Tiny
Sweater Ornaments
These
little sweaters are knit from the neck down in the round, then
each sleeve is done on the round.
Yarn Required: About 10m
of yarn, any weight. Drops Alpaca and Sisu are shown, made with 2.5mm needles.
Materials required: needle
size suited for yarn used, double pointed; two small
stitch holders or spare pieces of yarn in contrasting colour.
Neck and body: Cast on
12 sts and divide sts onto 4 dbl pt needles as so – 2,4,2,4 sts. Knit in the round for 3 rows, or longer if you want
more of a turtleneck. Then begin inc for body by
knitting into the front and back of the first and last sts
on each needle, for a total of 8 sts. In between each
row, knit without inc. It should go as follows after
finishing the neck with 12 sts:
Next
row: inc 8 sts = 20 sts
Next
row: knit without inc.
Next
row: inc 8 sts = 28 sts
Next
row: knit without inc.
Next
row: inc 8 sts = 36 sts
Next
row: knit without inc.
Next
row: inc 8 sts = 44 sts
Next
row: knit without inc.
Place
the stitches from the two needles with 10 sts
on them on holders. They will be for the sleeves.
Join
the two 12-stitch sides together to form the body (start stripes here if
desired) and knit in the round for a total of 10 rows. Then
k1 p1 for bottom ribbing for 3 rows. Cast off.
Sleeves: Pick up
the 10 sts on one side with 3 dbl pt needles as so –
4,3,3 sts. Knit 3 rows in
the round. Then dec one st
on the needle with 4 sts to
make 9 sts even across 3 needles, and knit 8 rows.
Cast off. Repeat for other sleeve.
Sew
in all loose ends. You can use the original cast-on thread on the neck to make
a loop for hanging.