Hooded Sweater for a Cabbage Patch Doll By Janice Helge, January 5, 2010
Materials: Size 9 and 10-1/2 knitting needles; 125 yards of worsted weight yarn such as Red Heart SuperSaver; stitch markers; stitch holders Gauge: $4\;\mathrm{sts}=1"$ in stockinette stitch $\mathrm{K}=\mathrm{knit}$ inc $=$ increase sts $=$ stitches $\mathsf{p m}=$ place marker Beginning at the top of the hood with size 10-12 needles, cast on 33 sts. Knit every row (garter stitch) for 5-1/2". (If the dollhas pigtails, you may want to lengthen the hood to 6") Change to size 9 needles and work K1, P1 ribbing for 1". Increase for sleeves and body (right side): Using size 10-1/2 needles, knit across the next row as follows: knit 7 sts, inc 1 st in next st, pm, inc 1 st in next st, k2 sts, inc 1 st in next st, pm, inc 1 st in next st, k7, inc 1 st in next st, pm, inc 1 st in next st, k2, inc 1 st in next st, pm, inc 1 st in next st, k7. (41 sts) Next row: K4 sts, purl across to last 4 sts, K4. Increase row: K4, knit across increasing in the stitch before and after each marker, K4. (49) Keeping 4 edge stitches in garter stitch, repeat the last 2 rows 5 times. (89 sts). Next row: K4 sts, purl across to last 4 sts, K4. Left sleeve: On right side row, divide stitches for sleeves and body of sweater as follows: K15 sts for left front and place on a holder; k18 sts for sleeve. Place remaining stitches onto a holder and work the left sleeve as follows: stockinette stitch for 6 rows, knit 3 rows, bind off. Right Sleeve: Put stitches from the second holder back onto the needle, knit across the back stitches, place them onto a holder, knit across 18 sts for the right sleeve, place remaining front stitches onto another holder. Finish right sleeve in same manner as left sleeve. Join body stitches: Slip stitches from the right front onto the needle, knit across, turn. Purl across the right front stitches, purl across the back stitches, then purl across the left front stitches. Being careful to keep the 4 edge stitches on each front in garter stitch as established, work stockinette stitch across the 53 body stitches for 4 more rows. Knit 4 rows. Bind off. Sew sleeve seams. Sew seam at top of hood. To complete the sweater, sew one or two buttons on the front garter stitch band and just button the sweater through the stitches on the other band. (No need for buttonholes.) Or crochet a chain and thread it through the neck ribbing and tie in a bow.
