RAGLAN PULLOVER
This was designed for the Heart to Heart Bears, sold for the Heart to Heart group in Shanghai China which raises funds for surgeries for Chinese children with congenital heart disease. These directions are free for your personal, individual use. Please do not distribute or reformat them for commercial use, or sell them. Items made from these directions should only be sold if all profits go to charity. Yarn: DK yarn (UK: 8ply, US: 3-Light) Bamboo or silk works very nicely Needles: 4mm/Us 6 circular (or size to give gauge) Gauge: 20sts = 8cm/3in Notions: 3 stitch markers, 2 safety pins This sweater is a raglan style, knit from the neck down. It will curve as it is knit, so even though it is not knit in the round it will require circular needles. It is sewn at the shoulder seam, and side/arm seams. It will fit a teddy bear about 25-30cm/10-12in tall with a waist of about 29cm/11%in. See diagram for approximate finished measurements.
ABBREVIATIONS
RS..... Right side Ws .... Wrong side .... Knit P....... . Purl St......Stitch St. St....stockinette stitch (K RS row, PWSrow) Kfb ..lncrease by knitting through first the front and then back of aSt. K2tog:...Knit 2 Sts together
Sweater
Leaving about a 25cm/10" tail, cast on 12, PM, 11, PM, 11, PM, 12 (46sts). Do not join. Row 1-6: K 1 row; P 1 row; K3 rows, P 1 row (ending by working a WS row). Row 7 (RS): K1, Kfb. \*\*K to last St. before marker, Kfb before and after marker (2 increases made); repeat from \*\* for next 2 markers. K until 2 sts left, Kfb, K1 Row 8 (WS): P 9-24: Repeat rows 7-8 eight (8) more times until there are 30,29,29,30 Sts. between markers (118 Sts), ending on Ws. Place a safety pin in first and last stitch of row to mark the ends. Divide and work in sections. Section 1 (Arm-30 Sts): Row 1 K2tog, K to first marker. Turn Row 2-4 Work 3 rows in St.St. Row 5: K until 2 Sts. left, K2tog. Row 6-10: Work 6 rows in St.St. Row 11 K2tog, K until 2 Sts. left, K2tog. Row 13-15: Work 3 rows in K1P1. Bind off and cut, leaving about a 35cm/15" tail (which will be used to sew up side seam) Section 2 (Front-29 Sts): Row 1: Join yarn to RS; Kfb, K27 to last St before marker, Kfb. Turn. Row 2-11: Beginning with WS, work 10 rows in St.St. Row 12-15: Work 4 rows in K1P1 ribbing Bind off, cut yarn leaving about a 10cm/4" tail. Section 3 (Arm-29 Sts): Row 1: Join yarn to RS; K29 (to marker) Finish as in Section 1. Section 4 (Back: 30 Sts): Row 1: Join yarn to RS; Kfb, K to end Finish as in Section 2. Finishing: Sew shoulder seam from collar to markers. Then, beginning at arm, sew up underarm and side seams. Work in ends.
Working in the round:
Omitting 1st and last K stitch, cast on 11, \*\*PM, cast on 11, Repeat from \*\* 2x,for a total of 4 sections. Join, and work 24 rows as above. When there are 29 Sts in each section, K the 1st 29 St in the round for the first sleeve Join yarn to section 2 leaving about a 15cm/6" tail (which can be used at the end to fill in any gaps left), K across 29 Sts, K the next 29 sts (3rd section) in the round for the 2nd sleeve. Join the yarn to the 4th section (leaving a longish tail to fill in gaps), \*\*K29, pick up 4 sts from under the arm, repeat from \*\* On the next row, when you come to the 4 sts picked up, K2tog twice.
RAGLAN PULLOVER - Chart
Top:Repeat this sectionfor a total of 4sections K on RS, P on WS YInc (Kfb) BBindoff 人Decrease (K2tog) pu pic up sts
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RAGLAN PULLOVER - Patterns
