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CROSSOVER BACK T-SHIRT BY SARAH MURRAY
SIZES
To fit : UK size 8-10[10-12:14-16:18-20]
Actual measurement: 88[96:104:112]cm
(34¾[37¾:41:44]in)
Length to shoulder: 54[56:58:60]cm
(21¼[22:22¾:23.75]in)
Sleeve length: 6[6:6:6]cm (2½[2½:2½:2½]in)
Figures in square brackets refer to larger
sizes: where there is only one set of figures
this applies to all sizes.
YOU WILL NEED
Rowan Alpaca Classic DK 57% alpaca,
43% cotton (approx 120m per 25g)
7[8:9:10] x 25g balls in 124 Pink Lips
3.75mm needles
1 x spare 3.75mm needle
Stitch holders
Row counter
Note: Yarn amounts given are based on
average requirements and are approximate.
TENSION
20 sts and 34 rows to 10cm over st st.
26 sts and 30 rows to 10cm over Rick
Rack Rib patt.
Use larger or smaller needles if necessary
to obtain correct tension.
ABBREVIATIONS
twist K = take RH needle behind first st
and k into back of 2nd st, k into front of
first st, slip both sts off LH needle
twist P = wyif, p into 2nd st, p into first st,
slip both sts off LH needle
For more abbreviations see page 91
TIP
When grafting neck sts together, the
easiest way to increase a stitch is simply
to work 1 st from back needle, then 1 st
from front needle without working them
together.
RICK RACK RIB
Row 1 (RS): K1, (p1, twist K, p1, k1) to end.
Row 2 (WS): (P1, k1, twist P, k1) to last st, p1.
FRONT
Cast on 116[126:136:146] sts.
Work in Rick Rack Rib until Front meas
35[36:37:38]cm (13¾[14¼:14½:15]in),
ending with a WS row.
Shape armholes
Keeping continuity of patt correct
throughout, work as foll:
Cast off 5[6:7:8] sts at beg of next 2 rows.
106[114:122:130] sts.
Work 6[7:9:10] rows, dec 1 st at each end of
next and every foll row. 94[100:104:110] sts.
Cont in patt until armhole meas
11[12:13:14]cm (4¼[4¾:5:5½]in),
ending with a WS row.
Shape neck
Next row: Patt 36[38:40:42], turn and
leave rem sts on a holder. 36[38:40:42] sts.
Work 7[7:8:9] rows, dec 1 st at neck edge
of every row. 29[31:32:33] sts.
Cont without shaping until armhole meas
19[20:21:22]cm (7½[8:8¼:8¾]in),
ending with a WS row.
Cast off in patt.
With RS facing, slip next 22[24:24:26] sts
on to a holder, rejoin yarn to rem sts and
patt to end. 36[38:40:42] sts.
Work 7[7:8:9] rows, dec 1 st at neck edge
of every row. 29[31:32:33] sts.
Cont without shaping until armhole meas
19[20:21:22]cm (7½[8:8¼:8¾]in),
ending with a WS row.
Cast off in patt.
LEFT BACK
Cast on 41[46:51:56] sts.
Work 5 rows in Rick Rack Rib.
Next row: P3[4:5:5], (p2tog, p2) to last
2[2:2:3] sts, p2[2:2:3]. 32[36:40:44] sts.
Working in st st throughout and starting
with a RS row, cont as foll:
Work 32[64:80:96] rows, inc 1 st at beg
of 9th and every foll 8th row.
35[43:49:55] sts.
Work 83[53:41:29] rows, inc 1 st at beg of
next and every foll 6th row.
49[52:56:60] sts.
Shape armhole
Next row (WS): Cast off 4[5:6:7] sts,
p to end. 45[47:50:53] sts.
Work 9[9:11:11] rows, inc 1 st at beg of next
and foll 6th row and AT THE SAME TIME
dec 1 st at armhole edge of next and every
foll alt row. 42[44:46:49] sts.
Work 46[52:56:56] rows, inc 1 st at beg of
4th[4th:2nd:2nd] and every foll 6th row.
50[53:56:59] sts.
Cont without shaping until armhole meas
19[20:21:22]cm (7½[8:8¼:8¾]in),
ending with a WS row.
Next row: K28[30:32:34], cast off rem
22[23:24:25] sts.
Leave rem sts on a holder.
RIGHT BACK
Cast on 41[46:51:56] sts.
Work 5 rows in Rick Rack Rib.
Next row: P2[2:2:3], (p2tog, p2) to last
3[4:5:5] sts, p3[4:5:5]. 32[36:40:44] sts.
Working in st st throughout and starting
with a RS row, cont as foll:
Work 32[64:80:96] rows, inc 1 st at end of
9th and every foll 8th row. 35[43:49:55] sts.
Work 82[52:40:28] rows, inc 1 st at end of
next and every foll 6th row. 49[52:56:60] sts.
Shape armhole
Next row (RS): Cast off 4[5:6:7] sts,
k to end. 45[47:50:53] sts.
Work 1 row.
Work 9[9:11:11] rows, dec 1 st at armhole
edge of next and every foll alt row and AT
THE SAME TIME inc 1 st at end of next
and foll 6th row. 42[44:46:49] sts.
Work 46[52:56:56] rows, inc 1 st at end of
4th[4th:2nd:2nd] and every foll 6th row.
50[53:56:59] sts.
Cont without shaping until armhole meas
19[20:21:22]cm (7½[8:8¼:8¾]in), ending
with a WS row.
Next row (RS): Cast off 22[23:24:25] sts,
k28[30:32:34].
Do not break yarn (this will now be
referred to as working yarn).
Graft neck
Slip sts from Left Back holder on to a spare
3.75mm needle.
Hold Left Back with WS facing, place Right
Back in front of Left Back also with WS
facing (the Right Back should be between
you and the Left Back, and working yarn
should be hanging down at working end of
front needle, ready to start knitting).
Working through both sets of sts (ie work
tog 1 st from each needle for each st
worked), cont as foll (see Tip):