This is Phoebe, my daughter's stuffed Pig. She was "adopted" from A.C. Moore few months ago and didn't come with any cloth. "No biggy", I thought to myself, "I will make her an outfit".
Well, easy said but not easy done... The thing is that Phoebe is oddly shaped and I couldn't find a pattern for a doll sweater that would fit her. So, I decided to design one myself...
Phoebe is 17 inches long, has oversized shoulders and hips, a small chest but a large belly. I wanted a sweater that would fit her unusual figure yet cutely.
This sweater is worked top down in one piece.
Materials: Caron Simply Soft Yarn (about 1/2 skein) - 4 + 4 stitch markers (2 different color sets) - 29" circular needle #7US - set of double pointed needles #7US (or 2 16" circular needles) - Crochet US G6/4.00mm - 3 buttons
Gauge: 9 sts x 13 rows = 2 inches square
Instructions: Cast on 34 stitches.
Row 1: K6, place marker (pm), K7, pm, K2, pm, K7, pm, K6
Row 2 and every WS rows: K3, purl across, K3
Row 3: K5, Knit front and back of the next stitch (Kf&b), slide marker (sm), Kf&b, K5, Kf&b, sm, Kf&b, K6, Kf&b, sm, Kf&b, K5, Kf&b, sm, Kf&b, K5
Row 5: K1, yarn over (yo), Knit 2 stitches together (K2tog), K3, Kf&b, sm, Kf&b, K7, Kf&b, sm, Kf&b, K8, Kf&b, sm, Kf&b, K7, Kf&b, sm, Kf&b, K6
Row 7 (first increase row for shoulders): K7, Kf&b, sm, Kf&b, *K1, Kf&b* to next marker, sm, Kf&b, K10, Kf&b, sm, Kf&b, K to next marker, sm, Kf&b, K7
There are 66 stitches at this point; 9 on each front, 17 for each sleeve and 14 for the back.
Row 9: K across, Kf&b fo the stich before and after each stitch marker = 74 stitches
Row 11 (second increase row for shoulders): K9, Kf&b, sm, *Kf&b, K1*, repeat from * to * to next marker, sm, Kf&b, K to 1 stitch before next marker, sm, *Kf&b, K1*, repeat from * to * to next marker, sm, Kf&b, K
There are now 98 stitches; 11 on each front, 29 for each sleeve and 18 in the back.
Row 13: Repeat Row 9 = 106 stitches
Row 15: Repeat Row 9 = 114 sts
It is time now to start to increase for the belly. You are going to need the 4 stitch markers different color than the 4 already on needles.
Row 17: K1, yo, K2tog, Kf&b of the stitch before and after each marker, K9, place marker (pm), Kf&b, K2, Kf&b, sm, Kf&b, K31 stitches of sleeve #1, Kf&b, sm, Kf&b, K2, Kf&b, pm, K14, pm, Kf&b, K2, Kf&b, sm, Kf&b, K31 stitches of sleeve #2, Kf&b, sm, Kf&b, K2, Kf&b, pm, K9 = 126 stitches
Row 19: K9, sm, Kf&b, K5, remove first color marker and put 35 stitches for sleeve #1 on spare yarn ro stich holder, remove marker, K5, Kf&b, sm, K to next marker, sm, Kf&b, K5, remove marker, put 35 stitches of sleeve #2 on spare yarn or stitch holder and join the body, remove marker, K5 Kf&b, sm, K5, Kf&b, sm, K9 = 60 stitches on needle now for the body.
Row 21: K9, sm, Kf&b, K12, Kf&b, sm, K14, sm, Kf&b, K12, Kf&b, sm, K9 = 64 stitches
Row 23: K to 1 stitch before marker, sm, Kf&b, K to 1stitch before next marker, Kf&b, sm, K14 stitches of the back, sm, Kf&b, K to 1 stitch before next marker, Kf&b, sm, K9 = 68 stitches
Row 25: Repeat Row 23 = 72 stitches
Row 27: Repeat Row 23 = 76 stitches
Row 29: Repeat Row 23, removing remaining markers.
Row 31: K1, yo, K2tog, Kf&b every stitch until the 3 last stitches, K3 = 146 stitches
Row 32: K3, Purl back and front of every stitch until lat 3 stitches, K3 = 284 stitches
Row 33: Knit across
Row 34: K3, P to last 3 stitches, K3
Row 35: Bind off in Knitting.
This is how your sweater should look by now (front & back)
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Sleeves:
Slide back the 35 stitches of sleeve #1 on double pointed needles (or 2 circular needles if you prefer this method), join and place a marker underarm. This will mark the beginning and end of each row.
Knit 11 rows in Stockinette Stitch, making decreases - K2tog the first 2 stitches and the last 2 stitches of row 4, 7 and 10 = 29 stitches.
Purl next row - Knit next row (twice) - Purl next row and Bind off in knitting.
With the Crochet , make a row of Simple Crochet (sc) across the neckline.
Now, do you remember these booties I made a little while ago?
Well, they fit Phoebe perfectly!
