knittingmag.com 61PATTERNS
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ABBREVIATIONS SEE PAGE 91
BACK
With 3.25mm needles, cast on
103[115:127:139:151:163] sts.
Foundation row (WS): Purl.
Set patt
Change to 4mm needles.
Row 1 (RS): Purl.
Row 2: K3, (yf, k2tog, k4) to last 4 sts, yf,
k2tog, k2.
Row 3: Purl.
Rows 4-10: Beg with a k row for WS,
work 7 rows in st st.
Row 11: Purl.
Row 12: K6, (yf, k2tog, k4) to last st, k1.
Row 13: Purl.
Rows 14-20: As rows 7-10.
These 20 rows form patt and are repeated.
Cont in patt until work meas approx 43cm
(17in) at centre, ending after row 10 or 20.
Beg with a k row cont in st st
only for remainder, work until
Back meas 58[60:60:61:61:62]cm
(23[23½:23½:24:24:24½]in), ending after
a purl row.
Shape shoulders
Cast off 6[7:8:9:10:11] sts at beg of next
8 rows. 55[59:63:67:71:75] sts.
Cast off 4[5:6:8:9:10] sts at beg of next
2 rows. 47[49:51:51:53:55] sts.
Back neckband
Change to 3.25mm needles.
Rows 1-4: Beg with a p row for RS,
work 4 rows in rev st st.
Rows 5-10: Beg with a k row for RS,
work 6 rows in st st.
Rows 11-13: Beg with a p row, work 3 rows
in rev st st.
Cast off evenly kwise.
FRONT
Work as Back until Front meas
30[32:32:34:36:36] rows fewer than Back
up to start of shoulder shaping, ending
after a purl row. 103[115:127:139:151:163] sts.
Shape neck
Next row (RS): K38[43:48:54:59:64], turn.
Cont on this group of sts for left half
of neck.
Dec 1 st at neck edge on next 5 rows,
then on 5 foll alt rows.
28[33:38:44:49:54] sts.
Work 14[16:16:18:20:20] rows straight,
ending at side edge.
Shape shoulder
Cast off 6[7:8:9:10:11] sts at beg of next and
3 foll alt rows.
Work 1 row straight.
Cast off rem 4[5:6:8:9:10] sts.
With RS facing, slip next
27[29:31:31:33:35] sts on to a holder
and leave.
Neatly rejoin yarn at neck edge and
knit 1 row.
Complete as left half, but working 1 more
row before shaping shoulder.
SLEEVES (MAKE 2)
With 3.25mm needles, cast on
55[61:67:73:79:85] sts.
Work as Back to .
Cont straight in patt until Sleeve meas
approx 27cm (10½in), ending after any
of the 7 rows of st st.
Cast off loosely.
FRONT NECKBAND
Join left shoulder.
With 3.25mm needles and RS facing,
pick up and k30[31:31:33:34:34] sts evenly
down left side of neck, k27[29:31:31:33:35]
sts of Front, pick up and
k30[31:31:33:34:34] sts evenly up right
side of neck. 87[91:93:97:101:101] sts.
Row 1: Purl.
Rows 2-5: Beg with a purl row for RS,
work 4 rows in rev st st.
Row 6 (RS): Knit.
Row 7: Purl.
Row 8: K 7[9:10:12:13:13], (k2tog
tbl, k4) 4 times, k2tog tbl, k to last
33[35:36:38:39:39] sts, (k2tog, k4) 4 times,
k2tog, k to end. 77[81:83:87:91:91] sts.
Rows 9-11: Beg with a p row for WS, work 3
rows in st st.
Rows 12-14: Beg with a p row for RS, work
3 rows in rev st st.
Cast off firmly pwise.
TO FINISH
Join shoulders and edges of Neckband.
Stitch cast-off edge of Sleeves to upper
side edges of Back and Front. Join side
and Sleeve seams.
For close-up photographs see page 62
measurements are given in cm
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