Measure Once

34 Pages·2013·6.224 MB·English

by  Michelle Treese

Knitting
Feel the freedom of jumping into
your projects without having to
Once™
work yet another gauge swatch.
Easy and intermediate projects
to meet your knitting mood.
All projects are made with
Cascade Yarns 220 Superwash.
This yarn is widely available and
comes in over 150 colors!
One Swatch,
One Gauge,
You’re Done!
Michelle Treese
All 7 projects
can be easily
color coordinated.
Mix and match
to suit your
own style!
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Once™
Michelle Treese
A N o t e F r o m
t h e D e s i g n e r

Knitting is the most perfect of hobbies. It is a skill
that can be forever improved upon, it produces
beautiful and useful objects, it connects us
with women and men from all generations by
allowing us to knit the same pattern and come
up with the same product, and above all else, it
is therapeutic. I usually have an advanced project
and an easy project on the needles at any given
time. The advanced project is for honing my skills
and challenging my intellect. The easy project is
meditative and relaxes me after a tough day.
Knitting also inspires incredible, and often
manic, creativity that leaves me anxious to start
something new and less anxious to knit the
dreaded gauge swatch. We all know that this
is essential for ending up with a well-fitting
garment. It’s hard to remember that knitting the
gauge swatch will actually save time in the end
when knitting the swatch itself sets you back a
half hour or so from the beginning.
This book includes seven knitting patterns all
using the same yarn. You will knit one gauge
swatch before your first project and record your
gauge information in the Get Your Gauge & Go!
section on page 4. After that, you will be able to
knit everything in the book with the same yarn
and needles. Once your gauge information is
recorded, you will be ready to grab your book,
yarn and needles and knit without worry!
So go ahead and get started on that gauge
swatch and enjoy doing so! After all, it will be
the last time you need to for a while.
Happy knitting!
Michelle Treese
2 Measure Once
T a b l e o f
Williamsport,
page 10
C o n t e n t s

4 Get Your Gauge & Go! Workbook
6 Acton
10 Williamsport
12 De Soto
14 Largo
16 Severn
19 Sawgrass
22 Barre
General Information
26 Abbreviations & Symbols
Barre,
26 Skill Levels
page 22
27 Standard Yarn Weight System
27 Inches Into Millimeters & Centimeters
28 Knitting Basics
30 Meet the Designer
30 Special Thanks
31 Photo Index
Largo,
page 14
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G e t Y o u r
G a u g e & G o !

For the patterns in this book, I used Cascade Yarns
220 Superwash wool and U.S. size 7 needles. Since
every knitter’s stitches vary in size due to the way
that she tensions her yarn and holds her needles,
you will need to determine which needle size will
work best for you to come up with the following
required gauge:
19 stitches and 26 rows in stockinette stitch =
4 inches
To get this gauge, I cast on 36 stitches and worked
a few rows of garter stitch. Next, I worked 6 inches
of stockinette with a 3-stitch garter border on each
side, then I finished with a few more rows of garter
stitch and bound off loosely. I cast on 36 stitches
so that I would have a generous swatch to measure
across, and the garter-stitch borders give stable,
non-curling edges. Since we’re only doing one
swatch here, people, we had better do it right!
When you have your stockinette square, wash the
swatch and block it without stretching. Then start
your ruler or tape measure below. Place another pin
by measuring for your stitch gauge. Place a pin
right at the 4-inch mark and remove the ruler. Now
somewhere on the left half of the square and place
count the stitches between the pins. If you come
up with more than 19 stitches between the pins, try
a larger needle. If you have too few stitches, try a
smaller needle. Keep adjusting the needle size until
you come up with the required stitch gauge. Use the
same method to measure your row gauge.
Once you get gauge, record the yarn and needle
size in the Gauge Record table on page 5. There are
a couple of extra spots in case you want to swatch
more than one yarn. Later, when you want to knit
something in this book, you’ll just need to refer back
to this page to know what yarn and needles to use!
4 Measure Once
I do realize there can be times when your knitting information. Each pattern gives the gauge of the
gauge may be slightly off. Let's face it, life happens, pattern stitch used in that project. After you’ve
and any of the following conditions can affect the worked several inches of a project, measure the
consistency of your stitches: when you’re tired, cold, gauge to ensure that you’re on target. ●
hot, excited, and the list goes on. Also, if you fill
in the gauge section today and pick up the book
again a few years from now, you may be a more
experienced knitter and your gauge will be slightly
different. Having said all of that, it might be a much
better jumping-off point in your knitting to use a
prior gauge measurement than no measurement
at all. In other words, if you’re like me, there will
be times when you’re going to cheat anyway,
so you might as well cheat with some solid past
GauGe RecORd
Needle Manufacturer & Material
date Yarn Needle Size
(e.g. metal, plastic or wood)
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A c t o n
This is a simple and uniquely constructed cardigan without a single
purl stitch.

Cardigan is worked back and forth in rows; a circular
Skill Level
needle is used to accommodate the large number
of stitches.
Sizes
Sweater
Woman’s X-small (small, medium, large,
X-large, 2X-large) Right Sleeve
Instructions are given for smallest size, with With A, cast on 56 (60, 61, 63, 66, 68) sts.
larger sizes in parentheses. When only 1
Work 81/2 inches in garter st, ending with a WS row.
number is given, it applies to all sizes.
Inc row (RS): K1, kfb, knit to last 3 sts, kfb, k2—
Finished Measurements 2 inc sts.
Chest: 33 (38, 42, 46, 501/2, 551/2) inches
Rep Inc row [every RS row] 20 (20, 22, 24, 25, 26)
(including front gap)
more times, ending with a WS row—98 (102, 107,
Length: 193/4 (201/4, 203/4, 211/2, 22, 221/2) inches
113, 118, 122) sts.
Materials Mark both ends of last row for end of sleeve.
• Cascade Yarns 220 Superwash
(worsted weight; 100% superwash Yoke
wool; 220 yds/100g per skein): 5 (6, 7,
Right Shoulder
7, 8, 8) skeins each summer sky heather
Knit 40 (50, 58, 66, 74, 84) rows—shoulder should
#1910 (A) and 1 skein aporto #856 (B)
measure approx 41/4 (51/4, 6, 7, 73/4, 83/4) inches
• Size 7 (4.5mm) 29-inch circular needle or
from markers.
size needed to obtain gauge
• Size H/8 (5mm) crochet hook Division row (RS): K43 (45, 47, 50, 52, 54) front sts,
• Removable stitch markers bind off 12 (12, 13, 13, 14, 14) sts for side neck, k43
• Stitch holders (45, 47, 50, 52, 54) back sts.
Back Neck
Gauge
Continue working back yoke while leaving front
19 sts and 26 rows = 4 inches/10cm in St st.
yoke sts at rest on needle.
171/2 sts and 38 rows = 4 inches/10cm in garter st.
Knit 1 WS row.
To save time, take time to check gauge.
Dec row (RS): Ssk, knit to end—42 (44, 46, 49, 51,
53) sts.
Pattern Notes
Cardigan begins with a 1-piece sleeve/yoke section, Rep Dec row [every RS row] twice—40 (42, 44, 47,
which is worked from cuff to cuff. After sleeve seams 49, 51) sts.
are sewn, body stitches are picked up from the
Beg and end with a WS row, knit 53 (55, 57, 59, 61, 63)
remaining yoke and worked down.
rows—back neck measures approx 6 (61/4, 61/2, 63/4, 7,
Mark public side (right side) of the fabric with 71/4) inches from bound-off neck edge.
removable marker.
Inc row (RS): Kfb, knit to end—41 (43, 45, 48, 50,
52) sts.
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Rep Inc row [every RS row] twice, ending with a
WS row—43 (45, 47, 50, 52, 54) sts.
Cut yarn. Back sts rem at rest on needle while front
neck is shaped.
Right Front Neck
Rejoin A at neck edge of front yoke; knit 1 WS row.
Dec row (RS): Knit to last 2 sts, k2tog—42 (44, 46,
49, 51, 53) sts.
Rep Dec row [every 4 rows] once, then [every RS row]
4 times—37 (39, 41, 44, 46, 48) sts.
Beg and ending with a WS row, knit 11 (11, 13, 13, 15,
15) rows.
Bind off loosely.
Left Front Neck
With A and using long-tail method, cast on 37
(39, 41, 44, 46, 48) sts.
Knit 11 (11, 13, 13, 15, 15) rows.
Inc row (RS): Knit to last st, kfb—38 (40, 42, 45,
47, 49) sts.
Rep Inc row [every RS row] 4 times, then [every
4 rows] once, ending with a WS row—43 (45, 47,
50, 52, 54) sts.
every ridge along yoke—approx 139 (160, 179, 196,
215, 236) sts.
Left Shoulder
Joining row (RS): K43 (45, 47, 50, 52, 54) front sts, Work 51/2 inches in garter st, or until sweater
cast on 12 (12, 13, 13, 14, 14) side neck sts, k43 (45, 47, measures approx 3 inches short of desired length,
50, 52, 54) back sts—98 (102, 107, 113, 118, 122) sts. ending with a WS row.
Knit 41 (51, 59, 67, 75, 85) rows—shoulder should Shape front edges as follows:
measure approx 41/4 (51/4, 6, 7, 73/4, 83/4) inches from
Dec row (RS): Ssk, knit to last 2 sts, k2tog—137
Joining row.
(158, 177, 194, 213, 234) sts.
Mark both ends of last row for end of yoke.
Rep Dec row [every 4 rows] 5 times, then [every
RS row] 3 times—121 (142, 161, 178, 197, 218) sts.
Left Sleeve
Dec row (RS): K1, ssk, knit to last 3 sts, k2tog, Bind off loosely.
k1—96 (100, 105, 111, 116, 120) sts.
Finishing
Rep Dec row [every RS row] 20 (20, 22, 24, 25, 26)
Weave in ends.
more times—56 (60, 61, 63, 66, 68) sts.
Block.
Work 81/2 inches even.
Bind off loosely. Body Edging
With RS facing, beg at center back neck and using A,
Sew sleeve seams from cuff to markers.
work 1 rnd of sc evenly around edge of body. Join
rnd with sl st and fasten off.
Body
With RS facing and using A, beg at left front edge With B, work 1 sc in each sc of previous rnd.
and end at right front edge, pick up and knit 1 st in Join rnd with sl st and fasten off.
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Sleeve Edging Ties
With RS facing, beg at seam and using B, work With RS facing and using B and crochet hook,
1 rnd of sc evenly around cuff. Join rnd with pull up a loop at yoke/body join of left front.
sl st and fasten off.
Work crochet chain for 12 inches or until tie
Single Crochet (sc) measures desired length; turn.
Insert the hook in the second chain
Chain (ch)
through the center of the V. Bring the
Yarn over, pull through loop on hook.
yarn over the hook from back to fronta.
Draw the yarn through the chain
stitch and onto the hook.
Again bring yarn over the hook
from back to front and draw it
through both loops on hook. b CChhaaiinn SStitticthch
For additional rows of single
crochet, insert the hook under Row 1: Sc in each ch across. Fasten off.
both loops of the previous stitch
c Rep on right front. ●
instead of through the center of
the V as when working into the Single Crochet
Single Crochet
chain stitch.
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