SEAMLESS YOKE SWEATER

Working in the round facilitates corrugated ribbing, braided lower edge of body and neck edge. When changing colors, use the jogless color change technique as described by Meg Swansen in Handknitting With Meg Swansen, p. 21.

Two circular needles (same size) may be used instead of double point needles for sleeves, body and neck using Joyce William’s technique as described in Knitters Magazine, Summer 2000, No. 59, p. 61. Body and neck may be worked in the round on one 12" circular needle.

Sz 3 & 5 12" or 16" circular needles (two sets each) and/or dpn sz 3 & 5 sport weight yarn.
Gauge: 6 sts = 1 inch

SLEEVES

On smaller sz needles, cast on 30 sts (40% of X); join being careful not to twist the casting on.
Work in K1, P1 ribbing for one inch.
Change to larger needles and work in stst until sleeve measures 2 ¼ inches from beginning.
Place 5 stitches at underarm on holder to be woven later, and place remaining stitches on a piece of yarn.

BODY

On smaller sz needles, cast on 72 sts (X - 100%); join being careful not to twist the casting on and place a marker to indicate beginning of round if working on 12" circular needles. Work in K1, P1 ribbing for one inch.
Change to larger needles and work in stst until 2 ½ inches from beginning.

Join sleeves to body as follows:
Next round: knit across back to within 3 sts of marker; place next 5 sts on holder. Place marker and join left sleeve. Place marker, knit across 30 sts (front); slip next 5 stitches on holder. Place marker and join right sleeve. Place marker and knit across back to beginning of round. (112 sts)

YOKE

Work two rounds then begin decreasing every 2nd round 1 st before and 1 stitch after every marker 9 times to 40 sts as follows:
K2tog, K1, (marker) K1, SSK (8 sts dec every dec rnd)
Alternative decreasing
At each decrease point, knit to two sts before marker; slip 1, K2tog (last
stitch before marker and first stitch after marker), PSSO, replace marker.
(Double decrease). This decreases 8 sts on each decrease round. Work every other round 9 times.
Hint: if working two-row stripes, decrease on the second round of each
color
To work a color pattern Icelandic or Fair Isle design decrease as follows:
After joining sleeves to body, 20 rounds will be worked to neck.
At round 11, decrease to 84 sts as follows: *K1, K2tog* 28 times (28 sts
will be decreased)
At round 15, decrease to 56 sts as follows: *K1, K2tog* 28 times (28 sts
decreased)
At round 19, decrease to 40 sts as follows: *K1, K2tog, K2, K2tog* 8
times (16 sts decreased)
(Work color patterns between decrease rounds.)

NECK

Work on 40 sts (55%)
Knit all stitches on the first round
Then K1, P1 for 2 ½ inches to make turtle neck; Knit each round for 1 ¾
inches for a J Crew neck; K1, P1 for ¾ inch for a crew neck
Bind off loosely
At each underarm weave or graft 5 sts from underarm of sleeve to 5 sts from underarm of body using the Kitchener Stitch. Vogue Knitting, p. 102-103

LEFT LEG:
Sz 3 needles: Using cable cast on, cast on 36 sts; work 1" (8 rows) in twisted rib.
Change to Sz 5 needles and work in garter stitch (knit every row) for 5 ridges.

Beg of 6th ridge (RS): K 17, work short row wrapping 18th st; turn and knit back (do not knit the wrapped stitch after turn).
Work 1 complete ridge edge to edge.
Beg of 7th ridge (RS): K 16, work short row wrapping 17th stitch; turn
and knit back. Work 1 complete ridge.
Continue working short rows followed by a complete ridge 8 more times, ending by wrapping 9th stitch. (A complete ridge will follow the last short row.) There should be 15 ridges on left side of leg and 25 ridges on right side of leg. Change to sz 3 needle and work 8 rows (1") in twisted ribbing. Bind off.

RIGHT LEG:
Sz 3 needles: Using cable cast on, cast on 36 sts; work 1" (8 rows) in
twisted ribbing
Change to Sz 5 needles and work in garter stitch for 5 ridges
Beg of 2nd row of 6th ridge (WS): Work short rows and complete ridges between each short row as for left leg on the WS. Beg by wrapping the 18th stitch and end by wrapping the 9th stitch on the last short row followed by one row across wrong side.
There should be 15 ridges on right side of leg and 25 ridges on left side of leg. Change to sz 3 needle and work 8 rows (1") in twisted ribbing. Bind off.

Join legs thru the 5th ridge; join center front and center back.
Crochet a length and thread through waistband to tie at waist.

To make "BIB" for overalls:
Pickup and knit 14 sts centered on the top of the front waistband. Garter
stitch 9 ridges. To make "suspenders": On RS K3, place on holder; bind off next 8 sts; K the last 2 sts (3 sts on right needle). Work I-cord for 4 ½-5". Work the 3 sts on holder in I-cord for 4 ½ - 5". Cross "suspenders" and attach to top of back waistband.

Working short rows:
Garter stitch short rows: Knit 17 sts; slip 18th stitch purlwise to right
needle; yarn forward as if to purl; slip 18th stitch to left needle. Turn.
Knit back the 17 stitches; knit one complete ridge ignoring the wrap
(When working short rows in garter stitch, the wrap is ignored, unlike the wrap in stst short rows.) Knitting Around, Elizabeth Zimmermann, p. 186.

Hint: When using a crochet hook to pick up and knit stitches, leave the
stitches on the crochet hook and slip the sts off the handle end of the
crochet hook purlwise to knitting needle. (From Carol Anderson, Cottage Creations, The Wonderful Wallaby.)