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.
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