Knitting Almanac E-Book

Sophie Martin

• Herausgeber: Landauer
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 257

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2023

Beschreibung

The ultimate source of inspiration, this complete book is filled with knitting patterns for crafters! Featuring more than 100 unique and year-round knitting projects -- from clothing and accessories to baby clothes, home décor, holiday décor, toys, and so much more -- Knitting Almanac also includes instructions for knitting techniques, stitch guides, helpful diagrams, expert tips, and so much more! The perfect book to not only build your knitting skills, but also create the most charming and on-trend gifts, clothes, and keepsakes, Knitting Almanac is a must-have project guide that belongs on every crafter's shelf! Also included are over 20 bonus projects interspersed throughout that go beyond knitting, from candle making and embroidery to beauty products, food and drink recipes, and other exciting ideas to try.

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Knitting Almanac

Landauer Publishing, www.landauerpub.com, is an imprint of Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Inc.

L’almanach du tricot 2022 © 2021 by Éditions Marie Claire Publishing - Société d’Information et Créations (SIC)

© 2023 by Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Inc., 903 Square Street, Mount Joy, PA 17552.

Knitting Almanac is the English language edition of L’almanach du tricot 2022, originally published in French in 2021. This English edition published in 2023 by Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Inc.

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Print ISBN 978-1-63981-017-8ISBN 978-1-63741-164-3

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

APRIL

MAY

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

JANUARY

GRAPHIC CHAIR COVERS

FINGERLESS GLOVES

MEN’S MATCHING HAT & SCARF

BOOTIES

MITTENS

WOMEN’S MATCHING HAT AND SNOOD

MERMAID TAIL BLANKET

COCOON SHAWL

HAT IN 1/1 RIBBING

KNITTING MACHINE

GRAPHIC CHAIR COVERS

SUPPLIES

•  Unfinished wood chairs

•  Silky-quality matte paint: vine black, wood charcoal, sage, and beige colors

•  Brush (for background)

•  Fine brush (for details)

•  White pencil

•  Pure Wool by Phildar, knitted in double: black chair: 6 balls in black, 4 balls in beige; gray chair: 6 balls in iron ore, 4 balls in flannel

•  #10 and #10½ US (6 and 7mm) needles

•  Fleece in sheets

STITCHES USED

  1/1 Ribbing: * 1 knit stitch, 1 purl stitch*

  Stockinette: * 1 knit row, 1 purl row*

GAUGES

Directions

CHAIR

Brush two coats of paint on each chair: “vine black” for the black chair and “wood charcoal” for the gray chair. Let dry.

Lightly trace the patterns with a white pencil following the photo and then paint them in beige on the black background or sage on the gray background.

COVERS

The instructions for the gray chair are given in parentheses.

Back: Cast on 58 stitches, with 2 black (iron ore) threads, #10½ (7mm) needle. Knit 2 rows 1/1 ribbing then continue in jacquard stockinette starting with the 2nd (4th) mesh of the grid. At 17" (43cm) total height, knit 2 rows of 1/1 black (iron ore) ribbing and bind off. Pin and iron all pieces on the reverse side to the dimensions shown. Fold the galettes to unite the assembly row and last row. Close one side. Slide a batting cut to size into the cover and close the last side. Fold the backrest in half to close the sides and slip it over the top of the backrest.

Diagram

FINGERLESS GLOVES

ONE SIZE FITS ALL

SUPPLIES

•  Alpaca by La Droguerie (100% alpaca): 3 oz. (80g) color off-white (ecru)

•  #4 US (3.5mm) needles

•  Cultured pearl: 6 - 3mm, 4 - 5 mm

•  Sewing rhinestones: 4 crystal shuttles and 4 crystal drops

STITCHES USED

  Stockinette stitch: *1 Knit row, 1 purl row*

GAUGE

Directions

Cast on 50 stitches, #4 (3.5mm) needles. Knit in stockinette stitch.

At 3" (8cm) in total height, increase at each end every 16 rows: 7 times 1 stitch. (64 stitches)

At 16" (41 cm) in total height, loosely bind off.

Close the mittens, leaving a 1" (3cm) opening for the thumb 1½" (4cm) from the cast-on row.

Sew on the beads and rhinestones.

CHOCOLATE NUT COOKIES

15 COOKIES - PREP TIME: 10 MIN - REST: 15 MIN - COOK TIME: 10 MIN

INGREDIENTS

1½ cups (330g) churned butter • ¾ cup (160g) golden sugar • ½ cup (115g) panela (whole cane sugar) • 3 eggs • 1½ cup (200g) rice flour • ⅔ cups (150g) ground almonds • ¾ cup (100g) buckwheat flour • 1 ⅔ cups (380g) dark chocolate chips • ¾ cup (170g) coarsely chopped pecan nuts • 3 pinches of coarse gray salt • 1 handful of flax seeds

Directions

In the bowl, mix the fresh butter, the sugars, and the coarse salt. Once mixed, add the eggs, the flours, and the almond powder. Stir in pecans, chocolate chips, and flax seeds.

Shape this dough into about fifteen large balls and leave to cool for at least 15 minutes in the freezer.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C), spread your cookies on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. Bake for 10 minutes if you like them soft, 15 minutes if you prefer them crispy. Let them cool on a wire rack. Taste!

Serve with a delicious homemade hot chocolate with almond milk spiced with chili powder, cinnamon and gray salt, sugar, with coconut sugar, and mixed for a frothy and creamy texture.

MEN’S MATCHING HAT & SCARF

SIZE

•  Hat: 20¾" circumference x 13⅜" high (53 x 34cm)

•  Scarf: 27½" x 9¾" (70 x 25cm)

SUPPLIES

•  Phil Harmony by Phildar (49% acrylic and 51% wool): Hat: 3 balls in denim blue; Scarf: 3 balls in denim blue

•  #8 US (5mm) needles

STITCHES USED

  1/1 Ribbing: *Knit 1 stitch, purl 1 stitch*

  Fancy stitch

1st row: 1 selvedge stitch, *3 purl stitches, 1 knit stitch*; repeat from * to * and end on 1 selvedge stitch

2nd and 4th rows: knit the stitches as they appear

3rd row: 1 selvedge stitch, *1 purl stitch, 1 knit stitch, 2 purl stitches* ; repeat from * to * and end on 1 selvedge stitch

Always repeat these 4 rows.

GAUGE

Directions

THE HAT

Cast on 90 stitches, #8 (5mm) needles, knit in 1/1 ribbing for 3½" (9cm). Continue in fancy stitch.

At 8" (20cm) in height after the sides, divide the decreases by making 2 stitches together at the place or upside down depending on the point and continuing the continuity of the fancy point as you go.

Knit 3 stitches, *2 stitches together, 6 stitches, 2 stitches together, 5 stitches*; repeat from * to * 5 times in total and end with 2 stitches together, 5 stitches, 2 stitches together, 3 stitches.

There are 78 stitches left.

2 rows higher: knit 2 stitches, *2 stitches together, 4 stitches, 2 stitches together, 5 stitches *; repeat from * to * 5 times in total and end with 2 stitches together, 5 stitches, 2 stitches together, 3 stitches.

There are 66 stitches left.

2 rows higher: knit 2 stitches, * 2 stitches together, 4 stitches, 2 stitches together, 3 stitches*; repeat from * to * 5 times in total and end with 2 stitches together, 3 stitches, 2 stitches together, and 2 stitches.

There are 54 stitches left.

2 rows higher: knit 1 stitch, * 2 stitch together, 2 stitch, 2 stitch together, 3 stitch *; repeat from * to * 5 times in total and end with 2 stitches together, 2 stitches, 2 stitches together, and 2 stitches.

There are 42 stitches left.

2 rows higher: knit the stitches 2 by 2.

There are 21 stitches left.

2 rows higher: knit 1 stitch then the stitches 2 by 2.

There are 11 stitches left.

Pass the thread through the stitches and pull tight.

THE SCARF

Cast on 122 stitches, #8 (5mm) needles, knit in fancy stitches. At 9¾" (25cm) in height, loosely bind off the stitches.

Assembly

Close the hat with an invisible seam, inverting it 2" (5cm) for the reverse side.

Close the scarf with an invisible seam.

BOOTIES

SUPPLIES

•  #11 US (8mm) needles

•  4 marker rings

•  Felting wool (for the pattern)

•  Felting needle

•  Liquid latex (nonslip)

STITCHES USED

  Garter stitch: Always knit right side up

  Stockinette stitch: *1 knit row, 1 purl row*

  Moss stitch. *Knit 1 stitch, purl 1 stitch*. Always have a knit stitch over a purl stitch and purl stitch over knit stitch every row.

GAUGES

Directions

Cast on 65 stitches with 2 A strands. Knit in moss stitch, placing markers in the 1st row, after the 1st, 32nd, 33rd, and 64th stitches.

3rd and following odd rows: Right side up.

9th row: Right side up with markers removed. There are 5 stitches before the 1st, 9 stitches between the next 2, and 5 stitches after the last.

Continue in right side up stockinette for the stem, with 2 strands B.

1st row: Purl, placing 1 marker after the 37th stitch and after the 44th.

10th row: Bind off.

Close the middle of the sole and the heel.

Make the 2nd slipper.

Machine wash the slippers at 60°C with a terrycloth towel and regular detergent. Wring out lightly. Shape by slipping in an old pair of shoes slightly smaller than the desired size and wrapped in plastic. Let dry near a heat source.

When the slippers are dry, draw a star on the top with a building thread. Slip the felting foam inside and stitch the white felting wool inside the pattern until you get the desired density. Remove the frame if it is still visible. Paint areas under the sole with latex to make it nonslip.

MITTENS

2/4 YEARS (4/6 YEARS)

SUPPLIES

•  Nirvana by Mamy Factory (60% alpaca, 40% wool) double knitted: 2 (2) balls Color Ecru (off-white)

•  #8 US (5mm) doublepointed needles

GAUGE

STITCHES USED

  Stockinette stitch: 1 knit row, 1 purl row

  1/1 Ribbing: 1 knit stitch, 1 purl stitch

  Single decrease: Knit 2 stitches together

Directions

Twist: Approx. ¾" (2cm [6 sts]) in the round.

Cast on 28 (30) stitches, #8 (5mm) needles, knit in 1/1 rib for 26 rows.

Continue by making 4 interlayer increases over 7 rows by knitting: 1st row: 2 knit stitches, 1 knit increase, 6 (7) knit stitches, 1 purl stitch, 1 purl increase, 2 knit stitches, purl 2 stitches, 4 (5) stitches knit, 1 knit increase, knit 5, knit 1 increase, knit 6.

2nd row: 9 (10) knit stitches, purl 2, 2 cross stitches on the right, purl 2, knit 17 (18) stitches.

3rd and 4th row: knit the stitches as they appear.

Always repeat these 3 rows (2nd, 3rd, 4th rows.)

Knit like this for 9 (12) rows.

Leave 8 stitches on hold for the thumb and knit as follows:

Knit 3(4), purl 2, knit 2, purl 2, knit 15 (16).

Continue on these 24 (26) stitches for 9 (10) rows.

Make the decreases as follows:

- size 2/4 years: 1 single decrease, 1 knit stitch, 2 purl stitches, knit 2, 2 purl stitches, 1 knit stitch, 2 knit together stitches, 1 single decrease, 8 knit stitches, 2 stitches together at the location;

- size 4/6 years: 1 knit stitch, 1 single decrease, 1 knit stitch, 2 purl stitches, 2 knit stitches, 1 knit stitch, 2 knit stitches together, 1 knit stitch, 1 single decrease, 8 knit stitches, knit 2 together

Assembly and finishing touches

Repeat these decreases 3 times one above the other.

Break the thread, pass it through the stitches and tighten.

Take the 8 thumb stitches and knit in the round for 9 rows.

Knit the stitches 2 by 2.

Break the thread, pass it through the stitches and tighten.

Crochet a 40" (1m) long chain and connect the 2 mittens.

Note: Make the second mitten in symmetry for the thumb.

You can also reverse the twist by making 2 cross stitches on the left.

WOMEN’S MATCHING HAT AND SNOOD

SIZE

•  Hat: 20½" circumference x 11¾" high (52 x 30cm)

•  Snood: 63" x 8½" (160 x 22cm)

SUPPLIES

•  Frimas by Phildar (50% wool and 50% cotton): 2 balls for the hat, reindeer color, 5 balls for the snood, reindeer color

•  #9 and #10 US (5.5 and 6mm) needles

•  1 fur pompom, color apricot

STITCHES USED

  1/1 Ribbing: *1 knit stitch, 1 purl stitch*

  Stockinette stitch: *1 knit row, 1 purl row*

  Moss stitch: Row 1 *1 knit stitch, 1 purl stitch. Row 2: *1 purl stitch, 1 knit stitch*. Always repeat these 2 rows.

GAUGES

Directions

THE HAT

Cast on 80 stitches, #9 (5.5mm) needles, knit in 1/1 ribbing for 4¾" (12cm). Continue in stockinette stitch, #10 (6mm) needles.

At 7" (18cm) in height after ribbing, pass yarn through sts and tighten.

SNOOD

Cast on 33 stitches, #9 (5.5mm) needles, knit moss stitch. At 63" (160cm) in total height, loosely bind off the stitch.

Assembly

Close the hat with a seam, inverting it over 2½" (6cm) for the lapel. Sew the pompom to the base of the hat. Close the snood with an invisible seam.

MERMAID TAIL BLANKET

SIZE

•  Child: 27½" (70cm) width at top x 61" (155cm) total height

•  Adult: 35½" (90cm) x 78¾" (200cm)

SUPPLIES

•  Phil Mikado by Phildar (70% acrylic and 30% worsted wool): 5-8 balls, color - glacier

•  #8 US (5mm) needles

STITCHES USED

  Garter stitch: Knit every row

  Fancy stitch

1st and 2nd rows: knit all of the stitches in knit stitch.

3rd row: 6 knit stitches, * 1 yarn over needle, 1 knit stitch, 2 yarn over needle, 1 knit stitch, 3 yarn over needle, 1 knit stitch, 2 yarn over needle, 1 knit stitch, 1 yarn over needle, 6 knit stitches*; always repeat from * to *.

4th and 8th rows: knit all stitches, dropping all yarn overs.

5th and 6th row: knit all stitches.

7th row: knit 1 stitch, *1 yarn over, 1 knit stitch, 2 yarn overs, 1 knit stitch, 3 yarn overs, 1 knit stitch, 2 yarn overs, 1 knit stitch, 1 yarn over, 6 knit stitches* ; always repeat from * to * and end

with 1 yarn over, 1 knit stitch, 2 yarn overs, 1 knit stitch, 3 yarn overs, 1 knit stitch, 2 yarn overs, 1 knit stitch, 1 yarn over, 1 knit stitch.

Always repeat these 8 rows.

GAUGES

Directions

Knit in one piece and start with the fin.

THE FIN

Cast on 74 (94) stitches, #8 (5mm) needles, knit in garter stitch and in shortened rows as follows: knit 3 stitches, then pick up on the left every 2 rows: 6 x 1 stitch, 7 x 2 stitches, 3 x 3 stitches, 2 x 4 stitches (12 x 1 stitches, 9 x 2 stitches, 2 x 3 stitches and 2 x 4 stitches.)

Leave the 37 (47) stitches on hold.

Knit the left side of the fin in reverse.

Bring the 2 sides of the fin together and knit over all the stitches in garter stitch.

At 12" (17½" [30/44cm]) in total height, knit the stitches 2 by 2 except the edges.

There are 38 (48) stitches left (the fin is finished).

THE BODY

Form the body as follows: knit in fancy stitch increasing on each side every 4 rows: 21 x 1 stitch and every 2 rows: 7 x 1 stitch (every 4 rows: 25 x 1 stitch and every 2 rows: 19 x 1 stitch).

You get 94 (136) stitches.

At 20" (27½" [50/70cm]) in height after the fin, continue straight.

At 45" (57½" [115/146cm]) in height after the fin, knit in garter stitch.

When 49" (61½" [125/156cm]) high after the fin, loosely cast off the stitches.

Assembly

Close the body about 20" (27½" [50/70cm]) after the fin leaving free the top of the cover.

COCOON SHAWL

SIZE

•  43¼" x 43¼" (110 x 110cm)

SUPPLIES

•  Alpaca (100% alpaca) and La Droguerie blend of Plumette (70% Super Kid mohair, 30% polyamide): 3½ oz. (100g) of each of the following 5 blends:

•  #13 US (9mm) needle

STITCHES USED

  Garter stitch: knit. always in place.

GAUGE

Directions

Cast on 145 stitches with blend 1, #13 (9mm) needle, and knit in garter stitch 8⅔" (22cm) stripes, using successively blends 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. Bind off 43¼" (110cm) in total height.

HAT IN 1/1 RIBBING

ONE SIZE FITS ALL

SUPPLIES

•  Partner 6 by Phildar (50% polyamide, 25% worsted wool, 25% acrylic): 3 balls - Marine color

•  #9 US (5.5mm) needles

STITCHES USED

  1/1 Ribbing: 1 knit stitch, 1 purl stitch

GAUGE

Directions

Cast on 86 stitches, #9 (5.5mm) needles, knit in 1/1 ribbing.

At 6" (15cm) in height, distribute the decreases as follows:

Knit the stitches 2 by 2.

There are 43 stitches left.

2 rows higher: 1 edge stitch, then knit the stitches 2 by 2.

There are 22 stitches left.

2 rows higher: knit the stitches 2 by 2.

There are 11 stitches left.

2 rows higher: pass the thread through the stitches and tighten.

Assembly

Close the cap with a seam.

CANVAS WEAVING

To mount your chain, make a slip knot and place the loop in the nail of your choice at the bottom of the loom, depending on the width of the weave you want to make. Bring the thread up to go around the nail opposite at the top, and go down again to pass it through the next nail at the bottom. Carry out this operation on the width of your choice.

Once the loom is in place with the warp thread, you can start weaving the weft thread. Cut a length of yarn and thread your tapestry needle. To start weaving, wrap the end of the yarn in a loop as shown below. It is not necessary to tie a knot, because it will be visible and the weave must remain flexible.

Weave a thread above, a thread below until the end of the row. For the return, reverse the passage of the thread: if the previous thread was above, pass below, if it was below, pass above. It is a plain weave.

You can use a comb to tamp down your yarn; doing it with your fingers also works when the wool is thick.

To stop your yarn when you don’t have enough left or to change color, make the same loop as at the beginning of the last warp yarn on the right or on the left, it doesn’t matter. Stop your thread at the bottom of the loom by making a double knot around the nail.

KNITTING MACHINE

This tricky little mechanical device has many names (knitting dolly, tricotin, knitting machine, manual spool knitter). However, learning its secrets will allow you to make all sorts of pretty accessories.

SUPPLIES

•  Knitting machine and its weight

•  Medium-weight knitting yarns

•  Wool needle

•  Scissors

GENERAL INFORMATION

All smooth and medium-weight yarns, corresponding to knitting with #4 and #6 US (3 and 4mm) needles, are suitable for machine knitting. Yarns with rough edges are not suitable; mohair hair or fancy yarns, such as tweed balls, get caught in the needles and cause the stitches to jump or block the work. And if they finally “pass," they disappear in the stitches.

Directions

Make sure the needles are open. Thread the wool through the two notches, then through the center of the knitting machine. Leave about 4" (10cm) of yarn at the bottom. Turn the crank always in the same direction by threading one needle out of two: thread in the 1st needle, thread behind the 2nd, thread in the 3rd, 3 turns and hang the weight. Then turn the crank.

Caution: do not crank backwards, otherwise the knitting will unravel. To add yarn or change color, just tie them together.

To stop: turn the crank without thread in the needles so that the knitting machine comes off. Cut the thread, thread it through the wool needle, and pass it through the four loops that have been released. Tighten, stop with a few stitches. Slide the needle inside the knitting machine, take it out a few centimeters, and cut the thread flush. Stop the starting thread in the same way.

For the nostalgic

In the past, the traditional knitting machine was made from a spool of thread topped with four nails. After passing the thread through the center, from top to bottom, it was wrapped around each nail, then the stitches were “knitted” one by one with a needle.

PROJECT 1

SNOOD (TUBE SCARF)

SUPPLIES

•  Supernatural knitting yarn: 2 ⅞ oz. (80g) Flannel color

•  Alpaca knitting yarn: ⅓ oz. (10g) Mustard color

Prepare 6 strands of flannel color knitted fabric and 3 strands of 12" (30cm) mustard knitted fabric by stopping the 2 ends of all pieces. Wrap the knitted fabric by stacking it on 18 rounds.

Join the 2 ends. Make 1 twist. Maintain the twist in 3 equidistant points: Weave 1 mustard knitted fabric while passing on 6 following strands and on the last 6.

Repeat 2 more times while untwisting the weave.

PROJECT 2

BROOCH

SUPPLIES

•  Supernatural knitting yarn: ⅓ oz. (10g) Flannel color

•  Alpaca knitting yarn: ⅓ oz. (10g) Mustard color

•  2 openwork brass buttons

•  2 thin brass leaves

•  2 large felt circles

•  Jewelry glue

Prepare an 8 ⅔" (22cm) knitted fabric of each color. Form a flower of each color by sewing the loops. Sew the button in the center of each flower for the heart. Glue the 2 felt pieces on the back, overlapping them. Sew the flowers on to the round pieces. Sew the leaves on the back. Glue the pin hook on the back.

PROJECT 3

HEADBAND

SUPPLIES

•  Supernatural knitting yarn: Curly flower: ⅓ oz. (10g) Nevada color; Field of poppies: Nevada, vermilion, rose madder, and flannel colors; Braid: Nevada, vermilion, rose madder colors. (These quantities can be used to dress up the headband and its accessories.)

•  Brass headband, 75mm wide

•  Clothespin

•  Jewelry glue

Prepare a 13¾" (35cm) knitting fabric. Stop one end. Slide the headband inside the knitting fabric. Hold with a little glue. Block with a clothespin while drying. Stop the other end and hold with glue.

Curly flower

ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES

•  1 openwork bead

•  2 thin brass leaves

Prepare a 51" (130cm) knitting. Lay it out flat, forming loops 4" (10cm) high. Tie tightly in the middle to form a flower. Sew the openwork bead in the center for the flower. Sew the leaves underneath. Sew the whole thing in large stitches around the headband.

Field of poppies

ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES

•  Decorative brass butterfly

•  Brass nail, ⅓" (9mm)

•  Jewelry glue

Prepare 11 pieces of two-tone knitting fabric from 4¾" to 6⅓" (12 to 16cm): first 1¼" (3cm) gray for the flower center, the rest in another color. Stop the ends. Roll the knitted fabrics on themselves, maintain with a few stitches of the same color. Glue the rounds on the headband starting from the middle. Sew the butterfly on the side.

Braid

ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES

•  12 red pearly beads, 6mm

•  5 openwork copper beads, 6mm

Prepare 1 knitting of each color of about 23⅔" (60cm). Braid them. Sew one end of the braid to secure it, then glue it to the headband. Sew the other end. Sew beads every 3 crossings, alternating 2 red beads, then 1 copper bead.

FEBRUARY

SO SOFT TO WEAR CARDIGAN

TUBE SWEATER

BAMBOO NECK SCARF

BONNET

THROW PILLOWS

FINGERLESS MITTENS

WOOL & TWEED

HEARTS

SWEETNESS FOR LITTLE HEARTS

SO SOFT TO WEAR CARDIGAN

XS (S-M-L)

SUPPLIES

•  Plumette by La Droguerie: 4½ oz. (5/5⅔/6⅓ oz. [130/140/160/180g]), color Pursuit of the Green Diamond

•  #8 US (5mm) needles

•  2 stitch holders

•  5 (5/6/6) Daum-style buttons, color blue oil

STITCHES USED

  Garter stitch: Knit every row

  Interlayer increase: knit the yarn stretched between 2 stitches, twisting it to avoid the formation of a hole.

  Openwork interlayer increase: knit the yarn stretched between two stitches without twisting it.

GAUGE

Diagram

Directions

The cardigan knitted in one piece with the yarn doubled is started at the neckline, without seams on the sides.

Form the yoke by making 8 openwork insert increases as follows:

SLEEVES

Assembly

Sew Sleeve seams. Sew buttons opposite buttonholes.

TUBE SWEATER