AMERICAN GIRL ARAN
Astrid Aesoey 2010
You need about 60 grams of fingering weight yarn. Needles US size 2.5, 3 mm. Cast on 108 stitches. Work rib for 7 rounds, knit 2, purl 2. Knit one round, where you increase 12 stitches (120 stitches). Continue in double moss stitch and chart for 38 rounds. On the next round, bind off 4 stitches in each side, for armholes. Continue working front and back separately. Back: Continue in double moss stitch and chart for 31 rows, till total length, 71 rows $^+$ rib. Leave all stitches on a waiting needle, and knit front. Front: Continue in double moss stitch and chart for 25 rows (a total of 63 rounds $^+$ rib). Then put middle 20 stitches on a waiting needle for neck shaping. Continue to work each side separately. On every second round you put 2,1 more stitches on the neck side on the waiting needle. Knit till total length, 71 rows, $^+$ rib. Sew shoulder seams. Neck: Use remaining stitches to work neckband. Pick up extra stitches along the shoulders till you have a total of 64 stitches. Work 6 rounds of rib, knit 2, purl 2. Bind off all stitches loosely. Sleeves: Cast on 32 stitches. Work rib for 7 rounds, knit 2, purl 2. Knit one round, where you increase 18 stitches (a total of 50 stitches). Continue in double moss stitch and chart for 50 rounds. Bind off all stitches. Sew sleeves to sweater. Charts:
Sweater: Work 10 stitches of double moss stitch, 40 stitches of chart, 20 stitches of double moss stitch, 40 stitches of chart, 10 stitches of double moss stitch.
Sleeve: Work 15 stitches of double moss stitch, 20 stitches of chart, 15 stitches of double mossstitch. slip 1 stitch onto the cable needle and hold in front of work, knit 1 stitch, and knit stitch off the cable needle. Islip 2 stitches onto the cable needle and hold in front of work, knit next 2 stitches, then knit 2 stitches off the cable needle. slip 3 stitches onto the cable needle and hold in front of work, knit next 2 stitches, then knit 3 stitches off the cable needle. slip 2 stitches onto the cable needle and hold at back of work, knit next 3 stitches, then knit 2 stitches off the cable needle. Double moss stitch: Round 1 and 2: knit 1, purl 1 Round 3 and 4: purl 1, knit 1 Repeat these 4 rounds.
