Austin Striped Sweater
INTERMEDIATE KNIT
MEASUREMENTS
Years 2 (4-6-8)
To fit underarm 55 (60-65-70) cm
To measure (approx) 63 (69-74-79) cm
Length (approx) 38 (43-48-52) cm
Sleeve Length (approx) 24 (28-32-34) cm
YARN
Classique Acrylic 8 ply 100g
1 (1-1-2) x ball/s 1st Colour (C1) mid grey
1 x ball 2nd Colour (C2) ivory
1 x ball 3rd Colour (C3) denim
1 x ball 4th Colour (C4) silver
NEEDLES AND EXTRAS
1 pair each 4mm and 4.50mm Knitting Needles; A 4.50mm Circular Needle (40cm long) or sizes that give correct tension.
1 stitch holder; A yarn needle.
TENSION
18 sts and 26 rows to 10 cm over stocking st, using 4.50mm needles.
This project has been worked on bigger needles than normally recommended.
BACK
Using pair 4.50mm needles and C1, cast on 59 (65-69-73) sts.
Beg rib - 1st row (RS) - K2, * Pl, Kl, rep from * to last st, K1. 2nd row - K1, * P1, K1, rep from * to end.
Rep 1st and 2nd rows until work measures 3 cm from beg, ending with a 2nd row.
Beg stripes - Break off yarn after completion of each stripe. Using C2, work 8 rows stocking st. Using C3, work 8 rows stocking st. Using C4, work 8 rows stocking st.
Using C1, work 8 rows stocking st. Last 32 rows form stripes throughout.
Cont in stripes until work measures 24 (28-32-34) cm from beg, ending with a purl row.
Shape Armholes - Keeping stripes correct, cast off 3 (3-3-4) sts at beg of next 2 rows = 53 (59-63-65) sts. Dec one st at each end of next row, then in every foll alt row until 47 (51-55-57) sts rem.
Cont in stripes without shaping until armholes measure 7 (7-89) cm, ending with a purl row. **
Work a further 18 (20-20-24) rows.
Shape Shoulders - Cast off 5 sts at beg of next 4 rows, then 4 (5-6-6) sts at beg of foll 2 rows. Leave rem 19 (21-23-25) sts on a stitch holder.
FRONT
Work as for Back to **.
Divide For V Neck - Next row (RS) - K23 (25-27-28), turn.
*** Cont on these 23 (25-27-28) sts and dee one st at neck edge in every row until 21 (23-23-26) sts rem, then in every foll alt row until 14 (15-16-16) sts rem.
Work 1 row.
Shape Shoulder - Cast off 5 sts at beg of next row and foll alt row.
Work 1 row. Cast off rem 4 (5-6-6) sts. ***
With RS facing, join appropriate colour to rem sts, K2tog, knit to end. Rep from *** to ***, working 1 row more before shoulder shaping.
SLEEVES
Using pair 4mm needles and C1, cast on 31 (33-33-33) sts.
Work 3 cm rib as for lower band of Back.
Change to pair 4.50mm needles.
Beg stripes - Work in stripes as for Back, inc one st at each end of 3rd row, then in every foll 6th (8th-8th-8th) row until there are 45 (47-49-51) sts.
Cont in stripes without shaping until work measures same as Back to beg of armhole shaping, ending with same stripe row on WS.
Shape Top - Keeping stripes correct, cast off 2 sts at beg of next 2 rows = 41 (43-45-47) sts.
Dec one st at each end of next row, then in every foll alt row until 27 (25-25-23) sts rem, then in every row until 5 (7-7-9) sts rem.
Cast off loosely.
NECKBAND
Using mattress st, join shoulder seams. With RS facing, using 4.50mm circular needle and C1, knit up 24 (26-26-30) sts evenly along right front neck (beg at centre front), knit across sts from back stitch holder - inc 4 sts evenly across, then knit up 24 (26-26-30) sts evenly along left front neck= 71 (77-79-89) sts.
Note - Work in rows, not rounds.
Work in rib as for lower band of Back, beg with a 2nd row until neckband measures 3 cm, ending with a 2nd row. Cast off loosely in rib.
FINISHING
DO NOT PRESS. Join side and sleeve seams, matching stripes. Sew in sleeves matching stripes. Cross left side of neckband over right side and neatly slip st in place.