What a well written pattern. The instructions for the neck and raglan sections looks daunting but if you stick to your lane it is so easy to follow. I copied the instructions and deleted all the numbers that didn’t refer to the size I am knitting.
WHITE MOUNTAIN XXS
Made with chunky yarn so the fabric is very thick.
Changed the neck to be a 2” crew neck.
With 4.5mm needles CO 85sts and knit the 3 rows of tubular cast on.
Change to 5mm needles and Join in the round by slipping first CO st (slip knot) from LHN to RHN, pass the last CO st over slipped st and pull it, PM, 84sts
Work neck ribbing for 10 rounds.
Change to 6mm needles and work 1 more round of ribbing.
Row 1(RS): K18, p1, k2, PM for sleeve increase, m1L, PM for sleeve increase, k2, p1, k1, turn.
Row 2(WS): Sl-gsr, k1, p2, SM, p1, SM, ** p2, k1, p18, k1, p2 , PM for sleeve increase, m1Rp, PM for sleeve increase, p2, k1, p1, turn.
m1Rp
Row 3: Sl-gsr, p1, k2, SM, k1, SM, * k2, p1, k18, p1, k2 , SM, m1L, k1, SM, k2, p1, k-gsr, k2, turn.
Row 4: Sl-gsr, p2, k1, p2, SM, p2, SM, work – same as Row 2, SM, m1Rp, p1, SM, p2, k1, p-gsr, p2, turn.
Row 5: Sl-gsr, k2, p1, k2, SM, k2, SM, work – same as Row 3, SM, m1L, k2, m1R, SM, k2, p1, k2, k-gsr, k2, turn.
m1R
Row 6: Sl-gsr, p4, k1, p2, SM, p4, SM, work – same as Row 2, SM, m1Rp, p2, m1Lp, SM, p2, k1, p2, p-gsr, p2, turn.
m1Lp
Row 7: Sl-gsr, k4, p1, k2, SM, k4, SM, work – same as Row 3, SM, m1L, k4, m1R, SM, k2, p1, k4, k-gsr, k2, turn.
Row 8: Sl-gsr, p6, k1, p2, SM, p6, SM, work – same as Row 2, SM, m1Rp, p4, m1Lp, SM, p2, k1, p4, p-gsr, p2, turn.
Row 9(RS): Sl-gsr, k6, p1, k2, SM, k6, SM, work – same as Row 3, SM, m1L, k6, m1R, SM, k2, p1, k6, k-gsr, k3, turn.
Row 10(WS): Sl-gsr, p9, k1, p2, SM, p8, SM, work – same as Row 2, SM, m1Rp, p6, m1Lp, SM, p2, k1, p6, p-gsr, p3, turn.
Row 11: Sl-gsr, k9, p1, k2, SM, k8, SM, work – same as Row 3, SM, m1L, k8, m1R, SM, k2, p1, k9, k-gsr, k4, turn.
Row 12: Sl-gsr, p13, k1, p2, SM, p10, SM, work – same as Row 2, SM, m1Rp, p8, m1Lp, SM, p2, k1, p9, p-gsr, p4, turn.
Row 13: Sl-gsr, k13, p1, k2, SM, k10, SM, k2, p1, k18, SM (= EOR).
Round 14: K18, p1, k2, SM, m1L, k10, m1R, SM, k2, p1, k13, k-gsr, k8, k-gsr, k13, repeat – in this round, k18strong text, SM.
= 108sts Go to body and sleeve increase set up round
BODY AND SLEEVE INCREASE INSTRUCTIONS:
Set Up Round: * K to 5 sts before marker, PM for body increase, k2, p1, k2, SM for sleeve increase, k to marker, SM for sleeve increase, k2, p1, k2, PM for body increase * , repeat – once more, k to marker, SM.
Sleeve-Inc Round: * K body sts to marker, SM, k2, p1, k2, SM, m1L, k sleeve sts to marker, m1R, SM, k2, p1, k2, SM , repeat–* once more, k to marker, SM. = 4 sts inc (2 sts for each sleeve).
Non-Inc Round: * K body sts to marker, SM, k2, p1, k2, SM, k sleeve sts to marker, SM, k2, p1, k2, SM , repeat–* once more, k to marker, SM.
Sleeve & Body-Inc Round: * K body sts to marker, m1R, SM, k2, p1, k2, SM, m1L, k sleeve sts to marker, m1R, SM, k2, p1, k2, SM, m1L , repeat–* once more,
k to marker, SM. = 8 sts inc (2 sts for each sleeve, 2 sts for each front and back body).
Body-Inc Round: * K body sts to marker, m1R, SM, k2, p1, k2, SM, k sleeve sts
to marker, SM, k2, p1, k2, SM, m1L , repeat–* once more, k to marker, SM. = 4 sts inc (2 sts for each front and back body).
Continue here after round 14 and the instructions for the body and sleeve increases.
Work Body And Sleeve Increase Set Up Round (see above) = 16+5+12+5+32+5+12+5+16 sts*
Round 1: Work Sleeve-Inc Round.
Round 2: Work Non-Inc Round. Rounds 3–4: Repeat Rounds 1–2. = 16+5+16+5+32+5+16+5+16 sts
Round 5: Work Sleeve & Body-Inc Round (see above).
Round 6: Work Non-Inc Round.
Rounds 7–8: Repeat Rounds 5–6.
Round 9: Work Body-Inc Round (see above).
Round 10: Work Non-Inc Round.
Round 11: Work Sleeve & Body-Inc Round (see above).
Round 12: Work Non-Inc Round.
Rounds 13–32: Repeat Rounds 9–12, 5 more times.
Rounds 33–35: Repeat Rounds 9–11.
INSTRUCTIONS TO DIVIDE SLEEVES AND BODY: * K to marker, RM for body increase, k3, bring the yarn to front of work, slip the next stitch purl-wise, then return the yarn to the back, slip the stitch on RHN back to LHN, place next 38(= 2 raglan sts + sleeve sts + 2 raglan sts) and RM for sleeve increase markers from LHN on waste yarn, turn work, CO 4sts, turn work, sl 1 st from LHN to RHN, pass the last CO st over slipped st to close the hole, pull the working yarn (= 8 CO sts remain), k2, RM for body increase * , repeat – once more but do not PM be- tween CO sts, k to marker, RM (= previous EOR in center back), k to marker (= new EOR under arm), SM.
BODY INSTRUCTIONS
K 38 rounds stocking st
K 4” 1x1 ribbing st. Body length 11 1/2”.
Bind off with kitchener bind off.
SLEEVES:
With main needles, beginning at center of underarm, pick up the first 5sts from half of the stitches you cast on at the underarm, k38 sleeve stitches, then pick up the 5sts from remaining underarm, PM, join for working in the round. = 48 sts.
Work next 22 rounds as follows, then skip to Plain Rounds:
Round 1–2: K to marker, SM.
Round 3 (dec): K1, k2tog, k to 3 sts before end, ssk, k1, SM. = 2 sts dec, (46sts)
Round 4–5: K to marker, SM. = 2 rounds
Round 6 (dec): Same as Round 3. = 2 sts dec, (44sts)
Round 7–8: K to marker, SM. = 2 rounds
Round 9 (dec): Same as Round 3. = 2 sts dec, (42sts)
Round 10–12: K to marker, SM. = 3 rounds
Round 13 (dec): Same as Round 3. = 2 sts dec, (40sts)
Round 14–16: K to marker, SM. = 3 rounds
Round 17 (dec): Same as Round 3. = 2 sts dec, (38sts)
Round 18–21: K to marker, SM. = 4 rounds
Round 22 (dec): Same as Round 3. = 2 sts dec, (36sts)
Round 23-54: K
Change needle to 5.5mm
Round 55-94: K 20 rounds of K1P1 ribbing
Bind off with kitchener bind off.
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