METHOD OF KNITTING A CARDIGAN- Chirasri Jayaweera Bandara

METHOD OF KNITTING A CARDIGAN

By Dr. C.D. Jayaweera Bandara

I followed the “Knit an Easy Button Cardigan” by Ashley Lillis

The following are the items used:-

The lower left are the Circular knitting needles (where they are joined by a transparent cord) 

This was not available in Sri Lanka and was brought from the USA. 

Yarn is at the top. This too was brought from USA.

The tapestry needle is on the lower right.                                    

The 4 Marker rings are in the lower middle.

 

 

                   The Cardigan was started with only 40 stitches as shown below.

 

In the next row, the 1^st  Marker ring was inserted after the 1^st stitch,  (shown on the left side of the photograph below), the 2^nd  Marker ring after the 8^th stitch, the 3^rd Marker after the 32^nd  stitch and finally the  4^th Marker ring was inserted after the 39^th stitch as shown below. 

 

 

 

The stitches are increased as knitting goes on.

The 1^st stitch will grow to become the Right front, and the last stitch will grow to become the Left front.

The stitches between the 1st Marker and the 2^nd Marker will grow to become the right sleeve.

The stitches between the 2^nd Marker and the 3^rd Marker will grow to become the back. 

The stitches between the 3^rd Marker and the 4^th Marker will grow to become the Left sleeve.

                                                           

 Following the instructions, the cardigan was knitted 14 inches from the neck downwards to armpit length. 

 

 With the help of the Tapestry needle threaded with black yarn, the stitches between the 1^st  Marker and the 2^nd  Marker were taken into this. This will continue as the right sleeve and will be left aside and done later. 

Similarly, the stitches between the 3^rd Marker and the 4^th Marker were taken with another piece of black yarn. This will continue as the left sleeve and will be left aside and done later. 

At this stage the knitting has been done down to the armpit  length from top. The stitch before the 1^st Marker and the stitch after the 2^nd Marker were connected. Similarly, the stitch before the 32^nd Marker and the stitch after the 39^th Marker were connected.

 

I did not take photographs as I had no idea of publishing this. I will show photographs taken from the YouTube giving the instructions.

The blue yarn holding the stitches will grow into the Right sleeve later and  left aside for a while.

The stitches between the ends of the two needles shown above were connected under the armpit. Similarly it was done on the other side.

 

Next the Right front, the back and the left front of the cardigan were knitted for 14 inches from the armpit.  

 The above YouTube Photograph show the blue yarn at the armpit level in the left sleeve on the right side of the photograph.

At this stage knitting has been done right down from the neck, the left front, the back and the right front. The lower edge margin too has been done.

 

Next the right front edge, up to the neck edge, round the neck edge and down to the left front edge will be done.

When doing the front right edge button holes are made.

Buttons are fixed after doing the left front edge accordingly.

 

Next the sleeves are done down to 14 inches. When doing the edges two stiches are taken at a time to have the sleeve edge narrower.  

 

 Below is a Photograph of the Cardigan being knitted by me.

        

                                    These photographs show the completed Cardigan.

 

                                                    

Photograph below……..I am wearing the Cardigan I knitted for my daughter.

 

I knitted this Cardigan for Anjali my daughter, who is in the UK for her one year 

overseas training after obtaining her MD Ophthalmology in Sri Lanka.

I am thankful to her for getting me this website and also for getting the necessary items. Her friend sent the Circular knitting needles and the Yarn from the USA.

 

 I will be sending this Cardigan to her in January.

 

I was at a loss when I stopped doing surgery and Anjali introduced me to Cross stitching first and later to Painting by purchasing all the items necessary for the above two. I am very thankful to her for helping me with these.

 

I wish her all the best in UK and I am awaiting her return to Sri Lanka.