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STEVIE SWEATER INTERMEDIATE 5MM (US8) NEEDLES © Wool and the Gang LTD. 2014 YOUR ADVENTURE STARTS NOW
IT’S FUN Making is the new yoga. Free your mind, the rest will follow. Namaste.
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GET YOUR TOOLS READY. 1 Everything you need to get making.
FAMILIARISE YOURSELF WITH THE TECHNIQUES. 2 Everything from the stitches used to the finishing touches for your project.
GET TO KNOW YOUR YARN. Before you start your piece, play around with 3 your new yarn to get used to it, and to check your tension.
WOOL SCHOOL Pick up your needles & yarn and make the 4 magic happen! For a little extra help, check out our Wool School at: www.woolandthegang.com/t/how-to
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Tool Kit 24 balls of WATG’s Sugar Baby Alpaca 1 Stevie Sweater pattern 1 pair of 5mm (US8) knitting needles 1 sewing needle
Sizes (finished garment width across chest) Small (49cm/19.5’’) Medium (54cm/21.5’’) Large (59cm/23’’)
The pattern includes directions for three sizes. When the instructions differ between sizes, information is given for the smaller size first, then for the medium size in brackets and finally for the largest size (example: small[medium] large).
Tension To ensure your knitting has the same measurements as the pattern, it is a good idea to make a tension swatch before you start knitting your project. A tension swatch is a small sample of your knitting where you count the stitches and rows and check them against the tension given in the pattern. If you get MORE stitches/rows than the pattern’s tension, it means your knitting is tighter. If you get FEWER stitches/rows than the pattern, your knitting is looser. Sometimes, it works to knit tighter or looser to compensate.
#SHAREYOURKNITS When you make your swatch, make sure it is large enough for you to measure 10 cm/4” without including the stitches/rows closest to the edges (as these often have a slightly different tension). When you’re done swatching, simply unravel and re- use the yarn to start knitting your Stevie Sweater.
Mock fisherman’s rib stitch (with double yarn) 10 cm/4” = 16.5 stitches 10 cm/4” = 32 rows
1x1 Rib stitch (with double yarn) 10 cm/4” = 24 stitches 10 cm/4” = 20 rows
All knitting techniques can be found at the back of the pattern.
Help’s only a stitch away Watch the video tutorials online at www.woolandthegang.com/video-tutorials
STEVIE SWEATER MEASUREMENTS SMALL
69cm/27’’ 16.5cm/6.5’’ 15cm/6’’
46cm/18’’ 59.5cm/23.5’’ 43cm/17’’
49cm/19.5’’
#SHAREYOURKNITS MEASUREMENTS MEDIUM
72.5cm/28.5’’ 17.5cm/7’’ 18cm/7’’
46.5cm/18.5’’ 63.5cm/25’’ 44cm/17.5’’
54cm/21.5’’
STEVIE SWEATER MEASUREMENTS LARGE
18.5cm/7.5’’ 75.5cm/30’’ 21cm/8.5’’
47cm/18.5’’ 67cm/26.5’’ 45.5cm/18’’
59cm/23’’
#SHAREYOURKNITS HOW TO KNIT YOUR STEVIE SWEATER
FRONT
1 Using 2 strands of yarn held together, cast on 81 [89] 97 stitches using the long-tail cast on technique.
2 Work 15 rows in 1x1 rib stitch.
3 Work 115 [119] 123 rows in mock fisherman’s rib stitch, or until your piece measures 43cm/17’’ [44cm/17.5’’] 45.5cm/18” from the cast on edge. Your last row must be a right-side row.
4 Decrease row: Knit 3 stitches, make a left-leaning decrease, work in mock fisherman’s rib stitch until you have 5 stitches left of your row, make a right-leaning decrease, knit the last 3 stitches. (You now have 79 [87] 95 stitches remaining.)
5 Purl 1 stitch, knit 1 stitch into the row below, purl 1 stitch, work in mock fisherman’s rib stitch until you have 3 stitches left of your row, purl 1 stitch, knit 1 stitch into the row below, purl the last stitch.
6 Repeat step 4. (77 [85] 93 stitches.)
7 Work 1 row in mock fisherman’s rib stitch.
8 Repeat steps 4 to 7 a further 9 [11] 13 times. (41 stitches.)
STEVIE SWEATER You will now start shaping the neck.
9 Decrease row: Knit 3 stitches, make a left-leaning decrease, work 9 stitches in mock fisherman’s rib stitch, cast off 13 stitches. Work in mock fisherman’s rib until you have 5 stitches left of your row, make a right-leaning decrease, knit the last 3 stitches. (26 stitches.)
Next you will be working across only half of your stitches – simply leave the rest of the stitches on the needle for now, you will come back to them later.
10 Purl 1 stitch, knit 1 stitch into the row below, purl 1 stitch, then work 10 stitches in mock fisherman’s rib stitch. Turn your knitting around, ready to work back across the stitches you just knitted.
11 Decrease row: Cast off 2 stitches, work in mock fisherman’s rib stitch until you have 5 stitches left of your row, make a right-leaning decrease, knit the last 3 stitches. (10 stitches.)
12 Work 1 row in mock fisherman’s rib stitch.
13 Decrease row: Knit 1 stitch, make a right-leaning decrease, work in mock fisherman’s rib stitch until you have 5 stitches left of your row, make a left-leaning decrease, knit the last 3 stitches. (8 stitches.)
14 Purl 1 stitch, knit 1 stitch into the row below, purl 1 stitch, then work in mock fisherman’s rib stitch until you
HELP! WWW.WOOLANDTHEGANG.COM/VIDEO-TUTORIALS have just 1 stitch left of your row, purl the last stitch.
15 Decrease row: Knit 1 stitch, make a right-leaning decrease, make a left-leaning decrease, knit the last 3 stitches. (6 stitches.)
16 Work 1 row in mock fisherman’s rib stitch.
17 Decrease row: Knit 1 stitch, make a right-leaning decrease, make a left-leaning decrease, knit the last stitch. (4 stitches.)
18 Purl 1 row.
19 Decrease row: Make a right-leaning decrease, then make a left leaning decrease. (2 stitches.)
20 Purl 1 row.
21 Cast off.
Re-join both strands of yarn to the stitches that have been waiting on your needle.
22 Decrease row: Cast off 2 stitches, work in mock fisherman’s rib stitch until you have 3 stitches left of your row, purl 1 stitch, knit 1 stitch into the row below, purl the last stitch. (11 stitches.)
23 Decrease row: Knit 3 stitches, make a left-leaning decrease, work in mock fisherman’s rib stitch to the end
STEVIE SWEATER of the row. (10 stitches.)
24 Work 1 row in mock fisherman’s rib stitch.
25 Decrease row: Knit 3 stitches, make a left-leaning decrease, work in mock fisherman’s rib stitch until you have 3 stitches left of your row, make a right-leaning decrease, knit the last stitch. (8 stitches.)
26 Purl 1 stitch, then work in mock fisherman’s rib stitch until you have 3 stitches left of your row, purl 1 stitch, knit 1 stitch into the row below, purl the last stitch.
27 Decrease row: Knit 3 stitches, make a left-leaning decrease, make a right-leaning decrease, knit the last 3 stitches. (6 stitches.)
28 Work 1 row in mock fisherman’s rib stitch.
29 Decrease row: Knit 1 stitch, make a left-leaning decrease, make a right-leaning decrease, knit the last stitch. (4 stitches.)
30 Purl 1 stitch, knit 2 stitches, purl the last stitch.
31 Decrease row: Make a left-leaning decrease, then make a right-leaning decrease. (2 stitches.)
32 Purl 1 row.
33 Cast off.
HELP! WWW.WOOLANDTHEGANG.COM/VIDEO-TUTORIALS BACK
1 Follow steps 1 to 8 as given for the front.
2 Repeat steps 4 to 7 as given for the front a further 3 times. (29 stitches.)
3 Cast off.
RIGHT SLEEVE
1 Using 2 strands of yarn held together, cast on 33 [35] 37 stitches using the long-tail cast on technique.
2 Work 15 rows in 1x1 rib stitch.
3 Work 3 [5] 3 rows in mock fisherman’s rib stitch.
4 Increase row: Knit 1 stitch, increase 1 stitch, work in mock fisherman’s rib stitch until you have 1 stitch left of your row, increase 1 stitch, knit the last stitch. (35 [37] 39 stitches.)
5 Knit 1 stitch, purl 2 stitches, work in mock fisherman’s rib stitch until you have 3 stitches left of your row, purl 2 stitches, knit the last stitch.
6 Repeat step 5 a further 16 [10] 8 times.
7 Repeat step 4. (37 [39] 41 stitches.)
STEVIE SWEATER 8 Work 17 [11] 9 rows in mock fisherman’s rib stitch.
9 Repeat steps 4 to 8 a further 3 [5] 4 times. (49 [59] 57 stitches.)
For size LARGE only:
10 Repeat step 4. (59 stitches.)
11 Repeat step 5 a further 7 times.
12 Repeat step 4. (61 stitches.)
13 Work 7 rows in mock fisherman’s rib stitch.
14 Repeat steps 10 to 13 twice. (69 stitches.)
For ALL sizes:
15 Decrease row: Knit 3 stitches, make a left-leaning decrease, work in mock fisherman’s rib stitch until you have 5 stitches left of your row, make a right-leaning decrease, knit the last 3 stitches. (47 [57] 67 stitches.)
16 Purl 1 stitch, knit 1 stitch into the row below, purl 1 stitch, work in mock fisherman’s rib stitch until you have 3 stitches left of your row, purl 1 stitch, knit 1 stitch into the row below, purl the last stitch.
17 Repeat step 15. (45 [55] 65 stitches.)
HELP! WWW.WOOLANDTHEGANG.COM/VIDEO-TUTORIALS 18 Work 3 rows in mock fisherman’s rib stitch.
19 Repeat steps 15 to 18 a further 7 times. (17 [27] 37 stitches.)
20 Repeat step 15. (15 [25] 35 stitches.)
21 Repeat step 16.
22 Repeat step 15. (13 [23] 33 stitches.)
23 Work 1 rows in mock fisherman’s rib stitch.
24 Repeat steps 20 to 23 a further 0 [2] 4 times. (13 [15] 17 stitches.)
25 Cast off.
LEFT SLEEVE This sleeve has a monogram patch at the cuff.
1 Follow steps 1 to 4 as given for the right sleeve. (35 [37] 39 stitches.)
You will now start knitting the monogram patch into the sleeve.
2 Knit 1 stitch, purl 2 stitches, work 11 [12] 13 stitches in mock fisherman’s rib stitch, purl 8 stitches, work in mock fisherman’s rib stitch until you have 3 stitches left
STEVIE SWEATER of your row, purl 2 stitches, knit the last stitch.
3 Work 13 [14] 15 stitches in mock fisherman’s rib stitch, purl 8 stitches, work in mock fisherman’s rib stitch to the end of the row.
4 Knit 1 stitch, purl 2 stitches, work 11 [12] 13 stitches in mock fisherman’s rib stitch, knit 8 stitches, work in mock fisherman’s rib stitch until you have 3 stitches left of your row, purl 2 stitches, knit the last stitch.
5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 a further 5 [4] 3 times.
For size SMALL only:
The monogram patch is now complete.
6 Work 1 rows in mock fisherman’s rib stitch.
7 Knit 1 stitch, purl 2 stitches, work in mock fisherman’s rib until you have 3 stitches left of your row, purl 2 stitches, knit the last stitch.
8 Repeat steps 6 and 7.
9 Increase row: Knit 1 stitch, increase 1 stitch, work in mock fisherman’s rib stitch until you have 1 stitch left, increase 1 stitch, knit the last stitch. (37 stitches.)
10 Work 17 rows in mock fisherman’s rib stitch.
HELP! WWW.WOOLANDTHEGANG.COM/VIDEO-TUTORIALS For size MEDIUM only:
11 Increase row: Knit 1 stitch, increase 1 stitch, work 14 stitches in mock fisherman’s rib stitch, purl 8 stitches, work in mock fisherman’s rib stitch until you have 1 stitch left of your row, increase 1 stitch, knit the last stitch. (39 stitches.)
12 Work 15 stitches in mock fisherman’s rib stitch, knit 8 stitches, work in mock fisherman’s rib stitch to the end of the row.
The monogram patch is now complete.
13 Work 10 rows in mock fisherman’s rib stitch starting with a wrong-side row.
For size LARGE only:
14 Increase row: Knit 1 stitch, increase 1 stitch, work 15 stitches in mock fisherman’s rib stitch, purl 8 stitches, knit until you have 1 stitch left of your row, increase 1 stitch, knit the last stitch. (41 stitches.)
15 Work 16 stitches in mock fisherman’s rib stitch, knit 8 stitches, work in mock fisherman’s rib stitch to the end of the row.
16 Work 17 stitches in mock fisherman’s rib stitch, purl 8 stitches, work in mock fisherman’s rib stitch to the end of the row.
STEVIE SWEATER 17 Repeat step 15.
The monogram patch is now complete.
18 Work 6 rows in mock fisherman’s rib stitch.
For ALL sizes:
19 Increase row: Knit 1 stitch, increase 1 stitch, work in mock fisherman’s rib stitch until you have 1 stitch left of your row, increase 1 stitch, knit the last stitch. (39 [41] 43 stitches.)
20 Knit 1 stitch, purl 2 stitches, work in mock fisherman’s rib stitch until you have 3 stitches left of your row, purl 2 stitches, knit the last stitch.
21 Repeat step 20 a further 16 [10] 8 times.
22 Repeat step 19. (41 [43] 45 stitches.)
23 Work 17 [11] 9 rows in mock fisherman’s rib stitch.
24 Repeat steps 19 to 23 a further 2 [4] 3 times. (49 [59] 57 stitches.)
For size LARGE only:
25 Repeat step 19. (59 stitches.)
26 Knit 1 stitch, purl 2 stitches, work in mock fisherman’s
HELP! WWW.WOOLANDTHEGANG.COM/VIDEO-TUTORIALS rib stitch until you have 3 stitches left of your row, purl 2 stitches, knit the last stitch.
27 Repeat step 26 a further 6 times.
28 Repeat step 19. (61 stitches.)
29 Work 7 rows in mock fisherman’s rib stitch.
30 Repeat steps 25 to 29 twice. (69 stitches.)
For ALL sizes:
31 Follow steps 15 to 25 as given for the right sleeve.
STEVIE SWEATER GRAPH - FRONT
ROWS/RANGS 70 40 80 50 10 20 120 160 170 180 190 60 130 140 30 200 206 150 89 STITCHES/MAILLES (37cm/14.5’’) 97 STITCHES/MAILLES (40.5cm/16’’) 81 STITCHES/MAILLES (34cm/13.5’’) MOCK FISHERMAN’S RIB STITCH 1X1 RIB STITCH C C C AST OFF/ARR E AST OFF/ARR E AST OFF/ARR E C AST ON/MONTER LES M T DES M T DES M T DES M AILLES AILLES AILLES AILLES
59.5cm/23.5’’ 63.5cm/25’’ 67cm/26.5’’
#SHAREYOURKNITS ROWS/RANGS 70 40 80 50 10 20 120 160 170 180 190 60 130 140 30 200 206 150 C C C AST OFF/ARR E AST OFF/ARR E AST OFF/ARR E C AST ON/MONTER LES M T DES M T DES M T DES M AILLES AILLES AILLES AILLES
59.5cm/23.5’’ 63.5cm/25’’ 67cm/26.5’’
STEVIE SWEATER GRAPH - BACK 120 160 170 180 190 130 140
ROWS/RANGS 200 206 150 70 40 80 50 10 20 60 30 89 STITCHES/MAILLES (37cm/14.5’’) 97 STITCHES/MAILLES (40.5cm/16’’) 81 STITCHES/MAILLES (34cm/13.5’’) MOCK FISHERMAN’S RIB STITCH 1X1 RIB STITCH C C AST OFF/ARR E AST OFF/ARR E C C AST ON/MONTER LES M AST OFF/ARR E T DES M T DES M T DES M AILLES AILLES AILLES AILLES
59.5cm/23.5’’ 63.5cm/25’’ 67cm/26.5’’
HELP! WWW.WOOLANDTHEGANG.COM/VIDEO-TUTORIALS 120 160 170 180 190 130 140
ROWS/RANGS 200 206 150 70 40 80 50 10 20 60 30 17.5cm/7’’ C C AST OFF/ARR E AST OFF/ARR E C C AST ON/MONTER LES M AST OFF/ARR E T DES M T DES M T DES M AILLES AILLES AILLES AILLES
59.5cm/23.5’’ 63.5cm/25’’ 67cm/26.5’’
STEVIE SWEATER GRAPH - SLEEVE
ROWS/RANGS 100 110 70 40 80 50 10 20 120 200 210 220 160 170 180 190 90 60 130 140 30 150 230 234 35 STITCHES/MAILLES (14.5cm/5.5’’) 37 STITCHES/MAILLES (15.5cm/6’’) 33 STITCHES/MAILLES (14cm/5.5’’) MOCK FISHERMAN’S RIB STITCH 1X1 RIB STITCH C C C AST OFF/ARR E AST OFF/ARR E C AST OFF/ARR E AST ON/MONTER LES M T DES M T DES M T DES M AILLES AILLES AILLES AILLES
69cm/27’’ 72.5cm/28.5’ 75.5cm/30’’
HELP! WWW.WOOLANDTHEGANG.COM/VIDEO-TUTORIALS ROWS/RANGS 100 110 70 40 80 50 10 20 120 200 210 220 160 170 180 190 90 60 130 140 30 150 230 234 49 STITCHES/MAILLES (29.5cm/11.5’’) 69 STITCHES/MAILLES (42cm/16.5’’) 59 STITCHES/MAILLES (36cm/14’’) MOCK FISHERMAN’S RIB STITCH C C C AST OFF/ARR E AST OFF/ARR E C AST OFF/ARR E AST ON/MONTER LES M T DES M T DES M T DES M AILLES AILLES AILLES AILLES
69cm/27’’ 72.5cm/28.5’ 75.5cm/30’’
STEVIE SWEATER ASSEMBLY AND FINISHING
Raglan seams
Thread the sewing needle with a long strand of yarn and use the vertical invisible seam technique to sew three of the raglan seams only, leaving an opening between the left side of the back and the left sleeve. With the right sides of the knitted pieces facing you, start at the armhole and sew up to the cast-off neck edge.
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SLEEVE SLEEVE
FRONT
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HELP! WWW.WOOLANDTHEGANG.COM/VIDEO-TUTORIALS Neckline ribbing
The final raglan seam was left open to allow you to pick up stitches around the neckline.With the right side of the fabric facing you, pick up and knit a total of 80 [84] 88 stitches along the cast-off neck edge, spaced along the neck edge as follows:
1 Starting with the left sleeve, pick up 12 [14] 16 stitches along the first sleeve, 28[28] 28 stitches along the front, 12 [14] 16 stitches along the second sleeve and 28 [28] 28 stitches along the back.
SLEEVE BACK
FRONT SLEEVE
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2 Work 8 rows in 1x1 rib stitch.
3 Cast off in ribbing.
4 Sew up the last raglan seam in the same way as before,
STEVIE SWEATER starting at the armhole and sewing all the way along the neck ribbing as well.
Side seams and sleeves
1 Now fold your sweater in half along the shoulders and sleeves, with the right side facing out. Starting at the bottom hem, use the vertical invisible seam technique to sew the side edges together all the way up to the underarm. Then start again at the sleeve hem, and sew the sleeve edges in the same way. Repeat for the other side.
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2 Weave in the loose ends.
JOIN THE GANG - [email protected] KNITTING TECHNIQUES
Work! Work! Work! There are two main ways to ‘work’ stitches: they can be knitted or purled. When the pattern asks you to ‘work’ a number of stitches/rows/cm, it will always specify which stitch pattern to work in.
Working with multiple strands of yarn Sometimes, a pattern will tell you to work with two or more strands. To do this, just hold all the strands together and knit with them as if they were a single, thick yarn!
Long-tail cast on This creates a nice elastic edge, suitable for stretchy items like hats. To make sure that the edge isn’t too tight, you can cast on over two knitting needles held together.
1. Start by making a slipknot - the ‘yarn tail’ needs to be quite long for this cast on, hence the name! Place the slipknot on your knitting needle, and hold the needle in your right hand, with the yarn hanging straight down.
2. Now insert the thumb and index finger of your left hand between the two strands of yarn hanging from the needle, and then close your ring finger and little finger around the yarn to trap it.
STEVIE SWEATER Stretch out your thumb and index finger as far from each other as possible, stretching the yarn taut.
C B A
3. You will be using three separate strands of yarn:
A: the strand which sits closest to you, in front of the thumb B: the strand that goes from the thumb to the slipknot on the needle C: the strand that goes from the needle to your index finger
4. Place the needle in front of A, then bring it under A and let it come up between A and B.
HELP! WWW.WOOLANDTHEGANG.COM/VIDEO-TUTORIALS 5. Now bring the needle over and behind C, and scoop the yarn (C) up with the tip of your needle.
6. Bring the needle tip with the yarn back between A and B (the same way you came before), so that it ends up in front of A. Now pull your thumb out from the yarn that’s looped around it. Tug on the yarn to tighten up the new loop on your knitting needle, then insert your thumb again between the two yarn strands hanging down from the newly formed loop on your needle.
7. Repeat steps 4-6 to continue casting on stitches.
1 x 1 Rib stitch When working over an uneven number of stitches, repeat the following two rows: Row 1: Knit the first stitch, purl the next. Continue alternating between knit and purl stitches until you have just one stitch left, knit this stitch. Row 2: Purl the first stitch, knit the next. Continue alternating between purl and knit stitches until you have just one stitch left, purl this stitch.
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Mock fisherman’s rib This is a chunky, cool rib pattern that looks rather complicated - but is actually quite easy to achieve! The two sides of the fabric are slightly different - for this design, the more ‘crisp’ side is used as the ‘right’ side. Worked over an uneven number of stitches, simply repeat the following two rows:
Row 1 (right side): Purl one stitch, to work the second stitch, don’t insert the needle through the loop on the left needle - instead, insert the right needle through the middle of the stitch on the row directly below it, then wrap the yarn and complete as a normal knit stitch. As you slip the stitch off the left needle, it may feel as if you’re about to drop it - but don’t worry, it’s completely safe! Repeat these two stitches until you have just 1 stitch left of your row, purl the last stitch.
Row 2 (wrong side): knit all stitches.
JOIN THE GANG - [email protected] Adding a new ball of yarn When your ball of yarn runs out, tie a loose knot on to the tail with the new ball of yarn and slide it up to the needle. Tighten the knot. Continue knitting with the new yarn.
Right-leaning decrease Instead of knitting only one stitch at a time, knit two stitches together. Insert the front of your right needle through the first two stitches of the left needle, then knit them together as a single stitch. For decreasing on purl rows, insert the needle through the two stitches from right to left and purl together as a single stitch. You can also do a double decrease by knitting or purling three stitches together in the same way.
Left-leaning decrease Insert the right needle into the next stitch on the left needle knit-wise (from left to right) and slip the stitch onto the right needle without knitting it. Slip the next stitch in the same way. Now insert the left needle through both these stitches, in front of the right needle, from left to right. Wrap the yarn as for a normal knit stitch and pull the yarn through both loops at once. (If you look at the stitch you just made, you can see that it leans toward the left - hence the name.)
Increasing Make a new stitch by inserting the left needle from front to back under the strand of yarn between the last stitch worked and the next stitch to be worked, and lifting this loop onto the needle. Now insert the right needle into this loop from right to left, then wrap the yarn and pull through as for a knit stitch.
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Casting off To complete your project, you need to cast off your last row of stitches in order to make an edge that won’t unravel. For your final row, knit the first two stitches. Using the tip of the left needle, lift the first stitch up and over the second stitch and then slip it off the right needle. Now you have only one stitch on your right needle. Knit the next stitch from the left needle, then lift the previous stitch over it and off the needle as before. Do this with each stitch until there are no stitches on the left needle and just one stitch on the right needle. Cut the yarn, leaving a 15 cm/6’’ end. Pull on the last loop until the ends pops through - you’ve now secured the last stitch.
Picking up stitches To pick up stitches along a cast-off edge, insert the right needle through the first cast-off stitch from front to back, taking care to catch both of the vertical yarn ‘loops’ at the top of the stitch. Wrap the yarn around the needle and pull through as for a normal knit stitch. Now do the same for the next stitch along the edge.
JOIN THE GANG - [email protected] Casting off in ribbing To create a stretchy edge, cast off in ribbing. To do this, knit one stitch, then purl one stitch. Use the tip of the left needle to lift the first stitch over the last one, and off the needle. Knit the next stitch, and lift the previous stitch over it and off the needle. Purl the next stitch, and lift the previous stitch over it and off the needle. Repeat the last two stitches, so that you are alternating between knit and purl stitches as you cast off.
STEVIE SWEATER FINISHING TECHNIQUES
Vertical invisible seam This technique is used to join the side edges of two pieces. Place the two knitted pieces side by side with the right side of the fabric facing up. Insert your sewing needle under the first horizontal bar between the first two stitches on the edge you want to join. Pull the yarn through and insert the needle through the opposite horizontal bar on the other piece. Sew back and forth through the horizontal bars along the edge. To tighten the stitches, pull the yarn gently - and they will disappear.
#SHAREYOURKNITS Weaving in the ends Weave the ends of your yarn into your knitting to finish it off and stop it from unravelling. Thread the tail onto the sewing needle. Weave the yarn along the edge of your knitting as shown in the diagram. Weave in approximately 10 cm/4”, then cut the tail.
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