Child'

Child's Jersey to fit 60cm Chest

Knitted on Brother 830 using any single motif punch card for the front panel.
The front panel is 38 stitches by 103 rows. Before beginning garment, work out placement of single motif, particularly for the rows. If the motif is, for example, 65 rows long decide where you want it to begin and end in relation to the number of rows in the panel.

T7. = 28 stitches and 38 rows. Perendale wool 2OOgr. main colour 50 grams. contrast.

BACK With MC cast on 92 Stitches for lx1 rib, T2, rib 20 rows, transfer to Main bed. Placing amhole marker at RC 72, in main tension and stocking stitch, knit to RC122. With waste yarn, take off 28 stitches for each shoulder and 36 stitches for the neck.

CENTRE PANEL Using contrast colour cast on 38 stitches and rib as for back. Transfer to stocking stitch and set for single motif as required. Knit 4 rows, on both sides of panel transfer 3rd stitch in to the second needle, making an ‘eyelet'. Repeat every 4th row until RC100. Knit 3 more rows and take off on waste yarn.

FRONTS (Left and right front panels) With MC cast on 38 stitches and rib as for the back. Transfer to Stocking Stitch. Knit 4 rows. With wrong side facing put the 2 prong tool, through the first eyelet of the centre panel. Take 2 stitches from the 'inside edge' of the front, lift off the needles and through the 'eyelet hole' on the outer edge and place back on the machine. Repeat to RClOO then place a neck marker at RClO3. Also place an armhole marker at RC72 as on the back.Take off on waste yarn at RC122. Do the same with the other front.

Join one shoulder. Place stitches on the machine for neckband - 36 stitches from the back, 14 stitches down each side of the outside panels and 38 stitches from centre panel. Knit 1 row MT and transfer to rib and rib tension. Rib 20 rows. Transfer stitches to main bed but leave rib needles in position. Pick up loops from first row of ribbing and place on MB stitches. Set ribber to HP, Tension 10 on MB, 2 on ribber and knit 1 row. Drop loops of ribber and latchtool cast off. Join second shoulder.

SLEEVE Cast on 52 stitches MC and rib as for back and fronts. Transfer to stocking stitch and MT. Increasing 1 stitch each end every 6th row, knit to RC78. Take off on garter bar or waste yarn. With right side facing, place armhole of the body onto the machine between the markers. Return sleeve to needles and pull stitches through the body. Using the same idea as on the neckband (ribber needles in position, knit 1 row T1O/2) Latch off. Sew side and sleeve seams. Embellish single motif for effect - e.g. eyes, tail, embroider features on animals etc.

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