Sand Dunes Sweater - knitting pattern

Skills used in this pattern

• How to read a knitting pattern Reading a knitting pattern means understanding materials, gauge, sizes, abbreviations, stitch counts and construction...
• Gauge Gauge describes how many stitches and rows fit into a measured area.
• Gauge Swatch A gauge swatch is a sample used to measure stitch and row gauge before starting a project.
• At the Same Time At the same time means two instruction sequences must be tracked during the same rows or rounds.
• Blocking Blocking shapes finished knitting with moisture, measurements and drying time.
• Yarn Over A yarn over places the working yarn over the needle to create a new open stitch.
• Twisted Stitch A twisted stitch has crossed legs because it was mounted or worked through a different loop than intended.
• Long Tail Cast-on Long Tail Cast-on creates a neat edge with moderate elasticity and a polished first row.
• Slip Knot A slip knot is an adjustable first loop that can be used to begin a cast-on.
• Basic Bind-off Basic Bind-off secures live stitches to finish an edge.
• Ruke Cast-Off in rounds Ruke Cast-Off in rounds finishes circular edges with controlled elasticity.
• Knit stitch The knit stitch is a foundation stitch that creates the smooth V-shaped side of knitted fabric.
• Purl stitch The purl stitch is the partner of the knit stitch and creates the raised bump side of stockinette fabric.
• 1x1 Rib 1x1 Rib alternates one knit stitch and one purl stitch to create a fine elastic fabric.
• 2x2 Rib 2x2 Rib alternates two knit stitches and two purl stitches for a broader elastic rib.
• Joining in the round Joining in the round connects cast-on stitches so the work can continue as a tube.
• M1L vs LLI M1L and LLI both add one left-leaning stitch, but one uses the strand between stitches and the other lifts a stitch...
• Top-down sweater A top-down sweater is worked from the neckline toward the hem and cuffs.
• Body Measurements Body measurements describe the wearer, while finished measurements describe the knitted garment.
• Positive ease Positive ease is the extra room between body measurements and finished garment measurements.
• Picking up stitches Picking up stitches creates new live stitches from an existing knitted edge.
• M1R vs RLI M1R and RLI both add one stitch with a right-leaning result, but they lift yarn from different places.
• M1R M1R is a right-leaning make-one increase worked from the strand between stitches.
• M1L M1L is a left-leaning make-one increase worked from the strand between stitches.
• Finished Measurements Finished measurements describe the dimensions the knitted garment is intended to have after washing and blocking.
• M1R vs M1L M1R and M1L are mirrored make-one increases that lean in opposite directions.
• K2tog K2tog decreases one stitch by knitting two stitches together.
• Stitch Counts A stitch count states how many live stitches should be present after a row, round or construction stage.
• Knitting Abbreviations Knitting abbreviations compress repeated stitch actions and pattern directions into a consistent written language.
• Repeat Instructions Repeat instructions tell the knitter which group of actions must be worked more than once.
• Understanding Sizes in Brackets Sizes in brackets place the instructions for several garment sizes on the same pattern line.