />
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Continue to work in this way until the piece measures 143 selvage sts. Bind off. This is a right side panel.<br />
The left side panel is worked as mirrored right side panel with Left Oblique stitch.<br />
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When finished, spread them and lightly iron wrong sides of both panels through a wet cotton cloth, without pressing. Let them rest until totally dry.<br />
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<a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2125/3530199154_e0a7333afb.jpg?v=0"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2125/3530199154_e0a7333afb.jpg?v=0" style="height: 250px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 500px;" /></a><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #000099;">UNDER-ARM PANELS</span></strong> (2 identical details).<br />
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First row: 1 selvage stitch (ss), 1p, 1k, 6p, 1 k. 1p, 1ss.<br />
2nd and all the wrong side rows - knit the knit sts and purl the purl sts to the last st.<br />
3 r.: 1ss, 1p, 1/1LPC, 4p, 1/1RPC, 1p, 1 ss<br />
5 r.: 1 ss, 2p, 1/1 LPC, 2p, 1/1 RPC, 2p, 1 ss<br />
7 r.: 1 ss, 3p, 1/1 LPC, 1/1 RPC, 3p, 1 ss<br />
9 r.: 1ss, 4p, 1/1RKC, 4p, 1 ss<br />
11 r.: 1 ss, 3p, 1/1RPC, 1/1LPC, 3p, 1 ss<br />
13 r.: 1 ss, 2p, 1/1rpc, 2p, 1/1LPC, 2p, 1 ss<br />
15 r.: 1 ss, 1p, 1/1RPC, 4p, 1/1LPC, 1p, 1 ss.<br />
Repeat from the 1st row.<br />
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Continue to work with “diamond” pattern increasing 1 stitch each side on every 7 selvage sts 4 times to obtain 20 sts on the needle . Continue to work this way until the piece is 42 selvage st long, then bind off the middle 6 sts. Decrease on every other row 2, 2, 1, 1 sts and bind off. In the same way finish the opposite side of the piece. Make the second one.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #000099;">SLEEVE</span></strong><br />
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Cast on 56 sts.<br />
1st row: 1ss, 6p, *1/1RKC, 6p* repeat 6 times, 1ss<br />
2nd and all the wrong side rows - knit the knit sts and purl the purl sts to the last st.<br />
3 r.: 1ss, 5p, *1/1RPC, 1/1LPC, 4p* 6 times, 1p, 1ss<br />
5 r.: 1ss, 4p, *1/1RPC, 2p, 1/1LPC, 2p* 6 times, 2p, 1ss<br />
7 r.: 1ss, 3p, *1/1RPC, 4p, 1/1LPC* 6 times, 3p, 1ss<br />
9 r.: 1ss, 3p, 1k, *6p, 1/1RKC* 5 times, 6p, 1k, 3p, 1ss<br />
11 r.: 1ss, 3p, *1/1LPC, 4p, 1/1RPC* 6 times, 3p, 1ss<br />
13 r.: 1ss, 4p, *1/1LPC, 2p, 1/1rpc, 2p* 6 times, 2p, 1 ss<br />
15 r.: 1ss, 5p, *1/1LPC, 1/1RPC, 4p* 6 times, 1p, 1ss.<br />
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Continue to work with “diamond” pattern increasing 1 stitch each side on every 5th rows 16 times to obtain 88 sts on the needle. While increasing, include your added stitches into “diamonds”. Continue to work this way until the piece iss 42 selvage st long. Decrease each side on every other row 3 sts 1 time, 2 sts 2 times, and then 1 st each side on every other row until you have 58 sts on your needles. Then decrease each side on every other row 3 sts 1 time, 5 sts 1 time and 7 sts 1 time. 28 sts should remain on the needles. Bind them off. Cast 42 sts on the sleeve bottom and work 2x2 rib stitch – 8 cm or 3”.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #000099;">ASSEMBLY</span></strong> Start with attaching of central panels to the side panels. Use mattress seam that is greatly shown <a href="http://www.knittingdaily.com/blogs/howto/archive/2008/05/15/mattress-stitch-seam.aspx">here.</a><br />
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When making ordinary mattress seam we sew on the right side and obtain the seam visible only on the wrong side. In our case, to make an inside-out mattress seam we work on the wrong side of the sweater and from time to time admire the chains of selvage sts that show off on the right side. Start in the bottom of the sweater and proceed towards the neck. If some little mistake occurred and the numbers of selvage sts do not perfectly match and you don’t want to re-knit the details – fudge the mistakes around the neck, not in the bottom where they are very visible. The final necklace braid will hide them very well. Sew loose, make these decorative seams as stretchy as possible and checking the seam often making sure that they are as stretchy as the knitted material.<br />
Then attach the under-arm panels with the same type of seam, inside-out. Also make them very stretchy.<br />
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<strong>Collar </strong>Cast on 98 sts on the neck line and work 2x2 rib stitch 22 cm or 9” long, bind off very loosely. I made it as described, but this job was not very pleasant; so I’d recommend knitting the collar separately and then sewing it on the neckline – will save lots of time and nerves. Sew the 9” collar seam with inside-out mattress stitch, in this case the seam is not to be visible when the collar is folded to the right side.<br />
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<strong>Braided necklace around the collar.</strong><br />
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<a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2288/3529380033_5d93724f72.jpg?v=0"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2288/3529380033_5d93724f72.jpg?v=0" style="float: left; height: 191px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 250px;" /></a> Cast on 10 stitches and work a butterfly braid surrounded with 2 selvage sts. The braid should be 65 selvage sts long. Cast off. Starting from the left shoulder, sew the upper edge of the braid to the 2 row of the collar ribbing, very loosely. Sew the short sides of the braid and attach the other side of the braid to the sweater, a little bit below neckline. I tried not to position the braid flat, it looks better when slightly embossed. Hide all the loose threads around the neck under this braid like in a pipe.<br />
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<strong>Ribbing on the bottom</strong> of the sweater. First half: cast 120 sts on the assembled back and 1 under-arm panel (37 sts on each side panel, 40 sts on trinity central panel and the remaining 6 – on the underarm panel).<br />
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Work on 2x2 rib and bind off when the ribbing equals 8 cm of 3”.<br />
Second half: cast 120 sts on the assembled front+ 1 under-arm panel (37 sts on each side panel, 40 sts on trinity central panel and the remaining 6 – on the underarm panel). Work on 2x2 rib and bind off when the garter equals 8 cm of 3”. Sew both halves together. Of course the ribbing can be made as one piece – I just don’t like to work with so many stitches.<br />
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<strong>Attaching the sleeves.</strong><br />
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Sew the long seams of the sleeves with ordinary mattress seams. Reinforce the top line of the under-arm panels with 15 crochet stitches (optional).<br />
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Mark the top of the armhole and the top of the sleeve (1/2) with colorful yarn or stitch markers. Start sewing a sleeve into an armhole from the very bottom. When finished attaching the sleeve to the under-arm panel, begin to sew the sleeve deeper and deeper under the braid (not to its immediate edge). The top part of the sleeve should be attached to the inner edge of the braid and slightly eased in. The seam curve should be smooth (see Picture), and the free edge of the butterfly braid should rest loosely on the sleeve. The top marks should match.<br />
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<a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3298/3633659557_aa96d8b3fb.jpg?v=0"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3298/3633659557_aa96d8b3fb.jpg?v=0" style="display: block; height: 500px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 395px;" /></a>O'Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127062918768416082noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929014968347584365.post-78084508370008495052009-02-24T14:41:00.010-05:002009-06-18T20:30:49.437-05:00Beginning of MACEDONIAN SWEATER<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTRoo4iw_2UJc8GKmTv0aXgo_svtIvZxcEHm37HuljaUIavQ6bCpeh_pgNNb5QsJ3e9oEpA8x1Iw-rRTVe1JuooHDGWlJaly2l6Q0wUNU3XSCUQJ8dIWPVd3IxGnI9ba1gGrPSEDmKpkS/s1600-h/payphone.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346980135471737090" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 236px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTRoo4iw_2UJc8GKmTv0aXgo_svtIvZxcEHm37HuljaUIavQ6bCpeh_pgNNb5QsJ3e9oEpA8x1Iw-rRTVe1JuooHDGWlJaly2l6Q0wUNU3XSCUQJ8dIWPVd3IxGnI9ba1gGrPSEDmKpkS/s320/payphone.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Victim number one of my creative endeavor happened to be my old friend Serge whose Birthday came shortly after my trip, in the end of the summer 2008. At that time I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">didn</span>’t realize that it would have been smart to start a blog immediately upon buying the yarn or at least when half a sweater had been done and appeared to be worth to show off! But I carefully documented every step I made, so I’ll present everything here, almost 6 months later. Part of blame is on Serge: it took him longer to model the thing than I spent knitting it here + shipping to Ukraine. But I don’t think that a couple of months is a terrible delay, assuming the person had never modeled clothes before :-).<br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#3333ff;"><strong>MACEDONIAN SWEATER</strong></span><br /></span><br />It is a sweater for unusually multi-talented person – in engineering, design, poetry. I wanted to make:<br /><br />1. Something a little bit unreal, fantasy-like, poetic, fancy – but at the same time masculine and even knight-errant-like;<br /><br />2. With some unexpected elements – but not too catchy wearable by a real person in real life;<br /><br />3. Traditional – but contemporary and casual;<br /><br />4. “Keep it simple” – but fun to knit.<br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3358/3634471062_4c653cd044.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 330px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 500px" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3358/3634471062_4c653cd044.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I think I met number 3 by choosing washed mid-indigo color yarn which has strong connotation with blue jeans and by working it with old Irish <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Aran</span> stitches. Some interesting elements of this <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">oversized</span> sweater are:<br /><ul><li>lack of shoulder seams, as well as traditional side seams – but presence of inside-out seams in unusual spots, </li><li>the sleeves attached “under braid”,</li><li>and a braid necklace around the collar. </li></ul>O'Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127062918768416082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929014968347584365.post-9449169003976695382009-02-23T18:22:00.001-05:002009-05-07T18:42:13.802-05:00Airplane ;-)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhnhxDhDqEQIE_sM6vzHgX67U_qwgX8WL8r_t0OMsoPk3I42WdUUwnbp7JyfhCLH0epWmwYd0WWMkwbtTWpQ8uWE23nm-UZPuW6Ky825EHqj295WVJBblGSEWQ2NJQ5oe8uJFi76MYvT03/s1600-h/Samolet.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306171996516649906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhnhxDhDqEQIE_sM6vzHgX67U_qwgX8WL8r_t0OMsoPk3I42WdUUwnbp7JyfhCLH0epWmwYd0WWMkwbtTWpQ8uWE23nm-UZPuW6Ky825EHqj295WVJBblGSEWQ2NJQ5oe8uJFi76MYvT03/s200/Samolet.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizYk90y4bFkaNOGRCCqHKJIv54zA-_UOnkm0oYz-4TzELcSCFnJHrAVSqUuDYWuKdckVV0p3BbeFUhIRqHaHW5CRMLmV2urx5qPdf7bjp_VmWJbZwupOwUrVfeLlJ1ZN7Yd12u3qfMiF8V/s1600-h/Samolet.jpg"></a>All this started in the plane during my trip Odessa-Atlanta in June 2008. Nobody flies worse than me, and that flight was THE worst and THE longest. I felt so bad above the Atlantic Ocean as if I were almost not there anymore doodling something on the napkin and for some reason going through all the knitting and crochet things that I made since I was 8 - for myself, but mostly for friends… Then I started thinking about how many wonderful people I had a chance to meet in my life – it makes me always feel better. I also had a chance no knit for some of them… I wish I could for all. Some favorite fiction characters also attended me during that flight… “Twelve chairs”… “Little golden calf”… I thought how lucky I have been to have such good and trustful people around me, men and women… and also cats ad flowers… dogs and pine trees…<br /><br />It almost made my motion sickness go away, and also some interesting thoughts started to crystallize in my poor head. I decided to knit special character things for special character people and other creatures and share the recipes with everybody interested. And these real people who inspired me will be modeling them for me. And for us!<br /><br /><strong><em>My first project will be called </em></strong></div><div><strong><em><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:180%;">“12 men’s character sweaters”</span></em></strong></div></div>O'Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127062918768416082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929014968347584365.post-82854761640059391652009-02-21T19:21:00.000-05:002009-02-21T19:30:11.684-05:00Hm... Looks like I started it today!O'Caseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127062918768416082noreply@blogger.com5