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Luster Sheen Sweater by Jody Zuehlke
Short Sleeve Pullover by Gina B. Ahrens
Tunic Style Summer Top by Gina B. Ahrens
Women’s XL Tunic Style Pullover by Gina B. Ahrens
Homespun Shrug by Ann Yotter
Lacey Mohair Shawl by Gina B. Ahrens
Worsted Weight Shrug by Ann Yotter
Luster Sheen Sweater by Jody Zuehlke
I did this with my main color being magenta. Then my contrasting colors for the stripes were white and blueberry. Hope ya'll enjoy!
Scoop neck, hip length pullover sweater with cap sleeves and single band collar.
Woman’s size 44
YARN DESCRIPTION:
Luster Sheen - 100% Acrylic - Machine Wash and Dry
GAUGE DATA:
Body knitted using keyplate 2
Ribbing knitted using keyplate 1
Gauge 17.5 sts X 24.0 rows = 4"
NOTE: At most, 108 needles are required to knit the body of this garment; but the collar requires 120 needles.
BACK:
1. Cast on 108 sts in WY, using open edge method and keyplate 2. K 6 R. Then knit one row ravel cord. Change to MY.
2. Knit 100 R.
3. Change to CC1 (I used white here) and K 3 R.
4. Change to CC2 (here I used the blueberry) and K 6 R
5. Change to CC1 (white again) again and K 3 R.
6. Change back to MY. K2 R. Total of 114 rows.
7. Mark this row at each end for armholes.
8. K 48 R for a total of 162 rows.
9. thread center 42 sts onto WY for back neck. Remove the 33 sts on each side onto WY.
FRONT:
1 - 7 same as for back. COR.
8. K 24 R. Total of 126 rows.
9. Shape neck. COR. Thread center 14 sts onto WY. 47 sts on each side.
10. Right neck. Place LH needles in HP. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row 7 times, then dec 1 st at neck edge every other row 7 times, until 33 sts remain.
11. Knit 15 rows even. For a total of 162 rows.
12. Change to WY and K 6 R. Move needles to HP.
13. Left neck. COL work as for right neck, reversing shapings.
BACK AND FRONT RIBBING:
1. With wrong side of work facing, hook first row onto 102 needles, (putting 2 sts onto 6 needles evenly spaced across the row.) and using keyplate 2 knit 1 row.
2. Thread every other st onto WY and the empty needles into NWP
3. Change to keyplate 1. K 6 R.
4. Convert to 1 X 1 rib.
5. Cast off loosely using backstitch.
LEFT SHOULDER SEAM:
Graft shoulder seam on 33 sts.
SCOOP NECK SINGLE BAND COLLAR:
1. Bring out 120 needles to HP.
2. With wrong side of work facing, rehang 42 sts from back neck edge, 32 sts from left front neck edge, 14 sts from front neck edge and 32 sts from right neck edge..
3. Using keyplate #1. K 6 R. Convert to 1 X 1 rib. Cast off loosely using backstitch.
RIGHT SHOULDER SEAM:
Same as for left except using 39 sts to allow for neck band.
SIDE SEAMS:
Sew side seams by hand. Weave in all loose ends.
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Short Sleeve Pullover by Gina B. Ahrens
Yarn: 5, 5, 5, 6, 6-3 ounce or 6, 6, 6, 7, 7-2.5 ounce skeins of Lion Brand Wool-Ease( I used colors wood and forest green heather)
Gauge: 16st x 26 r = 4 inches
Keyplate: dot 3
Measurements:
S-finished Bust-43 M-Finished Bust-46 L-Finished Bust-48
Body Length-21 Body Length-23 Body Length-25
XL-Finished Bust-49 XXL-Finished bust- 50
Body length-26 Body length -27
Back: cast on 58, 70, 78, 94, 110 needles in WY....K 6 R.....Switch to MC and K 46, 59, 72, 78, 85 R......Mark this row at each end for arm hole........K 72 R......Cast off center 20, 24, 26, 30, 34 stitches onto 6 rows of WY.....Then cast off each shoulder(19, 23, 26, 32, 38 stitches on each side) onto WY.......remove from machine and set aside....
Front: work as for back up to armhole markers......K 30 R.....Remove center 14, 18, 20, 20, 20, stitches onto WY....Put LH needles into HP and working on right side decrease 1 stitch at neck edge every row 2, 2, 2, 3, 4 times...decrease 1 stitch every third row 1, 1, 1, 2, 3 times.....until 19, 23, 26, 32, 38 stitches remain......K 28 R even...
Cut yarn end leaving a 2 foot length....K 6 R WY but do not remove from machine.......repeat for LH side......
Back and Front Ribbing: Rehang bottom edge of back onto 53, 65, 73, 89, 105 needles....DO NOT REMOVE WY........Remove every third stitch from needle..........Make sure you only have one stitch on the needle being left on WY..... Hang hem.....K 1 row slowly........K 17 more rows......Latch up stitches held on WY and back stitch BO....Repeat for Front......
Neckline: Place one side of back shoulders onto 19, 23, 26, 32, 38 needles with right side facing out at you.....Push back against bed of machine......Place corresponding front shoulder onto the same needles with wrong side facing you( right sides should be together)......Use claw weights to weight the knitting.......Thread the 2 foot length threw the carriage push the needles back until the loops from the back come out and over the loops of the front so you only have one loop on each needle.....K 1 row and then back stitch BO....remove from machine.....Place all stitches around neckline onto machine ( do not miss any or you will have holes).... Do not rehang other shoulder at this time......Push knitting back against carriage leaving needles in HP.......Hang weighted hem and push it back too...... pull out allot of MC yarn from your skein and lay it across the open needles..........Leave a generous length at the skein end.....Remove the guide wire from your carriage.....Push the needles back to FWP.......closing the MC yarn in the latches.....Push carriage across the knitting slowly to knit 1 R........remove every third stitch to WY and K 9 R.....Latch up stitches on WY and then back stitch bind off....Repeat shoulder procedure for the remaining open shoulder ...Do not rehang ribbing....This seam will be closed by hand later.......
Short Sleeves: Bring forward 86 needles.....Hang edge of body between armhole markers onto these needles being sure to evenly space out extra stitches....hang hem..... Push knitting and hem back against bed of machine and K 1 row as for first row of neckline ribbing......Starting COR... dec 1 stitch on each side every 6 rows 6 times...Ending with row counter reading 42 rows....CO onto 6 rows of WY and remove from machine...Repeat for other sleeve...
Cuff: Bring forward 65 needles and rehang sleeve edge carefully spacing out extra stitches evenly.....DO NOT REMOVE WY...... Remove every third stitch from needles..........Make sure you only have one stitch on the needle being left on WY..... Hang hem.........K 1 row slowly...........K 11 more rows......Latch up stitches on WY to form ribbing......Back stitch bind off.......
Finishing: Sew side seam at neck edge.....Block sweater....Sew side seams and sew in all loose ends.....With cotton yarn you must wash it before you will have the finished sweater effect that you want....
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Tunic Style Summer Top by Gina B. Ahrens
Yarn: 2 one pound cones of Peaches and Cream( I used the color fairy tales) or you could also use Wool-Ease
Gauge: 16st x 26 r = 4 inches
Keyplate: dot 3
Measurements:
L-Finished Bust-48 XL-Finished Bust-49 XXL-Finished bust-50
Body Length-27 Body length-28 Body length-29
Back: cast on 72, 88, 104 needles in WY....K 6 R.....Switch to MC and K 33 R.....At the carriage side of the next two rows increase 3 needles with and e-wrap increase.....K 52, 58, 65 R......Mark this row at each end for arm hole........K 72 R......Cast off center 26, 30, 34 stitches onto 6 rows of WY.....Then cast off each shoulder(26, 32, 38 stitches on each side) onto WY.......remove from machine and set aside....
Front: work as for back up to armhole markers......K 25 R.....Remove center 20 stitches onto WY....Put LH needles into HP and working on right side decrease 1 stitch at neck edge every row 2, 3, 4 times...decrease 1 stitch every third row 1, 2, 3 times.....until 26, 32, 38 stitches remain......K 33 R even... Cut yarn end leaving a 2 foot length....K 6 R WY but do not remove from machine.......repeat for LH side......
Back and Front Ribbing: Rehang bottom edge of back onto 70, 86, 102 needles....Do Not remove WY.....K 18 R.....Drop and latch up every third stitch......Back stitch BO....Repeat for Front......
Side Vents: Hang the side edge of the back from the ribbing edge to the bottom of the 3 stitch increase onto 33 needles....Make sure wrong side in facing you......Hang Hem and K 1 R.....Hook the first stitch of the 3 stitch increase onto the end stitch of the row you just knit........K 2 R.....Hook second stitch the same as the first.....K 2 R....hang the last stitch...K 2 R and bring up an edge stitch to hang here.....Drop and latch up every third stitch.....back stitch BO( include the rehung edge stitch when you BO).....
Neckline: Place one side of back shoulders onto 26, 32, 38 needles with right side facing out at you.....Push back against bed of machine......Place corresponding front shoulder onto the same needles with wrong side facing you( right sides should be together)......Use claw weights to weight the knitting.......Thread the 2 foot length threw the carriage push the needles back until the loops from the back come out and over the loops of the front so you only have one loop on each needle.....K 1 row and then back WY and remove frstitch BO....remove from machine.....Place all stitches around neckline onto machine ( do not miss any or you will have holes)....* You may have to hang and rib the front neckline and then the back neckline in two separate steps and the stitch up the sides (it takes a lot of needles to hang this neckline).......Do not rehang other shoulder at this time......Push knitting back against carriage leaving needles in HP.......Hang weighted hem and push it back too...... pull out allot of MC yarn from your skein and lay it across the open needles..........Leave a generous length at the skein end.....Remove the guide wire from your carriage.....Push the needles back to FWP.......closing the MC yarn in the latches.....Push carriage across the knitting slowly to knit 1 R........remove every third stitch to WY and K 10 R.....Latch up stitches on WY and then back stitch bind off....Repeat shoulder procedure for the remaining open shoulder ...Do not rehang ribbing....This seam will be closed by hand later.......
Short Sleeves: Bring forward 86 needles.....Hang edge of body between armhole markers onto these needles being sure to evenly space out extra stitches....hang hem..... Push knitting and hem back against bed of machine and K 1 row as for first row of neckline ribbing......Starting COR... dec 1 stitch on each side every 6 rows 6 times...Ending with row counter reading 42 rows....CO onto 6 rows ofom machine...Repeat for other sleeve...
Cuff: Bring forward 65 needles and rehang sleeve edge carefully spacing out extra stitches evenly.....K1 row......Remove every third stitch to WY...K 10 rows......Latch up stitches on WY to form ribbing......Back stitch bind off.......
Finishing: Sew side seam at neck edge.....Block sweater....Sew side seams and sew in all loose ends.....With cotton yarn you must wash it before you will have the finished sweater effect that you want....
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Womens XL Tunic Style Pullover by Gina B. Ahrens
Yarn: 9 skeins wool-ease in gray ragg
Gauge: 16st x 26 r = 4 inches
Keyplate: dot 3
Measurements:
L-Finished Bust-48 XL-Finished Bust-49 XXL-Finished bust-50
Sleeve Length-16 Sleeve Length-17 Sleeve length- 18
Body Length-32.5 Body length-33.5 Body length-34.5
Back: cast on 72, 88, 104 needles in WY....K 6 R.....Switch to MC and K 33 R.....At the carriage side of the next two rows increase 3 needles with and e-wrap increase.....K 88, 94, 101 R......Mark this row at each end for arm hole........K 72 R......Cast off center 26, 30, 34 stitches onto 6 rows of WY.....Then cast off each shoulder(26, 32, 38 stitches on each side) onto WY.......remove from machine and set aside....
Front: work as for back up to armhole markers......K 38 R.....Remove center 20 stitches onto WY....Put LH needles into HP and working on right side decrease 1 stitch at neck edge every row2, 3, 4 times...decrease 1 stitch every other row1, 2, 3 times.....until 26, 32, 38 stitches remain......K 23 R even... Cut yarn end leaving a 2 foot length....K 6 R WY but do not remove from machine.......repeat for LH side......
Back and Front Ribbing: Rehang bottom edge of back onto 70, 86, 102 needles....Do Not remove WY.....K 18 R.....Drop and latch up every third stitch......Back stitch BO....Repeat for Front......
Side Vents: Hang the side edge of the back from the ribbing edge to the bottom of the 3 stitch increase onto 33 needles....Make sure wrong side in facing you......Hang Hem and K 1 R.....Hook the first stitch of the 3 stitch increase onto the end stitch of the row you just knit........K 2 R.....Hook second stitch the same as the first.....K 2 R....hang the last stitch...K 2 R and bring up an edge stitch to hang here.....Drop and latch up every third stitch.....back stitch BO( include the rehung edge stitch when you BO).....
Neckline: Place one side of back shoulders onto 26, 32, 38 needles with right side facing out at you.....Push back against bed of machine......Place corresponding front shoulder onto the same needles with wrong side facing you( right sides should be together)......Use claw weights to weight the knitting.......Thread the 2 foot length threw the carriage push the needles back until the loops from the back come out and over the loops of the front so you only have one loop on each needle.....K 1 row and then back stitch BO....remove from machine.....Place all stitches around neckline onto machine ( do not miss any or you will have holes)....Do not rehang other shoulder at this time......Push knitting back against carriage leaving needles in HP.......Hang weighted hem and push it back too...... pull out allot of MC yarn from your skein and lay it across the open needles..........Leave a generous length at the skein end.....Remove the guide wire from your carriage.....Push the needles back to FWP.......closing the MC yarn in the latches.....Push carriage across the knitting slowly to knit 1 R........remove every third stitch to WY and K 14 R.....Latch up stitches on WY and then cast off onto 6 R WY....Repeat shoulder procedure for the remaining open shoulder ...Do not rehang ribbing....This seam will be closed by hand later.......
Sleeves: Bring forward 86 needles.....Hang edge of body between armhole markers onto these needles being sure to evenly space out extra stitches....hang hem.....Push knitting and hem back against bed of machine and K 1 row as for first row of neckline ribbing......K 10, 13, 15 R.......Decrease 1 stitch at each end of next row and then every following 2, 3, 4th row 14, 16, 17 times, until 50 stitches remain..... Knit 7, 10, 14 R even.....Cast off onto WY......
Sleeve Ribbing: Rehang sleeve with wrong side facing you onto 45 needles......remove every third stitch and leave on WY....K 16 R......Latch up stitches on WY....Back stitch BO.....repeat for other sleeve......
Finishing: Sew side seam at neck edge and fold over neck ribbing and sew down.....Block sweater....Sew side seams and sew in all loose ends.....
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Homespun Shrug by Ann Yotter
3 skeins Homespun
KP 4
Cast on 50 sts EON over 99 needles, using an open cast-on onto WY. Knit 230 rows with Homespun. Remove sts with garter bar or WY and rehang on 33 needles, alternating, 2/needle, 1/needle using every needle. Knit 19 rows and latch up in 1x1 ribbing for a cuff. Rehang the cast on edge on 33 sts and make a 2nd cuff. Stitch cuff seams and seam closed above each cuff about 6". I used the reverse st st for the right side, as I preferred the texture on it. The edge by the neck will roll back for a collar. Then I work crochet scallops on the bottom edge to hold it down. Work a row of sc around the opening to finish the edge. I also did a row of scallops: (dc, ch1,dc,ch1,dc) in 3rd st, skip 1 sc, sc in next sc, skip 1 sc, scallop in next sc.
If you are small (or some of the colors seem to have more yardage – the Tudor one on the web page was made with only 2 skeins, 204 rows and was plenty large) you might be able to get away with 2 skeins and use some chunky yarn in a matching or contrasting color for the cuffs and trim. I had one shaker one that was really big when I used 2 full skeins for the length of the body. Dark colors have been skimpy and I need 3 skeins. The colors in Tudor (pastels in cream) made really pretty bands along the width of the shrug. So far I've made this in Tudor, Pacifica, Victorian, Blue Ridge, Shaker, Renaissance, and have 3 other colors sitting here. All have been gorgeous. the first 3 made really wide bands across it and the last 3 are just marbled all over.
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Lacey Mohair Shawl by Gina B. Ahrens
6-7 skeins each Mohair and textured cotton (or thin chenille)
Keyplate dot 4
Using both yarns as one do the following....E wrap or crochet cast on 8 needles spaced on every 6th needle......You want a very wide open lacey look to this pattern........also start this at one end of the knitting machine not in the center as you usually would....Knit 1 row....increase one stitch every row on the side facing into the center of the machine until you have gone as far as you could and not used up more than 1/2 of your yarn.......back stitch or crochet BO.....Cast on as for first side only start on the opposite side of the machine.....knit as before but use the seam as you go technique to attach the first side as you go along.......Fringe the curved edge and block......
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Worsted Weight Shrug by Ann Yotter
I used some soft, unlabeled acrylic yarn that is a little finer than Red Heart. I used KP4 because I wanted a soft fabric, not a stiff dense one. And this shrug has full sleeves that puff at the wrists. I had 3 skeins, but you might want to have 4 on hand, as I ran really close and had to unravel my swatch to finish edging the opening and still couldn't do it with as dense a crochet as I would have liked. However this time I counted my rows for the seaming so I can tell you where to do garter st for the edges so you don't need to crochet to finish the edges. Since the knitted side is the right side, you have to do something to the edges, as it won't roll back away from the neck like the Homespun shrug does.
Using WY, cast on 66 sts. Knit 6 rows WY, 1 row of ravel cord or crochet thread, then start using your main yarn. Knit 44 rows. (Might be nice to work some fairisle in rows 10-25 someplace.) This is how far I sew up the cuff seam. It is just above my elbow. From this point on, work 6 sts of garter st on both sides. You will convert the 6 sts on the edge right by the carriage every row. Work a total of 132 rows with the garter st edging. (I'm fairly short, but this could use up to 10 more rows between the seaming, depending on the size of the person.)
Work 44 more rows without any garter st.
Now rehang the 66 sts so there are 2 sts on each needle for 33 sts. Knit 18 rows. Knit 1 more row and pull the sts a little longer. Drop and relatch every other st into ribbing. Starting at the left side (with the carriage and yarn end on the right), insert the latch tool or a crochet hook into the first st from the back toward you, remove the machine needle from the st, now insert the tool into the reforned rib st from the front and remove the machine needle. Pull this st thru the one already on the tool. Continue across for the bind-off, inserting the tool into the st from the back of the ones that are closest to the bed and from the front of the ones that were reformed and come toward you. Pull the yarn tail thru the last st and cut a long piece twice the length of the cuff and knitting down to the beginning of the garter st. Use it to stitch up the seam.
Now rehang Row 1 that is on WY onto the needles, putting 2 sts on each of 33 needles, pull out the ravel cord to remove the WY and make another cuff as above.
The edging I used was just sort of winged, since I didn't have enough yarn left to make the shell edging I usually do. I did a row of sc, then turned and did a row where I did an sc, ch2, sc into the 3rd sc over. I just chained a bridge to go across the 2 skipped sc's because I was short yarn. Around the neck, I did a second row of this. Everyone seemed to like the look of it.
I'm also doing one in Dazzelaire by Caron. It is a soft, slightly fuzzy yarn with a bit of sparkle in it that is considered worsted weight. This one was done on KP3. 66 st across, 33 sts and 17 rows for cuffs. I'm knitting 2 full skeins of ombre yarn and doing contrasting solid color cuffs on this one. so far I have 245 rows, (later note - I ended up with 256 rows) but it needs to finish out the skein for the length. There are 42 rows to where the garter st should start, but I don't know yet how many total rows there are, so I don't know where to tell you where to stop the garter st. I think I will have about 10 more rows to the cuff, so that would stop the garter st on row 213. If you work garter st on the opening, I don't think you will need extra yarn to edge the opening, just seam the wrist.
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