cast
on 51 stitches
work 39 rows in
moss stitch
increase each end for underarms taking stitches into pattern
row 40 cast on 1 stitch each end (53stitches)
row 41 pattern
row 42 cast on 1 stitch each end (55stitches)
row 43 pattern
row 44 cast on 1 stitch each end (57stitches)
row 45 pattern
row 46 cast on 2 stitches each end (61stitches)
row 47 pattern
leave these stitches on a spare needle and start fronts
front 1
 pick up 13 stitches from the back for the first shoulder
(or cast on 13 stitches and sew the shoulder seam together later)
and work in the opposite direction (away from the shoulder/back)
pattern 6 rows in moss stitch
row 7 cast on 14 stitches at the neck edge (27 stitches)
pattern 32 more rows in moss stitch
increase at outside edge for underarm taking stitches into pattern
to match armhole edge for back
row 40 cast on 1 stitch (28 stitches)
row 41 pattern
row 42 cast on 1 stitch (29 stitches)
row 43 pattern
row 44 cast on 1 stitch (30 stitches)
row 45 pattern
row 46 cast on 2 stitches (32 stitches)
row 47 pattern
leave these stitches and start second front
front 2
pick up 13 stitches from the back at the other shoulder
(or cast on 13 stitches and sew the shoulder seam together later)
and work away from the shoulder
pattern 6 rows in moss stitch
row 7 cast on 14 stitches at the neck edge (27 stitches)
pattern 32 more rows in moss stitch
increase at outside edge for underarm taking stitches into pattern
to match armhole edge for back
row 40 cast on 1 stitch (28 stitches)
row 41 pattern
row 42 cast on 1 stitch (29 stitches)
row 43 pattern
row 44 cast on 1 stitch (30 stitches)
row 45 pattern
row 46 cast on 2 stitches (32 stitches)
row 47 pattern
row 48 : join fronts
(if the rows are at the wrong end of the needle
just slip onto another needle and knit from the other end
but MAKE SURE IT'S THE RIGHT END!)
make sure the increase for the underarms meet up
if the stitches don't match up
then increase or decrease 1stitch : 1 stitch won't matter)
start at the centre of 1 front (straight edge / large neck increase)
pattern across to underarm (small increase)
work across stitches from back;
pattern across 2nd front from underarm to centre
(32 + 61 + 32 stitches = 125 stitches in total )
check that the pieces look ok (in the right order, no twists....)
work on these 125 stitches in moss stitch
(after a few rows try it on! )
I tried it on and it was too big
i wanted a stretch-to-fit cardigan
(yes, I DID knit a tension square : no, it didn't help)
so i frogged it (unravelled) and started again
please go to version 2.............
if you're following this pattern
continue until 3" shorter than long enough
starting on right side using smaller needles
(k2 p2) 15 times
k2 increase 1 k2
( p2 k2 ) 15 times more
should now be 126 stitches
next row p2 k2............p2
next row k2 p2............k2
repeat these last 2 rows until 3" of double rib
fasten off
sleeves will be exactly the same in version 2
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