1/1/2024 0 Comments Duplicate stitch knittingThe neck will be 13 rows deep, so, over 13 rows I decrease each side equally to make up the difference between 27 and 15 sts. Starting with 15 sts in the center of the neck, I will need to increase the opening until the opening is as wide as 27 sts to match up with the back 27 sts on the holder. When making the front, I will knit 66 rows, then the shaping for the neck starts. To get the number of center stitches in the back that belong on a holder, waiting for the neck to be finished, it’s 63 stitches minus 2 * 18 stitches (each shoulder in the front) = 27 left on the holder. Looking at multiple patterns in 12 month size, I drew up the general size of each piece in inches. My knitting sample swatch worked up at 28 rows and 21 stitches for a 4 inch x 4 inch square with size 6 needles, so I was ready to go, I just needed a pattern. I knew what yarn I would use, as I had some leftovers from previous projects: Bernat Baby Softee. Stripes seem to be pretty common on the sleeves of the patterns I looked at, so I decided that would be a simple thing to do and they could coordinate with the picture I drew for the front. I also wanted it to be a bit big so that it could be worn over his clothes to go outside on cool days. My youngest grandson was 9 months when I got it done, so plenty of room to grow into it. I found several and created a general pattern for 12 months. I looked on-line to find a simple pattern with a straight front and back with no shaping at the sleeves to keep my knitting pattern simple. Simple Pattern Drawing for Knitting using the Grid Designer Simple Digitization for Knitting using the Grid Designer. Here are two YouTube videos showing how you can create your own pattern, either by drawing one yourself or by digitizing a picture. You can also create your own pattern for the front of the sweater using the Grid Designer. Also included below, I have a lion and a cat pattern suitable for the front of the sweater, if you are interested in another drawing for the front of the sweater. This post includes a basic sweater pattern for a 12-month-old and the elephant pattern created on the front. I knitted the sweater with a plain white front, then used duplicate stitch to embroider the elephant on the front. I then used the Grid Designer to draw the baby elephant. This post is about the first of those two sweaters.įor my youngest grandson I looked for something cute to put on the front of the sweater, finally deciding on a baby elephant. Continue to repeat in a row for desired length.I wanted to create some sweaters for my grandsons. Move to the right or left and up (or down) to the next stitch diagonally to be “colored” and repeat from *. Put the needle back into base of stitch where it first came out, going toward the WS. Bring the tapestry needle to the top of the stitch, go underneath the 2 legs of the stitch above, bringing yarn and needle through on RS, so the yarn sits on top of the original stitch. *Bring needle to RS at base of a knit stitch (at the bottom of “V”). Working diagonally over knit stitches: Thread a tapestry needle with the yarn tail or anchor the yarn on WS. Continue to repeat in a row for desired length. Move to the right or left and repeat from *. Working horizontally over a knit stitch: Thread a tapestry needle with the yarn tail or anchor the yarn on WS. Continue to repeat in a column for desired length. Working over a knit stitch: Thread a tapestry needle with the yarn tail or anchor the yarn on WS. If the yarn tail needs to be worked in on the front, duplicate stitch may provide a good solution. When done to work in ends, it is often done on the wrong side so it is mimicking the back of the stitch, not the front. Inside Scoop Subscribe & Newsletter Archivesĭuplicate stitch can be used to add color but it can also be used as a way to work in ends.2021-2022 Workshops With Jill Wolcott Knits.Pattern Difficulty Levels / Type of Knitting.Sizing Tables / Charts / Guidelines & Croquis.Why Jill Wolcott Knits Patterns are Expensive.
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