Swedish
Weave Cardi:
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!
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.
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.
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.
