NECKLINE RIBBING
Using 3mm circular needles, waste yarn
and a provisional cast-on method, cast on
106 ( 106 :106: 110 :110: 114 ) sts.
Do not join - garment is worked back and
forth in rows.
C h a n ge to ya r n A.
Next row (RS): Knit.
Row 1 (WS): P2, K2; rep from to last 2 sts,
P2.
Row 2 (RS): K2, P2; rep from to last 2 sts,
K2.
Work in rib as set until the neckline meas
4 c m , e n d i n g w it h a WS row.
SHORT ROW SECTION 1
Short row 1 (RS): Work i n p at t to l a s t
27 ( 27 :27: 28 :28: 29 ) sts, turn.
Short row 2 (WS): D S , work i n p at t to l a s t
27 ( 27 :27: 28 :28: 29 ) sts, turn.
Short row 3: DS, work in patt to 5 sts before
DS, turn.
Short row 4: DS, work in patt to 5 sts before
DS, turn.
Short row 5: DS, knit to end, working all
DS as 1 st.
Next row (WS): Purl to end, working DS
as 1 st.
INCREASE SECTION
Next row (RS): K1, (KFB) 12 ( 22 :32: 36 :46:
50 ) t i m e s, (K 1, K F B) 4 0 ( 30 :20: 18 :8: 6 )
times, (KFB) 13 ( 23 :33: 37 :47: 51 ) times.
BLOCKING DIAGRAM CHART
KEY
171 ( 181 :191: 201 :211: 221 ) sts.
Next row (WS): Purl.
SHORT ROW SECTION 2
Short row 1 (RS): Knit to last
43 ( 45 :48: 50 :53: 55 ) sts, turn.
Short row 2 (WS): D S , p u rl to l a s t
43 ( 45 :48: 50 :53: 55 ) sts, turn.
Short row 3: D S , k n it to e n d , work i n g
all DS as 1 st.
Next row (WS): P u rl to e n d , work i n g
DS as 1 st.
C h a n ge to ya r n B.
Work 2 row s i n s t s t.
YOKE
Repeating sts 17 ( 18 :19: 20 :21: 22 ) times,
work 32 ( 32 :40: 40 :48: 48 ) rows of Chart A.
273 ( 289 :343: 361 :421: 441 ) sts.
Work 2 row s i n s t s t.
C h a n ge to ya r n A.
Work another 2 rows in st st.
SET-UP FOR BODY
Size XS only
Dec row (RS): K27, K2tog, K52, (K2tog,
K 5 3) t w i c e, K 2 to g, K 52, K 2 to g, K 26.
268 (-:-:-:-:-) sts.
Size S only
Inc row (RS): K16, (M1, K32) 4 times,
(M1R, K32) 4 times, M1R, K17.
- ( 298 :-:-:-:-) sts.
1
3
5
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
33
35
37
39
41
43
45
47
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
42
44
46
48
K on RS; P on WS
yo
Sk2po
Repeat
SPECIAL
ABBREVIATIONS
DS: Double stitch (see
Special Techniques).
For general abbreviations,
see p89
Size M only
Dec row (RS): K34, K2tog, K66, (K2tog,
K67) t w i c e, K 2 to g, K6 6, K 2 to g, K 3 3.
- (-:338:-:-:-) sts.
Size L only
Inc row (RS): K16, M1R, K32, (M1R, K33) 8
times, M1R, K32, M1R, K17.
- (-:-: 372 :-:-) sts.
Size 1XL only
Dec row (RS): K14, (K2tog, K26) 14 times,
K2tog, K13.
- (-:-:-:406:-) sts.
Size 2XL only
Inc row (RS): K 2 0, (M 1 R , K4 0) 10 t i m e s,
M1R, K21.
- (-:-:-:-: 452 ) sts.
All sizes
Next row (WS): Purl.
41 (45½:51:55½:60:65½) cm
47
(^4
8 :
49
:^5
0 :
51
:^5
2 )
c
m
42 (^43 :^43 :^4
4 :^45 :^45 )^ cm
Prairie Clover
The Knitter 43 Issue 144