What I used:
·
Loops
and Threads: Charisma - Black
(x6)
-
White (x1)
(but
I’m sure any bulky, size 5 yarn will do)
·
Size
10mm(15US) Double Pointed and Regular Knitting Needles
What I did:
Make the back first:
Cast
on 56 stitches onto the regular needles with black yarn (should be 27inches in
width)
Row
1, 3, 5, 7 & 9 – K2, P2, ending with a K2
Row
2, 4, 6, 8 & 10 – P2, K2, ending with P2
Row
11 – 65 – Stockinette Stitch starting with knitting row
Shaping the Arm Hole: (work should be 23 inches in
length)
Row
66 - 69 – decrease by two stitches at
the beginning of each row
Row
70 – 73 – decrease by one at the beginning of each row
Row
74 – 80 – stockinette stitch again (should end on a purl row)
Shape the neck: (Done in two parts)
Row
81 – K19, CO 8, K19
Working the Left Side:
Row
82 – P19
Row
83 – CO 2, K17
Row
84 – P17
Row
85 – K2 together, K15
Row
86 – P16
Row
87 – K2 together, K14
Row
88 – P15
Row
89 – CO
Working the Right Side:
Attach
Yarn
Row
82 – CO2, P17
Row
83 – K17
Row
84 – P17
Row
85 – K15, K2 together
Row
86 – P16
Row
87 – K14, K2 together
Row
88 – P15
Row
89 – CO
(Work
should be 29 ½ inches in the end)
The Front:
Same as the back until row 40,
at row 41 start the ghost pattern in the middle, using Intarsia Knitting
Hint:
knit 10 in black before starting pattern
The
Ghost Pattern will take you all the way to shaping the neck
Shape the Arm Hole:
Same
as back
Working the Neck:
Same
as the back
Sew
the two pieces together and keeping it inside out, do the arms
The Arms:
Pick up 33 stiches around the
armhole with the double pointed needles, attach yarn to first stitch
Should
have 8 stitches on each needle and 9 stitches on one
Round
1-9 – Purl
Round
10 – P3, P2 together, P15, P2 together, P11
Round
11-14 – Purl
Round
15 – P10, P2 together, P14, P2 together, P3
Round
16-24 – Purl
Round
25 – P2, P2 together, P13, P2 together, P10
Round
26-34 – Purl
Round
35 – P9, P2 together, P11, P2 together, P3
Round
40-49 – Purl
Round
50 – P8, P2 together, Purl the rest
Round
51-55 – Purl
Round
56-66 – K2, P2 all around
Pull
in ends
