American Girl Broken Rib Sweater Outfit.

Am Girl Knitted Broken Rib Sweater, Pants, hat, purse
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American Girl Broken Rib Sweater Outfit.
Part of Handout #4 AG Knitting Patterns created by
Elaine Baker, a.k.a Ladyfingers @knittingparadise.com
BROKEN RIB SWEATER
Note: This sweater is worked from the bottom up, sleeveless, front
opening with big collar. (The fancy stitch pattern is simply K2, P2, but
with an uneven number of stitches on the needle, it works up "fancy" and
does not look like the standard K2, P2 ribbing.)
Color Suggestions: If you knit this sweater with the Striped Pants
Pattern, use one of the colors used in the pants, i.e., lavender sweater
with yellow/lavender striped pants, pink sweater with orange/pink
striped pants, lime green sweater with light blue/lime green pants, and/or
chocolate sweater with beige/chocolate striped pants.
Materials Needed: #8 US Knitting straight or circular needles
Sport weight, baby yarn, or any #3 or #4 weight yarn
Stitch holder or large safety pin
Instructions
NOTE: You will need an odd number of stitches for this pattern. For a neater edge, as you work across
ONLY Row 1, knit in the back of each knit stitch, purl in the regular manner.
Broken Rib Sweater
Cast on 65 stitches
Row 1: K2, P2 across row, end K1.
Repeat this pattern EVERY ROW for 26 rows, until you reach the underarm area.
Next Row: Continue in pattern for 17 stitches. TURN, work same pattern back across
the 17 stitches for 15 rows - to shoulder area.
Next Row: BIND OFF 6 stitches (at outside shoulder area). 11 stitches remaining on needle. Put these 11
stitches on a stitch holder.
Attach yarn - to maintain pattern: K1, P2, K2 across row, end P2 - for 31 stitches. Work in pattern stitch ALWAYS BEGIN WITH K1, P2, K2 - for 15 rows.
Next Row: BIND OFF 6 at beginning of row, continue pattern across row.
Next Row: BIND OFF 6 at beginning of row, continue pattern across row.
Put these 19 stitches on the same stitch holder with the other stitches, matching shoulder edges.
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American Girl Broken Rib Sweater Continued
Attach yarn at armhole edge - to maintain pattern: K2, P2, end K1 for 14 rows.
Row 15: At armhole edge - BIND OFF 6 stitches. Put the remaining 11 stitches on the stitch holder with all
the other stitches - matching armhole and shoulder edges.
Using #6 knitting needle, slip all stitches from stitch holder to needle = 41 stitches on needle.
Attach yarn on right side: 11 stitches, plus 19 stitches, plus 11 stitches = 41 stitches.
Collar:
Keeping pattern continuity: K2, P2, ending K1. Pull stitches tightly where they join at the shoulders. Keep
stitches tightly bunched together on the needle while working the next few rows. Continue collar for 20
rows. BIND OFF in pattern, leaving a long strand to sew shoulder seams. Sew front of sweater - from the
bottom up - leave opening 1 to 1-½ inches for head and body to fit through when dressing the doll.
STRIPED PANTS, HAT, PURSE
Materials needed:
#6 US Knitting straight or circular needles; one stitch marker
small amounts of yarn in Main Color and alternate color listed as Color A or Color B
Color A, Color B: Suggestion: Lavender and Yellow, pink and orange, lime green and blue, beige and
chocolate brown, red and white, lavender and purple, black and white.
NOTE: Make Broken Rib Sweater to match one of the stripes in the pants. To knit stripes: K1 row, P1 row
in Color A, drop A. Pick up Color B, K1 row, P1 Row. Drop B. Pick up the Color A strand and work the
next color stripe. The two strands of colors will follow along the edge as you knit the stripes
With Color A, cast on 52 stitches. Rib in K1, P1 for 6 rows. Drop Color A.
Attach Color B, knit across row. Purl one row. Drop Color B.
Pick up A, increase in FIRST and LAST stitches. Purl one row.
Continue in this stripe pattern, increasing in the first and last stitches and purling back across the row until
you have 60 stitches on the needle, ending with a knit row.
Next Row: (Wrong side) Purl 30, PLACE CENTER MARKER, Purl 30.
Next Row: With Color B, increase in first stitch, knit across and INCREASE BEFORE and AFTER
MARKER, knit across, increase in last stitch. (4 stitches increased). = 64 sts
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American Girl Pants pattern Continued
Continue with stripes, and at the same time, increase in the FIRST and LAST stitches, and - increase
BEFORE and AFTER the center marker, until you have 80 stitches on the needle.
Divide for Pant Legs:
Continue to work stripes in established pattern:
Knit 40, remove marker, TURN and purl back on these 40 stitches with no increases, for 30 rows. Knit 4
rows in garter stitch in one color - no stripes. Bind off in knit. Leave a long strand to sew the pant leg seam.
Next Row: (Right Side) attach yarn and knit across next 40 stitches. - continue with stripes - for 30 rows.
Knit 4 rows in garter stitch in one color - no stripes. Bind off in knit. Leave a long strand to sew the pant leg
seam and up the back to the waist.
STRIPED HAT
Materials needed
Use same colors as the striped pants.
With Color A - (not the same color used for the Broken Rib Sweater which is in Color B)
#6 knitting needles, cast on 81 stitches. Knit 10 rows.
Instructions
Next Row: K1, K2 tog across row = 54 stitches.
Knit 1 row, purl 1 row. Drop Color A.
Pick up B, begin stripes on hat : Knit 1 row, purl 1 row. Drop B, Pick up A, work 1 row
knit and 1 row purl. Continue with stripes:
Next Row: K4, K2 tog across row.
NOTE: Don’t worry if the decreases don’t end up even, just knit or purl the “leftovers”.)
Purl 3, Purl 2 tog across row. K2, K2 tog across row, P1, P2 tog across row, K2 tog across row. Cut yarn,
leaving a long strand to sew hat seam. DO NOT BIND OFF.
Thread yarn from this strand on a darning needle and run the needle through the stitches on the knitting
needle, pulling the stitches up TIGHTLY. Knot securely 3-4 times, and sew back seam.
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American Girl Pattern Continued
STRIPED PURSE
Materials needed
Use Colors A and B, same as the colors used in the striped pants and hat.
#6 knitting needles and with Color B (same as the Broken Rib Sweater), cast on 30 stitches.
Note: Work in garter stitch (knit every row) for 6 rows. Drop Color B. Pick up Color A.
Color A: stockinette. stitch for 6 rows.
Color B: Knit 2 rows
Color A: Knit 2 rows
Color B: Knit 2 rows. Bind off in knit.
Fold purse in half. Sew side and bottom seams, and weave thread up the side to the open top of the purse.
With this same long strand of yarn and crochet hook, make a chain of 50-55 stitches for purse strap. Cut
yarn, knot the end of the yarn, and attach this end to the opposite side of the purse. Weave in ends on
reverse side.
Lavender Sweater with Lavender &
Yellow Striped Pants, Hat & Purse
Same Outfit - Different View to Show the Hat
Elaine Baker
Santa Ana, CA
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