Knitting Fine Knit Sweater for 3.8" Realpuki

Sweater for Fairyland's 3.8 inch tall Realpuki
By Answer42



#00 000 (5/0) U.S. needles/1 mm/U.K. size 19

1 ply embroidery floss (a skein of floss contains 6 plies)

22 sts/inch 32 rows/inch (row count matters in raglan sleeves)

Abbreviations:
BO – bind off
CO – cast on
decr – decrease
incr – increase
k – knitting
p – purl
st/s – stitch/es
st st – stockinette stitch

Note: This sweater is worked from the neck down in one piece. The front and neck borders are added last. This sweater requires 2 plies of a 6-ply skein of embroidery floss to complete.
Regarding fit, the sweater's front edges will meet at center front if nothing is worn underneath the sweater.

Starting at the neck, cast on 27 stitches.

Row 1: K
Row 2 and all wrong-side rows: P
Row 3: K2, (incr in next 2 sts, k5) 3 times, incr in next 2 sts, k2. (35 sts)
Row 5: K3, (incr in next 2 sts, k7) 3 times, incr in next 2 sts, k3. (43 sts)
Row 7: K4, (incr in next 2 sts, k9) 3 times, incr in next 2 sts, k4. (51 sts)
Row 9: K5, (incr in next 2 sts, k11) 3 times, incr in next 2 sts, k5. (59 sts)
P1 row.

Separate knitting to work sleeves:
K 22 sts (front side and one sleeve) CO 3 sts, TURN. P across 17 sts. CO 3 sts, TURN. (20 sleeve sts)
Place the 8 front side sts on a safety pin or stitch holder.
Working in st. st. on sleeve sts only, decr. 1 st each edge at 1/4th inch and ½ inch from armhole cast-on sts. (16 sts) Work until sleeve measures ¾ inch from armhole cast-on sts, ending with a right-side row.
K 4 rows. BO in k st. Sew sleeve seam.

With right side facing, attach 1 ply of floss to back section. K across back and second sleeve, with 8 sts remaining for front side. Place front side sts on safety pin or stitch holder.
CO 3 sts, TURN. P across 17 sleeve sts, CO 3 sts, TURN. Place back sts on safety pin or stitch holder. Work second sleeve as first sleeve. Sew sleeve seam.

With right side facing, k across front side, picking up 6 sts across armhole, k across back, pick up 6 sts across armhole, k across front side. (43 sts)
(P 1 row. K 1 row) 3 times. K 4 rows. Bind off in k st.

With right side facing, pick up 15 sts along front edge. K 2 rows. BO in k st. Repeat for second front edge.

Collar: With right side facing, pick up 20 sts at neck edge. K 2 rows. BO in k st.
Weave in ends. Block sweater. Add buttons, if desired.

Have fun!