Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.― Coco Chanel
SIZE :
Medium/ Large
Full length : 42cm
Bust : 78cm
MATERIALS:
·
3
mm needles
·
Yarn
weight: fingering
·
Yarn
colour: blue and white
TENSION:
·
28
st x 38 rows: 10 cm x 10 cm
ABBREVIATIONS:
·
Dec:
decrease
·
Gs:
garter stitch
·
K:
knit
·
Psso:
pass slipped stitch over
·
Sl:
slip
·
st
st: stockinette stitch
Decreasing
tip:
From right
side:
·
k1,
sl1 as to k, psso
·
2sts
before 1 st: k2tog
From wrong
side:
·
P2tog
·
2sts
before 1 st: p2tog in back of loop
Stripes sequence:
·
4
rows blue yarn
·
8
rows white yarn
INSTRUCTIONS:
BACK:
·
Cast on 108 sts
·
Work
in Gs for 2.5cm
·
Work
in st st until piece measures 24 cm
Armholes:
·
Cast off 5 sts for the next 2rows = 98sts
·
Dec 1sts each side x 5 = 88sts
·
Dec 1sts each side every 2nd rows x 3
= 82sts
Neckline
and shoulder:
·
When
piece measures 18cm from armholes, cast off 16sts in the middle
·
(neckline)
cast off every 2nd row 6sts x 2
·
At the same time, (shoulder) cast off every 2nd row 1 x 5sts, 1 x 7sts, 1 x
9sts
FRONT : Like back
Neckline:
·
At 4.5cm from armhole, cast off 16 sts in the
middle
·
Cast off every 2nd row : 2 x
3sts, 1 x 2sts, 4 x 1st
Shoulder :
·
cast
off every 2nd row 1 x 5sts, 1 x 7sts, 1 x 9sts
SLEEVE : make 2
·
Cast on 60 sts
·
Work
in Gs for 2.5cm
·
Now,
work in st st and increase 1st
at each side every 6th row 13times and every 4th row 3times
= 94 sts
·
Cast off 5sts for the next 2rows = 84 sts
·
Dec 1st each side x 5 = 74sts
·
Dec 1st each side every 2nd row x 3
·
Dec 1st each side every 4th row x 3 = 62sts
·
Dec 1st each side every 2nd row x 6 =
50sts
·
Dec 1st each side x 9 = 32sts
·
Cast off 4sts for the next 4 rows = 16sts
·
Cast off
FINISHING:
·
Sew
shoulder and side seams
Neckband:
·
Cast
on 150 sts and work in Gs for 6rows. Do not cats off!
·
Sew
the neckband to the neckline
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