Cardigan & Pants

By Spotlight

A perfect pattern for a knitter at Intermediate level.

Final Result

Materials

YARN Bee Little Grins #147

To make Cardigan
• 2 (3-3-4) x 50g balls Main Colour (MC)
• 2 (3-3-4) x 50g balls Contrast Colour (CC)

To make Pants
• 4 (5-5-6) x 50g balls Main Colour (MC)
• A pair 4.50mm (US 7), (UK 7) Knitting Needles or size that give correct tension/gauge.
• A Yarn Needle
• 1 Stitch Holder
• 3 Buttons for Cardigan
• Length of round Elastic for Pants.

Step 1

TENSION/GAUGE
17 sts and 35 rows to 10 cms/4 ins over garter st, using 4.50mm (US 7), (UK 7) Knitting Needles.
**Note - Correct tension/gauge is essential for a successful handknit.

CREATE - Cardigan
(worked in one piece, knitted sideways)

Beg Left Front -
Using 4.50mm (US 7), (UK 7) Needles and MC, cast on 44 (50-52-56) sts loosely.
Knit 7 rows garter st (1st row is WS).
** Using CC, 1st row (RS) - K30 (32-32-34), turn.
2nd row - Knit to end.
3rd row - K40 (46-48-52), turn.
4th row - Knit to end.
Using MC, 5th row - Knit across all sts to end.
6th row - Knit. **
Rep from ** to ** until work measures at widest edge 16 (18-18.5-19) cms/6½ (7-7½-7½) ins from beg, working last row on WS.
Slip first 24 (26-28-30) sts onto a stitch holder and leave.
Break off yarns.

Beg Sleeve - Using CC, cast on 22 (28-30-32) sts for Sleeve.
*** Using CC, 1st row (RS) - K28 (34-34-36), turn.
2nd row - Knit to end.
3rd row - K38 (48-50-54), turn.
4th row - Knit to end.
Using MC, knit across all sts to end.
6th row - Knit. ***
Rep from *** to *** until sleeve measures at widest edge 16 (17-18-19) cms/6½ (7-7-7½) ins, working last row on WS.
Cast/bind off 22 (28-30-32) sleeve sts.

Beg Back - Place the 24 (26-28-30) sts from stitch holder onto needle and place a marker.
Cont from ** to ** as for left front piece until work measures from marker at widest edge 28 (31-32.5-34) cms/11 (12½-13-13½) ins, working last row on WS.
Slip first 24 (26-28-30) sts onto a stitch holder and leave.
Break off yarns.

Beg Sleeve - Using CC, cast on 22 (28-30-32) sts for sleeve.
Rep from *** to *** until same amount of rows have been worked as for other sleeve, ending with same row (WS).
Cast/bind off 22 (28-30-32) sleeve sts.

Beg Right Front - Place 24 (26-28-30) sts from stitch holder onto needle and cont as before for Right Front until the same amount of rows have been worked as for Left Front, ending with same row (WS). Break off CC.
Using MC for rem, knit 3 rows garter st across all sts.

Next row - Knit to last 16 (18-20-22) sts, yfwd, K2tog, [K4 (5-6-7), yfwd, K2tog] twice, K2 = 3 buttonholes.
Knit 3 rows garter st.
Cast/bind off loosely knitways.

Step 2

FINISHING

DO NOT PRESS.
Using yarn needle, darn in ends.
Using yarn needle and mattress st seam, join sleeve seams.
Sew on buttons.

Step 3

CREATE - Pants

Left Leg (beg at ankle)
Using 4.50mm (US 7), (UK 7) Needles and MC, cast on 23 (25-25-27) sts.

Knit in garter st (1st row is WS of cuff) until work measures 4 cms/1½ ins from beg, working last row on WS and inc 4 sts evenly across last row = 27 (29-29-31) sts.
Next row - K2, * P1, K1, rep from * to last st, K1.
Next row - K1, * P1, K1, rep from * to end.
Rep last 2 rows until rib measures 3.5 cms/1½ ins, working last row on WS.
Next row - K3 (2-1-2), inc once in each of next 20 (24-26-26) sts, K4 (3-2-3) = 47 (53-55-57) sts.
Knit in garter st until work measures 13 (17-19-21) cms/ 5 (7-7½-8½) ins from beg of rib, working last row on WS.

Shape crotch - Cast on 2 sts at beg of next 2 rows = 51 (57-59-61) sts.
Dec one st at each end of foll 3rd row, then in every foll 10th row until 43 (47-49-51) sts rem.
Cont without shaping until crotch measures 15 (16-16-17) cms/6 (6½-6½-7) ins, working last row on WS.

Shape back - 1st row - K25 (27-29-31), turn.
2nd row - Knit to end.
3rd row - K21 (23-25-27), turn.
4th row - Knit to end.
5th row - K17 (19-21-23), turn.
6th row - Knit to end.

Beg waistband - Work in rib (as before) for 3 cms/1 in, working last row on WS.
Cast/bind off in rib.

Step 4

Right Leg
Work to correspond with Left Leg, working 1 row more before commencing turnings so that turnings are on the opposite side to Left Leg.

Step 5

FINISHING

DO NOT PRESS.
Using yarn needle, darn in ends.

Using yarn needle and mattress st seam, join front, back and leg seams, reversing seam for cuff at ankles.
Thread elastic through alternate rows of rib at waist.
Draw up to desired measurement.
Turn back ankle cuffs.

Handy Hint

St/s - stitch/es,
K - Knit,
P - Purl,
RS - right side,
WS - wrong side
garter st - every row knit,
beg - begin/ning,
rep - repeat,
yfwd - yarn forward to make a stitch,
K2tog - knit 2 sts together,
inc - increase,
dec - decrease,
foll -follow/ing,
rem - remain/ing,
cont - continue.

SPECIAL NOTE -
When turning, bring yarn to front of work, slip next st onto right hand needle, yarn back, slip st back onto left hand needle, then turn and proceed as instructed, this avoids holes in work.