#MADEUNIQUE

X-MAS
JUMPER
INTERMEDIATE

6.5MM NEEDLES (10.5US))

X-MAS JUMPER
DESCRIPTION
Ho ho ho! No holiday season is complete
without the perfect x-mas jumper, and WATG
have just what you need. Keep it plain for
a toned-down look, or customise it to your
hearts content to really get into the holiday
spirit! This year, do x-mas in style.

TOOL KIT

18 balls of WATGs Woolly Bully Alpaca

6.5 mm (10.5US) knitting needles
Yarn needle
THE TECHNIQUES
1x1 Rib stitch
Stocking stitch
Increasing
Decreasing
Left-leaning decreases
Casting off
Casting off in ribbing
Picking up stitches
Vertical invisible seam
Instructions for how to work these techniques
can be found on pages 4 and 5.

TENSION
To ensure your knitting has the same
measurements as the pattern, it is a good
idea to make a tension swatch before you
start knitting your project. A tension swatch
is a small sample of your knitting where you
count the stitches and rows and check them
against the tension given in the pattern. If you
get MORE stitches/rows than the patterns
tension, it means your knitting is tighter. If you
get FEWER stitches/rows than the pattern,
your knitting is looser. Sometimes, it works
to knit tighter or looser to compensate.
Stocking stitch:
10 cm/4 = 12 stitches
10 cm/4 = 17.5 rows

60 stitches left.
7

Decrease row: Cast off 4 stitches, then

purl to the end of the row. 56 stitches
remain.

Decrease row: Knit 2 stitches, make

a left-leaning decrease, knit until you
have 4 stitches left of your row. Knit 2
stitches together, then knit the last 2
stitches.

Purl 1 row.

10

Repeat steps 8 and 9 a further 14

times. You now have 26 stitches
remaining.

11

Cast off.

HOW TO KNIT YOUR X-MAS JUMPER

BACK

FRONT

Cast on 64 stitches using the longtail

cast on technique.

Work 9 rows in 1x1 rib stitch.

Knit 1 row.

Purl 1 row.

Continue working in stocking stitch

until your piece measures 37 cm/14.5
from the cast on edge this will be
approximately 65 rows in total. Your last
row should be a purl row. Now start the
raglan shaping

Decrease row: Cast off 4 stitches, then

knit to the end of the row. You now have

needle without knitting them for now,

you will come back to them later.
Turn your work around, so that youre
ready to start knitting back across the
11 stitches you just worked. You will
now work the neck shaping, one side at
a time.
5

Decrease row: Cast off 3 stitches, knit

to the last 4 stitches, knit 2 stitches
together and then knit the last 2
stitches. (7 stitches remaining.)

Purl 1 row.

Decrease row: Cast off 2 stitches, knit 2

stitches together, knit the last 2 stitches.
(4 stitches remaining.)

Purl 1 row.

Cast off the 4 stitches you just worked

across. Now work the other side of the
neck shaping.

Follow steps 1-9 from the instructions

given for the back. You now have 54
stitches.

10

Repeat steps 8 and 9 a further 11 times.

(32 stitches remaining.) Now you will
work the neck shaping.

Re-join the yarn to the stitches that have

been waiting on your needle, and purl 1
row.

11

Decrease row: Knit 2 stitches, make a

left-leaning decrease, knit 8 stitches,
cast off the next 8 stitches, knit 7
stitches, knit 2 stitches together, then
knit the last 2 stitches. (You now have
22 stitches left.)

Decrease row: Knit 2 stitches, make a

left-leaning decrease, knit to the end of
the row.

12

Decrease row: Cast off 3 stitches, then

purl to the end of the row. (7 stitches
remaining.)

13

Decrease row: Knit 2 stitches, make a

left-leaning decrease, knit to the end of
the row.

14

Decrease row: Cast off 2 stitches, purl

Purl 11 stitches you are now at the

beginning of the cast off section. Leave
the remaining stitches of the row on your

15

the last stitch. You now have 4 stitches

left.

14

Cast off the 4 stitches you just worked

across.

15

SLEEVES
Follow the instructions twice to make
the right and the left sleeve.
1
2

Cast on 32 stitches using the longtail

cast on.

Decrease row: Knit 2 stitches, make

a left-leaning decrease, knit until you
have 4 stitches left of your row. Knit 2
stitches together, then knit the last 2
stitches.

16

Purl 1 row.

17

Repeat steps 15 and 16 a further

14 times. You now have 12 stitches
remaining.

18

Cast off.

NECKLINE RIBBING

SIDE AND SLEEVE SEAMS

The final raglan seam was left open to allow

you to pick up stitches along the neckline.

Starting at the armhole, use the vertical

invisible seam to sew up the first sleeve.

Start again at the armhole and use the same

technique to sew the side seam. Now do the
same for the other side of the sweater.

With the right side of the fabric facing

you, pick up and knit 60 stitches along
the cast-off neck edge, starting with the
left sleeve. Pick up 9 stitches along the
first sleeve, 24 stitches across the front,
8 stitches along the 2nd sleeve and 19
stitches along the back.

SLEEVE

Work 7 rows in 1x1 rib stitch.

BACK

FRONT
SLEEVE

Work 8 rows in stocking stitch. Now

start shaping the sleeve.

Increase row: Knit 2 stitches, make

a new stitch, knit until you have 2
stitches left of your row, make a new
stitch, then knit the last 2 stitches.

Purl 1 row.

Work 2 rows in stocking stitch.

Repeat steps 4 6 a further 4 times.

You now have 42 stitches.

Repeat rows 4 5.

Work 4 rows in stocking stitch.

10

Repeat steps 8 9 twice.

11

Repeat step 4 once more. You now

have 50 stitches.

12

Work in stocking stitch until your

sleeve measures 43 cm/17 from
the cast on edge this will be
approximately 75 rows. Your last row
should be a purl row. You will now start
the raglan shaping.

13

Decrease row: Cast off 4 stitches, then

purl to the end of the row.

Decrease row: Cast off 4 stitches, then

knit to the end of the row. You now
have 46 stitches left.

ASSEMBLY AND FINISHING

RAGLAN SEAMS
Thread the yarn needle with a long strand
of yarn, and use the vertical invisible seam
technique to sew up 3 of the raglan seams
only, leaving an opening between the left side
of the back and the left sleeve. With the right
sides of the knitted pieces facing you, start at
the armhole and sew up to the cast-off neck
edge.

RS

RS

RS

RS

Work 5 rows in 1 x 1 rib stitch.

Cast off loosely in ribbing.

Sew up the last of the raglan seams in

the same way as before, starting at the
armhole and sew all the way along the
neck ribbing as well.

Weave in the loose yarn ends.

1x1 RIB STITCH

Knit one stitch, purl the next stitch. Continue
in this way, alternating between knit and purl
stitches to the end of the row. When working
across an even number of stitches, repeat this
for every row, so that the knit and purl stitches
line up.

KNITTING TECHNIQUES
WORK! WORK! WORK!
There are two main ways to work stitches:
they can be knitted or purled. When the
pattern asks you to work a number of
stitches/rows/cm, it will always specify which
stitch pattern to work in.
LONGTAIL CAST ON
This cast on technique is suitable when you
need stretchiness, for example at ribbed
edges. To make sure that the edge isnt
too tight, you can cast on over two knitting
needles held together.
1 Start by making a slipknot - the yarn tail
needs to be quite long for this cast on, hence
the name! Place the slipknot on your knitting
needle, and hold the needle in your right
hand, with the yarn hanging straight down.

4 Place the needle in front of A, then bring it

under A and let it come up between A and B.
5 Now bring the needle over and behind C,
and scoop the yarn (C) up with the tip of your
needle.

2 Now insert the thumb and index finger of

your left hand between the two strands of yarn
hanging from the needle, and then close your
ring finger and little finger around the yarn to
trap it.
Stretch out your thumb and index finger as
far from each other as possible, stretching the
yarn taut.

C
B
A

3 There are three strands of yarn youll be

using:
A: the strand which sits closest to you, in front
of the thumb
B: the strand that goes from the thumb to the
slipknot on the needle
C: the strand that goes from the needle to your
index finger

INCREASING
Make a new stitch by inserting the left needle
from front to back under the strand of yarn
between the last stitch worked and the next
stitch to be worked, and lifting this loop onto
the needle. Now insert the right needle into
this loop from right to left, then wrap the yarn
and pull through as for a knit stitch.
illustration

6 Bring the needle tip with the yarn back

between A and B (the same way you came
before), so that it ends up in front of A. Now
pull your thumb out from the yarn thats
looped around it. Tug on the yarn to tighten
up the new loop on your knitting needle, then
insert your thumb again between the two yarn
strands hanging down from the newly formed
loop on your needle.
7 Repeat steps 4-6 to continue casting on
stitches.
ADDING A NEW BALL OF YARN
When your ball of yarn runs out, tie a loose
knot on to the tail with the new ball of yarn
and slide it up to the needle. Tighten the knot.
Continue knitting with the new yarn.

STOCKING STITCH
A basic stitch pattern where all the stitches
of the first row are knitted, and on the second
row they are purled. These two rows are
repeated to make the pattern. The right side
of the fabric looks like a series of Vs and the
wrong side of the fabric looks like a series of
waves.

DECREASING
Instead of knitting only one stitch at a time,
knit two stitches together. Insert the front of
your right needle through the first two stitches
of the left needle then knit them together as a
single stitch.
LEFT-LEANING DECREASE
Insert the right needle into the next stitch on
the left needle knit-wise (from left to right)
and slip the stitch onto the right needle
without knitting it. Slip the next stitch in
the same way. Now insert the left needle
through both these stitches, in front of the
right needle, from left to right. Wrap the yarn
as for a normal knit stitch and pull the yarn
through both loops at once. If you look at the
stitch you just made, you can see that it leans
toward the left - hence the name.

CASTING OFF
When you complete your project, you need to
cast off your last row of stitches in order to
keep the edge from unravelling. For your final
row, knit the first two stitches. Using the tip
of the left needle, lift the first stitch up and
over the second stitch and then slip it off the
right needle. Now you have only one stitch on
your right needle. Knit the next stitch from the
left needle, then lift the previous stitch over it
and off the needle as before. Do this with each
stitch until there are no stitches on the left
needle and just one stitch on the right needle.
Cut the yarn, leaving a 15 cm /6 end. With
your fingers, gently pull the tail through the
last stitch and pull the yarn tight to secure.
You can also cast off stitches in the middle of
a row (for instance, to create neck shaping).
This is done in the same way - when you get
to the place in your row where you want to
cast off, knit the next two stitches, then lift
the first of the stitches (i.e. the one farthest
away from the tip of the needle) over the last
stitch worked, and off the needle. To continue
casting off, knit the next stitch, then lift the
previous stitch over it and off the needle.
Repeat this last step until you have cast off
the required number of stitches.

FINISHING TECHNIQUES
VERTICAL INVISIBLE SEAM
This technique is used for joining the side
edges of two pieces. Place the two knitted
pieces side by side with the right sides up.
Insert your yarn needle under the first horizontal
bar between the first two stitches on the
edge you want to join. Pull the yarn through
and insert the needle through the opposite
horizontal bar on the other piece. Sew back and
forth through the horizontal bars along the edge.
To tighten the stitches, pull the yarn gently and they will disappear.

Sometimes it is necessary to pick up more

or fewer stitches than the number of cast-off
stitches along your edge - to do this, you can
pick up two new stitches through the same
cast-off stitch, or not pick up through all your
cast-off stitches.
WEAVING IN THE ENDS
Weave the ends of your yarn into your knitting
to finish it off and stop it from unravelling.
Thread the tail onto the yarn needle. Weave the
yarn along the edge of your knitting as shown in
the picture. Where you have started a new ball,
weave one tail in one direction and the other
tail in the opposite direction. Once you have
woven in approximately 10cm/4, cut the yarn.

BACK GRAPH

CAST OFF/ARRET DES MAILLES

97

90

18 CM/7

CASTING OFF IN RIBBING

To create a stretchy edge, cast off in ribbing.
To do this, knit one stitch, then purl one stitch.
Use the tip of the left needle to lift the first
stitch over the last one, and off the needle.
Knit the next stitch, and lift the previous stitch
over it and off the needle. Purl the next stitch,
and lift the previous stitch over it and off the
needle. Repeat the last two stitches, so that you
are alternating between knit and purl stitches as
you cast off.

BACK
80

70

STOCKING STITCH
65

60

50

37 CM/14.5

40

30

PICKING UP STITCHES
To pick up stitches along a cast-off edge, insert
the right needle through the first cast-off stitch
from front to back, taking care to catch both of
the vertical yarn loops at the top of the stitch.
Wrap the yarn around the needle and pull
through as for a normal knit stitch. Now do the
same for the remaining stitches along the edge.

20

10

1x1 RIB STITCH

10

20

30

53 CM/21

40

50

60

64

FRONT GRAPH

SLEEVE GRAPH

107

CAST OFF/ARRET DES MAILLES

97
100
CAST OFF/ARRET DES MAILLES

18 CM/7

90

80

18 CM/7

90

FRONT

80

SLEEVE

70
STOCKING STITCH

70

65

STOCKING STITCH

37 CM/14.5

60

50

50 STITCHES
42 CM/16.5
50

40
40

30

30

20

20

10

10

1X1 RIB STITCH

10

20

30
53 CM/21

1X1 RIB STITCH

40

50

60

64
32 STITCHES/ APPROX. 26 CM (WHEN STRETCHED OUT)

43 CM/17

64

60

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ROCKIN
STOCKING
EASY

12MM (15US) NEEDLES

ROCKIN STOCKING
is a small sample of your knitting where you
count the stitches and rows and check them
against the tension given in the pattern. If you
get MORE stitches/rows than the patterns
tension, it means your knitting is tighter. If you
get FEWER stitches/rows than the pattern,
your knitting is looser. Sometimes, it works
to knit tighter or looser to compensate.

10

Cast off 3 stitches, then purl the

remaining stitches of the row. (29
stitches left.)

11

Cast off 5 stitches, then knit to the end

of the row.

12

Cast off 5 stitches, then purl to the end

of the row. You have 19 stitches left youve now finished the shaping of the
foot, and will work across the remaining
19 stitches for the rest of the stocking.

13

Knit all the stitches of the row.

14

Purl all the stitches of the row.

15

Repeat steps 13 and 14 a further 5

times - you have now worked a total of
26 rows.

Stocking stitch
10 cm/4 = 8 stitches
10 cm/4 = 11 rows
DESCRIPTION
Make sure you have a Very Merry X-mas
this year, by giving Santa somewhere extraspecial to put all those gifts! Keep it plain, or
customise it with some creative embroidery
- then all you have to do is wait for Santa to
deliver!

TOOL KIT

1 ball of WATGS Crazy Sexy Wool

12 mm (15US) knitting needles
yarn needle
yarn in contrast colour for the edge trim
THE TECHNIQUES
Casting on
Knit stitch
Purl stitch
Casting off
Blanket stitch
Instructions for how to work these techniques
can be found overleaf.
TENSION
To ensure your knitting has the same
measurements as the pattern, it is a good
idea to make a tension swatch before you
start knitting your project. A tension swatch

HOW TO KNIT YOUR STOCKING

1

Cast on 25 stitches using the cable cast

on technique.

Knit 25 stitches, then when you get

to the end of the row, cast on 2 new
stitches in the same way as before.

16

Purl 27 stitches, then cast on 2 new

stitches at the end of the row. You now
have 29 stitches.

ASSEMBLY AND FINISHING

Knit 29 stitches, then cast on 3 new

stitches.

1 Fold your knitted piece in half, with

the right side of the fabric facing out.

Purl 32 stitches, then cast on 3 new

stitches. You now have 35 stitches.

Knit all the stitches of the row.

2 Thread your yarn needle with a length of

yarn in a contrast colour and fasten it to the
inside of the fabric at the bottom corner. (Do
this by sewing a couple of small stitches.)

Purl all the stitches of the row.

Repeat steps 6 and 7 twice - you have

now worked a total of 10 rows from the
cast on edge.

Cast off 3 stitches, then knit the

remaining stitches of the row.

Cast off all your stitches.

3 Now sew together the open edges of the

stocking, using the blanket stitch technique.
Working through both layers at once, sew all
the way from the bottom corner up the side of
the stocking. When your yarn runs out, simply
secure it to the inside of the stocking, then join
in a new length as before and continue sewing.

RS

4 When you have sewn up the bottom and

side edges of the stocking, sew around
the open top edge as well - working
through a single layer of fabric only.

RS

KNITTING TECHNIQUES
CABLE CAST ON
There are several ways to cast on. We like
the method given here as it gives a neat
finish to the edge of your work.
1 Make a slipknot on one of your needles.
Holding this needle and the yarn tail in
your left hand, take the right hand needle
and insert it through the slipknot so the
left needle is crossed over the right needle.
Using your right hand, wrap the ball end
of the yarn behind the needles and bring
it around and between the needles.

2 Bring the tip of the right hand needle under

the left hand needle and catch the loop on
the left needle.

3 Hold the needles side by side.

4 Insert the tip of the left needle into the stitch

on the right needle and release the right needle.
You now have two stitches on the left needle.

3 Bring the tip of the right needle under the left

needle and catch the loop on the way through
to the back.

3 Slide the stitch off the left needle and on to

the right needle. Repeat steps 1 to 3 until all
of the stitches are on the right hand needle.
Then transfer the needle with the stitches into
your left hand, ready to knit the next row.
5 Insert the needle between the two stitches,
wrap the yarn around the right needle and bring
through. Transfer the new stitch back onto
the left hand needle as before.

6 Repeat step 5 until you have cast on the correct

number of stitches.
KNIT STITCH
This is the basic knitting stitch.
1 Hold the needle with the stitches in your
left hand, and the empty needle and ball
end of the yarn in your right hand. Insert the
tip of the right needle into the first stitch
upwards from front to back. The needles will
be crossed left over right. With your right
hand, wrap the yarn from the ball behind the
needles and then between the two needles.

PURL STITCH
When working a knit stitch, the yarn is
at the back of your work - but when you
purl stitches, the yarn is at the front.
1 Hold the needle with the stitches in your
left hand and the empty needle in your right
hand. Insert the tip of the right needle into
the first stitch upwards from right to left.
The needles will be crossed right over left.

2 With your right hand, pull the yarn to

the front of your work. Then wrap the yarn
around the right needle and between the
needles back to the front of the needles.

2 Bring the tip of the right needle under

the left needle and catch the loop.

4 Slide the stitch off the left needle and

onto the right needle. Repeat steps 1 to 4
until all of the stitches are on the right hand
needle. Then transfer the needle back into
your left hand and repeat row after row.

CASTING OFF
1 For your final row, knit the first two stitches.
Using the tip of the left needle, lift the first
stitch up and over the second stitch andthe
tip of the right needle. Now you will have
only one stitch on your right needle. Knit one
more stitch so you have two stitches on the
right needle. Then repeat until you have one
stitch left on the needle, remove needle.

2 Cut the yarn leaving a 40cm (15 1/2) tail

and pass the cut end of the yarn back through
the loop of the last stitch, pull the yarn tight.

FINISHING TECHNIQUES
BLANKET STITCH
This technique gives a nice hand-crafted
finish to your knitting

4 Pull on the yarn until the new stitch is nice

and snug.
5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to continue working in
blanket stitch.

1 Thread your yarn needle with a length of

yarn, approximately 50 cm/20 long. Fasten
the yarn to the wrong side of your knitting
by sewing a couple of small stitches.
2 Bring the needle and yarn through to
the right side of the fabric approximately
1 cm/0.5 below the edge.

3 Next, insert the needle 1 cm/0.5 to

the left of the last stitch. Point the needle
upwards so that the tip of it comes out
behind the fabric. The yarn coming from the
last stitch should be BEHIND the needle.

WEAVING IN THE ENDS

Weave the ends of your yarn into your
knitting to finish it off and stop it from
unravelling. Thread the tail onto the yarn
needle. Weave the yarn along the edge of
your knitting as shown in the picture. Where
you have started a new ball, weave one tail
in one direction and the other tail in the
opposite direction. Once you have woven in
approximately 10cm/4, cut the yarn.

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FROSTY THE
POMPOM
BEGINNER

FROSTY THE POMPOM

This super-easy x-mas decoration can be made
with whatever yarn you happen to have to
hand it - doesnt even have to all be the same,
making this a perfect project for using up
those yarn left-overs!

TOOL KIT

Thread your sewing needle with a long

strand of yarn, hold the circles together
and wind the yarn around the circle until
the it runs out. Cut another length of
yarn, and continue winding yarn around
the cardboard circles until the card is
covered and the hole closes up.

Tie a strand of yarn between the two

cardboard circles to secure the centre
of the pompom, and fasten with a tight
knot. Now remove the cardboard circles.

Tidy up your pompom by trimming the

shape with scissors.

Cut a piece of yarn 100cm/ 40 long.

Cut a cardboard circle for the base

12cm/5 in diameter. Mark the centre.
Poke two holes 1.5cm/0.5 on either
side of the centre.

Thread the yarn through the holes in the

cardboard. Pull on the two ends so they
are the same length.

yarn
cardboard
scissors
darning needle
googly eyes
glue
paper

HOW TO MAKE YOUR SNOWMAN

Your snowman is made up of three pompoms
in different sizes. Start by preparing the
cardboard circles - youll need two each of the
following sizes:
small: 7.5cm/3 diameter, with a 2.5cm/1
hole in the centre
medium: 11.5/4.5 diameter, with a 4cm/1.5
hole in the centre
large: 15cm/6 diameter, with a 5cm/2 hole
in the centre
Follow the instructions below for each of the
three pompoms.

Using a pair of scissors, cut the yarn

between the two pieces of card around
the edge of the circle.

Thread your needle with the first length

of yarn from the cardboard base, and
insert it through each of the pompoms
- starting with the largest and ending
with the smallest. Do the same with the
second length of yarn.

Tie the two lengths of yarn into a knot at

the top of the smallest pompom.

10

If you want to be able to hang your

snowman up, form a loop by tying
another know 5cm/2 above the first
one, and then cut the yarn.

11

If you want the snowman to stand, trim

the ends so that they are hidden in the
pom pom.

12

Stick the googly eyes on.

13

Take a piece of thick paper. Role it

into a tight cone and glue it on the top
pompom so it looks like his nose. Or find
a teeeeeeeny tiny carrot ;-)

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