EASY BREEZY

SWEATER
EASY
5MM (US8) KNITTING NEEDLES
8MM (US11) KNITTING NEEDLES
 EASY BREEZY SWEATER
TOOL KIT
5 balls of WATG’s Shiny Happy Cotton
1 Easy Breezy Sweater pattern
1 pair of 5mm (US8) knitting needles
1 pair of 8mm (US11) knitting needles
1 sewing needle
TENSION
1x1 Rib Stitch on 5mm (US8) knitting needles
10cm/4” = 21 stitches
10cm/4” = 21 rows
Stocking Stitch on 8mm (US11) knitting needles
10cm/4” = 12 stitches
10cm/4” = 15 rows
HOW TO KNIT YOUR EASY
BREEZY SWEATER
FRONT
1 With 8mm (US11) knitting needles, cast
on 64 stitches using cable cast on.
2 Slip the 1st stitch purl-wise, purl to the
end of the row.
3 Knit 1 row.
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 until your piece
measures 20cm/8” from the cast on
edge, (approx. 30 rows) your last row
must be a knit row.
5 Starting with a knit row, work in stocking
stitch until your piece measures
60cm/23.5” from the cast on edge
(approx. a further 60 rows).
6 Cast off 14 stitches, knit to the end of
the row. (50 stitches.)
7 Cast off 14 stitches, purl to the end of
the row. (36 stitches.)
8 Change to 5mm (US8) knitting needles
and work 4 rows in 1x1 rib stitch.
9 Cast off in ribbing.
BACK
1 With 8mm (US11) knitting needles, cast
on 64 stitches using cable cast on.
2 Purl 1 row.
3 Slip the 1st stitch knit-wise, knit to the
end of the row.
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 until your piece
measures 20cm/8” from the cast on
edge, (approx. 30 rows) your last row
must be a knit row.
5 Repeat steps 5 to 9 as given for the
front.
SLEEVE
The sleeves are made from the top down.
Follow the instructions twice to make the two
sleeves.
1 With 8mm knitting needles, cast on
44 stitches using the cable cast on
technique.
2 Work in stocking stitch until your piece
measures 48cm/19” from the cast on
edge, (approx. 67 rows) finishing with a
knit row.
3 Decrease row: Purl 4 stitches, purl
2 stitches together, purl 3 stitches.
Repeat the section inside the stars a
further 7 times. (36 stitches.)
4 Change to 5mm (US8) knitting needles,
work 4 rows in 1x1 rib stitch.
5 Cast off in ribbing.
ASSEMBLY AND FINISHING
1 Place your front and back panels on
top of each other, with the wrong sides
touching.
2 Thread the sewing needle with a length
of yarn. Starting at the outside edges,
use the horizontal invisible seam
technique to sew up the shoulder seams.
3 When you get to the neck edge use the
vertical invisible seam to sew up the side 5 Repeat for the other sleeve.
of the neck trim.
6 With the right side facing outwards,
fold your sweater along the shoulders
and sleeves. Using the vertical invisible
seam, sew the underarm seams.
7 Starting at the bottom edge of the right
side of your sweater (the side without
the slipped stitch edge) use the vertical
invisible seam technique to sew the side
seam.
8 Starting at the top of the reverse
stocking stitch section, sew the left side
seam using the vertical invisible seam.
4 With the right sides facing up, line your
sleeves up with the sewn-together front/
back pieces, so that the centre of the
cast off edge on the sleeve meets the
shoulder seam. Use the perpendicular
invisible seam technique to attach the
sleeves to the body.
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