Monday, September 20, 2010

Knitting Project Two: Soccer Vest - Melbourne Victory



Knitting Project Two: Soccer Vest - Melbourne Victory
Size: 6 months

Pattern 3. Classic Set in Sleeve Sweater
Resources:
2 balls of Patons Dreamtime 4ply, Blue COL 0205
1 ball of Patons Dreamtime 4pty, White COL 0051
11 size needles
10 size needles

Modifications

Back - knit as per pattern
Rib - knit in white
Main stocking stitch - knit in blue
Use Vee Sweater Back and Sleeves - work as for Back and Sleeves of Crew Sweater
Use Crew Sweater - BACK, with For Stocking Stitch Option
Use Crew Sweater- SHAPE ARMHOLES
Use Crew Sweater-SHAPE SHOULDERS

Front - knit as per pattern
Rib - knit in white
Main stocking stitch - knit in blue
Use Vee Sweater
Use Vee Sweater - FRONT
Use Vee Sweater - DIVIDE FOR VEE NECK
Use Vee Sweater - SHAPE SHOULDERS
Use Vee Sweater - VEE NECKBAND (suggestion only knit 5 rows as a button had to be added to mine as the neck was too tight)

FRONT PATTERN
Knit 13.5cm in blue
Row 1, 75 sts - knit, 37 blue, 1 white, 37 blue
Row 2, 75 sts - purl, 36 blue, 3 white, 36 blue
Row 3, 75 sts - knit, 35 blue, 5 white, 35 blue
Row 4, 75 sts - purl, 34 blue, 7 white, 34 blue
Row 5, 75 sts - knit, 33 blue, 9 white, 33 blue
Row 6, 75 sts - purl, 32 blue, 11 white, 32 blue
Row 7, 75 sts - knit, 31 blue, 13 white, 31 blue
Row 8, 75 sts - purl, 30 blue, 15 white, 30 blue
Row 9, 75 sts - knit, 29 blue, 17 white, 29 blue
Row 10, 75 sts - purl, 28 blue, 19 white, 28 blue
Row 11, 75 sts - knit, 27 blue, 21 white, 27 blue
Row 12, 75 sts - purl, 26 blue, 23 white, 26 blue

SHAPE ARMHOLES
Row 13, 71 sts - knit, cast off 4 sts at the beg of the row, knit 21 blue, 25 white, 25 blue
Row 14, 67 sts - purl, cast off 4 sts at the beg of the row, purl 20 blue, 27 white, 20 blue

DIVIDE FOR VEE NECK
Row 15, 32 sts - knit, knit 2 together, knit 17 blue, 14 white - turn
Row 16, 31 sts - purl, 15 white, 16 blue

Row 17, 29 sts - cast off 1 st, knit 13 blue, 16 white, cast off 1 st (1)
Row 18, 29 sts - purl, 16 white, 12 blue

Row 19, 27 sts - cast off 1 st, knit 9 blue, 17 white, cast off 1 st (2)
Row 20, 27 sts - purl, 17 white, 8 blue
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Row 21, 26 sts - knit, 7 blue, 20 white, cast off 1 st (3)
Row 22, 26 sts - purl, 21 white, 6 blue

Row 21, 25 sts - knit, 5 blue, 21 white, cast off 1 st (4)
Row 22, 25 sts - purl, 21 white, 4 blue

Row 23, 24 sts - knit, 3 blue, 21 white, cast off 1 st (5)
Row 24, 24 sts - purl, 22 white, 2 blue

Row 25, 23 sts - knit, 2 blue, 21 white, cast off 1 st (6)
Row 26, 23 sts - purl, 23 white, 1 blue

Row 27, 22 sts - knit, 22 white, cast off 1 st (7)
Row 28, 22 sts - purl, 22 white

Row 29, 21 sts - knit, 21 white, cast off 1 st (8)
Row 30, 21 sts - purl, 21 white

Row 31, 20 sts - knit, 20 white, cast off 1 st (9)
Row 32, 20 sts - purl, 20 white

Row 33, 20 sts - knit, 19 white, 1 blue
Row 34, 20 sts - purl, 2 blue, 18 white
Row 36, 19 sts - knit, 17 white, 2 blue, cast off 1 st

Row 37, 19 sts - knit, 16 white, 3 blue
Row 38, 19 sts - purl, 4 blue, 15 white
Row 39, 19 sts - knit, 14 white, 5 blue
Row 40, 18 sts - purl, cast off 1 sts, 5 blue, 13 white

Row 41, 18 sts - knit, 12 white, 6 blue
Row 42, 18 sts - purl, 7 blue, 11 white
Row 43, 18 sts - knit, 10 white, 8 blue
Row 44, 18 sts - purl, 9 blue, 9 white
Row 45, 17 sts - knit, 8 white, 9 blue, cast off 1 st

Row 46, 17 sts - purl, 10 blue, 7 white
Row 47, 17 sts - knit, 6 white, 11 blue
Row 48, 17 sts - purl, 12 blue, 5 white
Row 49, 17 sts - knit, 4 white, 13 blue
Row 50, 16 sts - purl, cast off 1 sts, 13 blue, 3 white

- still to complete


Sleeves - knit an ARM BAND as per VEE NECKBAND as a white Rib

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Knitting Project One: AFL jumper - Hawthorn


Knitting Project One: AFL jumper - Hawthorn
Size: 6 months

Pattern: is free to download from seansheep.com
Resources:
2 balls of Little Grins Yarn, Sunshine
2 balls of Little Grins Yarn, TMBTRL (brown)
1 ball of Little Grins Yarn, Ivory
1 iron-on number (10cmx7cm)
4.5mm needles

Modifications

Back - knit as per pattern
Use intarsia techniques to change colours - 7 rows alternating yellow and brown with yellow on each side
For help on intarsia knitting see knittinghelp.com
Rib - knit in brown
Knit - 20 rows in 7 strips, knit the next 30 rows as 2 stips on the outside on a white square, knit the remaining 15 rows in 7 strips.

Front - knit as per back until - Shape raglan arm holes - 16cms from beg

Right Side
Row 1, 22 sts - Bind/cast off 2 sts at the beg of the next row, knit 23 sts and cast off 1 st.
Row 2, 22 sts - pearl
Row 3, 20 sts - k, decrease 1 st at each end of the next row
Row 4, 20 sts - p
Row 5, 20 sts - k
Row 6, 20 sts - p
Row 7, 18 sts - k, decrease 1 st at each end of the next row
Row 8, 18 sts - p
Row 9 till 3sts remain - decrease 1 st at the start of each knit row and decrease 1 st at the end of every 2nd knit row (around 20 rows)
Row 30, 3sts - p
Cast off

Left Side (starting with knitting in the middle of the work)
Row 1, 22 sts - Bind/cast off 2 sts at the end of the row
Row 2, 22 sts - pearl
Row 3, 20 sts - k, decrease 1 st at each end of the next row
Row 4, 20 sts - p
Row 5, 20 sts - k
Row 6, 20 sts - p
Row 7, 18 sts - k, decrease 1 st at each end of the next row
Row 8, 18 sts - p
Row 9 till 3sts remain - decrease 1 st at the start of every second knit row and decrease 1 st at the end of every knit row (around 20 rows)
Row 30, 3sts - p
Cast off

Arms - knit as per pattern
Knit 14 rows in each colour, rib brown not counted in the 14 rows.