Worsted Weight Yarn

Using 1 x 1 card or pattern, cast on 10 sts. Set carriage to KC and knit 1 row. Push in tuck buttons and knit approximately 100 rows. Set carriage to N and knit 1 row. Bind off. Add fringe if desired.

Back: Row Counter 000; tension 2: Cast on 30 stitches and knit 5 rows. Change tension to 6 and knit one row. Change tension back to tension 2 and knit 6 rows. Hang stitches of cast on edge on every other needle to form hem. Knit one row to close hem. Reset row counter to 000; change tension to 4 and knit 10 rows. Hang a marker on each edge for armhole. Continue knitting until row counter 26. Set carriage to hold, leave 9 stitches nearest carriage in "B", and bring other needles to "E". Take off these 9 stitches by the carriage onto waste yarn for one shoulder. Bring carriage to other side and push 9 needles back to "D", and take these stitches off on waste yarn. Take remaining 12 stitches for back neck off on waste yarn.

Front: Row Counter 000; tension 2: Cast on 30 stitches and knit 5 rows. Change tension to 6 and knit one row. Change tension back to tension 2 and knit 6 rows. Hang stitches of cast on edge on every other needle to form hem. Knit one row to close hem. Reset row counter to 000; change tension to 4 and knit 10 rows. Hang a marker on each edge for armhole. Continue knitting until row counter 16.

Shape Neck: Reset row counter to 000, with carriage on right, bring center 6 stitches to "E" and the remaining 12 stitches on the left side of the carriage to "E". Set carriage to hold. Knit one row, wrap yarn around first needle in hold on the right side, and knit back. Decrease 1 stitch at the neck edge every other row 3 times. Knit to row counter 10. Take off remaining 9 stitches onto waste yarn. Repeat this process for the left side. Release hold button; with main yarn, knit one row over 12 neck stitches, then take off on waste yarn. Seam one shoulder.

Neckband: Reset row counter to 000; cast on 34 stitches. Tension 2, knit 3 rows; change to tension 4 and knit 1 row. Change tension back to 2 and knit 4 rows. Take all stitches off on waste yarn.

With the wrong side facing rehang the entire neck (neck stitches on waste yarn, plus 5 stitches on each side of the neck) onto 34 needles. Be sure to push stitches back against the needle bed. Hang cast on edge of neck band into the hooks of these needles. Carefully pull the needles back so the stitches in the hooks are pulled through the neck stitches. Rehang the row of neck stitches just below the waste yarn onto these same needles. Bind off around the gate pegs.

Seam other shoulder and neckband.

 

Sleeves: Pick up 20 stitches between the markers on the side of the garment. Tension 4 knit 6 rows. Change tension to tension 2 and decrease 1 stitch on each side, and knit one row. Decrease 1 stitch on each side again and knit one row. Bind off 16 stitches. Repeat for other sleeve.

To finish: Seam side and sleeves. Embellish as desired.

 

Note: Instead of shaping the neck with holding stitches, the front can be knitted exactly as the back, then a serger can be used to cut away a neckline. The band is applied in the same manner.