Let\'s Knit - UK (2019-12)

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GARMENT

pattern

FORMING^

Buttonholes

One of the simplest ways

to create a buttonhole is

by completing a yarn over

then working two stitches

together. Doing so will

form a neat buttonhole and

won’t complicate matters

by impacting your overall

number of stitches.

Shape front edge

£ Next row (RS): sl 1, k1, psso,

patt to end. 41 ( 46 , 51 , 56 , 61 )

sts. Pm at beg of this row

£ Keeping patt correct,

work 12 rows more in patt,

dec one st as set at beg

(front edge) of every foll

6th (6th, 6th, 4th, 4th) row.

39 ( 44 , 49 , 53 , 58 ) sts

£ Work ive rows in

patt without shaping,

ending after a WS row

£ Next row (RS): sl 1,

k1, psso, patt to end. 38

( 43 , 48 , 52 , 57 ) sts

Shape raglan armholes

£ Next row (WS): cast of

6 ( 6 , 9 , 10 , 10 ) sts, patt to

end. 32 ( 37 , 39 , 42 , 47 ) sts

First, second, third

and fourth sizes only

£ Next row (RS): patt to

last four sts, k2tog, k2.

31 ( 36 , 38 , 41 , -) sts

£ Next row: patt to end

£ Work four rows more in

patt, dec one st at raglan

edge on every RS row AT

THE SAME TIME dec one

st at front edge on third

row. 28 ( 33 , 35 , 38 , -) sts

All sizes

£ Next row (RS): patt to

last four sts, k2tog, k2.

27 ( 32 , 34 , 37 , 46 ) sts

£ Next row: p2, p2tog, patt

to end. 26 ( 31 , 33 , 36 , 45 ) sts

These two rows set raglan

dec on every row

£ Work 9 ( 15 , 15 , 21 , 27 ) rows

in patt, cont to dec one st as

set at raglan edge on every

row AT THE SAME TIME

dec one st at front edge

on third and every foll sixth

row. 15 ( 13 , 15 , 11 , 13 ) sts

£ Keeping front edge

straight, cont to dec one

st at raglan edge on every

row until two sts rem

£ Next row (RS):

k2tog. One st

£ Fasten of

SLEEVES

Using 5.5mm needles, cast

on 30 ( 34 , 34 , 34 , 38 ) sts

£ Work in Garter Rib patt

as given for Back for 6cm,