Sizes

Skeins No 835 Periwinkle

Knitting needles, 1 pair No 2
9 buttons

GAUGE: 8 sts = 1 inch; 11 rows = 1 inch

BLOCKING MEASUREMENTS:

Sizes

Body Chest Size (In Inches)

Actual Knitting Measurements

Chest (buttoned)

Width across back at underarm

Width across back above armhole shaping

Width across each front at underarm (including folded band)

Length from shoulder to lower edge (excluding hem)

Length of side seam (excluding hem)

Length of sleeve seam

Width across sleeve at upper arm

BACK … Starting at lower edge, cast on … Stitches

Work in k 1, p 1 ribbing for 1½ inches. Next row (wrong side): K across for hemline ridge. Now, work in pattern as follows: 1st row: K 4, p 1, * k 7, p 1. Repeat from * across, ending with k 4 2nd row: P 3, k 1, * p 7, k 1. Repeat from * across, ending with p 5. 3rd row: Repeat first row. 4th row: P 5, k 1, * p 7, k 1. Repeat from * across, ending with p 3. Repeat last 4 rows for pattern. Work in pattern until length from hemline ridge is 16½ inches.

Armhole Shaping: Bind off at beg of next 2 rows … Stitches

Bind off 2 sts at beg of next 2 rows. Dec 1 st at both ends of every other row … Times

Work even across … Stitches

until length from first row of armhole shaping is … Inches

Shoulder Shaping: Bind off … Stitches

at beg of next … Rows

Bind off … Stitches

at beg of next … Rows

Bind off for back of neck remaining … Stitches

POCKET LINING (make 2) … Starting at lower edge, cast on 36 sts. Work in stockinette st (k 1 row, p 1 row) for 3½ inches, ending with a k row. Place sts on a stitch holder to be worked later.

RIGHT FRONT … Starting at lower edge, cast on … Stitches

Work in k 1, p 1 ribbing for 1½ inches. Next row (wrong side): K across for hemline ridge. Cast on 25 sts at end of row for front band. There are on needle … Stitches

Now, work in pattern as follows: 1st row: K 12, sl 1, k … Stitches

p 1, * k 7, p 1. Repeat from * across, ending with k 4. 2nd row: P 3, k 1, * p 7, k 1. Repeat from * across, ending with p … Stitches

3rd row: Repeat first row. 4th row: P 5, k 1, * p 7, k 1. Repeat from * across, ending with p … Stitches

Repeat last 4 rows for pattern. Work in pattern until length is 5 inches from hemline ridge, ending at front edge.

Pocket Opening—1st row: Work in pattern across first … Stitches

Bind off next 36 sts, complete row. 2nd row: Work in pattern across to pocket opening, place sts of one pocket lining on left hand needle, p across these sts, work in pattern to end of row. Continue to work in pattern until length from hemline ridge is 15½ inches, ending at front edge.

Neck Shaping—1st row: K 12, sl 1, k 12, k 2 tog, complete row. Continue to decrease one st within front band every … Row

AT SAME TIME
when length from hemline ridge is 16½ inches, ending at side edge with same pattern row as on Back, work as follows:

Armhole Shaping: 1st row: Bind off … Stitches

complete row. 2nd row: Work across. 3rd row: Bind off 2 sts, complete row. Continuing neck shaping as indicated, dec 1 st at side edge every other row … Times

Continue in pattern, keeping armhole edge straight and making decreases within front band as indicated until … Stitches

have been decreased at front edge. Work even on remaining … Stitches

until length from first row of armhole shaping is … Inches

ending at side edge

Shoulder Shaping: Bind off … Stitches

at beg of next row and every other row … Times

Bind off at same edge … Stitches

… Times

Work even on remaining 25 sts until band reaches to center back of neck. Bind off. With pins, mark the position of 9 buttonholes evenly spaced on front band, having the first pin ½ inch up from lower edge and the last pin at start of neck shaping. To make a set of buttonholes — 1st row (wrong side): P 4, bind off 4 sts, p 9, bind off 4 sts, p 4. 2nd row: Work across, casting on 4 sts to replace each set of bound-off st.

LEFT FRONT … Work as for Right Front until ribbing is completed. Next row (wrong side): Cast on 25 sts at beg of row, k across for hemline ridge. Now, work in pattern as follows: 1st row (right side): K 4, p 1, * k 7, p 1. Repeat from * across, ending k
… Stitches

sl 1, k 12 2nd row: P … Stitches

k 1, * p 7, k 1. Repeat from * across, ending with p 3. 3rd row: Repeat first row. 4th row: P … Stitches

k 1, * p 7, k 1. Repeat from * across, ending with p 5. Repeat last 4 rows for pattern. Work to correspond to. Right Front reversing shapings.

SLEEVES … starting at cuff, cast on … Stitches

Work in k 1, p 1 ribbing for 3½ inches, increasing 21 sts evenly spaced on last row. Now, work in pattern as for Back, across these … Stitches

increasing 1 st at both ends of every … Row

… Times

Work even across … Stitches

until total length is … Inches

ending with same pattern row as on Back, before armhole shaping.

Top Shaping: Bind off at beg of next 2 rows … Stitches

Bind off 2 sts at beg of next 2 rows. Dec 1 st at both ends of every other row until length from first row of top shaping is … Inches

Bind off at beg of next 4 rows … Stitches

Bind off remaining sts.

Pocket Band (make 2): Cast on 17 sts. 1st row: P across. 2nd row: K 8, sl 1, k 8. Repeat last 2 rows alternately for 4½ inches. Bind off.

Block to measurements. Sew side, shoulder and sleeve seams. Sew in sleeves. Fold front bands along center ridge and sew in place, joining both bands at center back of neck. Hem lower edge. Fold pocket bands lengthwise and sew to top of pockets. Sew pocket linings in place. Work buttonhole stitch around buttonholes. Sew on buttons.