Cable Detail

This has a single cable centered in front, a mock pocket at the left chest and a cowl like neck with bobbles and cables woven in. The back has interspersed cables that match the cable pattern on front which is also true of the sleeves. The sleeves also have moderately deep cuffs and are extra long, coming partway over the wrists and onto the hands. A special nubby textured type of yarn in yummy cream is used, similar to a fisherman but looser, less structured and more feminine.

Camouflage Sweater

Worsted Weight Black 2 skeins

Red Heart Camouflage 4 skeins

Needles 8 and 7

Stockinette & 1x1 rib, 2x2 rib

Cast on 60 for body: front and back Work 1x1 rib for 5 inches, switch to colored yarn and work 3 inches in stockinette before increasing to 66 stitches. Finish to armhole in stockinette, desired length or 10 inches in addition to lower ribbing (total 15 inches) Decrease 5 -7 stitches at armholes for set in sleeve. Work 6 more inches then bind off center 15 for front neck, bind off one on each side until shoulders equal 14 stitches (both knit and purl rows). For back Work 7 inches before binding off 20 for neck and binding off on each side until 14 stitches remain for shoulders.

Cast on 22 for sleeves increase on 2x2 ribs to 28 stitches at 3 inches make these 5 inches deep. Make sleeves 15 inches long in addition to cuff (total 20 inches before cap). Make cap by casting off 2 on each knit end until 22 stitches remain. Bind off.

Cowl Neck Sweater

Yarn: 650 to 700 yds synthetic wool.

With size 7 needles cast on 60 stitches, work 1x1 ribbing for 3-4 inches, in stockinette stitch and with size 9 *8 if you feel the stitch is too loose* work for 9 1/2 inches (5' 5" to 5' 7" size medium) increasing 8 stitches gradually 1 or 2 per side seam as you like to do it, before binding off armholes. To bind off at armholes bind off 2 and 1 on each side so you will have bound off six stitches total. Continue to the shoulder until armhole measures 6 to 6 1/2 inches. Bind off for neckline at 5 inches by binding off center 28 stitches, continue binding off one stitch each side every other row for five row until the shoulders have thirteen stitches left.

Back: For the back bind off neckline at 5 1/2 inches by binding off 34 center stitches and binding off one on each edge every row until 13 stitches remain for each shoulder.

For the Sleeves: Cast on 44 stitches, work for 3 inches in 2x2 rib and then change to 9 needles and in stockinette work for 7 inches increasing enough to make 56 stitches about 6 inches up or make three increases of 2 stitches each side sometime after row 4. After 7 inches bind off 3 stitches on each side and then 2 stitches for a total of 10 stitches bound off and 46 stitches remaining on cap. Make the cap by decreasing two stitches on each side every other row after working one inch even on 46. When the stitches remaining on the hook equals 26 stitches. Bind off.

For the Cowl Neck: Cast on 40 stitches with size 7 needle. Work in 1x1 rib for 4 inches, you can use a round size 7 needles and attach the cowl on the first row if you know how. or sew on later. There will be on seam in the back.

Sew side seams, attach shoulders face down and upside down to right side of shoulder, sew, then turn inside out and sew sleeve and side seam in one continuous seam. Attach cowl and to neck edge and finish by sewing back neck seam.

Sage Green Sweater in Sand Stitch

3 Skeins Red Heart Super Saver 5 0z. Size

Cast on 80 stitches with size 9 needles, work 1x1 ribbing for 2 1/2 inches change to size 11 needle (or 10 1/2 if you prefer) and increase 2 st on each side for a total of 84 stitches. Work in Sand track pattern til armholes, about 18 inches, then decrease 5 stitches for each armhole keeping pattern (just omit end stitches) work armhole for 8 inches and then cast off stitches for back neck, bind off center 24 stitches at first row and then one more stitch each side on the row after next, make this about 1 inch for the back neckline then bind off both shoulder, keeping the pattern as before the armholes or neckline binding off. In the front, work to the sleeves the same way, only at the length of 6 inches bind off for front neck, bind off 16 stitches and then 2 total stitches per row every other row at the ends until you have bound off 24 stitches, work this until the neck depth is deeper than the back neck by 2 inches and then bind off shoulders.

Sleeves: Cast on 27 stitches with size 9 needles, make a 2 1/2 inch 1x1 rib as with the front and back, increase to 36 stitches on first row while changing needles to size 11 and work for 2 inches, increase over next 3 rows to 48 stitches (2 stitches at each side), keeping the pattern (shown below) at all times the ends may need to be divided as the pattern is in multiples of 12, just if you are working with 6 stitches, work with 6 stitches until the next set of increases is complete. Work this for 4 inches, the sleeves will now be 8 1/2 inches including the cuff, about at the elbow, increase over the next 6 rows to 72 stitches (2 stitches at each side) keep working until the sleeve measures 19 inches (the cuffs will be longer than average), then bind off 5-6 stitches on each side whichever is easier to keep the pattern counted for you. Make a cap by knitting about 1 1/2 inches before decreasing 2 stitches on each side until you have 30 stitches left, bind off. Keep the pattern through, dividing the ends to match the stitches below.

Crochet around neck edge single crochet to finish and keep pattern from stretching too much.

Sand Stitch Pattern:

Row 1,5,9 knit
Row 2 and even numbers purl
Row 3: *sl nxt 3 st on cable needle, leave in front of work, knit 3, knit 3 from cable hook, knit 6* across
Row7:*Knit 6, sl nxt 3 st on cable hook and leqave at back of work, Knit 3, Knit 3 from cable needle*
This is multiple of 12 stitches and 9 rows. Then back to row 1.

Straw Purse

Chain 10, 2 sc in 2nd chain, sc next 7, 3 sc in last ch, go to other side and sc in next seven and then one sc in end stitch equalling 20 sc. Rnd 2 increase to 26 sc, rnd 3 increase to 32 sc, rnd 4-5 work even. Round six inc to 34 sc, rnd 7-15 sc in 34 st per row. Rnd 16 hdc to center (34 or 17 on each side) 7 stitches on each side, skip hdc in those 7 and finsish with hdc to end of each side, should be 5 st of hdc, sk 7 and then 5 st of hdc on each side. To skip stitches make a ch 7 over the edge. Rnd 18 sc across 17 on each side total 34 around. Rnd 18 SC. Edging use contrasting rafia color, (one skien or less), also crochet a daisy from a contrasting color (I used red but edge the opening with purple to match the bag and reinforce).