Knitted women’s sweater
Step-by-step knitting instructions
Step 1
Cast on 80 stitches or multiples of 8 stitches.
Step 2
Join the first and last cast-on stitches together to knit in round. Double check that stitches are not twisted anywhere.
Step 3
1st and all odd rounds - knit (k) all stitches to end
2nd round - [k2, yo*,k20, yo, k2, yo, k16, yo] repeat that twice. That way you divided your total number of stitches to 4 parts (2 shoulder parts, front, and back)
*yo - yarn over (wrap the yarn over the knitting needle to make a new stitch)
4th round - [k2, yo, k2, (yo, p2tog**)9, k2, yo, k2, yo, k2, (yo, p2tog)7, k2, yo] repeat that 2 times.
The other way of putting that together is going by parts:
- each part in 4th round - k2, yo, k2, (yo, p2tog) to last 2 stitches, k2 and yo
**p2tog - purl 2 sts together
6th round - [k2, yo, k2, (p2tog, yo)10, k2, yo, k2, yo, k2, (p2tog, yo)8, k2, yo] repeat that for other 2 parts
- each part in 6th round - k2, yo, k2, (p2tog, yo) to last 2 stitches, k2 and yo
8th round - [k2, yo, k2, (yo, p2tog)11, k2, yo, k2, yo, k2, (yo, p2tog)9, k2, yo] repeat that twice
10th round - [k2, yo, k2, (p2tog, yo)12, k2, yo, k2, yo, k2, (p2tog, yo)10, k2, yo] repeat that 2 times
12th round - [k2, yo, k2, (yo, p2tog)13, k2, yo, k2, yo, k2, (yo, p2tog)11, k2, yo] repeat that twice
14th round - [k2, yo, k2, (p2tog, yo)14, k2, yo, k2, yo, k2, (p2tog, yo)12, k2, yo] repeat that 2 times
16th round - [k2, yo, k2, (yo, p2tog)15, k2, yo, k2, yo, k2, (yo, p2tog)13, k2, yo] repeat that twice
18th round - [k2, yo, k2, (p2tog, yo)16, k2, yo, k2, yo, k2, (p2tog, yo)14, k2, yo] repeat that 2 times
20th round - [k2, yo, k2, (yo, p2tog)17, k2, yo, k2, yo, k2, (yo, p2tog)15, k2, yo] repeat that twice
22th round - [k2, yo, k2, (p2tog, yo)18, k2, yo, k2, yo, k2, (p2tog, yo)16, k2, yo] repeat that 2 times
24th round - [k2, yo, k2, (yo, p2tog)19, k2, yo, k2, yo, k2, (yo, p2tog)17, k2, yo] repeat that twice
26th round - [k2, yo, k2, (p2tog, yo)20, k2, yo, k2, yo, k2, (p2tog, yo)18, k2, yo] repeat that 2 times
28th round - [k2, yo, k2, (yo, p2tog)21, k2, yo, k2, yo, k2, (yo, p2tog)19, k2, yo] repeat that twice
30th round - [k2, yo, k2, (p2tog, yo)22, k2, yo, k2, yo, k2, (p2tog, yo)20, k2, yo] repeat that 2 times
32th round - [k2, yo, k2, (yo, p2tog)23, k2, yo, k2, yo, k2, (yo, p2tog)21, k2, yo] repeat that twice
34th round - [k2, yo, k2, (p2tog, yo)24, k2, yo, k2, yo, k2, (p2tog, yo)22, k2, yo] repeat that 2 times
36th round - [k2, yo, k2, (yo, p2tog)25, k2, yo, k2, yo, k2, (yo, p2tog)23, k2, yo] repeat that 2 times
38th round - [k2, yo, k2, (p2tog, yo)26, k2, yo, k2, yo, k2, (p2tog, yo)24, k2, yo] repeat that twice
40th round - [k2, yo, k2, (yo, p2tog)27, k2, yo, k2, yo, k2, (yo, p2tog)25, k2, yo] repeat that 2 times
Step 4
41st round - knit 1st part, cast off 2nd part, knit 3rd part, bind off 4th part
42nd round - knit 1st and 3rd parts in round
43 and 44 rounds - knit to end
Step 5
45th round - knit to end and bind off 2 stitches
46, 47, and 48 rounds - knit to end
49th round - knit all stitches and cast off 2 sts
50 - 121 rounds - knit to end
Step 6
122nd round - pick up 10 stitches (increase your total number of sts from 120 to 130) increasing sts every 12 stitches
Step 7
123rd round - [yo, p2tog] to end
124th round - knit to end
Repeat the pattern for several rounds
Step 8
Cast off.
Try the sweater on before cutting the yarn and securing it.
Step 9
Attach the yarn to the neck line and work single crochet to end of the round.
Cut the yarn and secure it.