hello everyone. in this video i’ll show you how to knit a sweater. the written instruction how to knit this sweater is available at: interunet.com/how-to-knit-long-sleeve-sweater to make this sweater it is necessary to know how to work knit and purl stitches. i’ve shown how i work these stitches in my other video: “how to make a purl and knit stitches – basics of knitting. video tutorial for beginners.†i start knitting from bottom to top. for the size us6
cast on one hundred twenty stitches, or multiples of two stitches on two knitting needles to make the first loops bigger. for the first round knit all stitches to end. for the second round knit two stitches together to decrease one stitch, then yarn over to increase one stitch. that way, continue to end of the round.
again, knit two stitches together and yarn over to increase one stitch. that way, your number of stitches will remain the same. third round. knit all knit stitches, and knit all yarn overs to end. just like first round. knit all stitches to end. after the third round,
repeat the pattern, starting from the second round. so, your fourth round will be like your second one. your fifth round work like your third one and so on. knit two stitches together to decrease one stitch. yarn over to increase one stitch. and so on to end of the round. after you knit eleven round, increase six stitches to have one hundred twenty six stitches in total, or multiples of fourteen stitches.
to increase six stitches, knit twenty stitches, and then yarn over to end of the round. thirteenth round. knit all stitches to end. and for the following pattern, you need to have multiples of fourteen stitches. fourteenth round. knit two stitches together to the left. i flip the stitch,
and knit two stitches together to the left. so, now it’s facing left side. then, purl two, knit two, and two more times – purl two, knit two. so, again, my repeat is then, purl two, knit two, purl two, knit two, purl two, knit two, and yarn over.
then, just knit the repeat again. to the left. and again, purl two, knit two – three times, yarn over – to end of the round. so, again, here is my repeat. knit two stitches together to the left and yarn over. i decreased one stitch at the beginning of each repeat, and increased one stitch at the end of each repeat. so, my total number of stitches is the same –
one hundred twenty six stitches. fifteenth and all odd rounds i will just knit all knit stitches and yarn overs, and purl all purl stitches. fifteenth round. knit one, purl two and so on. sixteenth round. knit two stitches together to the left. then, purl one, knit two, purl two, knit two, purl two, knit two, yarn over. so, again, my repeat for the sixteenth round – knit two stitches together to the left, purl one, knit two, purl two, knit two, purl two, knit two, yarn over, and knit one.
for the seventeenth round, i again knit all knit stitches and yarn overs, and purl all purl stitches. eighteenth round. again, knit two stitches together to the left. then, knit two stitches. and again, purl two stitches, knit two stitches, purl two stitches, knit two stitches, yarn over. my repeat for the eighteenth round – knit two stitches together to the left, knit two, purl two, knit two, purl two, knit two, yarn over and knit two.
then again, knit two stitches together to the left and so on. my repeat for the twentieth round will be – knit two stitches together to the left, knit one, purl two, knit two, purl two, knit two, yarn over, and knit three. then, just, knit the repeat again. my repeat for the twenty second round will be – knit two stitches together to the left. then, purl two, knit two, purl two, knit two, yarn over, and then knit four. the repeat for the twenty fourth round will be –
purl one, knit two, purl two, knit two, yarn over, and knit five. repeat for the twenty sixth round will be – knit two stitches together to the left, knit two, purl two, knit two, yarn over and knit six to end of the round. the repeat for the twenty eighth round will be – knit two stitches together to the left, knit one, purl two, knit two, yarn over, knit seven knit the repeat for the thirtieth round as follows: purl two, knit two, yarn over, knit eight. round thirty two.
knit two stitches together to the left, purl one, knit two, yarn over, knit nine, to end of the round. thirty fourth round. knit two, yarn over, knit ten to end of the round. round thirty six. knit one, yarn over, knit eleven round thirty eight. yarn over, knit twelve to end of the round. round forty.
yarn over first. then, knit two, purl two three times. again, my repeat for the fortieth round – yarn over, knit two, purl two, knit two, purl two, knit two, purl two, and knit two stitches together to the right. then again, for the next repeat – yarn over, knit two, purl two three times, for the forty first round i, as usual, knit all knit stitches and yarn overs, and purl all purl stitches.
forty second round. knit one, then, yarn over, and then as usual, knit two, purl two. the repeat for the forty second round will be – knit one, yarn over, knit two, purl two, knit two, purl two, knit two, purl one, and then, knit two stitches together to the right. and then just continue the repeat.
again, knit one, yarn over, and again continue the repeat. the repeat for the forty fourth round will be – knit two, then, yarn over, knit two, purl two, knit two, purl two, knit two, forty sixth round. knit three, yarn over, knit two, purl two, knit two, purl two, knit one, and then knit two stitches together to the right forty eighth round. knit four, yarn over, knit two, purl two, knit two, purl two,
knit two stitches together to the right round fifty. knit five, yarn over, knit two, purl two, knit two, purl one, knit two stitches together to the right round fifty two. knit six, yarn over, knit two, purl two, knit two, and then round fifty four. knit seven, yarn over, knit two, purl two, knit one,
round fifty six. knit eight, yarn over, knit two, purl two, round fifty eight. knit nine, yarn over, knit two, round sixty. knit ten, yarn over, knit two, knit two stitches together to the right to end of the round. round sixty two. knit eleven, yarn over, knit one, knit two stitches together to the right to end of the round. round sixty four.
knit twelve, yarn over, knit two stitches together to the right to end of the round. now repeat the pattern, starting from fourteenth round. so, sixty sixth round will be like fourteenth round. knit sixty seventh round like fifteenth round and so on. to the left, then purl two, knit two three times, yarn over. i knit ninety rounds with a border. and now i will work rows instead of rounds to work my front and back parts.
here is my nine repeats. for the front part i will knit four repeats. to work rows, i need to use one extra stitch. so, i will use this one. four times fourteen – fifty six. so, this is fifty seventh stitch. fifty eight, fifty nine, sixty, sixty one, sixty two, sixty three. this is half of my stitches. for the back part, i will knit three repeats.
and under each arm, i will bind off five stitches. one, two, three, four, five. and here – one, two, three, four, five. so, i will bind off those stitches, and will knit – just knit extra stitches for the back part. i will work the pattern for three repeats, and just knit extra stitches. to work front and back parts i slid half of my stitches on other circular needle. in addition, i took one extra stitch
from my previous repeat. for the first row slide first stitch to the right needle without knitting it. then, knit four repeats regular way. yarn over, knit two, purl two three times, and then, knit two stitches together to the right. at the end of the row, after last repeat, yarn over, knit two, purl two, knit two, purl two, knit two, purl two, knit two stitches together to the right. you should have six stitches left – just knit six stitches.
for the second row, bind off five stitches. and then purl all purl stitches and yarn overs, and knit all knit stitches. now you should have fifty eight stitches. on a right side – knit the pattern regular way. and on a wrong side – purl all purl stitches and yarn overs, and knit all knit stitches. after you knit twenty six rows, repeat this pattern. row twenty seven. slip one stitch, as usual. then knit two stitches together to decrease one stitch.
yarn over – to increase one stitch. continue that way to end of the row. knit two stitches together, yarn over. at the end of the row knit last stitch, and turn. on a wrong side purl all stitches. row twenty nine. slip one stitch, yarn over, knit two stitches together. then again – yarn over, knit two stitches together.
just repeat that to end of the row. on a wrong side purl all stitches to end. then, start knitting the pattern, starting from the twenty seventh row. after you knit ten rows of the pattern, cast off all the stitches. for the back part – attach the yarn, slip first stitch, and knit seven. then, knit three repeats regular way.
after the third repeat, you should have thirteen stitches left. knit all the thirteen stitches. on a wrong side bind off five stitches, and then, purl all purl stitches and yarn overs, and knit all knit stitches. then, just continue knitting the three repeats as usual, and just knit all the extra stitches. this is my back part. after ten rows of the pattern work back shoulder piece. knit ten stitches.
after last knit two stitches together knit just one stitch, and turn. after you cast off all the stitches of your back shoulder piece, joint it with a front part. work two rows of the pattern for the second shoulder piece, cast off all the stitches, and joint it with a front part also. i worked the sleeves in the round the same way, as i knit the body. for each sleeve i cast on thirty stitches,
and used double pointed needles. after the pattern, i increased twelve stitches to have forty two stitches in total. then, i repeated the pattern twice using circular needles. after the two repeats, increase four stitches, and join each sleeve into the garment. join sleeves from the wrong side. you may sew them, or use a crochet hook. start joining from the underarm. insert a hook into a chain, then into a stitch,
grab the yarn and pull it through. then, just repeat the process. again, insert the hook into a chain, into a stitch, and pull it through. that way, continue all the way around. after you join sleeves the sweater is ready and thank you for watching.