BACK
Using 3.75mm needles, cast on 86
(96, 106, 116, 126) sts.
Beg Patt
Work 10 rows garter st.
Row 11: * K1 winding yarn 3 times
around needle, rep from * to end.
Row 12: Knit to end dropping extra
loops.
Last 12 rows form patt.
Cont in patt until work measures
approx 25cm from beg, ending
with an 8th patt row.
Tie a coloured thread at each end
of last row to indicate position of
front slope shaping on fronts.
Work a further 52 rows patt.Shape Armholes
Keeping patt correct, cast off 5 (7,
8, 10, 11) sts at beg of next 2 rows.
76 (82, 90, 96, 104) sts.Dec one st at each end of next row,
then in every foll alt row until 66
(70, 74, 78, 84) sts rem.
Work 39 (39, 37, 39, 39) rows patt.Shape Shoulders
Cast off 5 (6, 6, 7, 8) sts at beg of
next 2 rows, then 5 (5, 6, 6, 7) sts
at beg of foll 2 rows.
Cast off rem 46 (48, 50, 52, 54) sts.LEFT FRONT
Using 3.75mm needles, cast on 44
(48, 54, 58, 64) sts.
Work in patt as given for Back until
work measures same as Back to
coloured threads, ending with an
8th patt row.Beg Front Slope Shaping
Keeping patt correct, dec one st at
front edge (end) of next row, then
in every foll 4th row until 31 (35, 41,
45, 51) sts rem.
Work 3 rows patt.Shape Armhole
Next row: Cast off 5 (7, 8, 10, 11)
sts, patt to last 2 sts, patt 2tog. 25
(27, 32, 34, 39) sts.
Work 1 row patt.
Keeping patt correct, dec one st
at armhole edge (beg) of next row,
then in every foll alt row 4 (5, 7, 8,
9) times, AT SAME TIME dec one
st at front edge (end) of 3rd row,
then in every foll 4th row 7 (6, 11, 9,
13) times, then in every foll 6th row
until 10 (11, 12, 13, 15) sts rem.
Work 3 (3, 3, 3, 1) rows patt.Shape Shoulder
Cast off 5 (6, 6, 7, 8) sts at beg of
next row.Work 1 row patt.
Cast off rem 5 (5, 6, 6, 7) sts.RIGHT FRONT
Using 3.75mm needles, cast on 44
(48, 54, 58, 64) sts.
Work in patt as given for Back until
work measures same as Back to
coloured thread, ending with an
8th patt row.Beg Front Slope Shaping
Keeping patt correct, dec one st at
front edge (beg) of next row, then
in every foll 4th row until 30 (34,
40, 44, 50) sts rem.Shape Armhole
Next row: Cast off 5 (7, 8, 10, 11)
sts, patt to end. 25 (27, 32, 34, 39)
sts.
Keeping patt correct, dec one st
at armhole edge (end) of next row,
then in every foll alt row 4 (5, 7, 8,
9) times, AT SAME TIME dec one
st at front edge (beg) of 3rd row,
then in every foll 4th row 7 (6, 11, 9,
13) times, then in every foll 6th row
until 10 (11, 12, 13, 15) sts rem.
Work 4 (4, 4, 4, 2) rows patt.Shape Shoulder
Cast off 5 (6, 6, 7, 8) sts at beg of
next row.
Work 1 row patt.Cast off rem 5 (5, 6, 6, 7) sts.SLEEVES
Using 3.75mm needles, cast on 52
(56, 60, 64, 68) sts.Beg Patt
Work in patt as given for Back, inc
one st at each end of 9th row, then
in every foll 8th (10th, 6th, 6th, 4th)
row until there are 62 (68, 64, 76,
74) sts, then in every foll 10th (12th,
8th, 8th, 6th) row until there are 68
(70, 78, 84, 92) sts. Cont without
further inc, until work measures
approx 32cm from beg, ending
with a 12th patt row.Shape Top ,
Keeping patt correct, cast off 2 (3,
4, 5, 6) sts at beg of next 2 rows.
64 (64, 70, 74, 80) sts.
Dec one st at each end of next row,
then in every foll alt row until 42
(38, 46, 50, 58) sts rem, then in
every row until 12 sts rem.
Cast off rem 12 sts.COLLAR
Using plain yarn and mattress st
seam join shoulder seams. With
right side facing, using 3.75mm
circular needle and beg at right
front slope shaping, knit up 76 (78,
80, 82, 84) sts evenly along rightSORRENTO CARDI
Design by Patons
WHATYOU'LL NEED
SKILL LEVEL
intermediateYarn
9, 10, 11, 12, 13 x 50gm balls of
Patons SorrentoNeedles
3.75mm knitting needles
3.75mm circular knitting
needle
Wool sewing needleTension
21 sts by 27 rows to 10cm over
patt, using 3.75mm needles.