Flower Meadow Knitted Sweater - Pattern & pdf File

You will find the written pattern below. If you prefer to download the FREE pdf file, you can find it at these two places:

~ Click Here For The Direct pdf File ~

~ Click Here To Get It On Ravelry ~

Supplies

~ Worsted weight yarn, 4-ply, color: green

~ Size 8 (5 mm) knitting needles

~ Stitch holder

~ Yarn needle

~ Assortment of flower-shaped buttons in various sizes, colors, and shapes

~ Sewing needle and thread; only needed if the holes of the buttons you choose are too small to be sewn on with the knitting yarn and the yarn needle

Abbreviations

~ st - stitch

~ sts - stitches

~ k - knit

~ p - purl

~ k2tog - knit two stitches together

~ yo - yarn over

~ stockinette sts - knit one row, purl one row

~ garter sts - knit all rows

Instructions

* Please note: We are working the sweater from the bottom up *

Front

~ Cast on 26 sts

~ Work 5 rows in garter sts

~ Rows 1-26 - work in stockinette sts, start first row with k

~ Row 27 - cast off 3 sts, k to end of row = 23 sts (first armhole formed)

~ Row 28 - cast off 3 sts, p to end of row = 20 sts (second armhole formed)

~ Rows 29-39 - work in stockinette sts

~ Row 40 - p 3 sts, cast off 14 sts, p 2 sts (front neckline formed)

~ Row 41-46 - work first 3 sts on needle in stockinette sts, cast off. Join yarn at beginning of second 3 sts on needle, work in stockinette sts (front shoulders formed)

~ Cast off

* Please note: If you want your sweater to be shorter, simply eliminate some of the rows between row 1 and row 26, until the desired length is achieved. If you want it to be longer, add some rows between row 1 and row 26. By adding rows, you could also easily turn the sweater into a dress. Don't forget to do the same for the back! *

Back

~ Cast on 26 sts

~ Work 5 rows in garter sts

~ Rows 1-26 - work in stockinette sts, start first row with k

* Please note: We are now dividing the back into two halves, in order to make two button bands *

Right Back Half:

~ Row 27 - cast off 3 sts (right back armhole formed),

                 - k 9 sts,

                 - place remaining 13 sts on stitch holder

                 - cast on 4 sts (beginning of right button band)                   = 14 sts

~ Row 28 - k 4 sts, p 10 sts

~ Row 29 - k across to end of row

~ Row 30 - k 1 st, k2tog, k 1 st, p 10 sts

~ Row 31 - k 12 sts, yo, k 1 st (first buttonhole formed)

~ Row 32 - k 4 sts, p 10 sts

~ Row 33 - k across to end of row

~ Row 34 - k 4 sts, p 10 sts

~ Row 35 - k across to end of row

~ Row 36 - k 1 st, k2tog, k 1 st, p 10 sts

~ Row 37 - k 12 sts, yo, k 1 st (second buttonhole formed)

~ Row 38 - k 4 sts, p 10 sts

~ Row 39 - k across to end of row

~ Row 40 - cast off 11 sts (right back neckline formed), p 2 sts = 3 sts

~ Rows 41-46 - work in stockinette sts (right back shoulder formed)

~ Cast off

Left Back Half:

~ Row 27 - place remaining 13 sts back on knitting needle,

                 - with wrong side (p side) facing you join yarn,

                 - cast off 3 sts (left back armhole formed),

                 - p 5 sts, k 4 sts = 10 sts

~ Row 28 - k across to end of row

~ Row 29 - p 6 sts, k 4 sts

~ Rows 30-39 - repeat rows 28 and 29

~ Row 40 - cast off 7 sts (left back neckline formed), k 2 sts = 3 sts

~ Rows 41-46 - work in stockinette sts (left back shoulder formed)

~ Cast off

* At this point, before sewing the two sweater halves together, it's best to sew all of your flower buttons on because it will be a lot easier to do this while both halves are separated. Gather your buttons, arrange them in any formation you like, and sew them to the two sweater halves. You might also want to go one step further, and sew the buttons to the button band on the left back half, directly across from the button holes on the right back half *

~ With wrong side (p side) facing you, sew front to back, starting with the armholes and ending with the bottom hem

Sleeves

~ With right side (k side) facing you, join yarn at the shoulder and pick up 22 sts, going down the armhole, over the side seam, and up the other armhole to the opposite shoulder

~ Rows 1-30 - work in stockinette sts, start first row with p

~ Work 5 rows in garter sts

~ Cast off

* If you want to add flower buttons to the sleeves, this is a good time to do so because, just as with the front and back halves of the sweater, it's easier to sew the buttons on before the sleeves are sewn together *

~ With wrong side (p side) facing you, sew sleeve seams and shoulder seams closed

Neck

~ With right side (k side) facing you, join yarn in first st of left back half and pick up 33 sts, going across the left back half neckline, left shoulder, front neckline, right shoulder, right back half neckline, and ending in the last st of the right back half

~ Work 2 rows in garter sts

~ Cast off

~ Weave in all ends

(Design and pattern by Jo Em of Dolls of Suburbia)