MYSTERY SWEATER
For people who prefer to use stitch charts, there will be a chart for the pattern stitch used. Otherwise the stitch pattern is described round by round. Size: Child 10 (adult S, M, L)
Finished Chest Circumference: 32.5(37.5, 40.5, 44.5)"
Gauge: 4 sts and 6 rows $=$ 1" in st st. Material: Size US 9 / 5mm circular needle, set of dpn size US 9 / 5mm. Body: Body is worked in one piece to armhole. Cast on 130(150, 160, 180) with $24^{\prime\prime}$ circular needle. PM (to mark the beginning of your rnds) and join, carefully not to twist. Rnd 1-2:P Rnd 3-4: K Rnd5-6:P Rnd 7-8: K For Rnd 11 - 25 either work chart A 13(15, 16, 18) times across or work in following manner: Rnd 11: [P4, K6] 13(15, 16,18) times. Rnd 12: [K1, P4, K5] 13(15, 16, 18) times. Rnd 13: [K2, P4, K4] 13(15, 16, 18) times. Rnd 14: [K3, P4, K3] 13(15, 16, 18) times. Rnd 15: [K4, P4, K2] 13(15, 16, 18) times. Rnd 16: [K5, P4, K1] 13(15, 16, 18) times. Rnd 17: P Rnd 18: [K5, P4, K1] 13(15, 16, 18) times. Rnd 19: [K4, P4, K2] 13(15, 16, 18) times. Rnd 20: [K3, P4, K3] 13(15, 16, 18) times. Rnd 21: [K2, P4, K4] 13(15, 16, 18) times. Rnd 22: [K1, P4, K5] 13(15, 16, 18) times. Rnd 23: repeat rnd 11. Rnd 24 and 25: Purl Continue to work in st st until piece measures 12(13.5, 14, 15)" $$ \begin{array}{r}{\mathsf{o}=\mathsf{p u r l}}\\ {+=\mathsf{k n i t}}\end{array} $$
(For knitting in the round the chart is always worked from the right to the left.)
Divide for Yokes
Front Yoke: From beginning of the round P 65(75, 80, 90) sts. Put the other 65(75, 80, 90 ) sts on a holder or waste yarn. Now continue to work back and forth in rows. Next row (WS): For size child 10: K65. For size S: K23, K2tog, K25, K2tog, K23. For size M: K40, M1, K40. For size L: K44, K2tog, K44. Now either follow Chart B or row 1 - 6: Row 1(RS): [P1, K7] 8(9,10, 11) times, P1. Row 2: K1, [K1, P5, K2] 8(9, 10, 11) times. Row 3: [K1, P2, K3, P2] 8(9, 10, 11) times, K1. Row 4: P1, [P1, K2, P1, K2, P2] 8(9, 10, 11) times. Row 5: [K3, P3, K2] 8(9, 10, 11) times, K1. Row 6: P1, [P3, K1, P4] 8(9, 10, 11) times. Next row (RS) purl to the end. Knit next 2 rows. Continue to work in following manner: Row 1 (WS): K6, [P5, K3] 6(7, 8, 9) times, P5, K6. Row 2 (RS): K6, [SL5 wyif, K3] 6(7, 8, 9) times, SL5 wyif, K6. Row 3: Work the same as for row 1 Row 4: K8, [insert needle under loose strand and knit next st, bringing st out under strand,K7] 6(7, 8, 9) times, K8. Repeat row 1 - 4 until armholes measure 6(6.5, 7.5, 8.5)" Next row (WS): knit to the end Neck opening: With RS facing work across K25(29, 33, 36) sts, join a second ball of yarn and bind off 15(15, 15, 17) sts, K25(29, 33, 36) sts. Continue to work in garter st and at the same time work each side separately for neck shaping: At each neck edge bind off 2 sts 1(2, 2, 2) times. Then decrease 1 st every RS row 3(2, 2, 2) times. There wilremain 20(23, 27, 30) shoulder sts on each side. Continue to work in garter st until armhole measures 8(9, 10, 11)" Put shoulder sts on holder or waste yarn.
$\mathbf{o}=$ Purl on RS, knit on WS $\mathbf{+=}$ Knit on RS, Purl on WS Stitch 1 - 8 are the pattern sts. Stitch 9 is the last stitch on the RS and the first stitch on the WS.
Back Yoke
Put held 65(75, 80, 90) sts back on to a knitting needle. Join yarn and purl 65(75, 80, 90) sts with RS facing. Now continue to work back and forth in rows. Next row (WS): For size child 10: K65. For size S: K23, K2tog, K25, K2tog, K23. For size M: K40, M1, K40. For size L: K44, K2tog, K44. Now either follow Chart B or row 1 - 6: Row 1(RS): [P1, K7] 8(9, 10, 11) times, P1. Row 2: K1, [K1, P5, K2] 8(9, 10, 11) times. Row 3: [K1, P2, K3, P2] 8(9, 10, 11) times, K1. Row 4: P1, [P1, K2, P1, K2, P2] 8(9, 10, 11) times. Row 5: [K3, P3, K2] 8(9, 10, 11) times, K1. Row 6: P1, [P3, K1, P4] 8(9, 10, 11) times. Next row (RS) purl to the end. Knit next 2 rows. Continue to work in following manner: Row 1 (WS): K6, [P5, K3] 6(7, 8, 9) times, P5, K6. Row 2 (RS): K6, [SL5 wyif, K3] 6(7, 8, 9) times, SL5 wyif, K6. Row 3: Work the same as for row 1 Row 4: K8, [insert needle under loose strand and knit next st, bringing st out under strand, K7] 6(7, 8, 9) times, K8. Repeat row 1 - 4 until armholes measure 6(6.5, 7.5, 8.5)". Next row (WS): knit to the end. Continue to work in garter sts until armhole measures 8(9, 10, 11)"
Join shoulder seams with a Three-Needle Bind Off:
I urn sweater inside out (right sides tacing each other). Put 20(23, 27, 30) right shoulder sts of front yoke back on a knitting needle. Hold this needle and the needle with the 20(23, 27, 30) right shoulder sts of the back yoke parallel. Insert a third needle into first stitch on each of the other two needles and knit the two stitches together as one stitch. Knit the next stitch on each needle together in the same way. Then pass the first stitch over the second. Repeat throughout the row until only one stitch remains on third needle. Cut yarn and pull tail through this last stitch. Work the left shoulder stitches in the same manner. Put remaining 25(27, 27, 29) center back stitches on waste yarn or a holder.
Sleeves
For the sleeves, stitches are picked up around the armhole. Then they are worked in rounds top down, so there will be no seaming involved.
Right Sleeve:
With RS facing and 16" circular needle pick up and knit 64(72, 80, 88) sts evenly around armhole starting at right back yoke underarm edge. Place marker to mark begining of the round. Rnd 1: Purl to end. Rnd 2 (decreasing rnd): K1, K2tog, knit to the last 3 sts before marker, SSK, K1. Rnd 3: Purl to end. Rnd 4: Knit to end. Rnd 5: Purl to end. Rnd 6: Knit to end. Rnd 7: Purl to end. Rnd 8: repeat rnd 2 decreasing rnd. Change to st st (knit every rnd) and decrease in the same manner as in rnd 2 every 6 rnds 4(10, 8, 5) times and then every 4 rnds 11(4, 10, 17) times. There will be 30(40, 40, 40) sts. Work even in st st if necessary until sleeve measures 14(15.5, 16.5, 17.5)". For cuff either work Rnd 1 - 21 or Chart C Rnd 1: Purl to end. Rnd 2: Purl to end. Rnd 3: [K6, P4] 3(4, 4, 4) times. Rnd 4: [K5, P4, K1] 3(4, 4, 4) times. Rnd 5: [K4, P4, K2] 3(4, 4, 4) times. Rnd 6: [K3, P4, K3] 3(4, 4, 4) times. Rnd 7: [K2, P4, K4] 3(4, 4, 4) times. Rnd 8: [K1, P4, K5] 3(4, 4, 4) times. Rnd 9: Purl to end. Rnd 10: [K1, P4, K5] 3(4, 4, 4) times. Rnd 11: [K2, P4, K4] 3(4, 4, 4) times. Rnd 12: [K3, P4, K3j 3(4, 4, 4) times. Rnd 13: [K4, P4, K2] 3(4, 4, 4) times. Rnd 14: [K5, P4, K1] 3(4, 4, 4) times. Rnd 15: [K6, P4] 3(4, 4, 4) times. Rnd $16+17:9$ to end Rnd $18+19:\mathsf{K}$ to end. Rnd $20+21:\mathsf{P}$ to end. Bind off very loosely. (A sewn bindoff is recommended.) Work left sleeve in the same manner starting to pick up the sleeve sts (RS facing) at the left front yoke underarm edge.
Note: The sleeve can be knit on a $16^{\circ}$ circular or with dpns or Magic Loop or with two circs. If you start with a $16^{\circ}$ circ, you may have to change to one of the other techniques when the stitch count is decreased
Neck edging:
RS facing put 25(27, 27, 29) center back stitches on kniting needle and knit joining new skein of yarn. Then pick up and knit 9(10, 11, 11) sts on left front side. Pick up and knit 15(15, 15, 17) sts at center front and pick up and knit 9(10, 11, 11) sts on right front side. Place marker and join. You should have 58 (62, 64, 68) stitches total. Purl 2 rounds. Bind off loosely and weave in ends. Note: If you have difficulty in binding off loosely, go up one needle size for bind off. The sweater neck should easily slip over most head sizes. If it doesn't, please, re-do the bind off. Abbreviations: St st: stockinet stitch St: stitch K:knit P: purl Rnd: round Pm: place marker RS: Right sideWS: Wrong side K2tog: Knit 2 stitches together SL: Slip $(\mathsf{S L5}=\mathsf{S l i p}\;5$ stitches), (Slip the sts as if to purl.) wyif: with yarn in the front SSK : Slip two sts individually knitwise. Insert tip of left needle into front of these two slipped sts and use right needle to knit them together through their back loops. K2tog: Knit two sts together M1: With left needle tip, liftstrand inbetwen needles from front to back. Knit the lifted loop through the back to twist the stitch. Tips: When you slip 5 stitches with the yarn in the front, make sure that the strand or float is not too tight and pulling. Working a chart in flat knitting, one row is worked from the right to the lef,the next from the left to the right and so forth.
@ 2009, Christiane Burkhard, You may use this pattern for personal, non-profit use only.
