This is knit flat, top-down in two halves (front and back) and then the halves are stitched together. While this isn't the prettiest way to make a sweater, my goal was to avoid working in the round or with double pointed needles to make this as beginner/child/student friendly as possible. Odd rows are wrong-side.
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FRONT HALF OF SWEATER: Cast on 50 stitches of on size 0 knitting needles. If you leave a 12-14" tail when casting on and binding off, you can use those tails to sew the two halves together to complete the project. Row 1: K2 P18 place stitch marker K3 P6 K3 place stitch marker P18 K2 Row 2: P2 K18 * P3 K6 P3 * K18 P2 Row 3: K2 P18 * K3 P6 K3 * P18 K2 Row 4: P2 K18 * P3 K6 P3 * K18 P2 Row 5: K2 P18 * K3 P6 K3 * P18 K2 Row 6: P2 K18 * P3 K6 P3 * K18 P2 Row 7: K2 P18 * K3 P6 K3 * P18 K2 Row 8: P2 K18 * P3 C6F P3 * K18 P2 Row 9: K2 P18 * K3 P6 K3 * P18 K2 Row 10: P2 K18 * P3 K6 P3 * K18 P2 Row 11: K2 P18 * K3 P6 K3 * P18 K2 Row 12: BO4 K to stitch marker * P3 K6 P3 * K18 P2 Row 13: BO4 P to stitch marker * K3 P6 K3 * P16 Row 14: BO4 K to stitch marker * P3 K6 P3 * K16 Row 15: BO4 P to stitch marker * K3 P6 K3 * P12 Row 16: BO4 K to stitch marker * P3 C6F P3 * K12 Row 17: BO4 P to stitch marker * K3 P6 K3 * P8 Row 18: BO4 K to stitch marker * P3 K6 P3 * K8 Row 19: BO4 P to stitch marker * K3 P6 K3 * P4 Row 20: BO2 K to stitch marker * P3 K6 P3 * K4 Row 21: BO2 P to stitch marker * K3 P6 K3 * P2 Row 22: P1 K1 * P3 K6 P3 * K1 P1 Row 23: K1 P1 * K3 P6 K3 * P1 K1 Row 24: P1 K1 * P3 C6F P3 * K1 P1 Row 25: K1 P1 * K3 P6 K3 * P1 K1 Row 26: P1 K1 * P3 K6 P3 * K1 P1 Row 27: K1 P1 * K3 P6 K3 * P1 K1 Row 28: P1 K1 * P3 K6 P3 * K1 P1 Row 29: K1 P1 * K3 P6 K3 * P1 K1 Row 30: P1 K1 * P3 K6 P3 * K1 P1 Row 31: K1 P1 * K3 P6 K3 * P1 K1 Row 32: BO in pattern stitch (K the K stitches and P the P stitches as you BO) BACK HALF OF SWEATER: Cast on 50 stitches of on size 0 knitting needles. Row 1: K2 P16 place stitch marker repeat [K1 P1] seven times and place stitch marker so there are 14 stitches between markers P16 K2 Row 2: P2 K16 * [K1 P1] seven times * K16 P2 Row 3: K2 P16 * [K1 P1] seven times * P16 K2 Row 4: P2 K16 * [K1 P1] seven times * K16 P2 Row 5: K2 P16 * [K1 P1] seven times * P16 K2 Row 6: P2 K16 * [K1 P1] seven times * K16 P2 Row 7: K2 P16 * [K1 P1] seven times * P16 K2 Row 8: P2 K16 * [K1 P1] seven times * K16 P2 Row 9: K2 P16 * [K1 P1] seven times * P16 K2 Row 10: P2 K16 * [K1 P1] seven times * K16 P2 Row 11: K2 P16 * [K1 P1] seven times * P16 K2 Row 12: BO4 K to stitch marker * [K1 P1] seven times * K16 P2 Row 13: BO4 P to stitch marker *[K1 P1] seven times * P14 Row 14: BO4 K to stitch marker * [K1 P1] seven times * K14 Row 15: BO4 P to stitch marker *[K1 P1] seven times * P10 Row 16: BO4 K to stitch marker *[K1 P1] seven times * K10 Row 17: BO4 P to stitch marker *[K1 P1] seven times * P6 Row 18: BO4 K to stitch marker *[K1 P1] seven times * K6 Row 19: BO4 P to stitch marker *[K1 P1] seven times * P2 Row 20: BO2 (discarding first stitch marker) P1, [K1 P1] six times * K2 Row 21: BO2 (discarding stitch marker) P1, [K1 P1] six times Rows 22-31: [K1 P1] six times Row 32: BO in pattern stitch (K the K stitches and P the P stitches as you BO) Place two halves right-side together and stitch tops of arms together, leaving a 1.5-2" opening for the head, which should coincide with the purled stitches and the cable pattern down the front and the ribbing section on the back. Stitch underside of arms together down to bottom of shirt. To dress Barbie, put her feet into the sweater's neck hole and pull it up, slipping her arms in, then dress her lower half. |