DIRECTIONS
Shoulders
Note: The shaped portion of each front shoulder are worked separately and then joined into one piece when you cast on for the center of the neck. The back shoulders are picked up along the cast on edges of the front shoulders and then joined into one piece when cast on for the center of the neck.
Left Front shoulder:
Cast on 8[8, 11, 11, 13, 13, 15] sts.
Work Left Front chart (Row 1 is a WS row), increasing as shown on chart. 13[13, 16, 16, 18, 18, 20]sts.
Right Front shoulder:
Cast on 8[8, 11, 11, 13, 13, 15] sts.
Work Right Front chart (Row 1 is a WS row), increasing as shown on chart. 13[13, 16, 16, 18, 18, 20]sts.
Joining Row [RS]: Working sts as they appear, work Right Front, cast on 54 sts for neck and continue across the Left Front a€“ 80[80, 86, 86, 90, 90, 94] sts.
Work 1 WS row, working sts as they appear.
Break yarn.
Left Back shoulder:
With RS facing, pick up 8[8, 11, 11, 13, 13, 15] sts along cast on edge of Left Front shoulder.
Work 2 rows following Left Back chart.
Note: Row 1 is a WS row.
Cast on 6 sts at the beg of the next 3 WS rows and work them, as shown on chart. 26[26, 29, 29, 31, 31, 33] sts.
Right Back shoulder:
With RS facing, pick 8[8, 11, 11, 13, 13, 16] sts along cast on edge of Right Front shoulder.
Work 1 row following Right Back chart (Row 1 is a WS row).
Cast on 6 sts at the beg o?¥f the next 3 RS rows and work them, as shown on chart. 26[26, 29, 29, 31, 31, 33] sts.
Joining Row [RS]: Following Body Chart beg on Row 1, work Right Back piece, cast on 28 sts for neck continue across the Left Back. 80[80, 86, 86, 90, 90, 94] sts.
Beg working Body Chart, up to the end of Row 8. Do not break yarn.
Yoke
Joining Round: With yarn attached to Back shoulder work Row 9 of Body Chart across Back, pm, pick up 27 sts along edge, pm, work row 9 of Body Chart across Front, pm, pick up 27 sts along edge, pm for beg/end of rnd. 214[214, 226, 226, 234, 234, 242] sts. Join in the rnd.
Set-Up Rnd: Work chart over 80[80, 86, 86, 90, 90, 94] sts, sm, knit to next marker, sm) twice.
Work this rnd 3[2, 1, 0, 0, 0] more times.
Increase Round: (M1, k to first purl st on chart (for some sizes this might be 0 sts), work rest of chart, k to marker, M1, sl marker, k3, M1, knit to 3 sts before next marker, M1, k3) twice. 8 sts increased.
Work Body Chart up to Row 12, work Rows 1-12 once more, then transition to Main Chart, and at the same time, work Increase Round every 5th[4th, 3rd, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd] rnd 6[8, 10, 5, 7, 17, 24] times more. Then work Increase Rnd every 3rd rnd 0[0, 0, 10, 10, 4, 0] times. 270[286, 314, 354, 378, 410, 442] sts
Body
Separation Rnd: [K to first purl st on chart, work rest of chart, k to marker, drop marker, slip next 41[45, 48, 59, 63, 71, 77] sts to a spare needle or a string. Cast on 10 sts, knit to next marker, sm] twice. 208[216, 238, 256, 272, 288, 308] sts.
Continue following Main Chart and, when all 72 rows have been worked, transition to Body Chart, working as long as necessary until piece measures 15.5[15.5, 16, 16, 16.5, 16.5, 17] inches from the underarm cast on.
Decrease Round: [Knit to first p st of chart (k2, k2tog) 21 times] twice. 166[175, 196, 214, 230, 246, 266] sts.
Purl 2 rnds.
BO in purl.
SLEEVES option a: worked flat and seamed
Slip 41[45, 48, 59, 63, 71, 77] sts of one sleeve onto your working needle (circ needle).
Working in st st, cast on 6 sts at the beg of the next 2 rows. 53[57, 60, 71, 75, 83, 89] sts.
Work 10[8, 8, 4, 4, 4, 2] rows straight.
Decrease Row [RS]: K2, k2tog, k to last 4 sts, ssk, k2.
Repeat the last row every 12[10, 10, 6, 6, 6, 6] rows, 4[5, 5, 9, 9, 10, 11] more times. 43[45, 48, 51, 55, 61, 65]sts.
Work straight in st st until sleeve measures 11.5 inches from the underarm, ending with a WS row.
Purl 1 row.
Knit one row.
BO in purl on the RS.
Sew sleeve seam and underarm seam.
SLEEVES option b: worked in the rnd
Slip 41[45, 48, 59, 63, 71, 77] sts of one sleeve onto dpns.
Starting in center of cast on sts from the body, pick up 5 sts, knit held sts, pick up 5 sts across remaining cast on sts. 51[55, 58, 69, 73, 81, 87] sts. Join in the rnd.
Work 11[9, 9, 5, 5, 5, 3]rnds even.
Decrease Round: K2, k2tog, k to last 4 sts, ssk, k2.
Repeat the last round every 12[10, 10, 6, 6, 6, 6] rnds, 4[5, 5, 9, 9, 10, 11] times more. 41[43, 46, 49, 53, 59, 63]sts.
Work straight in knit until sleeve measures 11.5 inches from the underarm.
Purl 2 rnds. BO in purl. |