Creative Knitting - USA (2019-04)

GettinG stARted
Worked from the top down.

Buttonhole Knit
Over One Row:
Knit to the point where the
buttonhole will be placed.
Slip the first stitch on the left
needle as if to knit.
Move the yarn to the front of
the work and leave it there.
Slip the next stitch from
the left needle to the right
needle as if to knit. Pass the
first slipped stitch over the
second slipped stitch and off
the needle. Repeat until you
have bound off the number
of required stitches for the
buttonhole.
Slip the last stitch from
the right needle back to
the left needle. Turn. Bring
the yarn to the front of the
work. At the edge where the
buttonhole was begun, cast
on the number of stitches
you bound off plus one
additional stitch. Turn. Slip
the first stitch from the left
needle to the right needle as
if to knit. Pass the extra cast
on stitch over the next stitch;
then slip this stitch back to
the left needle.

WORKinG PAtteRn
cOLLAR
Cast on 83(83,87) sts. Work 3
rows garter st.

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Row 4: set up row -

K14(14,15) Pm, K1, Pm, K11,

Pm, K1, Pm, K28(28,30) Pm,

K1, Pm, K11, Pm, K1, Pm,

K15(15, 16).

Row 5: first increase row

• Knit to marker, M1, Slip
  marker, K1, Slip marker,
  M1,(two stitches added)
  Repeat from* 3 times, Knit to
  end.
  Row 6: WS - K3, work button
  hole, Knit to end.
  Repeat Rows 5 and 6 a total
  of 16(18, 21) times working
  a buttonhole on an even row
  every 5cm. 211(227, 255) sts.
  Remove Markers on last row.
  Next Row: increase RS - K7(7,
  8), Pm, increase 41(38,41) sts
  by working a “first increase”
  evenly spaced across the
  centre 197(213, 239) sts, Pm,
  K7(7, 8)
  Work at least 3 more rows
  in garter st, ending with a
  WS row.
  Continue to work in garter
  stitch until when you try
  on the sweater the sleeves
  stitches almost meet under
  your arms.
  Body Section Keeping garter
  st borders correct (the first
  and last 7(7,8) stitches of each
  row Knit) working remaining
  centre stitches in stocking
  stitch.
  Work 4 rows

Separating the Sleeves

K7(7, 8), Slip Marker, K28(31,

35) for right front, slip 56(56,

63) sleeve stitches onto scrap

yarn, cast on 8 sts on right

hand needle, K70(77, 84)

sts for back, Slip 56(56, 63)

sleeves stitches onto scrap

yarn, Cast on 8 sts on right

hand needle, K28(31, 35) for

left front, slip marker, K7(7, 8).

156( 169, 186)body stitches.**

Continue on stocking st with

garter edging until body is

4cm shorter than desired

length.

Work 4cm of garter st for the

bottom band. Cast off using

6.50mm needle.

With Noro Kureyon being

a self striping yarn, to soften

the changing colours around

the body section, the option

of knitting with a separate

ball of yarn for each piece

(1 for each fronts and a third

for the back) are as follows

Work as main pattern to**

Next row K7(7, 8), slip marker,

Purl to marker, slip marker,

K7 (7,8).

Next row K7(7, 8), slip marker,

K 32( 35, 39)sts, join in 2nd

ball of yarn & Knit next 78(85,

92)sts

Join in 3 rd ball of yarn and

knit remainder of stitches of

left front.

Continue as set by twisting

This smart looking little jacket is versatile and comfortable to wear. Kureyon

is a pure wool and available in a great selection of hand dyed colour stories.

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Yarn

6 (7, 7, 8) balls of Noro

Kureyon worsted weight

Pure Wool

3 large buttons

needles

5mm 80cm circular

needle

5mm double-pointed

needles or 40cm

circular needle

6.50mm needle

for cast off

Stitch ring markers

special Abbreviations

M1 Paired increases first

increase: of each pair:

using the left needle,

pick up horizontal strand

between last stitch and

next stitch, from the front.

Knit through the back loop.

second increase: using

the left needle, pick up

the strand from the back

and knit

Pm Place Maker

Tension

Tension 18st to 10cm in

stocking stitch

intermediate

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