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Take care not to strand the floats
too tightly in the colourwork
section. If your tension becomes
tighter when working stranded
colourwork, consider changing
to a larger needle size for
these sections
With CC2, knit 0 (0, 0, 1, 1,
1) rnd.
Next Rnd (inc): With CC2, k5
(5, 6, 5, 5, 4), [m1, k9] 0 (0,
0, 8, 0, 12) times, [m1, k11]
0 (8, 4, 0, 0, 0) times, [m1,
k8] 0 (0, 0, 0, 0, 15) times,
[m1, k10] 23 (7, 0, 15, 31, 0)
times, [m1, k12] 0 (0, 15, 0,
0, 0) times, [m1, k11] 0 (8,
4, 0, 0, 0) times, [m1, k9] 0
(0, 0, 8, 0, 12) times, m1, k5
(5, 6, 5, 5, 4). 264 (280, 304,
336, 352, 384) sts
With CC2, knit 1 rnd.
With CC1, knit 2 rnds.
Work Chart D (D, D, E, E, E)
once in full, rep sts
33 (35, 38, 42, 44, 48)
times around.With MC, knit 1 rnd.
Next Rnd (inc): With MC, k8 (6,
6, 6, 5, 7), [m1, k17 (11, 13,
12, 9, 13)] 4 (4, 8, 9, 4, 4)
times, [m1, k16 (12, 12, 12,
10, 14)] 7 (15, 7, 9, 27, 19)
times, [m1, k17 (11, 13, 12,
9, 13)] 4 (4, 8, 9, 4, 4) times,
m1, k8 (6, 6, 6, 5, 7). 280
(304, 328, 364, 388, 412) sts
Cont in MC and St st until work
measures 29 (29, 30, 32, 34,
36) cm.Underarm divide
Next Rnd: K42 (46, 49, 54, 59,
64), place the next 56 (60,
66, 74, 76, 78) sts on waste
yarn for Left Sleeve, use the
backward loop method to cast
on 8 (8, 10, 10, 12, 14) sts,
k84 (92, 98, 108, 118, 128)
for Front, place the next 56
(60, 66, 74, 76, 78) sts on
waste yarn for Right Sleeve,
use the backward loop
method to cast on 8 (8, 10,
10, 12, 14) sts, k42 (46, 49,
54, 59, 64). 184 (200, 216,
236, 260, 284) stsLower Body
Cont in MC and St st until work
measures 29 (31, 32, 32, 32,
32) cm from underarm divide.
Change to smaller, longer
circular needles.
Work in 1x1 rib for 4cm.
Cast off loosely in rib.To ensure an elastic edge,
you may ind it easier to
go up a needle size when
working the cast-of[m1, k7] 0 (0, 14, 0, 39, 8)
times, [m1, k6] 0 (0, 7, 0, 0,
0) times, [m1, k7] 0 (0, 14,
0, 0, 8) times, m1, k5 (4, 3,
4, 4, 4). 240 (256, 280, 304,
320, 344) sts
With CC2, knit 1 rnd.
Work Chart C once in full,
repeating sts 30 (32, 35, 38,
40, 43) times around.
SLEEVES
Work both the same
Return held 56 (60, 66, 74,
76, 78) sts to larger DPNs.
With MC and starting at
centre underarm, pu and
k4 (4, 5, 5, 6, 7) sts from
underarm cast off, k56 (60,
66, 74, 76, 78), pu and k4 (4,
5, 5, 6, 7) sts from remainder
of underarm cast off, pm for
beg of rnd. 64 (68, 76, 84, 88,
92) sts
Knit 10 rnds.
Next Rnd (dec): K1, ssk,
k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1.
2 sts dec’d
Knit 25 (25, 13, 7, 7, 7) rnds.
Rep dec rnd.
Rep these 26 (26, 14, 8, 8,
8) rnds a further 0 (0, 2, 4, 4,
4) times. 60 (64, 68, 72, 76,
80) sts
Cont even in St st until
Sleeve measures 38 (38, 38,
36, 34, 33) cm.
Next Rnd (dec): K1, [k2tog,
k2] 6 (2, 4, 0, 2, 4) times,
[k2tog, k1] 3 (15, 11, 23,
19, 15) times, [k2tog, k2] 6
(2, 4, 0, 2, 4) times, k2tog.
44 (44, 48, 48, 52, 56) sts
Change to smaller DPNs.
Work in 1x1 rib for 4cm.
Cast off loosely in rib.Finishing
Fold the cast-on edge of the
neck to the inside and fasten
down. To avoid the neck being
tight or turning outwards, it is
important that this seam is
elastic and not tight. Weave
in all ends and block to
measurements shown
in schematic.Chart A Chart B Chart C Chart D Chart E Key