Knitting instructions Required materials Schachenmayr Merino Extrafine Color 120, 1¾ oz/50 g ball; Art-No.: 102_9807553_0502 100% pure wool; 1¾ oz/50 g = 131 yd/120 m Color 00502 (lesja color) balls 10/11/11/12/13 x 50gm Check the labels and only use balls with the same dye lot number. The amount of yarn used can vary from person to person. One pair size US 6 (4 mm) needles Size US 6 (4 mm) circular needle, 32 /80 cm long Seven 20 mm purple buttons Tapestry needle difficulty level : moderate fabfab GmbH, Osterbrooksweg 35-45, 22869 Schenefeld Design: ALL RIGHTS RESERVED / COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL USE PROHIBITED
Sizes XS S M L XL 40-42 44-46 48-50 52-54 56-58 Back and fronts Width at lower edge, back (in) 15 16½ 18 19½ 21¼ Width at lower edge, fronts (in) 7 8 8½ 9½ 10¼ Width at armhole, back (in) 17 18½ 20 21½ 23¼ Width at armhole, fronts (in) 8 8¾ 9½ 10½ 11¼ Length to armhole (in) 16¾ 16¾ 16¾ 16¾ 16¾ Armhole width (in) 1¼ 1½ 1¾ 2 2¼ Armhole depth (in) 8½ 8¾ 9¼ 9½ 10 Shoulder width (in) 3½ 3¾ 4 4½ 5 Shoulder depth (in) ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ Neck width, back (in) 7½ 7¾ 8¼ 8½ 9 Neck width, fronts (in) 3¼ 3½ 3¾ 4 4¼ Neck depth, back (in) ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ Neck depth, fronts (in) 9¼ 9½ 10 10½ 10¾ Total length (in) 26 26¼ 26¾ 27 27¼ Sleeves Cuff width (in) 9 9½ 10 10¼ 10¾ Length to sleeve cap (in) 19 19 19 19 19 Upper arm width (in) 13 14 15½ 16 17½ Sleeve cap depth (in) 6 6¼ 6½ 7 7½ Total length (in) 25 25¼ 25½ 26 26½ - 2 -
Abbreviations Abbreviations beg = begin(ning) cont = continue foll = follow(s)(ing) in = inches inc = increase k = knit p = purl pat(s) = pattern(s) rep = repeat rnd(s) = round(s) RS =right side st(s) = stitch(es) WS = wrong side More Yarn Information Gauge In St st: 21 sts and 27 rows = 4 x 4 ; Take time to check gauge, changing needle size if necessary. Stockinette stitch (St st): K on RS, p on WS. Rib pattern On RS rows, alternate k2, p2; on WS rows, k the knit sts and p the purl. Instructions Instructions are for smallest size. Changes for the larger sizes are in parentheses and in different colors. If there is only one number it applies to all sizes. Back 82/90/98/106/114 With size US 6 (4 mm) needles, cast on 82 (90, 98, 106, 114) sts. Next WS row: 1 selvage st, p1, * k2, p2; rep from * to last 4 sts, k2, p1, 1 selvage st. Work in rib pat as established for 2½, ending with a WS row. Work in St st for 12 rows. Shape sides Cont in St st and inc 1 st each side of next RS row, then every 14th row 5 times more = 9102/110/118/126 sts. Cont in St st until back measures 16¾ from beg, ending with a WS row. - 3 -
Shape armholes Bind off 2/3/5 M abketten, sts at beg of next 2 rows, 2/2/2/3/3 sts at beg of next 2 rows, 2 sts at beg of next 2 rows and 1 st at beg of next 4 rows = 78/890/96/102 M. sts. Cont in St st until armhole measures 8½/8¾/9¼/9½/10, ending with a WS row. Shape shoulders and neck Bind off 7/7/7/9/9 sts from each shoulder edge once, then 6/7/8/8/9 sts twice. At same time, on first row of shoulder shaping, shape neck: Bind off center 32/336/38/40 sts. Working both sides at once, bind off 3 sts from each neck edge once, then 1 st once. No sts remain after shoulder and neck shaping is complete. Total length = 26/26¼/26¾/27/27½. Left front With size US 6 (4 mm) needles, cast on 39/43, 47/51/55 sts. Next WS row: 1 selvage st, *p2, k2; rep from * to last 2 sts, p1, 1 selvage st. Work in rib pat as established for 2½, ending with a WS row. Work in St st for 12 rows. Shape side Cont in St st and inc 1 st at side edge (beg of next RS row), then every 14th row 5 times more = 449/53/ 57/61 sts. Cont in St st until left front measures 16¾ from beg, ending with a WS row. Shape armhole and front neck edge Work armhole shaping at right edge same as for back and at same time, on first WS row after beg of armhole shaping, shape front neck edge as foll: Bind off 1 st at beg of next WS row, then every foll WS row 6/7/8/9 times, then every other WS row 12 times = 19/21/23/227 sts and when left front measures same length as back to shoulder, shape shoulder at right edge same as for back. No sts remain after shoulder and neck shaping is complete. Total length = 26/26¼/26¾/27/27½. Shape sleeve Cont in St st and inc 1 st each side of next RS row for all sizes, then every 10th row 7 times, every 8th row 3 times (then every 8th row 12 times, then every 8th row 8 times, every 6th row 6 times, then every 8th row 5 times, every 6th row 10 times, then every 8th row twice, every 6th row 14 times) = 72/78/888/94 sts. Cont in St st until sleeve measures 19 from beg, ending with a WS row. Shape sleeve cap Bind off 3/3/5 sts at beg of next 2 rows, 2 sts at beg of next 4 rows, 1 st at beg of next 28/32/3 36/38 rows and 2 sts at beg of next 6 rows. Bind off remaining 18/20/22/226 sts. Total length = 225¼/25½/26/26½ Finishing Pin pieces to measurements and block. Sew shoulder seams. Front band With size US 6 (4 mm) circular needle, beginning at cast-on edge of right front and ending at caston edge of left front, pick up and knit 86 sts along straight edge of right front, 49/50/53/555 sts along shaped edge of right front, 46/48/50/52/54 sts along back neck edge, 49/50/53/555 sts along shaped edge of left front and 86 sts along straight edge of left front = 316/320/328/332/336 sts. Next WS row: 1 selvage st, *p2, k2; rep from * to last 3 sts, p2, 1 selvage st. Work in rib pat as established for 4 rows. Next WS (buttonhole) row: 1 selvage st, work 2 sts, bind off 2 sts, *work 11 sts, bind off 2 sts; rep from * 5 times, work to end. On foll RS row, cast on 2 sts over bound-off sts. Cont in rib pat until front band measures 1¼ from beg, then bind off all sts on next RS row. Sew in sleeves. Sew side and sleeve seams. Weave in all ends. Sew on buttons. Right front Work to correspond to left front, reversing all shaping. Sleeves With size US 6 (4 mm) needles, cast on 50/50/5558 sts. Next WS row: 1 selvage st, p1, *k2, p2; rep from * to last 4 sts, k2, p1, 1 selvage st. Work in rib pat as established for 2½, ending with a WS row. Inc 0/2/0/2/2 sts evenly on last WS row = 50/52/556/60 sts. Work in St st for 8 rows. - 4 -
Schematic (measurements in cm) 3, 4, 10, 11, 19/20/21/ 22/23 10, 11, 3, 4, 9/ 10/ 10,5 10, 11, 3, 4, 66/67/68/69/70 Back 21,22,23, 36,5 24,2 2 23,24, 2/6,27,5 Left front 116/17/ 18/19 21,22,23, 24,2 6 42,5 2 6 36,5 36/42/46/50/54 18/20/22/226 2,5 2,5 2,5 33/36/39/41/44 63/6666/77 Sleeve 6 42 23/2226/27-5 -