Pattern is excerpted from 100 Knitting Projects
Sizes are for xs, Small, Large and Extra Large
Use Sport weight or Cotton Yarn
Sizes:
Small Medium Large
Body Bust
Measurements 34” 37” 40”
Garment Bust
Measurements 38” 42 1/2” 45 3/4”
Note: Instructions are written for size X-small with changes for sizes Small, Medium and Large in parentheses.
Materials:
DK or sport weight cotton yarn,
3 1/2 (3 1/2, 5 1/4, 5 1/4) ozs pink
Note: Photographed model made with S. R. Kertzer Limited
Super 10 Cotton, #3486 Tiger Lily
14” Size 6 (4mm) straight knitting needles (or size required for gauge)
16” Size 6 (4mm) circular knitting needle
16” Size 5 (3.5mm) circular knitting needle
Gauge:
22 sts and 28 rows = 4”with larger needles in
stockinette stitch (knit 1 row, purl 1 row)
Pattern:
Row 1 (right side): Knit.
Row 2: Purl.
Row 3: Knit.
Row 4: Purl.
Row 5: Knit.
Row 6: Knit.
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Repeat these 6 rows for pattern.
Stitch Guide:
Slip, slip, knit decrease (SSK): Sl 2 sts as if to knit, one at a time to right-hand needle. Insert tip of left-hand needle into fronts of these 2 sts and knit them together: SSK made.
Slip, slip, knit decrease (SSK): Sl 2 sts as if to knit, one at a time to right-hand needle. Insert tip of left-hand needle into fronts of these 2 sts and knit them together: SSK made.
Increase (inc): knit in front and in back of same st.
Instructions:
Back:
With straight needles, starting at bottom of garment CO104 (116, 126) sts.
Rows 1 through 3: Knit.
Work even in patt for 3”ending by working a wrong-side row.
Back Decreases:
Row 1: K2 tog, work to last 2 sts, SSK: 102 (114, 124) sts.
Rows 2 through 4: Work even in patt .
Row 5: Rep Row 1: 100 (112, 122) sts.
Rep Rows 1 through 5 until there are 92 (104, 114) sts.
Work 12 rows even in patt, ending by working a wrong-side row.
Back Increases:
Row 1 (right side): Inc in first st, work in patt to last st, inc in last st: 94 (106, 116) sts.
Rows 2 through 6: Work even in patt.
Row 7: Rep Row 1: 96 (108, 118) sts.
Rep Rows 2 through 7 until there are 104 (116, 126) sts.
Work even in patt until piece measures 13” (13”, 13”) from CO edge.
Armhole Shaping:
Row 1: BO 8 (9, 10) sts at beg of row; work even in patt across: 96 (107, 116) sts.
Row 2: Rep Row 1: 88 (98, 106) sts.
Rows 3 through 5: Work even in patt.
Row 6: K2 tog, work in patt to last two sts, SSK: 86 (96, 104) sts.
Rep Rows 3 through 6 until there are 76 (78, 94) sts.
Next Row: Rep Row 6: 74 (76, 92) sts.
Next Row: Work even in patt.
Rep last two rows until there are 38 (44, 44) sts. BO.
Front:
Work same as back until piece measures 19”(19 3/4”, 19 3/4”).
Neck Shaping:
Work in patt to center 24 (26, 24) sts. Attach another
ball of yarn. BO center 24 (26, 24) sts, and
work across row. Working both sides at once and
continuing armhole decs as for back, dec 1 st at
each neck edge, every other row 7(9, 10) times.
Continue shaping as for back until all sts are decreased.
Finishing:
Sew side seams and shoulders at neck edge.
Turtleneck:
With smaller circular needle and right side facing, pick up 23 (25, 27) sts from right neck edge, pick up 24 (26, 24) front neck sts, pick up 23 (25, 27) sts from left neck edge, pick up 38
(44, 44) back neck sts, place marker, join: 108 (120, 122 sts).
Note: When working in the round, knit 4 rows for stock st, knit 1 row, purl 1 row for garter stitch.
Work in patt for 2".
Change to larger circular needles and work in patt for 3". BO loosely.
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