LONG CARDIGAN WITH POCKETS
YARN = 10 balls x 50 grams of col. 300 TEDDY B by LAINES DU NORD
LONG KNITTING NEEDLES: size 3.5- and 5-mm points
CIRCULAR NEEDLES: size 5 mm points and 120 cm cable (for band shaping).
OTHERS = 2 buttons of 3.5 cm in diameter, stitch marker, darning needle with silicon-coated point, pins, scissors, tape measure
The cardigan consists of 5 pieces (right front, back, left front, and sleeves). Work all pieces separately and then join them. Finally, work the finishing band of the 2 front openings and neckline by adding it along with the pockets.
Rib 1/1
1st r. (RS): (k1, p1) rep. across the entire r.
2nd r. and next r.: work the sts. as they appear.
Rib 2/2
1st r. (RS): (k2, p2) rep. across the entire r.
2nd r. and next r.: work the sts. as they appear.
Stocking stitch
1st r. (RS): knit all sts.
2nd r. (WS): purl all sts.
Edge st.: slip 1st st. of every r. as it appears; knit last st. of every r. on RS and purl on WS.
RS = right side of work
WS = wrong side of work
SM = stitch marker
st./sts. = stitch/stitches
skp = slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over
M1 = make one (using the point of right needle, lift the yarn between right and left needle, knit it through back loop on RS and purl it through back loop on WS).
col. = color
k = knit
k2tog = knit 2 stitches together
p2tog = purl 2 stitches together
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
rep. = repeat
p = purl
edge st. = edge stitch
foll. = follow / following
cont. = continue / continuing
MEASURES OF THE GARMENT
Back width: 50 cm
Total height: 76 cm
Height from undersleeve: 54 cm
Circumference of top part of sleeve: 48 cm
Sleeve length from undersleeve: 58 cm
Pocket: 16 x 16 cm
Procedure
PATTERN OF CARDIGAN
BACK
Using size 3.5 mm knitting needles, cast-on 70 sts. and, for band shaping, work 16 r. rib 2/2 first and last edge st. until the end of panel.
Using size 5 mm knitting needles cont. working 150 r. in stocking st., then bind off all sts. Place 1 SM in 22nd st. and 1 SM in 49 st. to mark 28 central sts. of neckline and 21 sts. of each shoulder.
RIGHT FRONT
Using size 3.5 mm knitting needles, cast-on 32 sts. and, for band shaping, work. 16 r. rib 2/2, first and last edge st. until the end of panel.
Using size 5 mm knitting needle cont. working 90 r. in stocking st.
From the next r. on right side, for neckline shaping, decrease as foll.:
91st r. (RS): 1 edge st., 1 skp (= 1 decrease), knit until 1 st. from the end, 1 edge st.
92nd r. (WS): 1 edge st., purl until 1 st. from the end, 1 edge st.
93rd r.: 1 edge st., knit until 1 st. from the end, 1 edge st.
94th r.: 1 edge st., purl until 1 st. from the end, 1 edge st.
From 95th to 126th r.: rep. from 91st to 94th r. 8 times more.
127th r.: 1 edge st., 1 skp, knit until 1 st. from the end, 1 edge st.
128th r.: 1 edge st., purl until 1 st. from the end, 1 edge st.
129th r.: 1 edge st., knit until 1 st. from the end, 1 edge st.
130th r.: 1 edge st., purl until 1 st. from the end, 1 edge st.
131st r.: 1 edge st., knit until 1 st. from the end, 1 edge st.
132nd r.: 1 edge st., purl until 1 st. from the end, 1 edge st.
133rd r.: 1 edge st., 1 skp, knit until 1 st. from the end, 1 edge st.
After decreasing 11 sts., there are 21 sts.
From 134th to 149th r.: cont. working the same number of sts.
From the next r. for shoulder shaping bind off sts. uniformly, beg. on the side opposite the neckline.
150th r. (WS): bind off first 7 sts., purl rem. sts. [13 sts.]
151st r. (RS): knit.
152nd and 153rd r.: rep. the 150th and the 151st r. [7 sts.]
154th r.: bind off 7 sts. rem.
LEFT FRONT
91st r. (RS): 1 edge st., knit until 3 sts. from the end, k2tog (= 1 decrease), 1 edge st.
92nd r. (WS): 1 edge st., purl until 1 st. from the end, 1 edge st.
93rd r.: 1 edge st., knit until 1 st. from the end, 1 edge st.
94th r.: 1 edge st., purl until 1 st. from the end, 1 edge st.
From 95th to 126th r.: rep. from 91st to 94th r. 8 times more.
127th r.: 1 edge st., knit until 3 sts. from the end, k2tog, 1 edge st.
128th r.: 1 edge st., purl until 1 st. from the end, 1 edge st.
129th r.: 1 edge st., knit until 1 st. from the end, 1 edge st.
130th r.: 1 edge st., purl until 1 st. from the end, 1 edge st.
131st r.: 1 edge st., knit until 1 st. from the end, 1 edge st.
132nd r.: 1 edge st., purl until 1 st. from the end, 1 edge st.
133rd r.: 1 edge st., knit until 3 sts. from the end, k2tog, 1 edge st.
After decreasing 11 sts., there are 21 sts.
From 134th to 150th r.: cont. working the same number of sts.
From the next r. for shoulder shaping bind off sts. uniformly, beg. on the side opposite the neckline.
151st r. (RS): 1 edge st., purl until 7 sts. from the end, bind off the last 7 sts. [13 ss.]
152nd r. (WS): knit.
153rd r.: rep. the 151st r. [7 sts.]
154th r.: bind off the rem. 7 sts.
SLEEVES
Using size 3.5 mm knitting needles, cast-on 43 sts. and, for band shaping, work 16 r. rib 2/2, first and last edge st. until the end of panel.
Using size 5 mm knitting needles cont. working 110 r. in stocking st. and, at the same time M1 on both sides (2 sts. from edge st.) of following r.: 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54. After making the increases there are 61 sts. at the end of 110th r. bind off all sts.
Work second sleeve as given for first one.
POCKETS
Using size 3.5 mm knitting needles, cast-on 25 sts. and, for band shaping, work 3 sts. rib 2/2.
Using size 5 mm knitting needles cont. working 35 r. in stocking st. At the end, bind off all sts. shape second pocket as given for first one.
BANDS FOR 2 FRONTS AND NECKLINE
Using size 3.5 mm knitting needles, cast-on 15 sts. and work rib 1/1 as length as the edges of right front opening, back neckline and left front opening.
At 30 cm from beginning, shape 1st buttonhole: 5 sts. rib 1/1, bind off 5 sts., 5 sts. rib 1/1; across back r., work 5 sts. rib 1/1, cast-on 5 sts. and work 5 sts. rib 1/1, then cont. working all sts. rib 1/1 (included new cast-on sts). After 15 cm work the 2nd buttonhole, then complete the band and at last bind off all sts.
FINISHING
Before sewing the parts together, it is important to secure the loose ends of the yarn. Wet and block.
Sew all seams on RS with the darning needle.
Sew the shoulders by joining the 21 sts. of the 2 fronts to the corresponding ones of the back.
Pin the top edge of a sleeve along the edge of the 2 joined panels (front/back), placing the center of the sleeve at the shoulder seam and each half of the sts. at either side of the seam. Then, using a darning needle, sew the edges together in place. Repeat the same process to join the second sleeve on the opposite side of the front/back.
Sew side and undersleeve seams.
Pin the band along the opening edge of the right front, neckline, and left front, making sure to place the buttonholes section on the right front. Finally, sew the band in place. Sew the buttons on the left front band near the buttonhole.
On RS, sew the 2 side edges and the bottom edge of each pocket to each front, placing them 8 cm from the bottom edge and aligning one side with the side seam. Secure the yarn loose ends.