{"id":3707,"date":"2013-07-05T11:27:55","date_gmt":"2013-07-05T15:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.laurachau.com\/?page_id=3707"},"modified":"2025-11-10T16:43:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T21:43:08","slug":"cloud-v-neck","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.laurachau.com\/?page_id=3707","title":{"rendered":"Cloud V-Neck"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\"Cloud<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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\nCloud is a v-neck pullover, knit in the round from the bottom up to the neck, then the sleeves down from underarm to cuff.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Size<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Finished bust measurement: 39\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Materials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\n9 skeins Knitpicks Shine (110 yds\/50 g)\n4 mm 24\u201d circular needle, or size to obtain gauge\n4 mm dpns\/2 circs\/1 long circ, or size to obtain gauge\nstitch markers (4)\nscrap yarn\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gauge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\n20 sts and 28 rows = 4″ \/ 10cm square in Stockinette stitch\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Directions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Body<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Cast on 192 stitches. Place marker (marker A) and join for working in the round. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Work in k2, p2 rib for 96 stitches, place marker (marker B), continue round in k2, p2 rib to marker A. Continue working in k2, p2 rib for 1.75\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Change to stockinette stitch (knit every round). Work even until body measures 1.5\u201d from ribbing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dec round: k1, ssk, k to 3 before marker B, k2tog, k1, sl m, k1, ssk, k to 3 before marker A, k2tog, k1.
Knit 5 rounds even.
Repeat these six rounds twice more, then work decrease round once more (total of 4 decrease rows). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Work even until body measures 7.5\u201d from cast on edge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inc round: k1, M1L, k to 1 before marker B, M1R, k1, sl m, k1, M1L, k to 1 before marker A, m1R, k1.
Knit 6 rounds even.
Repeat these seven rounds twice more, then work increase round once more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Work even until body measures 13.5″ from cast on edge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yoke<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Knit to 5 stitches after marker B. Place the last ten stitches worked (5 on either side of marker B) onto scrap yarn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knit to 5 stitches before marker A. Place next ten stitches (5 on either side of marker A) onto scrap yarn.
Replace marker A onto righthand needle \u2013 this is now the beginning of the round. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using scrap yarn, provisionally cast on 50 stitches for sleeve.
PM, then work across back stitches. PM, then provisionally cast on 50 stitches. PM and knit to end of round. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knit 2 rounds even. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Decrease round: *k1, SKP, k to 3 before next marker, k2tog, k1* four times.
Round 2: Knit even. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Repeat these 2 rounds a total of 5 times, then begin V-neck shaping: On the last work even round, end round 38 stitches before beginning of round marker. DO NOT TURN. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Decrease row: k1, ssk, *k to 3 before next marker, k2tog, k2, SKP* four times, k to last 3 stitches of round (center front), k2tog, k1. Turn.
Next row: Purl across. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Repeat these two rows until front sections have decreased down to the front raglan markers. Bind off all stitches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sleeves<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Place 5 stitches from held underarm gusset stitches onto 16\u201d circular or dpns. Unpick provisional cast on and place next 50 stitches onto needle. Place last 5 stitches from underarm gusset on needle. Place marker \u2013 beginning of round is under the arm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next round: k5, pick up and knit one stitch, k50, pick up and knit one stitch, k5. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next round: k4, SKP, k50, k2tog, k4. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knit 15 rounds even. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Decrease round: k1, ssk, k to last 3 stitches, k2tog, k1.
Knit 6 rounds even.
Repeat these 8 rounds a total of 9 times or until desired narrowness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Continue knitting even until sleeve measures 19\u201d or 1.5\u201d less than desired length.
Work 1.5\u201d in 2×2 ribbing (you may need to decrease on the first row to get the right number of stitches for the pattern).
Bind off all stitches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Starting at the left shoulder, pick up stitches as follows: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Down the left side of the V \u2013 a number divisible by 4 (eg. 28) Center front of the V \u2013 2 stitches (place a marker between the 2) Up the right side of the V \u2013 a number divisible by 4 (eg. 28)
Across the back neck \u2013 a number divisible by 4, plus 2 (eg. 62) Place marker for beginning of round <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next row: Work in 2×2 rib to 2 stitches before marker, k2tog, sl m, ssk, then work the rest of the V in mirror image to the left side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example: k2, p1, k2tog, ssk, p1, k2 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Work 2×2 rib around rest of collar. Work this round, decreasing every round at centre front stitches for 1\u201d or desired length.
Bind off all stitches in pattern. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"cloud-1\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Abbrevations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

k: knit
p: purl
k2tog: knit two together (decrease)
ssk: slip, slip, knit (decrease)
SKP: slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over
PM: place marker
sl m: slip marker
st(s): stitch(es)
M1L: make 1 left; pick up bar between needles with left needle from front to back; knit through the back loop
M1R: make 1 right; pick up bar between needles with left needle from back to front; knit through the front loop <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nLink freely, but please don’t distribute this pattern. For personal use only. Please email me<\/a> if you have any problems or to let me know you’re making one!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cloud is a v-neck pullover, knit in the round from the bottom up to the neck, then the sleeves down from underarm to cuff. Size Finished bust measurement: 39\u201d Materials 9 skeins Knitpicks Shine (110 yds\/50 g) 4 mm 24\u201d circular needle, or size to obtain gauge 4 mm dpns\/2 circs\/1 long circ, or size […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3696,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"wp-custom-template-free-patterns","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3707","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laurachau.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laurachau.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laurachau.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laurachau.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laurachau.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3707"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.laurachau.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5604,"href":"https:\/\/www.laurachau.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3707\/revisions\/5604"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laurachau.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laurachau.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}