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Tired of the same neck lines on your sweaters  Choose one below, then  add it to you basic Sweater Pattern.  

Neck Line Variations Children's And Adult  Sweaters

Repeat all other directions for sleeves, hem etc as above on basic sweater pattern. From Step A.  Plus back and front pattern for chosen neck design.

 V Neck

BACK:

1.  Cast on 60 sts in WASTE YARN, using KP4 and open edge method.  Knit 6 rows, ending COR. 

2.  Change to MAIN COLOR.  Knit 36 rows. 

3.  Mark this row at both ends for armhole.  AT THE SAME TIME

4.  Divide for neck.  Cast off center 4 sts.  28 sts each side.  Place LH needles in HP, to work right neck. 

5.        Shape neck.  Dec 1 st at neck edge of next row, then every 3rd row 9 times, then every 4th row twice, until 16 sts remain.  Knit 2 rows even.  Total 74 rows. 

6.  Cut yarn.  Knit 6 rows WASTE YARN.  Place sts in HP. 

7.  Left neck.  COL.  Work as for right neck, reversing shapings. 

 

FRONT:

1-2  Follow steps 1 and 2 as for back.  COR.

3.  Armhole.    Mark this row at both ends for armhole.  AT THE SAME TIME,

4.  Divide for neck.    Cast off center 4 sts.  28 sts each side.  Place LH needles in HP, to work right neck.

5.  Shape neck.  Dec 1 st at neck edge of next row, then every 3rd row 9 times, then every 4th row twice, until 16 sts remain.  Knit 2 rows even.  Total 74 rows.

6.  Cut yarn, leaving a 22.0 ins end.  Knit 6 rows WASTE YARN.  Place sts in HP.

6.        Left neck.  COL.  Work as for right neck,  reversing shapings.

Square Neck

 

BACK:

1.  Cast on 60 sts in WASTE YARN, using KP4 and open edge method.  Knit 6 rows, ending COR. 

2.  Change to MAIN COLOR.  Knit 36 rows. 

3.  Mark this row at both ends for armhole.

4.  Knit 38 more rows.  Total 74 rows. 

5.  Back neck.  Thread center 28 sts onto WASTE YARN.  16 sts each side.  Knit 6 rows with WASTE YARN.

 

FRONT:

1-2  Follow steps 1 and 2 as for back.  COR.

3.  Armhole.    Mark this row at both ends for armhole.  Work 12 rows ( 48 rows total).

4.  Shape neck.  COR.  Thread center 28 sts to WASTE YARN.  16 sts each side. 

5.  Right neck.  LH needles in HP.    Knit 26 rows even.  Total 74 rows.

6.  Cut yarn, leaving a 22.0 ins end.  Knit 6 rows WASTE YARN.  Place sts in HP.

7.  Left neck.  COL.  Work as for right neck,  reversing shapings.

 

LEFT SHOULDER SEAM:

1.  Graft shoulder seam on 16 sts.

 

NOTE:  Square neck ribbing with mitred corners is rather fussy to do on the machine.  Hand instructions follow, which you can adapt to the machine if you wish.  Alternatively, you can machine knit separate bands of ribbing around each of the four sides of the neck.

 

SQUARE FRONT NECK SINGLE BAND COLLAR:

1.  With right side of work facing, pick up and knit 28 sts from back neck holder, 20 sts from left front neck edge, 28 sts from front neck holder and 20 sts from right front neck edge.  Total 96 sts. 

2.  Knit 0.8 ins (8 rows) in K1P1 ribbing.  As you do the neckband, work mitred corners every other row (right side) as follows.

       Work to last 2 st before corner st.

       If the first st on your left needle is a knit st, work: SSK, K corner st, K2tog.

       Otherwise (first st is a purl st), work: P2tog, K corner st, P2tog.

  1. Cast off loosely.  

 

  Boat Neck

BACK AND FRONT: Work 2 pieces the same.

1.  Cast on 60 sts in WASTE YARN, using KP4 and open edge method.  Knit 6 rows, ending COR. 

2.  Change to MAIN COLOR.  Knit 36 rows. 

3.  Mark this row at both ends for armhole.

4.  Knit 26 more rows.  Total 62 rows. 

5.  Boat neck ribbing.  Thread every other st onto WASTE YARN, and push empty needles to NWP.  Change to KP3.5.  Knit 12 rows.  Convert to 1x1 rib.  Cast off loosely. 

 

Adult Sweater Collar Variations

V-Neck

Front

 

4.  Divide for neck.  Locate center needle.    Place left  needles in forward holding position, to work right neck. 

5.  Shape neck.  Dec 1 st at neck edge of next row, then every 4th row 9 times, then every 5th row 4 times, until 35 sts remain.  Knit 3 rows even.

6.  bind off

7.  Left neck.  Work as for right neck, reversing shapings. 

 

    Scoop

3.        Bring out 74 needles to forward working position  With wrong side of work facing, 2.  Knit 8 rows.  Convert to 1x1 rib.  Cast off loosely.

 

    Boat

 

BACK AND FRONT: Work 2 pieces the same.

Pattern is done for entire with of sweater.

 

Note : Leave 30 front &  back open when sewing  for head hole.

 Push every other needle to non working position Change to KP3.5.  Knit 20 rows.  Convert to 1x1 rib.  Bind off

 

 

     High round

 

1.  Bring out 46 needles to forward working position.  With wrong side of work facing, Use KP3.5 with COR. 

4.        Knit 8 rows.  Convert to 1x1 rib.  Bind off.

Back of sweater convert 31 center stitches , knit 8 rows, convert to 1x1 bind off.

 

 Adding Beads To Sweaters On Bond Machine

Beading is simple, knit at least three rows more than you need before you place bead, drop stitch off needle, insert bead onto crochet hook, then slip crochet hook through loose stitch, and latch up as you would for ribbing. Then knit row.

Always place bead a minimum of 2 stitches from needle bed, to ensure easy knitting, any closer will catch the bead on the carriage, causing damage to needles.

Note When using shaped pony beads, hearts, dogs, cats etc. Remember, to place the bead upside down on the crochet hook. Once knitted in it will be right side up on other side of knitting.

  When sweater is complete. Flip inside out, and hand stitch an x across behind each bead. This pushes the beads out toward the front of the knitting.