Puzzled

A child’s sweater designed by Pam MacKenzie

from the InStitches blog
http://www.mycentraljersey.com/institches
Materials:

3 colors of Caron Simply Soft yarn. If you

have one skein of each color, you should
have more than enough yarn.

Size 4 and Size 6 needles. If you knit the

sleeves in the round, have a circular needle
or double point needles in both sizes.

Eight buttons that are 1/2 inch wide

Tapestry needle and 2 stitch holders.

Note: this sweater measures 12 inches

across and 10 inches from shoulder to
waist. If you want to adjust the size, use
larger needles or a heavier yarn to make it
bigger or use sport weight yarn to make it
smaller. If you want to lengthen it, make
the ribbing at the waist and shoulders
longer. If you lengthen the ribbing at the
shoulders, you’ll have to adjust the seams
along the sides of the sweater to compen-
Using size 4 needle, work the right ribbing for 3 rows. In the next row, work
sate.
shoulder stitches in k1, ,p1 ribbing for 7 3 stitches, in ribbing, yo for button hole,
rows, decreasing 1 stitch every other row 3 work 2 stitches together consistent with
times. Bind off. your established ribbing, work 6 stitches
gauge:
in ribbing, yo for button hole, work 2 to-
Put the 25 stitches on the farthest left on gether consistent with established ribbing,
9 stitches and 12 rows equal 2 inches. (If
your size 6 needle and attach yarn at the work 6 stitches in ribbing, yo for button
you use a sport weight yarn, your gauge
neck end. Knit across on size 6 needle. hole, , work 2 together consistent with
will be less and you’ll make a smaller
Switch to size 4 needle and work in established ribbing, then continue ribbing
sweater. )
k1, p1 ribbing for 7 rows, decreasing at to end. Bind off.
the neck end three times. Bind off. You
BACK
should still have 21 stitches left on the Repeat the same shaping on the left side.
holder in the center.
Using the size 4 needles and your main
You should have 19 stitches left on the
color, cast on 61 stitches. Knit in knit 1,
FRONT holder in the center.
purl 1 ribbing for 1.25 inches. For me, that
was 6 rows beyond the cast-on.
Repeat everything you did on the back Note: The reason you are going to use but-
until you get to 5 rows from the top of the tons on the shoulder is so that the sweater
Switch to the size 6 needles and follow
chart. Divide for the neck, which I think can go over the baby’s head easily without
the chart on page 2 for the puzzle pieces,
means you will be starting a wrong-side hurting him or her.
knitting on the right side and purling on
row. Purl 26 stitches for the right shoul-
the left side (stockinette). Although this
der and put the rest of the stitches on the PARTIAL ASSEMBLY.
is Intarsia knitting, you might want to use
holder.
the stranded method (Fair Isle) for the
You will need to assemble some of the
puzzle-piece knobs.
Continue to follow the chart, for this sweater before you can pick up the stitches
side, but decrease one stitch at the neck at the sleeves and knit out. Sew the but-
When you’ve finished the chart, knit
4 times. When you get to the end of the tons on and fasten the shoulders. Sew the
25 stitches across the back for the right
chart, work one row across the top in the back and front shoulder facing together as
shoulder in the same color you used for
main color on size 6 needles. Switch to they overlap at the sleeve edge.
the bottom ribbing. You can put the rest
the size 4 needles and work in K1, p1
of the stitches on a holder if you want.
Option one: Sleeves knit in the round: using size 6 needles, pick up 48 stitches Row 2 (wrong side): P1, k1 across,. At the
If you’re like me and you want to mini- evenly placed to the sixth row below the end of the row, cast on 4 more stitches. 33
mize your sewing, then you want to knit top of the second puzzle piece on the stitches total.
the sleeves in the round. This can be done front. Note that when you are picking up
with the Magic Loop method or on circu- stitches where the front and back shoulder Continue in K1, p1 ribbing for 6 rows.
lar needles. I prefer circular needles. I like plackets overlap, your pick up stitches may Bind off. Sew up seams.
to do this after I sew up the side seems. be going through 2 thicknesses of fabric.
Side seams should be sewn from the bot- Front:
tom to about 6 or 7 rows before the top of Work in stockinette over 48 stitches for 7 Right side: Using main color, cast on 4
the second puzzle piece. rows. At the beginning of next row, dec. 1 stitches, then pick up 7 stitches along left
stitch on either side. Continue in stocki- edge of front neck, knit the 19 stitches
Then, with main color, pick up 48 stitches nette, decreasing 1 stitch on either side from the stitch holder, pick up 7 stitches
around the armhole. Knit 7 rounds. In every 6 rows. You should have 32 stitches. along right of neck,
the next round, dec1 at the beginning and Switch to size 4 needles, work K1, p1 rib- cast on 4 stitches. 41 stitches total.
end of the round. Continue in this way, bing for 4 rows and bind off.
decreasing at the beginning and end of the Row 2, wrong side. P1, k1 across, ending
round after every 6 rows, 7 more times. FINISHING with p1
You should have 32 stitches. Switch to Row 3, k1, p1, k1, yo, k2 tog, p1. Contin-
smaller needles and work in k1, p1 ribbing Back: ue in k1, p1 ribbing until 4 stitches from
for 4 rows. Bind off. Right side: At back of neck, attach main end. Yo, k2 tog, p1, k1.
color yarn, pick up 4 stitches along right Rows 4 through 6, continue in established
Option two: Sleeves knit flat: button placket, knit across 21 stitches from ribbing pattern. Bind off. Sew buttons on
If you are going to knit the sleeves flat, do holder, pick up 4 stitches along left button tabs on back neck band.
not sew the sides at this time. Starting on placket, cast on 4 stitches. (29 stitches
the back side, attach yarn at 6 rows from total). Sew in the strings from the color changing
the top of the second puzzle piece, and and enjoy.

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