Liesbeth
Fits 18 inch dolls.
Notions:
70
g sport weight yarn.
Needles:
US 2.5
/3
mm.
(or
those you need to obtain gauge)
Darning
needle.
Stitch
markers
or waste yarn.
4
small
buttons.
Difficulty:
Gauge:
7
sts
x
8
rows
= 1 inch. In
stockinette
stitch
This
can be used as a cardi if the opening is
used at the front or
as a sweater-tunic if at back. Optional pockets can be sewn on if
wanted or omitted to allow the possibility to use either way.
Abbreviations:
Co:
cast on.
Bo:
bind off.
K:
knit
P:
purl
St-stitch:
Sts- stitches
K2
tog: Knit two stitches together as one
stitch.
Yo:
yarn over
kfb:
Knit into front and then back of stitch.
K2
tog: Knit two stitches together as one stitch.
Ssk:
Slip, slip, knit, slip 2 stitches and knit them together.
S1,
k2tog, psso: Slip 1, knit 2sts together and pass slipped stitch over.
(Double decrease)
Cast
on 60 sts.
1-6:
K1, p1, repeat to end.
Purl
one row increasing in last st(61sts).
Start
pattern.
1:
*K1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo; repeat from * to last st, k1.
2:
Purl.
3:
K2, *yo, s1, k2tog, psso, yo, k3; repeat from * to last 5sts, yo, s1,
k2tog, psso, yo, k2.
4:
Purl.
5-40:
As rows 1-4. (10 pattern repeats. You can lengthen or shorten here by
adding more or fewer repeats).
Divide
for arms.
1:
(K1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo;)x2, k1; bo 4 sts, 1st on needle,
(K1,
yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo;)x4,k2, bo 4sts,
1st
on needle from bo, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo K1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo,
k1.
Continue
working on backs and front separately.
2:
P13.
3:
K2, *yo, s1, k2tog, psso, yo, k3, yo, s1 k2tog psso, yo, k2.
4:
P13.
5:
(K1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo;)x2, k1.
6:
P13.
7:
K2, *yo, s1, k2tog, psso, yo, k3, yo, s1 k2tog psso, yo, k2.
8:
P13.
9-23:
As rows 5-8.
24:
Bo 6sts, purl.
25:
K1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1.
26:
P7.
27:
K2, yo, s1, k2tog, psso, yo, k2.
28:
P7.
Back:
2:
P13.
3:
K2, yo, s1, k2tog, psso, yo, k3, yo, s1, k2tog, psso, yo, k2.
4:
P13.
5:
(K1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo)x2, k1.
6:
P13.
7:
K2, *yo, s1, k2tog, psso, yo, k3, yo, s1 k2tog psso, yo, k2.
8:
P13.
9-24:
As rows 5-8
25:
Bo 6sts, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1.
26:
P7.
27:
K2, yo, s1, k2tog, psso, yo, k2.
28:
P7.
Bo.
Front.
2:
P27.
3:
(K3, yo, s1, k2tog, psso, yo,)x4, k3.
4:
P27.
5:
K2,
(yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1,)x4, k1.
6:
P27.
7:
(K3, yo, s1, k2tog, psso, yo,)x4, k3.
8:
P27.
9-20:
As
rows 5-8.
Divide
for neck:
21:
K2, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, Bo 11, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog,
yo, k2.
Continue
working on sides of neck separately.
22:
P8.
23:
K2, yo, s1, k2tog, psso, yo, k3.
24:
P8.
25:
K1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k2.
26:
P8.
27:
K2, yo, s1, k2tog, psso, yo, k3.
28:
P6, p2tog.
Bind
off.
Other
side of neck:
22:
P8.
23:
K3, yo, s1, k2tog, psso, yo, k2.
24:
P8.
25:
K2, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1.
26:
P8.
27:
K3, yo, s1, k2tog, psso, yo, k2.
28:
P2 tog, p6.
Bind
off.
Back
button band:
With
right side facing pick up and knit 42 sts along back.
1-3:
K1, p1; repeat to end.
4:
K1, p1, *ssk, yo, (k1, p1)x5; repeat from * for a total of 3 times,
ssk, yo, k1, p1.
5-6:
K1, p1; repeat to end.
Bind
off in rib.
Other
side:
1-6:
K1, p1; repeat to end.
Bind
off in rib.
Sleeves.
Cast
on 26sts.
1-6:
K1, p1; repeat to end of row.
Purl
one row increasing in last st (27 sts).
Start
pattern.
1:
K1, *K1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo; repeat from *
to last st, k2.
2:
Purl.
3:
K3, *yo, s1, k2tog, psso, yo, k3; repeat from * to end of row.
4:
Purl.
5-8:
As rows 1-4.
9:
Kfb, *K1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo; repeat from * to last 2 sts, k1,
kfb.
10:
P29.
11:
K4, *yo, s1, k2tog, psso, yo, k3; repeat from * to last stitch, k1.
12:
Purl.
13:
K2,*K1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo; repeat from * to last 3 sts, k3.
14-16:
As rows 10-12.
17:
K2,*K1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo; repeat from * to last 3 sts, k3.
18-20:
As rows 10-12
21:
Kfb, k1,*K1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo; repeat from * to last 3 sts, k2,
kfb.
22:
P31.
23:
K5, *yo, s1, k2tog, psso, yo, k3; repeat from * to last 2sts, k2.
24:
Purl.
25:
K3,*K1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo; repeat from * to last 4 sts, k4.
26:
Purl.
27:
K5, *yo, s1, k2tog, psso, yo, k3; repeat from * to last 2sts, k2.
28:
Purl.
Adjust
sleeve length here if you like.
Start
sleeve cap shaping.
1:
Bind off 3 sts, (1st is on needle) (yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1,)x4,
k3.
2:
Bo3sts, purl to end. (25sts)
3:
K2, *yo, s1, k2tog, psso, yo, k3; repeat from * to last 5sts, yo, s1,
k2tog, psso, yo, k2.
4:
Purl.
5:
Ssk, k2, k2tog, (yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog,)x2, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2,
k2tog.
6:
P23.
7:
Ssk, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, s1 k2tog psso, yo, k3, yo, s1 k2tog psso,
yo, k3, yo, ssk, k2tog.
8:
P21.
9:
Ssk, k2tog, (yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog,)x2, yo, k1, yo, ssk,
k2tog.
10:
P19.
11:
Ssk, k3, yo, s1 k2tog psso, yo, k3, yo, s1 k2tog psso, yo, k3,
k2tog.
12:
P2tog, p13, p2tog.
13:
Ssk, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog.
(13sts).
14:
P2tog, p9, p2tog.
15:
Ssk, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k2tog. (9sts).
16:
P9.
Bind
off.
Sew
shoulder seams and sew in sleeves.
Neck.
With
right side facing pick up and knit 54 sts.
1-3:
K1, p1; repeat to end of row.
Bind
off in rib.
Optional
pockets.
Co
14 sts.
1:
Knit.
2:
Purl.
3-12:
As rows 1-2.
13-15:
K1, p1, to end of row,
Bind
off in rib.
Make
the other in the same way.
Sew
in place on front or if you want to use it as a cardi on the
“backs!”.
Weave
in all yarn ends. Sew on buttons.
Patricia
Renwick © Copyright September
2017.
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rights reserved. You
may sell items made from this pattern but not the pattern. Please
respect my design rights.