Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 15:01:25 -0800 From: bahrens@pacbell.net Subject: [BOND] Childs cotton top revised Hi guys, I found some errors in the neckline decreases on this pattern....I think I fixed it so here it is again.....Sorry for any inconvenience...Gina Childs Cotton Top
SIZES: Toddler Medium
Toddler Large
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
Chest- 25” ( 27” )
Back Length- 12” ( 14” )
GAUGE: 16 st x 26 r = 4 inches with Keyplate Dot 3
MATERIALS: Renolds Rio Cotton- 7-50 grams balls in color 132 (yellow)
2-50 gram balls in color 351 (lt. Pink)
1-50 gram ball in color 367 ( Dk Pink)
BACK: Cast on 52 ( 60 ) needles with a closed edge Cast on in the yellow
cotton......K 10 Rows........Drop and latch up every third stitch to for
ribbing ........K another 15 ( 20 ) R in yellow..........Switch to Light
Pink......K 2 R........Switch to Dk Pink.....K 1 R......Switch to Yellow
and K 7 (10) R......Place a bit of waste yarn at each end stitch to mark
armhole.....K another 8 (10 ) R......Switch to lt Pink and K 2
R......Switch to Dk Pink And K 1 R......Switch to Yellow And K 15 ( 20 )
R......Switch to lt Pink and K 2 R....Switch to Dk Pink And K 1
R.....Switch to Yellow and K 12 ( 14 ) R.........Place center 18 (20 )
stiches onto waste yarn........There should be 17 (20) stitches left on
each side......Place these on Waste yarn too......
FRONT: Repeat as for Back up to armhole markers.......... K another 8
(10 ) R......Switch to lt Pink and K 2 R......Switch to Dk Pink And K 1
R...... Switch to Yellow and K 7 ( 10 ) R..... Place center 4 ( 6 )
stiches on to waste yarn.......Push needle on LHS to holding
postion......Knitting on only the RHS do the following......Knit another
8 (10 ) R decreasing at neck edge every other row....... Switch to lt
Pink and K 2 R decreasing at neck edge on second row....Switch to Dk
Pink And K 1 R........Switch to yellow and K 1 row decreasing on this
row at neck edge.....K another 11 ( 13 ) R straight............There
should be 17 (20) stitches left......Place these on Waste yarn
too......Repeat for LHS.........Leave a 2 foot length of main yarn......
SHOULDERS: Join Shoulders on the machine........Bring forward 17 (20)
needles.......Place one shoulder seam from the back onto the needles
with the right side facing you.....Push knitting back against the
bed.....Place the corresponding side of the front with right sides
together onto the needles also.....Use claw weights to weight
knitting.........Hand manipulate stitches to bring to front ones threw
the back ones so you only have one stitch on each needle........Use the
long piece of main yarn from the front to back stitch BO..............Do
the neck ribbing before you do other shoulder.....
NECK: Place every stitch around the neck onto needles....If you miss one
it will leave a hole........ Including those on WY and those around the
front sides....Hang the hem....... Starting COL K 1 R with the
yellow....Place every third stitch onto a length of WY and remove from
needle...Place needle into NWP...K 5 R in MY....Latch up ribs......BO
using back stitch....Repeat shoulder seam procedure for remaining
shoulder...Be careful not to pick up neck band or ribbing stitches when
rehanging shoulder seams....sew up neck band seam by hand.........
ARMHOLE: Bring forward 47 ( 53) needles........Place stitches between
armhole markers evenly onto needles....Hang Hem.......K 1 R with the
yellow......Place every third stitch onto WY.........K another 5 R
.......Latch up stitches on WY to form ribbing......BO using back
stitch..........
FINISH: Sew side seams by hand after blocking.......
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