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BACK
Caston 135 ( 149 : 161 : 173 : 189 ) stsusing3.25mmneedles.
Row 1 (RS)K1,(K1tbl,P1)tolast 2 sts, K1 tbl, K1.
Row 2 K1,(P1tbl,K1)toend.
Repthese2 ribrowsfor9cm,endingaftera RSrow.**
Nextrow(WS)Purl,dec 11 ( 9 : 5 : 1 : 1 ) sts evenly across row.
[124( 140 : 156 : 172 : 188 ) sts]
Changeto4mmneedlesandmainpatt:
Row 1 (RS)K4,(P1, Tw2, P1, K4) to end.
Row 2 Purl.
These2 rowsformpatt.
Continpattuntilwork measures 32cm from cast-on edge, ending
after a RS row.
Changeto3.25mmneedlesandworkhoneycombborder.
Rows1 to 3 Begwitha knitrowforWS,work3 rowsinrevstst.
Rows4 to 9 Begwitha knitrowforRS,work6 rows in st st.
Row 10 (RS)K9,(MY,K6)tolast3 sts, K3.
Rows 11 to 19 AsRows1 to9.
Row 20 K5,(MY,K6)tolast7 sts,MY, K5.
Rows 21 to 40 AsRows1 to20.
Rows 41 to 43 AsRows1 to3.
These 43 rows complete the honeycomb border.
BegknitrowforRSwork2 rowsinstst.
Changeto4mmneedles and main patt and work 2 rows.
SHAPERAGLAN
Castoff3 ( 3 : 4 : 5 : 6 ) stsatthebeginning of the next 2 rows.
[118( 134 : 148 : 162 : 176 ) sts]
Nextrow(RSdec) K2, k2tog tbl, patt to last 4 sts, k2tog, K2.
[2stsdec’d]
Nextrow(WSdec) K1, P1, p2tog, P to last 4 sts, p2tog tbl, P1, K1.
[2stsdec’d]
ReptheRSdecrow.[2stsdec’d]
Nextrow(WS)K1,P tolastst,K1.
Repthelast4 rowsanother1 ( 5 : 8 : 11 : 15 ) times, ending after a WS
row. [106( 98 : 94 : 90 : 80 ) sts]***
Rep the RS dec row. [2 sts dec’d]
Work1 rowstraight.
Repthelast2 rowsanother 31 ( 26 : 23 : 20 : 14 ) times, ending after a
WS row. [42( 44 : 46 : 48 : 50 ) sts]
Slipremstson a stitch holder and set aside.
FRONT
WorkasforBackto***.[106( 98 : 94 : 90 : 80 ) sts]
ReptheRSdecrow.[2sts dec’d]
Work1 rowstraight.
Repthelast2 rowsanother 19 ( 13 : 10 : 7 : 1 ) times, ending after a WS
row.[66( 70 : 72 : 74 : 76 ) sts]
SHAPENECK
Nextrow(RS)K2,k2togtbl,patt 15 ( 16 : 16 : 16 : 16 ), turn.
****Contonthisgroupof 18 ( 19 : 19 : 19 : 19 ) stsforlefthalfofneck.
Work5 rowsdec1 statneckedgeoneveryrowandat raglan edge
asbeforeonRS-rowsonly.[11( 12 : 12 : 12 : 12 ) sts]
Conttodecatraglanedgeonlyon every RS row until 2 sts rem.
Work 1 row straight.Castoff.
WithRSfacing,slipnext 28 ( 30 : 32 : 34 : 36 ) sts(centrests) on a
stitchholderandleave.Neatlyrejoinyarnatneckedge.
Nextrow(RS)Patttolast4 sts,k2tog,K2.[18( 19 : 19 : 19 : 19 ) sts]
Completeaslefthalf of neck working from **** to end.
SLEEVES
Caston 47 ( 49 : 51 : 53 : 55 ) sts using 3.25mm needles.
WorkasforBackto**.
Nextrow(WS)Purlinc3 ( 3 : 5 : 5 : 5 ) sts evenly across row.
[50( 52 : 56 : 58 : 60 ) sts]
Changeto4mmneedlesand work 2 rows in main patt as on Back,
endingaftera WSrow.
Nextrow(RSinc)K1,M1,patttolast st, M1, K1. [2 sts inc’d]
Work3 ( 3 : 3 : 1 : 1 ) rowsstraight.
RepRSincrow.[2stsinc’d]
Replast4 ( 4 : 4 : 2 : 2 ) rowsanother8 ( 14 : 17 : 1 : 5 ) times.
[70( 84 : 94 : 64 : 74 ) sts]
Work5 ( 5 : 5 : 3 : 3 ) rowsstraight.
Rep RS inc row. [2 sts inc’d]
IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS
TENSION
25.5stsand 31 rowsto10x10cm
(4x4in)measuredovermain patt
using4mmneedles.
ABBREVIATIONS
Tw2Slipnextst,K1,passslipped
stoverstjust knitted and knit into
backofit
MY(makehoneycomb)slipnext 2
stsoffneedleandrunthemdown
6 rows,carefullyreplacethe2 sts
ontoleftneedleandknit each
stitch very firmly
For a full list see page 95
48.5( 55 : 61 :69.5: 74 )cm
19 ( 21 : 24 : 27 : 29 )in
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