April Showers Little Hoodlum
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June 22, 2011

April Showers Little Hoodlum

Project info
Little Hoodlum by Julia Stanfield
Knitting
SweaterPullover
Lillah
24 months – 21”/53 cm
Needles & yarn
US 7 - 4.5 mm
615 yards = 3.42 skeins
DiscoBaby Knits Stellar Aran Superwash Merino
25 yards in stash
2.86 skeins = 514.8 yards (470.7 meters), 286 grams
DiscoBaby Knits Stellar Aran Superwash Merino
79 yards in stash
0.56 skeins = 100.8 yards (92.2 meters), 56 grams
Blue-purple
Notes

My original plan was to knit a Sleuthing but to my dismay it pooled rather badly once I got to the body.

A Little Hoodlum is my plan b, with a pocket just like the Sleuthing - Fingers crossed no pooling.

Plan C (thinking ahead of course!) will be a Young Einstein. - Didn’t need to happen :D

Note to self: Put a lifeline in @ last repeat of Row 9 incase Plan C happens

Grafting hood in Moss/seed stitch -

After finishing with row 1 you will be doing half a row more where you will start at mid point of the work working in Stockinette kitchener stitch until you have 7 stitches remaining on the needles.

(rs) * k1, p1 rep for total of 6 sts, k 27,(29, 31, 33, 34, 35,), (36, 38, 39, 41,41)

Fold cable in half ready to begin Kitchener in Stockinette: See pattern for video link.

Continue until you have 7 stitches on both needles.

Begin grafting as followed: All credits to Woollie-de-Rosie (thanks Rach for your help xx)

1) front needle (last stocking stitch stitch) insert needle as if to Knit, slip off (P facing) insert needle as if to Purl, leave on

2) back needle (last stocking stitch stitch) insert needle as if to Purl, slip off (K facing) insert needle as if to Knit, leave on

3) front needle insert needle as if to Knit, slip off (K facing) insert needle as if to Knit, leave on

4) back needle insert needle as if to Purl, slip off (P facing) insert needle as if to Purl, leave on

5) front needle insert needle as if to Purl, slip off (P facing) insert needle as if to Purl, leave on

6) back needle insert needle as if to Knit, slip off (K facing) insert needle as if to Knit, leave on

7) front needle insert needle as if to Knit, slip off (K facing) insert needle as if to Knit, leave on

8) back needle insert needle as if to Purl, slip off (P facing) insert needle as if to Purl, leave on

9) front needle insert needle as if to Purl, slip off (P facing) insert needle as if to Purl, leave on

10) back needle insert needle as if to Knit, slip off (K facing) insert needle as if to Knit, leave on

11) front needle insert needle as if to Knit, slip off (K facing) insert needle as if to Knit, leave on, last stitch

12) back needle insert needle as if to Purl, slip off (P facing) insert needle as if to Purl, leave on, last stitch

13) front needle insert needle as if to Purl, slip off

14) back needle insert needle as if to Knit, slip off

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by DiscoBaby Knits
Worsted
100% Merino
180 yards / 100 grams

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  • Project created: June 8, 2011
  • Finished: June 21, 2011
  • Updated: June 22, 2011