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FAST! Child's V-Neck Raglan
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By Diana Sullivan
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 There
are a number of shortcuts in this sweater.
Take your time with the first one and get used to the
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routine. The
double-decrease edges save time over decreasing every two rows, and on the
front of the sweater,
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the
v-neck is done by dividing the work at the neck and doing a double-decrease
at the armhole edge and
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a single decrease at the neck edge every fourth row.
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The
neckband is simplified, a single thickness k1, p1 ribbing. It's picked up from the finished garment
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pieces on the main bed, then the stitches are transferred to
set up the 1 x 1 ribbing. It has
either a miter
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and a seam at center front or a lapped center front.
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Two of
the photographed sweaters were dressed up by adding fair isle, either above
the welts or just below
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the armhole shaping.
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The
short-sleeved blue baby sweater was Bare yarn from Knitpicks
type-dyed with blue Kool-Aid.
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Yarn: 2/12 to get 7.25 stitches and 9.5 rows in
Stockinette
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Sizes:
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2
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4
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6
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8
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10
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12
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BACK:
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Cast on
___ sts. on in ribbing
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80
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88
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94
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102
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108
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116
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RC 000
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Knit
selvedge edge
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10
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10
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12
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12
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14
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14
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Knit ___
rows 1 x 1 ribbing
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Change
to main tension
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Move all
stitches to main bed
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Knit ___
rows stockinette
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70
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72
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74
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84
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84
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86
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RC ____
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80
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82
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86
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96
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98
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100
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Armhole:
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Bind off
___ sts begin of next 2 rows
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3
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3
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5
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5
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6
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6
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Double
decrease every 4th row
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____
times
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12
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13
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13
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14
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15
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16
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(Use
3-prong transfer tool and move
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over by
2 stitches)
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RC _____
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130
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136
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140
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154
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160
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166
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This
many stitches remain:
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26
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30
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32
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36
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36
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40
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Take off
on waste yarn or garter bar.
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FRONT:
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Same as
back to armhole.
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Bind off
___ sts being of next 2 rows
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3
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3
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4
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5
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6
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6
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Take off
on waste yarn.
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Put
center 2 sts on safety pin.
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Rehang sts left of needle #1 left
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Double
decrease armhole edge and
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at the
same time, single decrease at
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neck
edge every 4 rows ____ times
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12
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13
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13
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14
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15
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16
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Last
decrease, improvise
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Stitches
remaining:
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0
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1
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2
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3
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2
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3
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If any sts rem, k 1 row, dec to 1 stitch
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Cut yarn
and pull through last stitch.
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Make
right side, reversing shaping.
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SLEEVE:
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Cast on
____ sts. In ribbing
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40
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44
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44
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48
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48
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56
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RC000
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Move all
stitches to main bed
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Increase
every 5th row ___ times
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18
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18
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19
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20
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22
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22
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Until
this many stitches in work
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76
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80
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82
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88
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92
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100
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Sleeve
length (inches)
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8
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9
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10
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11.5
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13
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14.5
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Rows stockinette to knit
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64
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72
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82
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94
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108
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120
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Bind off
___ sts begin of next 2 rows
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3
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4
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5
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6
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6
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Double
decrease every 4th row
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____
times
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12
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13
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13
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14
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15
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16
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(Use 3-prong
transfer tool and move
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over by
2 stitches)
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RC ___
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124
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138
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148
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166
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184
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202
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Stitches
remain:
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22
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22
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22
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22
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20
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24
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Knit 2
rows main yarn, then scrap off
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Lapped
Neckband:
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Sew
three raglan seams, leaving
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back
left seam open
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Pick up
___ stitches from back
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30
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32
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40
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Doubling-up
stitches on the end needles (the end stitch will be inside a seam later)
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Pick up
___ stitches from sleeve
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Doubling-up
stitches on the end needles
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Pick up
___ stitches down one
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42
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48
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side of
V-neck
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Also
pick up one safety pin stitch
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Arrange
for 1 x 1 ribbing
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Knit ___
rows
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10
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10
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12
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14
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14
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Turn MB
and ribber tension to biggest number
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Loosen
upper tension by pulling yarn through
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Knit 1
row loosely
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Transfer
all stitches to main bed
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Bind off
either by pulling a stitch through a stitch on the machine or by knitting a
few rows
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waste yarn and doing it later, then removing the waste yarn.
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Other
part of neckband:
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Pick up
___ stitches from sleeve
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24
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Pick up
___ stitches down one
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side of
V-neck
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Also,
pick up one safety pin stitch
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Knit ___
rows
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10
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12
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12
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14
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14
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Bind off
the same way.
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Overlap
neckbands in center and sew into place
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Sew
remaining raglan seam
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Sew side
and sleeve seams
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For the
mitered neckband, make sure to pick up one safety pin stitch and e-wrap one
more next to it.
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Those
two stitches must be on the main bed.
Then transfer the next needle to the ribber
bed, leave
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one of the main bed, and continue transferring for the 1 x
1 arrangement. Each row, move
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the two end neck edge stitches over by one stitch for the
decrease. Whenever there is a ribber stitch
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opposite a MB stitch, transfer the ribber
stitch onto the main bed stitch and take the ribber
needle out of work.
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Make the
second section the same way. Do a
mattress stitch to put the two mitred edges
together.
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