STRIPED

SWEATER
FINISHED SIZE To fit my Snowshoe Hare Pattern (Hare finished size
Approx. 31cm/ 12in tall from feet to top of head)
YARN A 1/2 x 50g ball 4-ply/ fingering weight alpaca or merino yarn in red
I used Drops Nord shade 14 Red
YARN B 1/2 x 50g ball 4-ply/ fingering weight wool or cotton yarn in bright red
I used Milliamia Naturally Soft Cotton shade 331 Bright Red
YARNC 1/2 x 50g ball 4-ply/ fingering weight alpaca or merino yarn in off-white
I used Drops Alpaca shade 0100 Off-White
YARN D 1/2 x 50g ball 4-ply/ fingering weight wool or cotton yarn in white
I used Milliamia Naturally Soft Cotton shade 310 Pure White
- Or use a single DK/ light-worsted 8-ply in Red and white

KNITTING NEEDLES Pair of 3.75mm/ US 5 straight knitting needles

TENSION 14 stitches and 12 rows over 5cm with 3.75mm needles and yarn AB

© knitting pattern by Claire Garland

aka Dot Pebbles
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PATTERN NOTES: GENERAL ABBREVIATIONS:

. Use Cable Cast-on throughout K = knit
. General knitting abbreviations can be found on Page 3
P = purl

COLOURED MARKER GUIDE: inc = increase

This guide is here to pull out and use together with the pattern dec = decrease

should to wish to use similar coloured guides to mine for ease of K2tog/ K3tog = knit two together/ knit three together

following: P2tog/ P3tog = purl two together/ purl three together

PALE TURQUOISE RIGHT BACK SLEEVE RH/LH = right hand/ left hand RS/WS = right side/ wrong side
BLUE RIGHT FRONT SLEEVE st/ sts =stitch/ stitches
BABY PINK LEFT FRONT SLEEVE Skpo = slip one stitch, knit next stitch, pass slipped stitch over knit stitch
PINK LEFT BACK SLEEVE to decrease by one stitch
BLUE RIGHT BACK TO SLEEVE Kfb = knit into front then into back of stitch to increase by one stitch
BLUE RIGHT FRONT TO SLEEVE Pfb = Purl into front then knit into back of stitch to increase by one stitch
PALE TURQUOISE LEFT FRONT TO SLEEVE
PALE TURQUOISE LEFT BACK TO SLEEVE
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Beginning at the Neck Row 16 R - P4, W - p4, R - p5, W - p5, R - p6, W - p4, R - p4, W - p6, R
Cast on 36 sts for Neck Edge - p5, W - p5, R - P4, W - p4
Row 1 RS) [K2, p2] across
Row 17 inc) W - K4, R - k4, W - k4, kfb, R - k1 (PM on last stitch for
Rows 2-4 Repeat last row three times
Right Back Sleeve), kfb, k3, W - k1, kfb, k1 (PM on last stitch for Left
Row 5 inc) K4, [kfb, k8] three times, kfb, k4 - 40sts
Front Sleeve), kfb, k2, R - k4, W - K4, R - k2, kfb, k1 (PM on last stitch
Rows 6-8 Beginning with a purl row work three rows stocking stitch
for Left Back Sleeve), kfb, k1, W - k3, kfb, k1 (PM on last stitch for Left
Row 9 inc) K4, [kfb, k9] three times, kfb, k5 - 44sts
Back Sleeve), R - kfb, k4, W - K4, R - k4 - 64sts
Row 10 Purl
Row 18 R - P4, W - p4, R - p6, W - p6, R - p8, W - p4, R - p4, W - p8, R
Start adding Stripe Pattern as follows:
- p6, W - p6, R - P4, W - p4
Row 11 K2 in White, [K4 in Red, k4 in White] five times, k2 in Red
Row 19 inc) W - kfb, k3, R - k4, W - k5, kfb, R - k1 (PM on last stitch
Row 12 inc) Pfb, p1 in Red, [P4 in White, p4 in red] five times, p2, pfb in
for Right Back Sleeve), kfb, k4, W - k2, kfb, k1 (PM on last stitch for Left
White - 46sts
Front Sleeve), kfb, k3, R - k4, W - K4, R - k3, kfb, k1 (PM on last stitch
Row 13 K3 in White, [K4 in Red, k4 in White] five times, k3 in Red
for Left Back Sleeve), kfb, k2, W - k4, kfb, k1 (PM on last stitch for Left
Row 14 inc) Pfb, p2 in Red, [P4 in White, p4 in red] five times, p2, pfb in
Back Sleeve), R - kfb, k5, W - K4, R - k3, kfb - 74sts
White - 48sts
Row 20 R - P5, W - p4, R - p7, W - p7, R - p10, W - p4, R - p4, W - p10,
NOTE: From now on the colours in the stripes will be written as R for Red; W
R - p7, W - p7, R - P4, W - p5
for White, moving the markers on each knitting row as follows:
Row 21 inc) W - kfb, k4, R - k4, W - k6, kfb, R - k1 (PM on last stitch
Sleeves set-up
for Right Back Sleeve), kfb, k5, W - k3, kfb, k1 (PM on last stitch for Left
Row 15 inc) W - K4, R - k4, W - k3, kfb, R - k1 (PM on last stitch for Right
Front Sleeve), kfb, k4, R - k4, W - K4, R - k4, kfb, k1 (PM on last stitch
Back Sleeve), kfb, k2, W - kfb, k1 (PM on last stitch for Left Front Sleeve), kfb,
for Left Back Sleeve), kfb, k3, W - k5, kfb, k1 (PM on last stitch for Left
k1, R - k4, W - K4, R - k1, kfb, k1 (PM on last stitch for Left Back Sleeve),
Back Sleeve), R - kfb, k6, W - K4, R - k4, kfb - 84sts
kfb, W - k2, kfb, k1 (PM on last stitch for Left Back Sleeve), R - kfb, k3, W -
K4, R - k4 - 56sts Row 22 R - P6, W - p4, R - p8, W - p8, R - p12, W - p4, R - p4, W - p12,
R - p8, W - p8, R - P4, W - p6
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DIVIDE SLEEVES
Row 23 inc) W - kfb, k5, R - k4, W - k7, kfb, R - k1 (Remove Marker), kfb,
k6, W - k4, kfb, k1 (Remove Marker), kfb, Turn so purl side faces:
Working back across all 20 Right Sleeve sts:
Row 24 W - p9, R - p9, W - p2, Turn so purl side faces:
Cut White yarn, work solely only in Red yarn for Right Sleeve as follows:
Right Sleeve
Row 25 [K2, p1] six times, k2, Turn so purl side faces
Row 26 [P2, k1] six times, p2, Turn so knit side faces
Rows 27-28 Repeat last two rows once
PM at each end of last row for Sleeve Markers
Row 29 [K2, p1] six times, k2, Turn so purl side faces
Row 30 [P2, k1] six times, p2, Turn so knit side faces
Rows 31-32 Repeat last two rows once
Cast off in rib all 20 Right Cuff sts.
Left Sleeve
RS facing, rejoin yarn to the sts on your left needle, continue as follows:
Row 23 inc) W - kfb, k4, R - k4, W - K4, R - k4, kfb twice, k1 (Remove
Marker), kfb, k4, W - k6, kfb, k1 (Remove Marker), R - kfb, Turn so purl
side faces:
Row 24 R - p2, W - p9, R - p9, Turn so purl side faces:
Cut White yarn, work solely only in Red yarn for Left Sleeve as follows:
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Left Sleeve
Row 25 [K2, p1] six times, k2, Turn so purl side faces
Row 26 [P2, k1] six times, p2, Turn so knit side faces
Rows 27-28 Repeat last two rows once
PM at each end of last row for Sleeve Markers
Row 29 [K2, p1] six times, k2, Turn so purl side faces
Row 30 [P2, k1] six times, p2, Turn so knit side faces
Rows 31-32 Repeat last two rows once
Cast off in rib all 20 Left Cuff sts.
Left Back
RS facing, rejoin yarn to 17 Left Back sts on your left needle, continue as
follows:
Row 23 inc) R - k7, W - K4, R - k5, kfb - 18 Left Back sts
You’ll now work to join Left Back; add Left Underarm; work across
Front; add Right Underarm; work across Right Back as follows:
NOTE: Cut White yarn, work solely only in Red yarn from now on
Row 24 WS) inc) P18 (Left Back), cast on 6 sts (Left Underarm), p20
(Front), Turn so knit side faces cast on 6 sts (Right Underarm), p18
(Right Back) - 68sts
Row 25 [K2, p1] across to last 2 sts, k2
Row 26 [P2, k1] across to last 2 sts, p2
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Row 27 [K2, p1] six times, k1, PM on last st for Right Back to Sleeve FIG. 1
NECK CAST ON EDGE
Marker, k1, p1, k2, p1, PM on last st for Right Front to Sleeve Marker, [k2,
p1] six times, k2, p1 PM on last st for Left Front to Sleeve Marker, k2, p1,
F
k2, PM on last st for Right Back to Sleeve Marker, p1, [k2, p1] five times, k2 E
Row 28 [P2, k1] across to last 2 sts, p2
Row 29 [K2, p1] across to last 2 sts, k2
Row 30 [P2, k1] across to last 2 sts, p2 A
Cast off in rib all 68 Waist Edge sts. B
To Join Seams
WAIST CAST OFF EDGE
Weave in all the ends to neaten.
WS together, working on one side of the Left Sleeve at a time as follows: FIG. 2

Match the Left Back Sleeve with the Left Front to Sleeve Marker, work
mattress stitch to join the sleeve to the front from where you divided to the
left back/ left front to sleeve markers (see Fig. 1, join dotted lines A to B for C
joining Sleeve to Front). D
Match the Left Back Sleeve with the Left Beck to Sleeve Marker, work
mattress stitch to join the sleeve to the left back from where you divided to
the left back/ left back to sleeve markers.
Then join the sleeve cuff from the markers to the Cuff Cast-Off Edge (see Fig.
2, join dotted lines C to D for joining Sleeve Seam).

To Join Back Seam

WS together mattress stitch the seam to join the Left Back to Right Back
from the cast-on edge at the neck to the cast-off edge at the waist (see Fig. 1,
join dotted lines E to F for joining Back Seam).