American
Girl Doll School Sweater:
Notions:
Yarn:
Fingering yarn.
Fili&Fili
Baby Cachemire, 80% merino wool, 20% cachemire.1 ball= 50gm. 250m.
Needles:
USA
1 / 2.5mm needles
(Or
those required to get gauge)
A
small size cable needle. (a short DP or darning needle can
substitute)
Gauge.
8
sts x 10 rows = 1” in Stockinette.
Abbreviations.
Co:
cast on. (I used a cable cast on but any desired method is OK)
Bo:
Bind off (cast off)
R:
row
Rs:
right side of work.
Ws:
wrong side of work.
K:
knit.
P:
purl.
Ssk:
Slip 2 sts knitwise and knit as one through back loop.
K2tog:
Knit 2 sts together as one.
P2tog:
Purl 2 stitches together as one.
C5f:
Put 3 sts on cable needle and hold in front, knit two sts and then
knit the 3 sts on holder.
Ss:
Stocking or stockinette stitch. ( Right side, knit 1 row ; wrong
side, purl 1 row; repeat for as many rows indicated. )
Knitting
Instructions.
Body.
Cast
on 104 sts.
1-2:
*K1, p1; repeat from * to end.
3:
K1, p1, ssk, yo, *k1, p1; repeat from * to end.
4-6:
As rows 1-2.
Start
body:
1:
K1, p1, k1, p1, k96, p1, k1, p1, k1.
2:
P1, k1, p1, k1, p96, k1, p1, k1, p1.
3-24:
As rows 1-2.
Adjust
length here if you like.
Divide
work:
1:
K1, p1, k1, p1, k22, bo 3 sts, k46 sts, bo 3sts, k22, p1, k1,
p1, k1.
Continue
working on front and backs separately.
Right
Back.
2:
P1, k1, p1, k1, p22.
3:
K1,
ssk, knit to last 4sts, p1, k1, p1, k1.
4:
P1, k1, p1, k1, purl to end.
5-24:
As rows 3-4.
Continue
making decreases as before at arm on right side to row 25. (15sts)
25:
K1,
ssk, k8, p1, k1, p1, k1.
26:
Bo 5 sts, p9.
27:
K1, ssk, K4, K2 tog.
28:
Purl.
Bind
off all sts.
Left
Back.
2:
P22, K1, p1, k1, p1.
3:
K1, p1, k1, p1, knit to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1.
4:
Purl to last 4sts, k1, p1, k1, p1.
5-24:
As rows 3-4. (Add buttonholes on rows 11 and 23)
25:
K1, p1, k1, p1, k8, k2tog, k1.
26:
Purl to last 4sts, k1, p1, k1, p1.
27:
Bo 5, k6, k2tog, k1.
28:
P6, P2tog.
Bind
off all sts.
Front.
2:
P46.
3:
K1, ssk, knit to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1.
4:
Purl.
5:
Repeat row 3.
6:
Repeat row 4.
Continue
repeating rows 3 and 4 to row 20. (28 sts on needle)
21:
K1,ssk,
k6, Bo 10sts, k6, k2tog, k1.
Continue
separately on both sides of neck:
22:
Purl.
23:
Ssk, k3, k2tog, k1.
24:
P6.
25:
K1,
ssk, k1, k2tog, k1.
26:
P4.
27:
K1, k2tog, k1.
28:
Purl.
Bind
off.
Other
side of neck.
22:
Purl.
23:
K1,
ssk, k3, k2tog.
24:
P6.
25:
K1,
ssk, k1, k2tog.
26:
P4.
27:
K1, ssk, k1
28:
Purl.
Bind
off.
Sleeves.
Cast
on 30 sts.
1:
*K1, p1; repeat from * to end.
2-6:
As row 1
Start
increases:
1:
Kfb, Knit to last stitch, kfb.
2:
P32.
3:
Knit.
4:
Purl.
5:
Kfb, Knit to last stitch, kfb.
6:
P34.
7:
Knit.
8:
Purl.
9:
Kfb, Knit to last stitch, kfb.
10:
P36.
11:
Knit.
12:
Purl.
13:
Kfb, Knit to last stitch, kfb.
14:
P38
15:
Knit.
16:
Purl.
17-32:
As rows 15-16.
Start
decreasing:
1:
K1, ssk,
knit
to last 3
stitches, knit 2 tog, k1.
2:
Purl.
3-28:
As rows 1-2. (10sts).
Bind
off.
Cable
collar.
Cast
on 34 stitches.
1:
S1, k2, p2, k10, p3, k16.
2:
P16, k3, p10, k2, p3.
3-8:
As rows 1-2.
9:
S1, k2, p2, C5f, k5, p3, C5f, k11.
10:
P16, k3, p10, k2, p3.
11-12:
As rows 1-2.
13:
S1, k2, p2, k5, C5f, p3, k5, C5f, k6.
14:
P16, k3, p10, k2, p3.
15-16:
As rows 1-2.
17:
S1, k2, p2, k10, p3; turn work.
18:
K3, p10, k2, p3.
19-20:
As rows 1-2.
21-22:
As rows 9-10.
23-24:
As rows 1-2.
25-26:
As rows 13-14.
27-28:
As rows 1-2.
Repeat
rows 9-28 for 5 times or to length necessary to stitch around neck.
Bind off all stitches.
Sew
collar to neck edge. Collar is sewn to the top back edge, sleeve top,
front, second sleeve top and other back edge. The sleeve tops are
included in the neckline count. Sew all seams and sew on buttons.
Patricia
Renwick © Copyright
2013.
All
rights reserved. You
may sell items made from this pattern but not the pattern. Please
respect my design rights.
I have updated and revived my school sweater pattern. This is available as a PDF download free on Ravelry.
Thank you Pat. I will check my library.
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