Piccolo Sandro by Emma Fassio
It's worked top-down with circular needles and the sleeves with the Magic Loop.
REQUIREMENTS
Yarn: Merinogold4 by GrignascoKnits , 100% New Wool Merino Fine, 50 grams (1,76 ounces), 187 meters (204 yards) Sizes: new born 1 skein Body circumference: 36 cm Height: 17 cm Yoke depth: 8 cm Needles: circular needles n. 3,5 mm (4 US Notions: 4 markers, tapestry needle to weave in ends, 4 buttons
ABBREVIATIONS
k: knit; p: purl; k2tg: knit 2 together; yo: yarn over; kfb: knit front back; pm: place marker; sm: slip marker; WS: wrong side; Rs: right side
INSTRUCTIONS
Cast on 62 sts Knit 3 rows For the buttonholes: note that only the first one is indicated, remember to knit the others every 16 rows Row 4 (male, buttonhole left front): k1, k2tg, yo, knit to end Row 4 (female, buttonhole right front): knit to last 3 sts, yo, k2tg, k1 Row 5: k13, pm, k8, pm, k20, pm, k8, pm, k13 Row 6(Rs): (knit to 1st before m, kfb, sm, kfb) repeat 4 times, knit to end Row 7: k4, purl to last 4 sts, k4 Row 8: (knit to 1st before m, kfb, sm, kfb) repeat 4 times, knit to end Row 9: knit to end http://emmafassioknitting.blogspot.com Repeat rows from 6 to 9, 3 more times 126sts Restart row count Remove all markers while encountering them while working the next row: Row 1a(Rs): knit to marker, put 24 sleeve sts on a piece of scrap yarn, cast on 4 sts, knit to m, put 24 sleeve sts on a piece of scrap yarn, cast on 4 sts, knit to end Row 2a: k4, purl to last 4 sts, k4 Row 3a: knit to end Row 4a: knit to end Row 5a(RS): knit to end Row 6a: k4, purl to last 4 sts, k4 Row 7a: knit to end Row 8a: knit to end Repeat rows from 5a to 8a, 6 more times Then knit for 6 rows by binding off on the last wrong side
Sleeves
pick up 24 sts from scrap yarn, pick up 4 sts, place m, pick up 4 sts, join in the round, knit to end Round 1: purl to m, sm Round 2: knit to m, sm Round 3: purl to m, sm Round 4: knit to m, sm Round 5: bind off all sts by purling Weave in ends, sew buttons, wash/block or steam iron your garment. Copyright? Emma Fassio This pattern is copyrighted and intended for personal use only. Please do not copy or distribute neither the soft nor the hard version without the author's written permission
