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Color Shown: Tangerine and Sage
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Knitting Level - 3
Intermediate Knitters
750 yds (5 Skeins) Recycled Silk
750 yds of Springy Capelli (or Kid Mohair)
Instructions are for size Small (Medium, Large)
Finished measurements:
Chest: 40"(42,45)
Length: 24" (25, 26)
*US #10.5 or 11 Needles to give proper gauge
US #8 for front band and neck
*Gauge: Stockinette Stitch 11 sts = 4" 13 rows = 4"
Note: Use One Strand of Recycled Silk And One strand of Springy Capelli together throughout.
Stripe effect is obtained by changing colors every 4"
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Back: With smaller needles, Cast on 55 (59,62) sts. Work in K1, P1 rib for 1". Then with larger needles, work even in st.st. until 25Ó(25 1/2, 26) desired length. Bind off loosely.
Right front: With smaller needles, cast on 27(29,31) sts. Work in K1, P1 rib for 1" Then with larger needles, work even in st.st. until 16Ó from beginning.
Neck shaping: (RS) Decrease 1 stitch at neck edge every 4th row 10(9,9) times 17(20,22) stitches. Work even in pattern until same length as back. Bind off all stitches.
Left Front: Work as for right front reversing all shaping.
Sleeves: With smaller needles, Cast-on 25(27, 29) stitches and working K1, P1 rib for 1" Then with larger needles begin st st. and increase 1 stitch each end of every 4th and following 6th row until 53(57,59)stitches are on the needle. Work even without increasing until 21Ó(22Ó,22Ó) or desired length. Bind off loosely.
Shawl Collar: Front edgings and collar are knit separately and sewn on (left front) With Larger needle cast on 7 sts, working in garter stitch when work measures 16Ó begin increasing at neck edge every row 13 times (20sts) and then increase at neck edge every 3rd row 10 times (30 sts), continue on 30 sts until collar fits to center back when stretched slightly.
Right Front: Make right front as left reversing shaping and make 5 buttonholes (yo,k2tog) evenly spaced along the right front band the first being 1/2" from the bottom and the last just where the neck increases begin.
Seaming: Sew center back collar seam.
Optional pockets: With needles same as body of sweater, make 2 pocket backs 16 sts wide and 4" long. On right and left fronts at 5" above beginning of work (RS) knit 4(5,6) sts. Place next 16 stitches on a holder. Knit across16 sts of pocket backs and resume knitting on remaining stitches. Attach a new yarn to stitches on the holder and k1/p1 rib 4 rows. Cast off.
Finishing: Sew in sleeves. Sew side and underarm seams. Sew on buttons. Tack down pocket back.
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