Care Wear Patterns: Knit

Sideways Sweater

Supplies: 4 ply yam (Magnum); 3.5 (10) needles

First Front

  • cast on 40 stitches
  • **1st row - knit
  • 2nd row - knit
  • 3rd row - knit 30 turn (10 stitches for yoke)
  • 4th row - k30**
  • repeat from ** to ** 12 times
    1st row once

First sleeve

  • Next row - knit 20 slip rem 20 stitches onto holder.
  • Cast on 15 stitches for sleeve (35 stitches total), proceed as follows
  • ***1st row - knit 25 turn
  • 2nd row - knit 19 turn (6 for wrist hand)
  • 3rd row - knit 29
  • 4hk row - knit ***
  • repeat from *** to *** 10 times

Back

  • 1st row - cast off 15, knit 9 turn
  • 2nd row - knit 10, knit 20 from holder = 40 stitches
  • repeat from ** to ** as given for front 20 times proceed as follows
  • 1st row - knit
  • 2rd row - k20 slip rem stitches onto holder
Second sleeve
  • Cast on 15 stitches = 35 stitches
  • Repeat from *** to *** as given for first sleeve 10 times
  • Next row cast off 15 stitches, knit 9 turn
  • Proceed as follows for second front 1st row - knit 10 knit 20 stitches from holder
  • Repeat from ** to ** as given for first front 12 times Cast off

Neck band (optional)

  • With size smaller needles Knit up one st from each ridge around yoke
  • 1st row - knit
  • 2nd row - knit every 5th and 6th stitch together
  • 3rd row - as first row
  • 4th row - * knit 1 yarn-fwd knit 2 together. Repeat from * to end of 5th row - as first row
  • 6th row - knit every 3rd and 4tk stitches together
  • 7th row - as first row
  • Cast off
  • Make either crochet chain or twisted cord (I prefer twisted cord) and thread through neck.

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