Dad's Sweater
Body Dimensions:
• 28.25 long at sh edge, 30 at neck edge
• 17.25 long from armpit
• 23 across chest, 46 around
• 22.5 across sh
• 6.5 back of neck
• 59 wingspan
Sleeve Dimensions:
• 24.5 long
• 21 around top
• 10.5 around wrist
Gauge:
• 24 st = 32 rows = 4"
• 6 st = 8 rows = 1"
• Karabella Margritte
• Size 6 needles
Back:
• CO 138 st
• Border pattern for 15 rows
• Continue for 139 rows/17.25"
• BO 3 st on each side (rows 139ws and 140rs)
• Continue for 88 more rows (226 rows/28.25" total)
• Short row shape 14 rows (7 on each side)
• 7 rows in, BO center 14 st
• Next row, BO 6 on each side
• Next row, BO 4 on each side
• Next row, BO 3 on each side
• BO 46 stitches on each side (total of 227 rows at edge)
Right Front:
• CO 69 st
• Border pattern for 15 rows
• Continue for 140 rows/17.25"
• BO 3 st on side
• At row 143, begin to dec 1 every 5 rows
• Continue total of 227 rows/28.25"
• Short row shape 7 times starting 5 st in, every 5 st
• Finish w 46 st
• BO in prep for sewing
Left Front:
• CO 69 st
• Border pattern for 15 rows
• Continue for 139 rows/17.25"
• BO 3 st on side
• At row 143, begin to dec 1 st every 5 rows
• Continue total of 227 rows/28.25"
• Short row shape 7 times starting 5 st in, every 5 st
• Finish w 46 st
• BO in prep for sewing
Sleeves:
• CO 131 st/22"
• St st 4 rows. Begin decreases at total of 9.
• Dec 1 st on each side every 5 rows until 63 st left
• After 181 rows/23.5" (35 dec plus 2 rows), do border st for 15 rows/2"
Collar:
• Join shoulders
• Pick up stitches from hem to hem (3 st for every 4 on vertical, every st for horizontal)
• Place markers 107 st from each side
• Work 16 rows in border pattern with 5 buttonholes of 4 st each every 22 st on rows 7 to 8
• Decrease one on each side every other row for 32 rows (16 on each side) for total of 48 rows
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• Work 3 rows in border pattern, then short row increase for 32 rows (16 on each side)
• Continue knitting in pattern for total of 18/17 rows at button band, 50 at collar
• At 9 rows, add 5 yo buttonholes
• BO