Marianna s Top-Down with Long Sleeves 0 3 months Yarn any DK (tension 22sts over 4 /10cm) Needles 4mm throughout Requires 3 small buttons Worked from the neck downwards Tips: yfwd yarn forward seems to be a very UK term you may know this as yo (yarn over) or yrn (yarn round needle). This makes the buttonholes and also the little eyelet holes on the yoke and at the lower edge m1 (make 1) on row 31 I do this by knitting into the front & back of a stitch some knitters pick up the bar of yarn from the previous row either way will be OK if you are making this for a girl you may prefer to make the buttonholes at the end of the row Cast on 57sts Rows 1 & 2 Row 3 Rows 4 & 5 Row 6 Row 7 Row 8
Row 9 K8, *(yfwd, k1, yfwd, ) rep from * to last 4sts, 75sts Row 10 Row 11 Row 12 Row 13 K8, *(yfwd, k3, yfwd, ) rep from * to last 4sts, 93sts Row 14 Row 15 Rows 16 Row 17 K8, *(yfwd,, yfwd, ) rep from * to last 4sts, 111sts Rows 18, 19, 20 As rows 10, 11, 12 Row 21 K8, *(yfwd, k7, yfwd, ) rep from * to last 4sts, 129sts Rows 22, 23, 24 As rows 10, 11, 12 Row 25 K8, *(yfwd, k9, yfwd, ) rep from * to last 4sts, 147sts Row 26 Row 27 Row 28 Row 29 K23, cast off 2sts, k25, cast off 2sts, 0, cast off 2sts, k25, cast off 2sts, k22 K4, purl 19sts (the front) - slip next 26sts onto a stitch holder for a sleeve - purl 41sts (the back) - slip next 26sts onto a stitch holder for a sleeve - purl 19sts, (the front) 87sts e on these 87sts - (you will complete the sleeves later) Row 31 K4, k2, m1, *(k3, m1), repeat from * to last k6sts, k6 Row 32 K4, purl to last 4sts, 113sts Row 33 Row 34 Repeat last 2 rows 11 times more Row 57 K4, * k1, s1, k1, psso, yfrd, rep from * to last 7sts, k1, s1, k1, psso, Row 58 Row 59 Row 60 5 rows Cast off loosely Long Sleeves ~ Both Alike Put 26sts, left on a stitch holder for a sleeve, back on to a knitting needle. Rejoin yarn. With wrong side facing Row 1 Cast on 2sts, purl to end, cast on 2sts 30sts Row 2 S1, knit to end Row 3 S1, purl to last st, k1 Repeat last two rows until 4 (10cm) have been worked from armhole, ending after completing a wrong side row With right side facing Next row K1, *s1, k1, psso, yfwd, k1, repeat from * to last 2sts, k2tog S1, purl to last st, k1
5 rows Cast off S1, knit to end S1, purl to last 2sts, p2tog Make the second sleeve in the same way Sew up sleeve and underarm seams Darn away ends Sew on buttons Variation ~ with ribbed borders instead of knitting 5 rows at the neck and lower edges of the body & sleeve - rib them instead Marianna s Top-Down with Short Sleeves 0 3 months
Yarn any DK (tension 22sts over 4 /10cm) Needles 4mm throughout Requires 3 small buttons Worked from the neck downwards Tips: yfwd yarn forward seems to be a very UK term you may know this as yo (yarn over) or yrn (yarn round needle). This makes the buttonholes and also the little eyelet holes on the yoke and at the lower edge m1 (make 1) on row 31 I do this by knitting into the front & back of a stitch some knitters pick up the bar of yarn from the previous row either way will be OK if you are making this for a girl you may prefer to make the buttonholes at the end of the row Cast on 57sts Rows 1 & 2 Row 3 Rows 4 & 5 Row 6 Row 7 Row 8
Row 9 K8, *(yfwd, k1, yfwd, ) rep from * to last 4sts, 75sts Row 10 Row 11 Row 12 Row 13 K8, *(yfwd, k3, yfwd, ) rep from * to last 4sts, 93sts Row 14 Row 15 Rows 16 Row 17 K8, *(yfwd,, yfwd, ) rep from * to last 4sts, 111sts Rows 18, 19, 20 As rows 10, 11, 12 Row 21 K8, *(yfwd, k7, yfwd, ) rep from * to last 4sts, 129sts Rows 22, 23, 24 As rows 10, 11, 12 Row 25 K8, *(yfwd, k9, yfwd, ) rep from * to last 4sts, 147sts Row 26 Row 27 Row 28 Row 29 K23, cast off 2sts, k25, cast off 2sts, 0, cast off 2sts, k25, cast off 2sts, k22 K4, purl 19sts (the front) - slip next 26sts onto a stitch holder for a sleeve - purl 41sts (the back) - slip next 26sts onto a stitch holder for a sleeve - purl 19sts, (the front) 87sts e on these 87sts - (you will complete the sleeves later) Row 31 K4, k2, m1, *(k3, m1), repeat from * to last k6sts, k6 Row 32 K4, purl to last 4sts, 113sts Row 33 Row 34 Repeat last 2 rows 13 times more 5 rows Cast off loosely Short Sleeves ~ Both Alike Put 26sts, left on a stitch holder for a sleeve, back on to a knitting needle. Rejoin yarn. With wrong side facing Row 1 Cast on 2sts, purl to end, cast on 2sts 30sts Row 2 S1, knit to end Row 3 S1, purl to last st, k1 5 rows Cast off Make the second sleeve in the same way Sew up sleeve and underarm seams Darn away ends Sew on buttons
Marianna s Top-Down with Long Sleeves 6 months Yarn any DK (tension 22sts over 4 /10cm) Needles 4mm throughout Requires 3 small buttons Worked from the neck downwards Cast on 69sts Rows 1 & 2 Row 3 Rows 4 & 5 Row 6 Row 7 Row 8 Row 9 5sts, Row 10 Row 11 Row 12 Row 13 Rows 14 K2, yfwd, k2 tog, (makes a buttonhole) knit to end of row K9, *(yfwd, k1, yfwd, ) rep from * to last 91sts K9, *(yfwd, k3, yfwd, ) rep from * to last 5sts, 113sts Row 15 K2, yfwd, k2 tog, (makes a buttonhole) knit to end of row Row 16 Row 17 K9, *(yfwd,, yfwd, ) rep from * to last 5sts, 135sts Rows 18, 19, 20 As rows 10, 11, 12 Row 21 K9, *(yfwd, k7, yfwd, ) rep from * to last 5sts, 157sts Rows 22, 23, 24 As rows 10, 11, 12 Row 25 K9, *(yfwd, k9, yfwd, ) rep from * to last 5sts, 179sts Row 26 Row 27 K2, yfwd, k2 tog, (makes a buttonhole) knit to end of row Rows 28, 29, 30 As rows 10, 11, 12
Row 31 K27, cast off 2sts, k32, cast off 2sts, 0, cast off 2sts, k32, cast off 2sts, k26 Row 32 K5, purl 22sts (the front) - slip next 33sts onto a stitch holder for a sleeve - purl 51sts (the back) - slip next 33sts onto a stitch holder for a sleeve - purl 22sts, (the front) 105sts Continue on these 105sts - (you will complete the sleeves later) Row 33 K6, *(k3, m1), repeat from * to last 9sts, k9 (135sts) Row 34 Row 35 Row 36 Repeat last 2 rows 14 times more Row 65 K5, * k1, s1, k1, psso, yfrd, rep from * to last 7sts, k7 Row 66 Row 67 Row 68 5 rows Cast off loosely Long Sleeves ~ Both Alike Put 33sts, left on a stitch holder for a sleeve, back on to a knitting needle. Rejoin yarn. With wrong side facing Row 1 Cast on 2sts, purl to end, cast on 2sts (37sts) Row 2 S1, knit to end Row 3 S1, purl to last st, k1 Repeat last2 rows twice more Row 8 S1, k2tog, knit to last 3sts, k2tog, k1 (35sts) Row 9 S1, purl to last st, k1 Row 10 S1, knit to end of row Row 11 S1, purl to last st, k1 Repeat last2 rows twice more Repeat the last 8 rows 3 times more (29sts) Next row 5 rows Cast off K1, *s1, k1, psso, yfwd, k1, repeat from * to last st, k1 S1, purl to last st, k1 S1, knit to end S1, purl to last st, k1 Make the second sleeve in the same way Sew up sleeve and underarm seams Darn away ends Sew on buttons