1/2”) 15 CM

(6”)

40 CM (15

37 CM (14 1/2”)

2,5 CM
(1”)
62 CM
(24 3/4”
)

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MARY
SWEATER
EASY
8MM (11.5US) NEEDLES © Wool and the Gang LTD. 2015
 YOUR ADVENTURE
STARTS NOW

IT’S FUN
Making is the new
yoga. Free your
mind, the rest will
follow. Namaste.

WE’LL BE
THERE FOR YOU
Find all the
video tutorials
you need online.

YOU’RE GOING TO
FEEL GOOD
Nothing will make you
happier than holding your
finished project.
 RECIPE FOR SUCCESS

1 GET YOUR TOOLS READY.

Everything you need to get making.

2 FAMILIARISE YOURSELF WITH THE TECHNIQUES.

Everything from the stitches used to the
finishing touches for your project.

3
GET TO KNOW YOUR YARN.
Before you start your piece, play around with
your new yarn to get used to it, and to check
your tension.

4
WOOL SCHOOL
Pick up your needles & yarn and make the
magic happen! For a little extra help, check
out our Wool School at:
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5
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LET’S GET KNITTING
Tool kit
4 balls of WATG’s Shiny Happy Cotton
1 pair of 8mm (11US) knitting needles
1 Mary Sweater pattern
1 sewing needle

Tension
To ensure your knitting has the same measurements as the
pattern, it is a good idea to make a tension swatch before you
start knitting your project. A tension swatch is a small sample
of your knitting where you count the stitches and rows and
check them against the tension given in the pattern. If you
get MORE stitches/rows than the pattern’s tension, it means
your knitting is tighter. If you get FEWER stitches/rows than
the pattern, your knitting is looser. Sometimes, it works to knit
tighter or looser to compensate.

Moss stitch
10 cm/4” = 12 stitches
10 cm/4” = 19 rows

You’ll find all knitting techniques at the back of the pattern.

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 MEASUREMENTS

15cm / 6’’ 32cm / 12.5’’ 15cm / 6’’

20cm / 7.9’’

37cm / 14.5’’

62cm / 24.75’’

Help’s only a stitch away. Watch the video tutorials

Ø online at www.woolandthegang.com/t/how-to

Pssst! Remember that you must not copy our patterns and sell, or even give
them away for free, in accordance with copyright law.

MARY SWEATER
HOW TO KNIT YOUR MARY SWEATER
BODY
Follow the instructions twice to make the front and back.

1 Cast on 73 stitches using the cable cast on technique.

2 Knit 1 stitch, purl 1 stitch, repeat the section inside

the little stars () until you have just 1 stitch left. Knit
the last stitch.

3 Repeat step 2 a further 63 times, or until your piece

measures 37 cm/14.5” from the cast on edge.

4 Cast off.

SLEEVES
Follow the instructions twice to make the left and right sleeve.

1 Cast on 53 stitches using the cable cast on technique.

2 Knit 1 stitch, purl 1 stitch , repeat the section

inside the little stars () until you have just 1 stitch left.
Knit the last stitch.

3 Repeat step 2 a further 9 times.

4 Work 14 rows in stocking stitch

5 Cast off.

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ASSEMBLY AND FINISHING
1 Thread your sewing needle with a long strand of yarn.
With the right side of the fabric facing you, use the
horizontal invisible seam technique to join the shoulders.
Start at the outer edges, and sew together for 15 cm/6”.
15 CM
(6”) 32 CM
(12 1/2 15 CM
”)
(6”)

RS

2 To create the rolled edge at the bottom edge of the

sleeve, fold the stocking stitch section twice (2.5 cm/1”)
with the right side facing out. Sew along the edge to
secure the fold.
40 CM (15 3/4”)

RS
2,5 CM
(1”)

MARY SWEATER
ER 3. JOIN THE SEAMS 4
CURE 3 Using the perpendicular invisible seam technique, join
the sleeves to the body.

RS

4. SEW THE SIDES

4 With the right side of the fabric facing you, use the
vertical invisible seam technique to sew the sides of
the front and back together, then continue and sew the
sleeve seams.

RS

5 Weave in the loose ends.

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KNITTING TECHNIQUES

Help’s only a stitch away. Watch the video tutorials

Ø online at www.woolandthegang.com/t/how-to

Work! Work! Work!

There are two main ways to ‘work’ stitches: they can be knitted or
purled. When the pattern asks you to ‘work’ a number of stitches/
rows/cm, it will always specify which stitch pattern to work in.

Cable cast on / Ø Online video tutorial

Create a slip knot on the left hand needle. Knit on one stitch,
creating two stitches on the left hand needle. Now insert
the right needle between the two stitches, wrap and bring
through. Transfer the newly created stitch onto the left hand
needle. Repeat until you have cast on the number of stitches
indicated in the pattern.

Moss stitch / Ø Online video tutorial

A simple stitch pattern where you alternate between knit and
purl stitches on every row. For an odd number of stitches: knit
one stitch, then purl one stitch, repeat these two stitches until
you only have one stitch left, knit this stitch. Repeat this row.

MARY SWEATER
Stocking stitch / Ø Online video tutorial
A basic stitch pattern where all the stitches of the first row are
knitted, and on the next row they are purled. These two rows
are repeated to make the pattern. The ‘right’ side of the fabric
looks like a series of ‘Vs’ and the ‘wrong’ side of the fabric
looks like a series of ‘waves’.

RIGHT SIDE WRONG SIDE

Adding a new ball of yarn / Ø Online video tutorial

When your ball of yarn runs out, or when you need to change
the colour, tie a loose knot on to the tail with the new ball of
yarn and slide it up to the needle. Tighten the knot. Continue
knitting with the new yarn.

Casting off / Ø Online video tutorial

When you complete your project, you need to cast off your
last row of stitches in order to make an edge that won’t
unravel. For your final row, knit the first two stitches. Using
the tip of the left needle, lift the first stitch up and over the
second stitch and then slip it off the right needle. Now you
have only one stitch on your right needle. Knit the next stitch

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from the left needle, then lift the previous stitch over it and
off the needle as before. Do this with each stitch until there
are no stitches on the left needle and just one stitch on the
right needle. Cut the yarn, leaving a 15 cm/6’’ end. With your
fingers, gently pull the tail through the last stitch and pull the
yarn tight to secure.

FINISHING TECHNIQUES
Horizontal invisible seam technique / Ø Online video tutorial
This technique is used for sewing together horizontal edges
(like cast on and cast off edges). Align the two edges so that
they are lined up stitch by stitch. Insert the knitter’s sewing
needle under a V stitch and then under the corresponding
V stitch on the other side. Continue in this way until the seam
is complete.

MARY SWEATER
Vertical invisible seam / Ø Online video tutorial
This technique is used to join the side edges of two pieces.
Place the two knitted pieces side by side with the right
sides up. Insert your sewing needle under the first horizontal
bar between the first two stitches on the edge you want to join.
Pull the yarn through and insert the needle through the
opposite horizontal bar on the other piece. Sew back and forth
through the horizontal bars along the edge. To tighten the
stitches, pull the yarn gently - and they will disappear.

Perpendicular invisible seam / Ø Online video tutorial

This technique is used for joining two pieces where the
stitches are going in different directions (perpendicular to
each other). Align the pieces to be seamed side-by-side so
that the edges that are to be joined meet. Insert your sewing
needle through the vertical ‘V’ on one piece and then through
the horizontal bar on the other. Repeat this and pull the yarn
so that the two pieces join together. Be careful not to sew
too tightly. You will see that you have more rows to sew than

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stitches. Compensate for this by inserting the needle under
two of the horizontal bars at the same time.

Weaving in the ends / Ø Online video tutorial

Weave the ends of your yarn into your knitting to finish it off
and stop it from unravelling.

Thread the tail onto the sewing needle. Weave the yarn along
the edge of your knitting as shown in the diagram. Where you
have started a new ball, weave one tail in one direction and
the other tail in the opposite direction. Weave in approximately
10 cm/4’’, then cut the tail.

MARY SWEATER
MAKING MEMOIRS

STARTED ON

FINISHED ON

WHERE I MADE IT

MADE FOR

Me

COLOUR COMBO

THIS PROJECT WAS

( ) easy peasy ( ) nice ( ) challenging ( ) hardcore

I FEEL

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