Let's Knit - UK (2020-04)

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BACK
Using 3mm needles cast on 128
(138, 154, 168, 184) sts. Pm on
each side of 32 (42, 58, 72, 88)
centre sts. Work in st st and
short rows as folls:
£ Next row: k to marker, turn
£ Next row: p to marker, turn
£ Rep last two rows, working an
additional four sts after last turn
on each side five times, then an
additional three sts after last turn
on each side four times, then
an additional two sts after last
turn on each side five times,
then an additional one st after
last turn on each side six times,
to form bottom curve
£ Cont in st st without shaping
until work meas 32cm
£ Cast on 7 (7, 7, 8, 8) sts at beg
of next two rows. 142 (152, 168,
184, 200) sts
£ Cont in st st without shaping
until work meas 42cm

Shape armholes
Cast off at beg of next two
rows as folls:

First size only
£ Five sts once, four sts once,
three sts twice, two sts twice
and one st three times. 98 sts

Second size only
£ Five sts once, four sts twice,
three sts twice, two sts three
times and one st once. 100 sts

Third size only

£ Five sts twice, four sts twice,

three sts twice, two sts three

times and one st once. 106 sts

Fourth size only

£ Six sts once, five sts twice,

four sts twice, three sts twice,

two sts three times and

one st twice. 108 sts

Fifth size only

£ Six sts once, five sts twice,

four sts twice, three sts three

times, two sts four times and

one st twice. 114 sts

All sizes

£ Cont in st st without shaping

until work meas 64 (65, 66, 67,

68) cm, ending after a WS row

£ Next row: cast off 4 (4, 5, 5, 6)

sts, k until there are 37 (37, 39, 40,

42) sts on right needle, turn and

work on these sts for first side

£ Next row (WS): cast off six sts,

p to end

£ Cont to shape neck by casting

off six sts at beg of next WS row

and five sts at beg of foll WS

row AT THE SAME TIME shape

shoulder by casting off at beg of

RS rows as folls: 5 (5, 5, 5, 6) sts

4 (4, 2, 1, 3) times and then 0 (0,

6, 6, 7) sts 0 (0, 2, 3, 1) times

£ Rejoin yarn to rem sts, cast

off next 16 (18, 18, 18, 18) sts,

complete to match first side,

reversing shapings

FRONT

£ Work as for Back until armhole

shaping is complete. 98 (100,

106, 108, 114) sts

All sizes

£ Cont in st st without shaping

until work meas 55 (56, 57, 58,

59) cm, ending after a WS row

£ Next row: k41 (41, 44, 45, 48),

turn and work on these sts for

first side

£ Next row (WS): cast off four

sts, p to end

£ Cont to shape neck by casting

off three sts at beg of next WS

row, two sts at beg of next WS

row and one st at beg of next WS

row and then casting off one st

at beg of every alt WS row seven

times, AT THE SAME TIME when

work meas 64 (65, 66, 67, 68) cm

shape shoulder by casting off at

beg of RS rows as folls: 4 (4, 5, 5,

6) sts 1 (1, 3, 2, 4) times and then

5 (5, 6, 6, 7) sts 4 (4, 2, 3, 1) times

£ Rejoin yarn to rem sts, cast

off next 16 (18, 18, 18, 18) sts,

complete to match first side,

reversing shapings

SLEEVE (make two)

Using 2.25mm needles, cast on

86 (90, 94, 98, 106) sts

£ Work in k2, p2 rib for 3cm

Change to 3mm needles

£ K one row, inc 0 (0, 2, 2, 0)

sts across row. 86 (90, 96,

100, 106) sts

Working incs two sts in from

each end of row, cont in

st st as folls:

£ Inc one st at each end of

every foll 16th (12th, 12th, 10th,

10th) row 4 (6, 1, 2, 2) times and

every foll 14th (10th, 10th, 8th,

8th) row 1 (1, 7, 8, 8) times. 96

(104, 112, 120, 126) sts

£ Cont without shaping

until Sleeve meas 26cm

Shape sleeve cap

Cast off at beg of next two

rows as folls:

First size only

£ Two sts five times, one st 18

times, two sts five times. 20 sts

Second size only

£ Three sts twice, two sts

three times, one st 18 times,

two sts three times, three sts

twice. 20 sts

Third size only

£ Three sts twice, two sts five

times, one st 14 times, two sts

five times and three sts twice.

20 sts

Fourth size only

£ Three sts twice, two sts

seven times, one st ten times,

two sts seven times and three

sts twice. 20 sts

Fifth size only

£ Four sts once, three sts twice,

two sts six times, one st 11 times,

two sts five times, three sts twice

and four sts once. 20 sts

All sizes

£ Cast off rem 20 sts

BOTTOM TRIM BANDS

£ Using 2.25mm needles and

with RS facing, starting at top

of slit, pick up and k 256 (272,

288, 308, 328) sts along edge

of bottom hem to top of slit on

opposite side

£ Work in k2, p2 rib for 3cm

£ Cast off

£ Rep for second piece

NECKBAND

Join right shoulder seam

£ Using 2.25mm needles and

RS facing, beg at left shoulder,

pick up and k 170 (174, 174, 174,

174, 174) sts around neck edge

£ Work in k2, p2 rib for 3cm

£ Cast off

TO MAKE UP

Join left shoulder and Neckband

seam. Sew sleeves into

armholes. Join side seams as

far as start of curve on ribbed

section, stitching edges of trim

bands to body. Join Sleeve

seams. Weave in ends and

see ball band for further

care instructions LK

Start

knitting

here...

The hem of this sweater is created

using short rows, meaning you

turn before you reach the end of

the row and work back. The curve

shape is made by working a few

more stitches after the last turn on

every row. The pattern tells you

how many extra stitches to work.

For example, one your first two

short rows you just work to where

the markers are and turn, but on

your next ten rows you work to

where you previously turned and

then work and additional four

stitches before turning. Your row

gets longer each time and a gentle

curve is created.

Creating the

CURVE

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