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Sweater with Rolled Edge Collar
This pattern is for your personal use.
© Copyright Graciela Worth, October 2007
Materials:
2 skeins of Rainbow Classic.
Kiss Loom, with 60 pegs.
Pick Tool
Yarn needle
4 stitch markers.
Row counter
Size:
44” chest done on 2nd. Setting.
Gauge on second setting is 10 pegs by 15 rows = 4 x 4”
56” chest done on 3rd. setting.
Gauge on 3rd setting is 8 pegs by 10 rows.
The weave on the 3rd setting, looks a little bit looser:
Note1: You need to know how to: knit with the u-stitch, purl, increases and
decreases, and bind off. If you need to watch the movies on these techniques
you can find them at:
http://www.gracielandcrafts.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/09/purling-on-kiss.html
http://gracielandcrafts.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/09/kiss-loom-and-c.html
http://gracielandcrafts.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/09/another-mini-vi.html
http://gracielandcrafts.typepad.com/my_weblog/kiss_loomvideos/index.html
Note 2: I always make my row 1 working from right to left, so in this
instructions, all odd rows are work from right to left and even rows are
from left to right.
Back:
Cast on 60 pegs.
With garter stitch, (one row, u-stitch, next row purl) work for 8 rows.
Reset row counter to 0.
Work on u-stitch work for 64 rows, and place a marker on each side of the
knitting.
Continue on u-stitch until row 102. Using the super stretchy bind off, cast
off the first 19 pegs, leave the next 22 pegs on the loom, cast off the last 19
pegs.
Attach yarn and work for 12 rows with u-stitch, on the stitches that remain
on the loom.
Cast off using the super stretchy bind off.
Front:
Cast on 60 pegs.
Working on garter stitch, make 8 rows.
Reset row counter to 0.
Work on u-stitch work for 64 rows, and place a marker on each side of the
knitting.
Continue on u-stitch until row 98.
Row 99: Knit the first 21 stitches, and make a decrease on the center side.
Row 100: Knit back on the 20 stitches, and make a decrease on the center
side.
Row 101: Knit back on the 19 stitches.
Row 102: Knit back on the 19 stitches and cast off.
Reset row counter to 98.
Attach the yarn to start knitting on peg # 19, counting from right to left, and
knit one row, this was row 99. Make one decrease on the center side.
Row 100: Knit back on the 20 stitches, and make a decrease on the center
side.
Row 101: Knit back on the 19 stitches.
Row 102: Knit back on the 19 stitches and cast off.
You now have 18 stitches left on the loom, pick up 2 stitches on each side of
the neck opening and put on the loom, making now 22 stitches on the loom.
Attach the yarn and work for 12 rows on u-stitch, cast off.
Sleeves:
Cast on 22 stitches, and work on garter stitch for 6 rows.
After row 6 is done work one increase on each side.
Reset row counter to 0.
Continue working on u-stitch. Work one increase at each side on the
following rows:
4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48 and 52.
Work until row 56 and cast off.
Construction:
Sew the front and back at the shoulders and front and back neck bands,
remember that the neck band is going to roll to the outside.
Sew the top of the sleeve from one marker on the front to the marker on the
back; sew the sides, repeat with the other sleeve and side.