Shorts & Cardigan Luxury
SHORTS
YARN = “CASHMERE†di “Laines du Nordâ€: 5 balls color 13
NEEDLES = 3.5 mmand 5.5 mm
OTHER = tapestry needle, pins, scissors, needle and sewing thread, elastic 2 cm high
CARDIGAN
YARN = “CASHMERE†by “Laines du Nordâ€: 5 balls color 230 (brows); 3 balls color 500 (yellow); 1 ball color 130 (grey)
NEEDLES = 3.5 mm and 4.5 mm
OTHER = tapestry needle, pins, scissors, needle and sewing thread, 4 buttons
SHORTS
Difficulty level: easy
The shorts are made up of 2 parts worked separately and sewn together at the end.Each part of the shorts is worked with yarn held double.
CARDIGAN
Difficulty level: intermediate
For the left leaning decrease work SKP (Right Front and sleeve)
For the right leaning decrease work k2tog (Left Front and sleeve)
To make the buttonholes work in this way: K2tog, YO.
And on the next Row work: P1, YO, P1 in the same st.
SHORTS
1/1 rib st: ( multiple 2 sts)
1 Rw: (K1, P1) rep to the end.
2 Rw: work sts as they appear
Stocking st:
1 Rw:K
2 RW: P
CARDIGAN
1/1 rib st: ( multiple 2 sts)
1 Rw: (K1, P1) rep to the end.
2 Rw: work sts as they appear
Stocking st:
1 Rw:K
2 RW: P
SHORTS
st(s) = Stitch(es)
Rw = rows
K = knit
P = purl
SE = selvage sts
RS= right side
WS= wrong side
C= color
rep= repeat
CARDIGAN
st(s) = Stitch(es)
Rw = rows
K = knit
P = purl
Y = yarn over
SE = selvage sts
RS = right side
WS = wrong side
SKP = slip 1 knitwise, K1 pass slipped stitch over
K2tog = knit 2 sts together
C = color
rep = repeat
SIZE: 42
Procedure
FIRST PART OF SHORTS
Star working the leg.
With needles 5.5 and yarn held double, cast on 78 sts.
Work 2 rows in 1/1 rib st.
Work in 18 rows stocking st.
Start decreasing.
19 Rw: cast off 3 sts at the beginning of the row
20 Rw: cast off 3 sts at the beginning of the row
21 Rw: cast off. 2 sts at the beginning of the row
22 Rw: cast off. 1 sts at the beginning of the row
23Rw: cast off. 2 sts at the beginning of the row
24 Rw: cast off. 1 sts at the beginning of the row
25 Rw: cast off. 1 sts at the beginning of the row
26 Rw: cast off. 1 sts at the beginning of the row
Work in stocking sts on the remaining 64 sts until 56Rw.
Change to needles 3.5 mm.
57 - 80 Rw: work in stocking st
81 Rw: cast off all sts
SECOND PART OF SHORTS
Work symmetrically to the first part
FINISHING
Sew the 2 panels sides with a tapestry needle. Sewing are at he center f the from and of the back. Sew the elastic to the back of the waistband with a needle and sewing thread.
CARDIGAN
BACK
With needles 3.5 mm and color yellow cast on 110 sts.
Work 14 rows in 2/2 rib st.
Change to needles 4.5 mm.
Work in stocking st until the end of the piece.
At 49 Rwchange to color brown and continue with this color to the end.
59Rw: cast off all sts
RIGHT FRONT
With needles 3.5 mm and color yellow cast on52 sts.
Work 14 rows in 2/2 rib st.
Change to needles 4.5 mm.
Work in stocking st until the end of the piece.
At 49 Rwchange to color brown and continue with this color to the end.
At the same time starting from 17 RW start shaping the neckline on the right-hand side. Decrease on RS rows 1 st( after the first on needle) every 2 rows for 20 times (last decrease row: 57 Rw)
59Rw: cast off all sts
LEFT FRONT
Work symmetrically to Right Front.
SLEEVES
With needles 3.5 mm and color yellow cast on54 sts.
Work 18rows in 2/2 rib st.
Change to needles 4.5 mm.
Work in stocking st until the end of the piece.
3 Rw: increase 1 sts each side (after the first on needle and before the last one)
4Rw and even rows: work sts as they appear.
9, 17, 23, 31, 37, 45, 51, 59 and 65 Rw: like 3 Rw
66 - 82 Rw:work in stocking st
83 Rw: cast off all sts
Make the second sleeve.
POCKETS
With color grey and needles 4.5 mm, cast on 22 sts.
Work as follows: 1 SE., 1 st in reverse stocking st, 18 sts in stocking st, 1 st in reverse stocking st, 1 SE.
Work 27 rows in the same way.
28 Rw: cast off all sts
Make the secondo pocket.
EDGE BAND (front and back neck)
It is worked separately and at the end it is sewn on the 2 fronts and on the back neck
With needles 3.5 mm and color yellow cast on8 sts.
Work as follows: 1 SE., 1 st in reverse stocking st, 4sts in stocking st, 1 st in reverse stocking st, 1 SE.
Work 66rows in the same way.
Change to color brown and work another 204 rows, change to color yellow and work another 65 rows.
Last row: cast off all sts
Note: working the first part of the edge create 4 buttonholes at regular intervals. Make the 4 buttonhole in correspondence with the start of the decreases in the neckline of the right front.
FINISHING
Sew on WS. using the threads in the corresponding colors.
Sew shoulders and side leaving the armholes open. Sew sleeves.
Sew the edge band along the front edges and the back neck.
Sew the buttons on the edge of the left front, in line with the buttonholes.
