Australian Knitting — July 2014

32 Australian Knitting

YARN

Sweater with Bands of Stripe

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2, 3, 3, 4, 5 balls 50gm Peter Pan

Merino Baby DK main colour

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1 ball 50gm Peter Pan Merino Baby

DK colour A

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1 ball 50gm Peter Pan Merino Baby

DK colour B

Sweater with striped sleeves

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2, 2, 2, 3, 3 balls 50gm Peter Pan

Merino Baby DK main colour

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2 balls 50gm Peter Pan Merino Baby

DK colour B

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1 ball 50gm Peter Pan Merino Baby

DK colour C

NEEDLES AND TOOLS

3.25mm knitting needles

4.00mm knitting needles

MEASUREMENTS

To fit chest: 41, 46, 51, 56, 61cm

Finished fit: 48, 53, 58, 63, 68cm

Garment length: 22, 26, 30, 34, 39cm

Sleeve length: 12, 15, 19, 23, 27cm

TENSION

24 stitches and 32 rows to 10cm over

Stst on 4mm needles

WORKING PATTERN

LONG SLEEVED SWEATER WITH

BANDS OF STRIPES

BACK

Using 3.25 mm needles and A, cast

on 57 (63, 69, 75, 81) sts.

Noting that first row is a WS row, work

in garter st for 1 row, finishing on a

WS row.

Break off A and join in M.

Work in g st for a further 6 rows,

finishing on a wrong side row.

Change to 4.00mm needles.

Starting with a Knit row and joining in

and breaking off colours as required,

now work in stocking st in stripes as

follows:-

Using M, work 3 rows.

Using A, work 1 row.

Using M, work 3 rows.

Using B, work 3 rows.

Using M, work 2 rows.

Using B, work 1 row.

Using M, work 2 rows.

Using A, work 2 rows.

These 17 rows complete striped

border.

Starting with a Purl row, continue in

stocking st using M only.

Continue straight until Back measures

11 (14, 17, 20, 24) cm, finishing on

a WS row.

Raglan Sweater – Wentworth Distributors NZ Ltd

Raglan Sweater

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