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GRAFTON BY PAT MENCHINI
SIZES
To fit :
91-97[102-107:112-117:122-127:132-137 ]cm
(36-38[40-42:44-46:48-50:52-54]in)
Actual chest: 100[110:120:130:140]cm
(39½[43½:47¼:51¼:55]in)
Length to centre back neck:
63[65:66:67:70]cm
(24¾[25½:26:26½:27½]in)
Sleeve length: 46[47:47:48:48]cm
(18[18½:18½:19:19]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
King Cole Fashion Aran 70% acrylic,
30% wool (approx 200m per 100g)
6[6:7:7:8] x 100g balls in 100 Oban
4mm and 5mm needles
4mm double-pointed needles
2 stitch holders
Row counter
Note: Yarn amounts given are based
on average requirements and are
approximate.
TENSION
18 sts and 25 rows to 10cm over rev st st
using 5mm needles.
22 sts width to 10cm over patt using
5mm needles.
Use larger or smaller needles if necessary
to obtain correct tension.
ABBREVIATIONS
m1p = pick up and purl into back of
horizontal strand lying before next st
TW2 = slip next st, k1, pass slipped st over
st just knitted and knit into back of it
TW3 = slip next 2 sts, k1, pass 2nd st on RH
needle over first st and knit into back of it,
now pass 3rd st on RH needle over first
2 sts and knit into back of it
For more abbreviations see page 91
BACK
With 4mm needles, cast on
91[101:111:121:131] sts.
Row 1 (RS): K2, (p1, k1) to last st, k1.
Row 2: K1, (p1, k1) to end.
Rep these 2 rows until rib meas 6cm
(2½in), ending after row 1. **
Next row: P9[3:5:8:10], (m1p, p4[5:5:5:5])
18[19:20:21:22] times, m1p, p to end.
110[121:132:143:154] sts.
Start patt
Change to 5mm needles.
Row 1 (RS): P3, (TW2, k1, TW2, p6)
9[10:11:12:13] times, TW2, k1, TW2, p3.
Row 2: K3, (p5, k6) 9[10:11:12:13] times,
p5, k3.
Row 3: P3, (k1, TW3, k1, p6)
9[10:11:12:13] times, k1, TW3, k1, p3.
Row 4: As row 2.
These 4 rows set patt.
Cont in patt until work meas 41cm (16in),
ending after a WS row.
Shape raglan
Rows 1-2: Loosely cast off 3[3:4:4:5] sts at
beg of next 2 rows. 104[115:124:135:144] sts.
Row 3: K1, skpo, patt to last 3 sts, k2tog,
k1. 102[113:122:133:142] sts.
Row 4: K1, p2tog, patt to last 3 sts, p2tog
tbl, k1. 100[111:120:131:140] sts.
Rows 5-6: As rows 3-4.
96[107:116:127:136] sts.
Row 7: K1, skpo, patt to last 3 sts, k2tog,
k1. 94[105:114:125:134] sts.
Row 8: K1, p1, patt to last 2 sts, p1, k1.
Rep last 6 rows 3[4:5:6:7] more times,
ending after row 8. 64[65:64:65:64] sts.
Sizes 1, 2 and 4 only
Next 2 rows: As rows 3-4.
Next row: As row 3.
Next row: As row 8.
All sizes
58[59:64:59:64] sts.
Now rep rows 7-8 only (ie dec at each end
of RS rows only) until 32[35:38:41:42] sts.
rem, ending after row 8.
Slip sts on to a holder and leave.
FRONT
Work as Back until 46[51:56:59:62] sts rem
in raglan shaping, ending after a WS row.
Shape neck
Next row: K1, skpo, patt 9[10:11:11:12], turn.
Cont on this group of 11[12:13:13:14] sts for
left side of neck.
*** Work 3 rows, dec 1 st neatly at neck
edge on every row and at raglan edge on
2nd of these rows only. 7[8:9:9:10] sts.
Cont to dec at raglan edge only on next
and every foll RS row until 2 sts rem.
Work 1 row.
Cast off.
measurements are given in cm