2019-07-01_Simply_Knitting

SWING TUNIC

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YOUWILLNEED

QKingColeFinesseCottonSilk DK

(77%cotton,23% silk,

50g/120m)

Foryarnquantitiesand

measurementsseesizetable

QA 5mmcircularneedle,

60-100cmlong

QA 4.5mmcircularneedle,

60-80cmlong

QA 4mmcircularneedle,

40-60cmlong

QA pairof3.25mm straight

needles

SWINGTUNIC

STITCHPATTERNS

MAINPATTERN

Row 1 (RS)(K1, yo) 3 times, (skpo) 3 times, (k2tog) 3 times, (yo, K1)

3 times.

Row 2 P18.

Row 3 K18.

Row 4 P18.

These4 rowsset the basic 18-st lace panel, and will be referred to

as‘Patt18’.

FRONT

NoteThisgarmentisworked from the bottom up back and forth in

rows, not rounds.

Caston 208 ( 218 : 245 : 257 : 284 ) stsevenlyusing5mmcircular

needle,using the thumb method and taking care not to cast on too

tightly.

Purl 4 rows.

Workinlaceandribpattwithshaping:

Row 1 (RS)P2( 7 : 5 : 11 : 9 ), (Patt 18, P6, K1, P6)6 ( 6 : 7 : 7 : 8 ) times,

Patt18,P2( 7 : 5 : 11 : 9 ).

Row 2 K2( 7 : 5 : 11 : 9 ), (P18, K6, P1, K6)6 ( 6 : 7 : 7 : 8 ) times, P18, K2

( 7 : 5 : 11 : 9 ).

Row 3 P2( 7 : 5 : 11 : 9 ), (K18, P6, K1, P6)6 ( 6 : 7 : 7 : 8 ) times, K18, P2

( 7 : 5 : 11 : 9 ).

Row 4 K2( 7 : 5 : 11 : 9 ), (P18, K6, P1, K6)6 ( 6 : 7 : 7 : 8 ) times, P18, K2

( 7 : 5 : 11 : 9 ).

Rows5 to 24 RepRows1 to4 fivetimes.

Row 25 (dec)P2( 7 : 5 : 11 : 9 ), (Patt18,p2tog,P4,K1,P4,p2tog)6 ( 6 :

7 : 7 : 8 ) times,Patt18,P toend.[196( 206 : 231 : 243 : 268 ) sts]

Row 26 K2( 7 : 5 : 11 : 9 ), (P18, K5, P1, K5)6 ( 6 : 7 : 7 : 8 ) times, P18, K

to end.

Changeto4.5mmcircularneedle.

Rows 27 to 50 Work 24 rowsstraightinpatt.

Row 51 (dec)P2( 7 : 5 : 11 : 9 ), (Patt18,p2tog,P3,K1,P3,p2tog)6 ( 6 :

7 : 7 : 8 ) times,Patt18,P toend.[184( 194 : 217 : 229 : 252 ) sts]

Row 52 K2( 7 : 5 : 11 : 9 ), (P18, K4, P1, K4)6 ( 6 : 7 : 7 : 8 ) times, P18, K to

end.

Changeto4mmcircularneedle.

Rows 53 to 76 Work 24 rowsstraightinpatt.

Row 77 (dec)P2( 7 : 5 : 11 : 9 ), (Patt18,p2tog,P2,K1,P2,p2tog)6 ( 6 :

7 : 7 : 8 ) times,Patt18,P toend.[172( 182 : 203 : 215 : 236 ) sts]

Row 78 K2( 7 : 5 : 11 : 9 ), (P18, K3, P1, K3)6 ( 6 : 7 : 7 : 8 ) times, P18, K to

end.

Rows 79 to 98 Work 20 rowsstraightinpatt.

Row 99 (dec)P2( 7 : 5 : 11 : 9 ), (Patt18,p2tog,P1, K1, P1, p2tog)6 ( 6 :

7 : 7 : 8 ) times,Patt18,P toend6 ( 6 : 7 : 7 : 8 ).

[160( 170 : 189 : 201 : 220 ) sts]

Row 100 K2( 7 : 5 : 11 : 9 ), (P18, K2, P1, K2)6 ( 6 : 7 : 7 : 8 ) times, P18, K

to end.

Workstraight until Front measures 38cm from beg, ending after a

WS row.

IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS

Q2 stitchholders

Foryarnstockistscontact

KingCole 01756703670

http://www.kingcole.com

TENSION

22 stsand 28 rowstomeasure

10x10cm(4x4in)over st st using

4mm needles

Onerepeatofthelaceandrib

patternmeasuresapprox13cm in

widthusing5mmneedles

ABBREVIATIONS

Fora fulllistseepage 95 in

Simply Knitting magazine 47 ( 52 : 57 : 62 : 67 )cm

18 ( 20 : 22 : 24 : 26 )in

63

(^65

:^66

:^67

:^69

)cm

25

(^25

:^26

:^26

:^27

)in

4.5(4.5

:4.5:

4.5:

4.5)cm

1 (^1

:^1 

:^1 :

1 )in

Theflared‘skirt’onthis

tunicis workedbyknittinga

laceandribpatternwith

integrated shaping

FRONT & BACK