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Busy Bee Basics Machine Knitting Designs |
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Book 1 Drop Shoulder Sweaters £4.00 |
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Standard Gauge Machines |
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Drop Shoulder Sweaters Simple shapes, clear instructions, ideal for new and experienced knitters |
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Classic stocking
stitch, round neck, drop shoulder sweater for girls and boys, to
fit chest sizes 24"-30" (61cm-77cm). As you would expect, all
the ribbed neckbands stretch to pull over the head easily, always lie flat
and fit beautifully: full instructions are given for tensioning the
ribbing to achieve this effect.
Knitted in 4 ply Acrylic yarn, this classic design can can be updated constantly by choosing popular colours, by introducing contrasting bands or stripes or by adding pictures, motifs or embroidery. Suitable for all standard gauge machines, with or without ribber as the pattern book contains advice for knitting tensioned mock ribs.
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Child's tuck stitch sweater with round neck and drop shoulders, a classic shape suitable for boys and girls, to fit chest sizes 24"-30" (61cm-77cm). Knitted in 4 ply Acrylic yarn, this design is suitable for all standard gauge punchcard or electronic machines, with or without ribber (see above). The tuck stitch pattern is a 4 stitch repeat.
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Child's Fair Isle sweater with round neck and drop shoulders, a classic shape suitable for boys and girls, to fit chest sizes 24"-30" (61cm-77cm). This stitch design has no long floats. Knitted in 4 ply Acrylic yarn, this design is suitable for all standard gauge punchcard or electronic machines, with or without ribber (see above). The Fair Isle pattern is a 4 stitch repeat.
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The classic, easy to knit, stocking stitch, lady's sweater. The drop shoulder is improved, by indenting the side seam: this shape ('square armhole') is just as easy to knit, but improves the look of the garment by moving the sleeve head closer to the natural shoulder line. Designed to fit bust sizes 32"-42" (81-107cm). Our ribbed necklines are tensioned to lie flat and give a perfect fit, full instructions are given in the pattern. To keep this classic design up to date choose yarns in the latest colours, for variety introduce bands of colour that contrast and match other garments in your wardrobe. Knitted in 4 ply Acrylic yarn, this design is suitable for all standard gauge machines, with or without ribber (see above).
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Easy to wear, lady's classic tuck stitch, drop shoulder sweater with straight ribbed neckband. Designed to look good and to be easy for new knitters, there is no neck shaping to contend with. The ribbed band can be made with the ribber (preferred) or worked in mock rib if no ribber is available - full instructions are given for both methods. Designed to fit bust sizes 32"-42" and knitted in 4 ply Acrylic yarn, this design is suitable for all standard gauge punchcard or electronic machines, with or without ribber (see above). The tuck stitch pattern is a 6 stitch repeat.
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The classic, 'dog-tooth' Fair Isle lady's sweater. The drop shoulder is improved, by indenting the side seam: this shape ('square armhole') is just as easy to knit, but improves the look of the garment by moving the sleeve head closer to the natural shoulder line. Designed to fit bust sizes 32"-42" (81-107cm). Our ribbed necklines are tensioned to lie flat and give a perfect fit, full instructions are given in the pattern. Knitted in 4 ply Forsell Shamal (80%Acrylic/20%wool mix) yarn, this design is suitable for all standard gauge punchcard or electronic machines, with or without ribber (see above). The Fair Isle pattern is an 8 stitch repeat.
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This lace design is only suitable for machines with a separate lace carriage (Brother and Toyota*). Lady's drop shoulder (with cut-away 'square armhole'), round neck sweater designed to fit bust sizes 32"-42" (81-107cm). Knitted in 4 ply Acrylic yarn, this design is suitable for all standard gauge punchcard or electronic machines, with or without ribber (see above). The lace pattern is a 12 stitch repeat.
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Busy Bee Basic's classic man's sweater - ideal for new and experienced knitters, suitable for all standard gauge machines, with or without ribber (mock rib advice given in pattern book). Designed to fit chest sizes 38"-44" (97-112cm), this is the classic drop shoulder shape and has a beautiful, round neckline, which like all Busy Bee's neckbands, will stretch easily to pull over the head, but which is tensioned to lie flat and fit perfectly. Knitted in 4 ply Acrylic yarn.
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Man's tuck stitch sweater, classic drop shoulder, round neck, as above. Designed to fit chest sizes 38"-44" (97-112cm). The pattern is written for the purl side of the knitting as the right side, but you might also like to knit a second sweater by using the knit side of the knitting as the right side - this gives a ribbed effect without the use of a ribber (new knitters - take care when putting the garment together and make notes on the pattern first!). Knitted in 4 ply Acrylic yarn, this tuck stitch design is suitable for all standard gauge punchcard or electronic machines, with or without ribber (see above). The tuck stitch pattern is a 2 stitch repeat.
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(Not the best picture for this one, these pictures are scanned from the originals of the books, which were produced with software which is no longer available). The sample garment for this man's design was knitted in light grey and blue shades from Forsell Shamal's range of 80%Acrylic/20% wool yarns, the stitch pattern is a traditional Argyll (Fair Isle) pattern which is a perennial classic design. Designed to fit chest sizes 38"-44" (97-112cm). Classic drop shoulder, round neck design, this pattern is suitable for all standard gauge punchcard or electronic machines, with or without ribber (see above). The Fair Isle pattern is a 12 stitch repeat.
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are all designed for 4ply yarns, either 4 ply Acrylic or 4 ply
80%Acrylic/20%wool as stated above, please refer to your pattern book for
more details. Not all 4 ply yarns knit to the same tension, even the dying
process can alter the thickness of the yarn slightly, so please check your
tension before commencing work.
Tip for new knitters: these simple shapes are a good choice when you are using a different yarn because minor differences in tension can often be 'absorbed' into the making up, with care. However, when attaching neckbands it is important that you only use the number of stitches as a guide, if your tension is different from ours, then the stitches you need to pick up at the neckline could be slightly more or slightly fewer. The only way to get a perfect finish (and experienced knitters do this automatically) is to offer the neckline to the needlebed, pick up the end stitches and the centre stitch, and gradually pick up the stitches in between, evenly. This avoids any stretching or gathering of the neckband. The final number of stitches should now be evenly spaced along the neckline and should be, as a check, reasonably close to the number of stitches stated in the pattern. *Toyota machines can use the same lace pattern, but the punchcard has to be turned over (back to front). |
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Book 1, Drop Shoulder Sweaters, £4.00 |
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