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Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 10:33:24 -0400
From: Lori Eckman (lori@netsync.net)
Subject: [BOND] Summer Tank Pattern
Hi all,
since I couldn't get a pattern for a summer tank top I made up one that
I like.
I will post to the list so that all who asked for one can try it.This
was my first try at making up my own pattern and hope that you will like
it.
Yarn Peaches & Cream
Keyplate #3
Gauge 16 st x 24 rows over 4" (machine washed & dried )
Women's Bust size 36" (finished size 38" )
FRONT
1. Cast on 80 sts in WY and knit 6 rows. Change to MY and knit
60 rows even.
2. Shape the armholes by casting off 4 sts at the beginning of
the next 2 rows
3. Divide sts in half 36 to each side and push left side to HP
4. Working on right side only dec. one st at armhole and neck
edges every row until 12 sts. remain.(72 rows)
5. Knit even for 31 rows (103 rows total ) and cast off to waste
yarn.
6. Work left side same as right.
RIBBING
10 rows 1x1 ribbing ( for a tighter fit waist rehang only 75 sts )
BACK
1. Cast on 80 sts and knit 6 rows. Change to MY and knit 60 rows
even.
2. Shape armhole by dec. 4 sts at beginning of next 2 rows.
3. Dec. 1 st every row (armholes) 10 times for 52 sts.(72 rows)
4. Divide sts to 26 each side and push left side to HP.
5. Decrease sts on armhole and neck edge every row until 12 sts.
remain (81 rows)
6. Knit 22 rows and cast off to WY
RIBBING
10 rows 1x1
FINISHING
Join shoulder and side seams to finish. This is a waist length top but
you could easily add rows before the armholes to lengthen it and you
could rib or crochet the arm and neck edges . I used an eyelet st on the
straight edges of the shoulder straps so it would lay flatter.I made one
for sil and the front was cut to low on mine ( she's much shorter) so I
used 2 backs and it turned out real cute too.( Just some suggestions )
Lori in NY
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Date: Sun, 12 Jul 1998 14:37:54 -0700
From: bahrens@pacbell.net
Subject: [BOND] Tunic Style Summer Top-CORRECTED
Hi Guys,
I Found some math problems with this one too so I thought I should
repost it......Gina
Tunic Style Summer Top
Yarn:
2 one pound cones of Peaches and Cream( I used the color fairy tales)
or you could also use Wool-Ease
Gauge: 16st x 26 r = 4 inches
Keyplate: dot 3
Measurements:
L-Finished Bust-48” XL-Finished Bust-49” XXL-Finished bust- 50”
Body Length-27” Body length-28” Body length -29”
Back: cast on 72, 88, 104 needles in WY....K 6 R.....Switch to MC and K
33 R.....At the carriage side of the next two rows increase 3 needles
with and e-wrap increase.....K 52, 58, 65 R......Mark this row at each
end for arm hole........K 72 R......Cast off center 26, 30, 34 stitches
onto 6 rows of WY.....Then cast off each shoulder(26, 32, 38 stitches on
each side) onto WY.......remove from machine and set aside....
Front: work as for back up to armhole markers......K 25 R.....Remove
center 20 stitches onto WY....Put LH needles into HP and working on
right side decrease 1 stitch at neck edge every row 2, 3, 4
times...decrease 1 stitch every third row 1, 2, 3 times.....until 26,
32, 38 stitches remain......K 33 R even... Cut yarn end leaving a 2 foot
length....K 6 R WY but do not remove from machine.......repeat for LH
side......
Back and Front Ribbing: Rehang bottom edge of back onto 70, 86, 102
needles....Do Not remove WY.....K 18 R.....Drop and latch up every third
stitch......Back stitch BO....Repeat for Front......
Side Vents: Hang the side edge of the back from the ribbing edge to the
bottom of the 3 stitch increase onto 33 needles....Make sure wrong side
in facing you......Hang Hem and K 1 R.....Hook the first stitch of the 3
stitch increase onto the end stitch of the row you just knit........K 2
R.....Hook second stitch the same as the first.....K 2 R....hang the
last stitch...K 2 R and bring up an edge stitch to hang here.....Drop
and latch up every third stitch.....back stitch BO( include the rehung
edge stitch when you BO).....
Neckline: Place one side of back shoulders onto 26, 32, 38 needles with
right side facing out at you.....Push back against bed of
machine......Place corresponding front shoulder onto the same needles
with wrong side facing you( right sides should be together)......Use
claw weights to weight the knitting.......Thread the 2 foot length threw
the carriage push the needles back until the loops from the back come
out and over the loops of the front so you only have one loop on each
needle.....K 1 row and then back stitch BO....remove from
machine.....Place all stitches around neckline onto machine ( do not
miss any or you will have holes)....* You may have to hang and rib the
front neckline and then the back neckline in two separate steps and the
stitch up the sides(it takes a lot of needles to hang this
neckline).......Do not rehang other shoulder at this time......Push
knitting back against carriage leaving needles in HP.......Hang weighted
hem and push it back too...... pull out allot of MC yarn from your skein
and lay it across the open needles..........Leave a generous length at
the skein end.....Remove the guide wire from your carriage.....Push the
needles back to FWP.......closing the MC yarn in the latches.....Push
carriage across the knitting slowly to knit 1 R........remove every
third stitch to WY and K 10 R.....Latch up stitches on WY and then back
stitch bind offf....Repeat shoulder procedure for the remaining open
shoulder ...Do not rehang ribbing....This seam will be closed by hand
later.......
Short Sleeves: Bring forward 86 needles.....Hang edge of body between
armhole markers onto these needles being sure to evenly space out extra
stitches....hang hem..... Push knitting and hem back against bed of
machine and K 1 row as for first row of neckline ribbing......Starting
COR... dec 1 stitch on each side every 6 rows 6 times...Ending with row
counter reading 42 rows....CO onto 6 rows of WY and remove from
machine...Repeat for other sleeve...
Cuff: Bring forward 65 needles and rehang sleeve edge carefully spacing
out extra stitches evenly.....K1 row......Remove every third stitch to
WY...K 10 rows......Latch up stitches on WY to form ribbing......Back
stitch bind off.......
Finishing: Sew side seam at neck edge.....Block sweater....Sew side
seams and sew in all loose ends.....With cotton yarn you must wash it
before you will have the finished sweater effect that you want....
- --
The Ahrens family
San Jose, CA
bahrens@pacbell.net
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Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 10:44:47 EDT
From: TLBEEB@aol.com
Subject: Simple Short-capped Sleeve Top
Simple Short-capped Sleeve Top
Materials:- 5-6-7 x 50 gram balls of cotton yarn keyplate # 3 weight
Tension: - 16 stitches and 23 rows + 4 inches
Using Keyplate # 3
Sizes 32-34, 36-38, 40-42
Front and Back alike:-
This has sleeve caps already included in the pattern, it is similar
to the Mother Goose pattern but not the same to the best of my
knowledge as I have never done the Mother Goose pattern.
Cast on 68 - 76 - 84 stitches
work 6 - 8 rows waste yarn
change to main yarn
work even for 56 rows
Increase one sititch at each end ( carriage side ) until you have
88 - 96 -104 stitches, these are the sleeves.
Work 40 rows even.
Cast off loosely onto waste yarn or latch tool. Your preference.
Make another piece the same.
Join the shoulder seams on the ISM.
Pick up and knit a ribbing by hand or rehang and knit for 20 - 30 rows
using keyplate # 2 up every other needle. Cast off loosely.
Work a row of single crochet around sleeve caps and round neckline.
(The above pattern is by Linda Boudreau. From personal experience
I can tell you that you can change the neckline to any shape that you
like and that it works up in several yarns nicely. I still like this top
Linda---Thanks again. It's still giving me a LOT of pleasure.)
TLBEEB@aol.com
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Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 18:08:40
From: bahrens@pacbell.net
Subject: Short Sleeve Pullover by Gina B. Ahrens
Yarn: 5, 5, 5, 6, 6-3 ounce or 6, 6, 6, 7, 7-2.5 ounce skeins of Lion
Brand Wool-Ease( I used colors wood and forest green heather)
Gauge: 16st x 26 r = 4 inches
Keyplate: dot 3
Measurements:
S-finished Bust-43” M-Finished Bust-46” L-Finished Bust-48”
Body Length-21” Body Length-23 " Body Length-25”
XL-Finished Bust-49” XXL-Finished bust- 50"
Body length-26” Body length -27”
Back: cast on 58, 70, 78, 94, 110 needles in WY....K 6 R.....Switch to
MC and K 46, 59, 72, 78, 85 R......Mark this row at each end for arm
hole........K 72 R......Cast off center 20, 24, 26, 30, 34 stitches onto
6 rows of WY.....Then cast off each shoulder(19, 23, 26, 32, 38 stitches
on each side) onto WY.......remove from machine and set aside....
Front: work as for back up to armhole markers......K 30 R.....Remove
center 14, 18, 20, 20, 20, stitches onto WY....Put LH needles into HP
and working on right side decrease 1 stitch at neck edge every row 2, 2,
2, 3, 4 times...decrease 1 stitch every third row 1, 1, 1, 2, 3
times.....until 19, 23, 26, 32, 38 stitches remain......K 28 R even...
Cut yarn end leaving a 2 foot length....K 6 R WY but do not remove from
machine.......repeat for LH side......
Back and Front Ribbing: Rehang bottom edge of back onto 53, 65, 73, 89,
105 needles....DO NOT REMOVE WY........Remove every third stitch from
needle..........Make sure you only have one stitch on the needle being
left on WY..... Hang hem.....K 1 row slowly........K 17 more
rows......Latch up stitches held on WY and back stitch BO....Repeat for
Front......
Neckline: Place one side of back shoulders onto 19, 23, 26, 32, 38
needles with right side facing out at you.....Push back against bed of
machine......Place corresponding front shoulder onto the same needles
with wrong side facing you( right sides should be together)......Use
claw weights to weight the knitting.......Thread the 2 foot length threw
the carriage push the needles back until the loops from the back come
out and over the loops of the front so you only have one loop on each
needle.....K 1 row and then back stitch BO....remove from
machine.....Place all stitches around neckline onto machine ( do not
miss any or you will have holes).... Do not rehang other shoulder at
this time......Push knitting back against carriage leaving needles in
HP.......Hang weighted hem and push it back too...... pull out allot of
MC yarn from your skein and lay it across the open
needles..........Leave a generous length at the skein end.....Remove the
guide wire from your carriage.....Push the needles back to
FWP.......closing the MC yarn in the latches.....Push carriage across
the knitting slowly to knit 1 R........remove every third stitch to WY
and K 9 R.....Latch up stitches on WY and then back stitch bind
offf....Repeat shoulder procedure for the remaining open shoulder ...Do
not rehang ribbing....This seam will be closed by hand later.......
Short Sleeves: Bring forward 86 needles.....Hang edge of body between
armhole markers onto these needles being sure to evenly space out extra
stitches....hang hem..... Push knitting and hem back against bed of
machine and K 1 row as for first row of neckline ribbing......Starting
COR... dec 1 stitch on each side every 6 rows 6 times...Ending with row
counter reading 42 rows....CO onto 6 rows of WY and remove from
machine...Repeat for other sleeve...
Cuff: Bring forward 65 needles and rehang sleeve edge carefully spacing
out extra stitches evenly.....DO NOT REMOVE WY...... Remove every third
stitch from needles..........Make sure you only have one stitch on the
needle being left on WY..... Hang hem.........K 1 row slowly...........K
11 more rows......Latch up stitches on WY to form ribbing......Back
stitch bind off.......
Finishing: Sew side seam at neck edge.....Block sweater....Sew side
seams and sew in all loose ends.....With cotton yarn you must wash it
before you will have the finished sweater effect that you want....
Do not reproduce this pattern or post to any internet site without
express permission from the author.
The Ahrens family
San Jose, CA
bahrens@pacbell.net
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Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 19:00:48 -0000
From: "Scott J Caskey"
Subject: [BOND] Sleeveless Roll neck Sweater
OK I am back -this time w/my roll neck top-
although to tell you the truth my head hurts from all the math-LOL-
finished chest size-36", 42", 48", 54"
finished length- approximately-23 "
gauge= 20 st. x 30 rows= 4" using Key Plate #2
FRONT:
using crochet cast on-(again-thanks to Ann)
C.O. 90,(106, 120, 136) stitches-do three rows -remembering to keep
work behind previous row
or if you prefer you can start w/ 6 rows of ribbing
knit 101 rows straight-mark for arms
decrease 1 stitch each side every row 5 x's.
knit straight 37 rows-(row count 42)
remove center 12, (14, 16, 18) stitches to WY
put LHS into holding position
on RHS decrease on neck edge 1 stitch each row 5x's(6x's, 7x's, 8x's.)
then decrease 1 stitch every 2 rows 9x's.,( 9x's., 11x's., 13x's.)
this should leave you with 20,(26, 29, 33) stitches for shoulders
knit 3,(4, 5, 6) rows straight ending COR row count 68,(70, 76, 82)
leave a tail 6x's width of stitches for joining-cut and move carriage to
left
put RHS in holding position and LHS into working position-
work LHS same as RHS- just reverse shaping
remove shoulders to WY-(tail only needle on RHS)
BACK:
use same method of cast on as front
knit 101 rows straight- mark for arms
decrease 1 stitch each side every row 5x's.
knit straight for 66, ( 68, 74, 80) rows
put center 40, (44, 52, 60) stitches onto WY
put outer 20, (26, 29, 33) stitches onto WY-on RHS leave a tail 6x's width
of stitches for joining
SHOULDER:
pull out 20, ( 26, 29, 33) needles
hang piece w/out tail in back push behind latches
hang piece w/tail in front - in front of latches
pull front live stitches through back stitches
w/ tail on left- hand manipulate knit stitches across to LHS
Bind off using back stitch
ROLL NECK:
pull out aprox. 82, (95, 116, 128) stitches
rehang neck edge doubling up every 4th & 5th stitches in back and the rest
of the neck
hang hem- hand manipulate 1st row across-COL-
pick up every 3rd stitch on WY to set up for 2x1 ribbing
knit 6 rows- and latch up rehanging stitches
hand manipulate 1st row back across- switch to key plate #1 knit 8 rows
slowly
bind off using back stitch
the smaller key plate forces the yarn to hold curl- you can use key plate #
2 for this
but will have to tac down at bottom and top
REMAINING SHOULDER:
put piece in back w/out tail pushing back behind latches-pick up ribbing
(I'd say 4 st.)
put piece w/tail in front pick up ribbing-pull front live stitches back
through back live stitches
OMITTING THE RIB STITCHES
using tail - hand manipulate knitting from right to left - this time go
through the rib stitches also
bind off using back stitch.
take off machine and sew up remaining neck edge on outside-it will curl down
so seam will not show
ARMS:
Pick up aprox. 98, ( 110, 120, 130)- that's about 4 of 5 stitches
do same as neck w/ ribbing - and then the 8 rows of straight knitting w/ key
plate #1
bind off using back stitch-
Join side seams using your method of choice- I like the invisible seam for
this-Thanks to Barb's instructions
Ok so there you have it again if any questions please don't hesitate to ask-
I hope you like it
Lorie.
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