SWING TUNIC
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SHAPESHOULDER
Castoff5 ( 6 : 6 : 7 : 8 ) sts at beg of next row and the 5 foll alt rows.
Work1 rowstraight.
Castoff rem9 ( 7 : 11 : 10 : 8 ) sts.WithRSfacing,slipnext 36 ( 38 : 41 : 43 : 46 ) sts(centrests)ona
stitchholderandleave.Neatlyrejoin yarn to rem 44( 48 : 52 : 57 : 61 )
sts and work to end of row.Completetomatchleft side of neck working 1 row more before
shapingshoulder.BACK
WorkasFront.MAKINGUP
FRONTNECKBAND
With3.25mmneedles,RSfacing,pickupandknit 24 ( 23 : 26 : 25 :
29 ) stsevenlydownleftsideoffrontneck,knitacross 36 ( 38 : 41 :
43 : 46 ) centrests,finallypickupandknit 24 ( 23 : 26 : 25 : 29 ) sts
evenlyuprightside of neck. [84( 84 : 93 : 93 : 104 ) sts]
Purl4 rows.
Nextrow(WS)Castoff3 sts,*slipstonrightneedlebackontoleft
needleandcaston2 sts,castoff2 sts,K2tog,slip2ndstonright
needleoverfirstst,nowcastoff3 morests;rep from * until all sts
arecastoff.WorkBackNeckband the same.ARMHOLEBORDERS
JoinbothshouldersandNeckband.
With3.25mmneedles,RSfacing,pickupandknit 73 ( 78 : 83 : 88 :
93 ) stsevenlyalongstraightsideofedge of sleeve.
Work as given for Front Neckband.Youmaycarefullypressthisdesignasfollows:withironsetonlow,
andusinga dryclothoverWSofwork,verylightlysteam-press
workwithoutputtingthefullweightoftheironontheknitting.Join
side seams including armhole borders. Press seams as before.STEP-BY-STEPSKPOSLIP 1, KNIT 1, PASS SLIPPED STITCH OVER
1 Insertthepointoftheright-hand
needleintothenextstitchasif to
knit,butinsteadslipthestitch on to
the right-hand needle.2 Knit the next stitch as normal. 3 Insertthepointoftheleft-hand
needleintotheslippedstitchonthe
right-handneedleand lift it over the
knitted stitch.4 Continueknittingasdirectedin
thepattern.Thisdecreaseformsa
slant that slopes towards the left.Toc o n tr a s tw ithth eflo at y
lacesection,workan
unevenribsection
at the top for a great fit