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Garment
Row 11: 3 ch, 1 dd-cl, 4 (5, 6) du-cl. Turn.
6 (7, 8) du-cls
Place stitch marker to secure loop on hook,
remove hook, do not fasten off.
Front
Insert hook in loop secured with stitch
marker at end of Row 11 of Right Front,
sl st to first du-cl of Row 11 of Left Front,
fasten off.
Insert hook in loop secured with stitch
marker at end of Row 11 of Left Front and
cont working across Front.
Row 12 (WS): 3 ch, 6 (7, 8) du-cl, miss
2 ch, [1 du-cl in next ch, miss 2 chs]
4 (4, 5) times, 6 (7, 8) du-cl. Turn.
16 (18, 21) du-cls
Row 13: 3 ch, du-cl across. Turn.
SIZES S & M ONLY:
Row 14: 3 ch, 1 dd-cl, 14 (16, -) du-cl,
1 dd-cl. Turn. 18 (20, -) du-cls
Row 15: 3 ch, 1 dd-cl, 16 (18, -) du-cl,
1 dd-cl. Turn. 20 (22, -) du-cls
Fasten off.
SIZE L ONLY:
Rows 14-15: As Row 13.
Row 16: 3 ch, 1 dd-cl, - (-, 19) du-cl,
1 dd-cl. Turn. - (-, 23) du-cls
Row 17: 3 ch, 1 dd-cl, - (-, 21) du-cl,
1 dd-cl. Turn. - (-, 25) du-cls
Fasten off.
Bodice
Use stitch markers to hold Front and Back
under-arms temporarily tog. Cont working
in rnds without turning chains at beg of
each rnd.
Insert hook in loop secured with stitch
marker at end of Row 15 of Back.
Rnd 16 (16, 18) (WS): 20 (22, 25) du-cl
across Back, cont working over Front:
20 (22, 25) du-cl across Front, join with sl
st into base of first tr of first du-cl. Turn.
40 (44, 50) du-cls
Keep turning your work so clusters are lying
in the right direction for you to work into.
Rnds 17 (17, 19)-22: Du-cl around, sl st
to join. Turn.
Shaping
Rnd 23: 4 (5, 6) du-cl, 1 tr in next du-cl (dec
made), 9 (10, 11) du-cl, 1 tr in next du-cl;
rep from 2 more times, 5 (5, 7) du-cl, sl
st to join. Turn. 36 (40, 46) du-cls, 4 tr
Rnd 24: Missing each tr, du-cl around, sl st
to join. Turn. 36 (40, 46) du-cls
Rnd 25: *8 (8, 10) du-cl, 1 tr in next du-cl;
rep from * 3 more times, 0 (4, 2) du-cl, sl
st to join. Turn. 32 (36, 42) du-cls, 4 tr
Rnd 26: Missing each tr, du-cl around, sl st
to join. Turn. 32 (36, 42) du-cls
Rnd 27: 2 (4, 4) du-cl, 1 tr in next du-cl,
*8 (8, 10) du-cl, 1 tr in next du-cl; rep from
* 2 more times, 2 (4, 4) du-cl, sl st to join.
Turn. 28 (32, 38) du-cls, 4 tr
Rnd 28: Missing each tr, du-cl around, sl st
to join. Turn. 28 (32, 38) du-cls
Rnds 29-35: Du-cl around, sl st to join. Turn.
Final round of Bodice is designed to flare
out as number of stitches increases.
Rnd 36: Ad-cl around, sl st to join.
Fasten off.Sleeves (make 2)
Work a set-up round evenly around sleeve
opening to build a base for du-cls and
ensure st count is correct. Pay attention to
underarm section where Front and Back
are joined as you might be tempted to
work too many stitches since dd-cls can be
challenging to ‘read’.
Sleeves are worked to have extra length
for folding over and creating a cuff. Final
round of Sleeves is worked on WS, when
folded, the RS will be showing.Join yarn under arm at side seam.
Rnd 1 (set-up) (RS): 1 ch, [1 dc into
highest point of next du-cl, 2 tr in
between du-cls] 16 (16, 18) times, join
with sl st in beg dc. Turn. 48 (48, 54) sts
Rnd 2: [3 ch (counts as first tr), 1 tr, 3 ch, sl
st] into same st as join (first du-cl made),
miss 2 sts, [1 du-cl, miss 2 sts] 15 (15, 17)
times, join with sl st in bottom of beg 3
ch. Turn. 16 (16, 18) du-cls
Rnd 3: Du-cl around, join with sl st into top
of beg tr. Turn.
Rnd 4: 15 (15, 17) du-cl, 1 tr in last du-cl,
join with sl st. Turn. 15 (15, 17) du-cls, 1 tr
Rnd 5: 15 (15, 17) du-cl, miss tr, join with
sl st. Turn. 15 (15, 17) du-clsRnds 6-17: 15 (15, 17) du-cl, join with
sl st. Turn.
Rnd 18: 14 (14, 16) du-cl, 1 tr in last du-cl,
join with sl st. Turn. 14 (14, 16) du-cls, 1 tr
Rnd 19: 14 (14, 16) du-cl, miss tr, join with
sl st. Turn. 14 (14, 16) du-cls
Rnds 20-26: 14 (14, 16) du-cl, join with sl
st. Turn.
Rnd 27: 13, (13, 15) du-cl, 1 tr in last du-cl,
join with sl st. Turn. 13, (13, 15) du-cls, 1 tr
Rnd 28: 13, (13, 15) du-cl, miss tr, join with
sl st. Turn. 13, (13, 15) du-cls
Rnds 29-44: 13, (13, 15) du-cl, join with sl
st. Turn.
Fasten off.Cowl Collar
Work a set-up round evenly around
neckline to build a base for du-cls and
ensure st count is correct. Cowl is worked
as tube and is folded over itself once
finished. Final round is worked on WS,
when folded, RS will be showing.Join yarn at centre neckline on Back.
Rnd 1 (set-up) (RS): 1 ch, 1 dc in same st
as join, 13 (13, 15) dc in foundation chains
of Back, [1 dc in high point of next du-cl, 2
tr in between du-cls] 5 times, 1 dc, 14 (14,
17) dc in foundation chs of Front, 1 dc, [
tr in between du-cls, 1 dc at high point
of next du-cl] 5 times, 12 (12, 13) dc into
foundation chs of Back, join with sl st to
beg dc. 72 (72, 78) sts
Rnd 2: [3 ch (counts as first tr), 1 tr, 3 ch, sl
st] into same st as join (first du-cl made),
miss 2 sts, *1 du-cl, miss 2 sts; rep from
* 22 (22, 24) more times, join with sl st
in bottom of beg 3 ch. Turn. 24 (24, 26)
du-cls
Rnds 3-17: Du-cl around, sl st to top of beg
tr to join. Turn.
Rnd 18 (WS): Ad-cl around, join with sl st.
Fasten off.
Weave in ends and block to
finished measurements.trchsl stKey
Duchess Stitch Chart