Helping our users. Easy Knit Sweater.
You’ll need:
5; 6; 7; 8 skeins of Lion Brand Yarn Wool Ease Thick & Quick in Fisherman;
Knitting needles 12 mm;
Large eye tapestry needle;
Stitch markers.
Stitches control: 8 sts x 16 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Measurements:
Bust: 30″ (XS) 34″ (S) 38″ (M) 42 ” (L) 46″ (XL) 50″ (XXL) 54″ (XXXL);
Width across back: 17″ (XS) 18″ (S) 19″ (M) 20″ (L) 21″ (XL) 22″ (XXL) 23″ (XXXL);
Length: 21″ (XS) 22″ (S) 23″ (M) 23.5″ (L) 24″ (XL) 24.5″ (XXL) 24.5″ (XXXL);
Armhole: 6″ (XS) 6.5″ (S) 6.5″ (M) 7″ (L) 7″ (XL) 7.5″ (XXL) 8″ (XXXL);
Sleeve Length: 16.5″ (XS) 17″ (S) 17″ (M) 17.5″ (L) 17.5″ (XL) 18″ (XXL) 18″ (XXXL).
Instructions
Back
Co 30 (38, 46, 54, 62, 70, 78) sts
Ribbing
Rows 1 – 6: K1, P1, rep across
Body
Rows 7 – 58 (62, 66, 70, 74, 78, 82): K all sts (garter st)
Bind off all sts
Front
Co 30 (38, 46, 54, 62, 70, 78) sts
Ribbing
Rows 1 – 6: K1, P1, rep across
Body
Rows 7 – 52 (56, 60, 64, 68, 72, 76): K all sts (gater st)
Shoulder shaping
Row 1: K 9 (12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27) sts, bind off 12 (14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24) sts for the neckline, K remaining 9 (12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27) sts for the other shoulder
Row 2: K all sts on one shoulder side (first 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27 sts), leave remaining sts on the needle unworked (finish one shoulder at a time)
Row 3: K2tog, K all remaining sts on that shoulder side
Row 4: K all sts
Row 5: Repeat Row 3
Bind off all sts on that shoulder side
Join yarn to other shoulder side (close to neckline) and K all sts
Row 2: K all sts
Row 3: K2tog, K remaining sts
Row 4: K all sts
Row 5: Repeat Row 3
Bind off all sts
Weave ends.
Sleeves
*make 2
Co 26 (28, 30, 32, 36, 38, 40) sts
Rows 1 – 32: K all sts (garter st)
Row 33: K 3, K2tog, rep across
Rows 34 – 54 (56, 56, 58, 58, 60, 60): K all sts
Ribbing
Rows 1-6: K1, P1, rep across
Bind off all sts
Seaming
Shoulder seams: Sew front shoulder shaping with a mattress stitch to back panel with WS facing you.
Sleeve: Open your sweater with seamed shoulders to lie flat with RS facing up. Lie sleeves flat with RS facing up. Count to center of sleeve Co sts, match up with shoulder seam and place a stitch marker to hold centered in place. Sew sleeve’s Co edge to sweater bodice with a whip stitch. Repeat on other side.
Side seams: Fold sweater to match the side seams and sleeve underarm seam. Sew with an invisible vertical seam beginning with sleeve ribbing, along underarm, and continuing along the front and back panel body and finish with bodice ribbing. Repeat on other side
Weave all ends.
Neckline
Pick up stitches all along the neckline of the sweater (working into the shoulder seams themselves and all cast off stitches).
# of neckline stitches will vary depending on your size, just make sure you’ve picked up an even number of stitches.
Rows 1-2: K 1, P 1, rep around
Bind off all sts
Weave all ends.