Jeans, £17.99, H&M; Shoes, £45, River IslandBACK
Using 3mm needles and yarn A,
cast on 107 (119, 131, 143) sts
£ K two rows
Change to 3.75mm needles
£ Beg with a k (RS) row, work ten
rows in st st
NOTE: Back should meas approx
4cm at this point
Beg with a k row, cont in st st as folls:
£ Work Wide Stripe Patt once
£ Cont in yarn A only until Back
meas 32cm, ending after a p row
£ Work Narrow Stripe Patt once
£ Cont in yarn A only for two rows,
pm at each end of row for Sleeves
£ Cont without shaping until Back
meas 56 (58, 60, 62) cm ending
after a WS row
Shape back neck
£ Next row: k 46 (50, 57, 60) sts,
turn and leave rem sts on a holder
£ Cast off 4 (4, 5, 5) sts at beg of
next and two foll alt rows.
34 (38, 42, 45) sts
£ Cast off
£ With RS facing, rejoin yarn to rem
sts, cast off centre 15 (19, 17, 23) sts
loosely and complete to match
first side, reversing shapings
FRONT
£ Work as for Back until Front has 18
(18, 20, 20) rows fewer than on Back
to shoulder, ending after a WS row
Shape neck
£ Next row: k 47 (52, 59, 62) sts,
turn and leave rem sts on holder
£ Cast off three sts at beg of next
and 2 (2, 3, 3) foll alt rows then dec
one st at neck edge on next 4 (5, 5,
5) rows. 34 (38, 42, 45) sts
£ Cont without shaping until Front
matches Back to shoulder,
ending after a p row
£ Cast off
£ With RS facing, rejoin yarn to rem
sts, cast off centre 13 (15, 13, 19) sts
loosely and complete to match first
side, reversing shapings
SLEEVE (make two)
Using 3mm needles and yarn A,
cast on 57 (61, 65, 69) sts
£ K two rows
Change to 3.75mm needles
£ Beg with a k row, work 24 rows
in st st
NOTE: Sleeve should meas approx
9cm at this point
£ Work Narrow Stripe Patt once then
cont in yarn A only AT THE SAME TIME
shape sides by inc one st at each end
of third and 3 (6, 12, 16) foll fourth rows,
then inc one st at each end of every
foll sixth row 16 (15, 12, 10) times.
97 (105, 115, 123) sts
£ Cont without shaping until
Sleeve meas 46 (48, 50, 52) cm
£ Cast offNECK BORDER
Do not press. Join right
shoulder seam
£ Using 3mm needles and yarn A,
with RS facing, beg at top of left
shoulder, pick up and k 17 (17, 19, 19)
sts down left side of Front neck, 13
(15, 13, 19) sts across Front neck, 17
(17, 19, 19) sts up right side of Front
neck to shoulder and 36 (40, 44,
50) sts around Back neck. 83 (89,
95, 107) sts
£ Inc row: p3 (5, 4, 5), [pfb,
p5 (5, 6, 7)], five times, pfb,
p2 (5, 6, 4), [pfb, p3 (3, 3, 4)]
11 times, pfb, p2 (3, 4, 1).
101 (107, 113, 125) sts
£ K five rows
£ Cast offTO MAKE UP
Join remaining shoulder and
neck border. Place centre of
cast-off edge of Sleeve
to shoulder and sew
in position between
markers. Join side and
Sleeve seams LKStart
knitting
here...
WIDE STRIPE PATT
£ Work four rows in yarn B
£ Work two rows in yarn A
£ Work four rows in yarn C
£ Work two rows in yarn A
£ Work four rows in yarn D
These 16 rows form Wide Stripe PattNARROW STRIPE PATT
£ Work two rows in yarn B
£ Work two rows in yarn A
£ Work two rows in yarn C
£ Work two rows in yarn A
£ Work two rows in yarn D
These ten rows form Narrow Stripe Pattgreat
ADVICE
“When working in
the stripe pattern,
carry yarn A
loosely up the side
of your work.”LK DESIGNER, Julia Howe26