A Basic Knitted Sweater

This entry-level project would make the perfect first sweater for the new knitter.

Getting Started

Skill Level: Easy

Sizes: XS (S, M, L, XL, XXL)
Note: Sizes for most Better Homes and Gardens knitting projects are noted in the instructions. When one size is written out in capitalized letters, it is to note the size of the modeled garment. The instructions are written for the smallest size with changes for larger sizes in parentheses. When only one number is given, it applies to all sizes. For ease in working, before you begin, circle the numbers pertaining to the size you are knitting or crocheting.

Finished Measurements:
Bust: 32 (36, 40, 44, 48, 52) inches
Length: 22 (22 1/2, 23, 23 1/2, 24, 24 1/2) inches

Gauge: In stockinette stitch (knit on right side, purl on wrong side) with larger needles, 14 stitches and 20 rows = 4 inches/10cm. TAKE TIME TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE!

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What You Need

Lion Brand Homespun, Art. 790, 98% acrylic/2% polyester, bulky weight yarn (185 yards per skein): 3 (4, 4, 5, 5, 5) skeins of Barrington (336)
Size 10 (6mm) knitting needles or size needed to obtain gauge
Size 8 (5mm) knitting needles
Yarn needle

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meowmeowsters wrote:

Just wondering, when making the sleeves and it says increase every 10 rows and every 8 and every 6, is that all at once (so you're increasing every 3 or 4 rows overall), or do you increase the number of times required every ten rows then switch to increasing every 8, then switch to every 6? And what if it says you don't have to increase at all every ten rows? Do you just knit ten rows straight or jump into the every 8 rows?

10/30/2011 06:26:38 PM Report Abuse