Knitting Sweaters for Men E-Book

Christine Carlson

• Herausgeber: BookRix
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2015

Beschreibung

Knitting Sweaters for Men is home to 14 vintage patterns. All of these patterns feature brilliantly designed sweaters, comfort, and excellence. The instructions are straightforward and they're accompanied by pictures.

Leseprobe

Christine Carlson

Knitting Sweaters for Men

BookRix GmbH & Co. KG81371 Munich

Man's Ski Slipover Pattern

Directions are for Size 38. Changes for Sizes 40, 42, and 44 are in parentheses.

MATERIALS REQUIRED:

Columbia-Minerva Knitting Worsted (4 oz skein) - 5(6-6-7) skeins

OR

Columbia-Minerva Calypso Germantown Knitting Worsted (2 or 4 oz skein) - 22(24-26-28) ozs

Knitting Needles: 1 pair each "Boye" Sizes 5 and 9, 1 "Boye" cable needle and 1 set "Boye" double point needles Size 5

Gauge: Stockinette Stitch on Size 9 needles - 4½ sts to 1 inch; 6 rows to 1 inch

BACK: With Size 5 needles cast on 98(102-106-110) sts. Work in K 1, P 1 ribbing for 3 inches. Change to Size 9 needles and work in pat as follows: Row 1 - Right side:On Size 42 only K 1, P 1, on all Sizes * K 2, P 1 *, repeat from * to * 6(6-6-7) times more, sl next 5 sts onto cable needle and hold in back, K next 5 sts, then K the 5 sts from cable needle for cable twist, P 1, K 34(38-38-40), P 1, twist cable on next 10 sts, ** P 1, K 2 **, repeat from ** to ** to end of row, on Size 42 only ending P 1, K 1. Row 2: On Size 42 only P 1, K 1, on all Sizes * P 2, K 1 *, repeat from * to * 6(6-6-7) times more, P 10, K 1, P 34(38- 38-40), K 1, P 10, ** K 1, P 2 **, repeat from ** to ** to end of row, on Size 42 only ending K 1, P 1. Row 3: Same as Row 1 omitting the cable twist. Row 4: Same as Row 2. Rows 5 through 14: Repeat Rows 3 and 4. Repeat these 14 rows for pat. Work until back meas­ures 14½(14½-15-15) inches or desired length from start. Armholes: Bind off 5 sts at beg of next 2 rows, then dec 1 st each side every other row 3 times - 82(86-90-94) sts on needle. Work until armholes measure 9(9½-9½-10) inches straight above bound-off sts at underarm. Shoulders: Bind off 12(12-13-13) sts at beg of next 4(4-4-2) rows, then on Size 44 only bind off 14 sts at beg of next 2 rows. Sl rem'ing 34(38-38-40) sts onto st holder for neck.