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£ Row 1 (WS): k3 (edge), * yfwd,
wyib sl 1, k1, rep from * to last ive
sts, k5 (front edge)
£ Row 2 (RS, buttonhole): k2, cast
of two sts [one st rem from cast-on]
(front edge), * k2tog, k1, rep from
* to last three sts, k3 (edge)
£ Row 3 (WS, buttonhole): k3
(edge), * k1, yfwd, wyib sl 1, rep
from * to last ive sts, k1, cast on
two sts, k1, cast on two sts, k2
(front edge)
£ Row 4: k5 (front edge), * k1,
k2tog, rep from * to last three sts,
k3 (edge)
£ Rows 5-6: k to end
These six rows set Topaz
patt with garter st edges
and buttonholes
NOTE: work five more
buttonholes evenly spaced
along front edge, working sixth
buttonhole on Neckband
£ Cont in patt as set until
work meas 31cm, ending after
a RS row
Keeping patt correct, shape
armholes as folls:First, second, third, fourth
and fifth sizes only
£ Cast of three sts at beg of
next WS row. 25 (27, 29, 31, 33,
-, -) sts
£ Cast of two sts at beg of next
WS row. 23 (25, 27, 29, 31, -, -) sts
£ Cast of one st at beg of
next WS row. 22 (24, 26, 28, 30,
-, -) sts
£ Cast of 0 (0, 0, 1, 1, -, -) sts at
beg of next WS row. 22 (24, 26,
27, 29, -, -) sts
£ Cont without shaping until
work meas 43 (44, 45, 46, 47, -, -)
cm, ending after a WS rowSixth and seventh
sizes only
£ Cast of three sts at beg of
next WS row. - (-, -, -, -, 35, 37) sts
£ Cast of two sts at beg of next
two WS rows. - (-, -, -, -, 31, 33) sts
£ Cast of one st at beg of next
WS row. - (-, -, -, -, 30, 32) sts
£ Cont without shaping until
work meas - (-, -, -, -, 47, 47) cm,
ending after a WS rowFirst, second, third and
fourth sizes only
Keeping patt correct, shape neck
as folls:
£ Cast of 8 (8, 8, 10, -, -, -) sts at
beg of next RS row, then two sts
at beg of foll two RS rows, then
one st at beg of foll two RS rows.
8 (10, 12, 11, -, -, -) stsFifth, sixth and seventh
sizes only
£ Cast of ten sts at beg of next
RS row dec - (-, -, -, 1, 2, 4) sts
evenly across row
£ Cast of two sts at beg of foll
two RS rows, then one st at beg
of foll two RS rows. - (-, -, -, 12,
12, 12) stsAll sizes
£ Cont without shaping until
work meas 48 (49, 50, 51, 52, 53,
53) cm, ending after a RS row
£ Cast of 4 (5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6) sts
at beg of next WS row
£ Cast of 4 (5, 6, 5, 6, 6, 6) sts
at beg of next WS rowSLEEVES (make two)
Using 7mm needles and one
strand each of yarns A, B, C and
D held together cast on 25 (27,
29, 31, 33, 35, 37)
£ K six rows
£ Row 1 (WS): k3 (edge), * yfwd,
wyib sl 1, k1, rep from * to last
four sts, yfwd, wyib sl 1, k3 (edge)
£ Row 2: k3 (edge), * k2tog, k1,
rep from * to last ive sts, k2tog,
k3 (edge)
£ Row 3: k3 (edge), * k1, yfwd,
wyib sl 1, rep from * to last four
sts, k1, k3 (edge)
£ Row 4: k3 (edge), * k1, k2tog,
rep from * to last four sts, k1,
k3 (edge)
£ Rows 5-6: k to end
Rows 1-6 set Topaz patt
£ Cont in Topaz patt until
Sleeve meas 15cm, ending
after a WS row
£ Next row (RS, inc): k3, m1, patt
to last three sts, m1, k3
£ Cont to inc as set after every
5cm until there are 35 (37, 39, 41,
43, 45, 47) sts
£ Cont in patt without shaping
until Sleeve meas 42cm, ending
after a WS row
Shape sleeve cap as folls:First, second, third and
fourth sizes only
£ Cast of three sts at beg of
next two rows and one st at beg
of foll two rows. 27 (29, 31, 33, -,
-, -) sts
£ ** Cast of one st at beg of
next two rows
£ K two rows
£ Rep from ** twice more. 21 (23,
25, 27, -, -, -) sts
£ Cast of one st at beg of next
12 rows. 9 (11, 13, 15, -, -, -) sts
£ Cont without shaping until
Sleeve meas 18 (18, 19, 19, -,
-, -) cm
£ Cast ofFifth, sixth and seventh
sizes only
£ Cast of four sts at beg of next
two rows and one st at beg of foll
two rows. - (-, -, -, 33, 35, 37) sts
£ ** Cast of one st at beg of
next two rows
£ K two rows
£ Rep from ** twice more. - (-, -, -,
29, 31, 33) sts
£ Cast of one st at beg of next
six rows. - (-, -, -, 23, 25, 27) sts
£ Cast of two sts at beg of next
six rows. - (-, -, -, 11, 13, 15) sts
£ Cont without shaping until
Sleeve meas - (-, -, -, 19, 20,
20) cm
£ Cast ofTO MAKE UP
Join shoulder seams and
Sleeve seams. Then join
Sleeves to bodyNECKBAND
£ Using 7mm needles and one
strand each of yarns A, B, C andD held together, with RS facing,
pick up and k 59 (61, 61, 63, 65,
65, 67) sts along neck edge
£ Row 1: k to end
£ Row 2 (buttonhole): k2, cast
of two sts, k to end
£ Row 3 (buttonhole): k to gap,
cast on two sts, k to end
£ Rows 4-5: k to end
£ Cast ofPOCKET
Using 7mm needles and one
strand each of yarns A, B, C and
D held together, cast on 10 (10,
10, 12, 12, 14, 14) sts
£ K every row until work meas
10 (10, 10, 12, 12, 14, 14) cm
£ Cast of
Place Pocket in upper corner of
Right Front, 7cm from opening
edge and 9cm from neck edge.
Sew in place using back stitches
and yarn B. Sew on buttons to
correspond with buttonholes LKCONTINUED FROM P25
“To adjust the sleeve length, work
more or fewer rows in the Topaz
pattern before shaping.”LK Deputy Editor, Adrienne Chandler