Pattern Knitted Sweaterdress (English)
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This sweater dress is knitted from the top down in stockinette stitch with needle size 9. First the front and back sides are knitted with increases and decreases to shape the neckline, armhole, waistline and skirt. Then the front and back are sewn together with a mattress stitch and stitches are picked up around the armhole to knit the sleeves in the round. At the end the neckline is finished with an i-cord edge.
Materials
Size 8 / 60 mm round knitting needles
Size 9 / 80 cm round knitting needles
Size 12 / 60 mm round knitting needles
15 balls of Luna by Borgo di Pazza for a length of 140cm
Tapestry needle
Techniques
Stockinette stitch: knit across one row, purl across one row, repeat
Stockinette stitch in the round: knit across every row
Raglan increase leaning to the right (M1R): Using the left needle, pick up the loop between two sts from the back, knit 1.
Raglan increase leaning to the left (M1L): Using the left needle, pick up the loop between two sts from the front, knit 1 through the back loop
Ssk (slip, slip, knit): Slip two stitches (as if to knit) one at a time; return these stitches to the left hand needle in their new orientation, then knit them together though the back loops (left-slanting single decrease)
I-cord edge: Cast-on 4 new stitches at the beginning of the row as follows:
Knit the first st on the left needle, now remove the knitted stitch from the right needle, turn the loop and place back on the left needle. Repeat 3 more times (4 new stitches made). Now you continue knitting the entire last row as follows:
*Knit 3 stitches, knit the next 2 stitches together through the back loop, place the 4 new stitches back on the left needle*. Repeat from * to *until there are 4 stitches left. Cast-off with your preferred method.