FREE RAGLAN SWEATER KNITTING PATTERN

Takes about 24 ounces of yarn. 

Sweater is knit in one piece, starting at neck, and increasing for raglan sleeves. 

Any size yarn and needles will do. If you use real thin or real thick yarn you may need to adjust number of sts cast on to fit neck. 

For pullover start with 18" round needles and change to larger size when piece becomes too big. Colored markers are placed to indicate starting position (red), start and finish of front and back (black) and sleeves (green.) 

PULLOVER: Start at neck: with 18" round or double pointed needles cast on 80 sts. Place red marker to mark beginning. Join being careful not to twist stitches. Work k1, p1 ribbing for 1 1/2 inches. NEXT ROW: Change to pattern st; K1, place black marker, increase by knitting and purling in next st, work 25, increase in next st, place black marker, k1, place green marker, increase, work 9, increase, place green marker, k1, place black marker, increase, work 25, increase, place black marker, k1, place green marker, increase, work 9, increase. 

CARDIGAN: Start at neck: Cast on 80 sts. As you work pattern do garter st or seed st on the first and last 6 sts of every row. (Work buttonholes evenly down front, left side for men, right side for women.) Work k1, p1 ribbing for 1 1/2 inches. NEXT ROW: Change to pattern st, and maintaining border sts, work 13 sts, increase in next st by knitting and purling in same st, place black marker, k1, place green marker, increase, work 9, increase, place green marker, k1, place black marker, increase, work 24, increase, place black marker, k1, place green marker, increase, work 9, increase, place green marker, k1, place black marker, increase, work 13 sts.

Continue in pattern and/or border increasing each side of marker pairs every-other-row until yoke is correct size. Seam will be approx. 11" for size 12, 12" for size 14, 13" for size 16-18. To insure correct fit sl a string through loops and remove needles. Try the sweater on.  When the seams meet comfortably under the arms you are ready to break for body and sleeves.

BODY: K across body sts, * sl k seam st to CN, sl sleeve sts to holder keeping green marker *, sl st from holder and k both seam sts tog, k across back maintaining pattern, rep from * to *. Finish up front sts for Cardigan. For pullover keep red marker to mark beginning of front. Continue working body in pattern st until desired body length. For a tapered fit decrease at underarm each side every 2". When desired length; change to smaller size needles and work k1, p1 ribbing for 2" or to taste. Bind off.

SLEEVES: Take up sts from one sleeve and k in stockinette st for desired length. For tapered fit decrease at underarm every 2". Measure wrist with ribbing at bottom of body to determine proper number of sts for ribbing. Decrease to desired number of by knitting 2 sts tog all around and/or adjusting to proper number. 

Finish off in 2 inch ribbing, or to taste.