Sweater/Cardigan by a beginner - knitting and crochet

I am now breaking my finger bones knitting a sweater/cardigan ...it calls for a lot of patience ..trust me ...i keep measuring the length every 5 mins of work and it hardly seems to increase much though.

The project is a cardigan without sleeves (am not very confident about the sleeves ...just a beginner).

Allow me to tell you some important tips when you proceed with your adventurous cardigan knitting project (not that i am an expert at it).

I decided to make a very comfortable (not figure hugging) cardigan with a length of 26 inches which includes the length from sleeve hole to neck being 7 1/2 inches) and using a needle size 10 mm.

The process is as follows:

BACK - cast 150
Row 1 = 2Knit [K] then 2Purl [P] till the end
Continue this row till 4 inches width
Next Row = K increasing 5 stitches each on both ends so the total number of stitches by the en of the row is 160
Next Row = P
Continue knitting and purling the alternate rows till 18 1/2 inches length

To achieve the sleeves we shall reduce the stitches at the ends of the rows in the of 5, 4 , 3, 2 and 1 every row.

Then continue to knit and purl as usual for 7 1/2 inches.
When the length is 26 inches cast off.

FRONT - The front is similar to the back but in two pieces
So cast 75 and increase to 80
Continue knitting and purling
Make sleeves only on one end of the 5 rows
After sleeves the row 6 can start with reducing 1 stitch each on the opposite end to form a "V" shape neck .

It would be interesting to note the edgees of the sleeves and the neck has been double crochet in 2-3 rows as required.

Hope you like this beginner's piece of work. :)