Teddy Bear Sweater
Double Worsted Weight (8ply) Wool
size 7 (4.5mm) needles
Fits a 14 inch bear
This Knitting pattern shows you how to knit a jumper or sweater for your teddy bears.
Back
Cast on 28sts and Rib (k1,p1) for 6 rows.st-st 12 rows
Decrease for sleeves
K2 tog at the begining and end of the next and every alternate row until 14 sts remain. Leave sts on a spare needle.
Sleeves (make2)
Cast on 22 sts and rib (k1,p1) for 6 rwos
st-st 10 rows.
Decrease for sleeves
K2 tog at the begining and end of every alternate row until 8 sts remain. Leave sts on spare needle.
Front
Cast on 28 sts and rib (k1,p1) for 6 rows
st0st 12 rows
Decrease for sleeves
K2 tog at the begining and the end of the next and every alternate row until 14 sts remain. Pick up each piece of sleeve then back, then sleeve. Work 6 rows in Rib (k1,p1)
I have just completed this sweater, it was very quick and easy to do. I added a cable on the front, just to change it a little. :o)
Yes, thank you very much! It took me a while to figure out what to seam together, but it worked out very well. Thanks again!
Hi, I don't know how long ago that question (about the last paragraph in the pattern) was posted, so I might be very late in answering, but anyway: to the best of my knowledge it means that you should slip all the stitches that you have saved on spare needles, back onto your "working" needle, in the following order - sleeve, back, sleeve, front - and then work 6 rows in rib, which will join all the pieces together at the top, whilst simultaneously forming the neck band. You will then need to seam it all together, joining the sleeve and side seams, plus the neckband seam, unless of course you work the neckband in the round (on a circular needle or dpns) in which case you will get a circular neck band with no need to seam, but you would still have to seam up the rest of the sweater. I don't know if I've explained that clearly or not... hope it was some help! -x-
I'm perplexed by the last paragraph. Could someone explain?