Sunday 22 September 2019

Swedish weave cardi for AG dolls.



Swedish Weave Cardi:




Free knitting pattern


Notions:
Size 5 weight cotton yarn.
Colour A.
Colour B.


Needles: US 2/2.5 mm. (or those you need to obtain gauge)
Darning needle.
Stitch markers or waste yarn.
small button .

Difficulty: Intermediate.

Gauge: 6 sts x 7 rows = 1 inch. In stockinette stitch.


Abbreviations

MC: Main colour yarn.

CA: Colour “A” yarn.

Use different colour contrast yarns as desired or a variegated one 

gives a lovely effect but lots of yarn ends to sew!


18" doll pattern


Co: cast on.

Bo: bind off.

K: knit

P: purl

St-stitch: Sts- stitches

K2 tog: Knit two stitches together as one stitch.

Ssk: Slip, slip, knit, slip 2 stitches and knit them together.

Yo: yarn over

kfb: Knit into front and then back of stitch.




Instructions:







Co 51 sts in MC. 

1: K1, p1; repeat to last st, k1.

2: P1, k1: repeat to last st, p1.

3-6: As rows 1-2.

7: As row 1.

8: Purl one row.

Start pattern:

1: K1, K1, MC, passing CA strand across st at front of work. *pass CA 

strand to back between needles and knit next MC st with CA at back; 

pass CA strand to front between needles and knit next MC stitch 

with CA in front; repeat to last st, k1.

You are not knitting with CA yarn but weaving it back and forth while 

working the MC sts.

2: K1, p1 MC st and bring CA strand forward to pass in front of purl 

stitch (on wrong side of work), *pass CA strand to back between 

needles and purl next MC st with CA in back; pass CA strand to front 

between needles and purl next MC stitch with CA in front. Continue 

to last st, k1.

You are weaving CA yarn between the stiches without ever knitting it.

3-28: repeat rows 1-2. (or to desired length to arms. Changing contrast colour every 4 rows.

29: Bo 3 sts, continue in weave pattern being careful to keep the order correct.

30: Bo 3sts, work purl row of weave pattern.

31: K1, ssk, work knit row weave pattern to last 3sts, k2 tog, k1.

32: K1, work purl row of weave pattern to last stitch, k1.

33: K1, ssk, work knit row weave pattern to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1.

34: As row 32.

35-44: Work in pattern.

Free knitting pattern


Left Front:

Cast on 25 sts.

1: K1, p1; repeat to last st, k1.

2: P1, k1: repeat to last st, p1.

3-6: As rows 1-2.

7: As row 1.

8: Purl one row.

Start pattern:

1: K1, K1, MC, passing CA strand across st at front of work. *pass CA 

strand to back between needles and knit next MC st with CA at back; 

pass CA strand to front between needles and knit next MC stitch with 

CA in front; repeat to last st, k1.

You are not knitting with CA yarn but weaving it back and forth while 

working the MC sts.

2: K1, p1 MC st and bring CA strand forward to pass in front of purl 

stitch (on wrong side of work), *pass CA strand to back between 

needles and purl next MC st with CA in back; pass CA strand to front 

between needles and purl next MC stitch with CA in front. Continue 

to last st, k1.

3-28: repeat rows 1-2.

29: Bo 3 sts, continue in weave pattern being careful to keep the order 

correct.

30: Work purl row weave pattern.

31: K1, ssk, work in pattern to last 3sts, k2tog, k1.

32: As row 30.

33:-34: As rows 31-32.

35: Work weave pattern to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1.

36: As row 30.

37-44: As rows 35-36.

Bind off.

Free knitting pattern
Right Front:

Cast on 25 sts.

1: K1, p1; repeat to last st, k1.

2: P1, k1: repeat to last st, p1.

3-6: As rows 1-2.

7: As row 1.

8: Purl one row.

Start pattern:

1: K1, K1, MC, passing CA strand across st at front of work. *pass CA 

strand to back between needles and knit next MC st with CA at back; 

pass CA strand to front between needles and knit next MC stitch with 

CA in front; repeat to last st, k1.

You are not knitting with CA yarn but weaving it back and forth while 

working the MC sts.

2: K1, p1 MC st and bring CA strand forward to pass in front of purl 

stitch (on wrong side of work), *pass CA strand to back between 

needles and purl next MC st with CA in back; pass CA strand to front 

between needles and purl next MC stitch with CA in front. Continue 

to last st, k1.

3-28: repeat rows 1-2.

29: As row 1.

30: Bo 3sts, continue in purl row weave pattern.

31: K1, ssk, work in pattern to last 3sts, k2tog, k1.

32: Work in weave pattern.

33:-34: As rows 31-32.

35: K1, ssk, work in weave pattern to last st, k1.

36: As row 32.

37-44: As rows 35-36.

Bind off.

Sew shoulder seams.

1: Pick up and knit 126 sts around fronts and back neck.

2: Work in rib.

3: K1, p1, ssk, yo, [(k1, p1)x3, ssk, yo,]x4; work in rib to end.

4-5: Work in rib.

Bind off in rib.

Sleeve.


Pick up and knit 44sts around arm opening.

Work 4 rows rib.

Bind off in rib.

Weave in yarns ends. Sew on buttons. 


Free knitting pattern.