Smoothie Jacket Pattern #1276

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Spool Cotton #189, America at Work and Play
Smoothie Jacket Pattern

A casual hand-knit jacket is a joy ... yours to own in no time, with easy-to-follow directions and Chadwick's Red Heart Knitting Worsted.

MATERIALS:
CHADWICK'S RED HEART KNITTING WORSTED (2 oz. skeins or 1 oz. balls). Size 14—21 oz.  Size 16—23 oz. Size 18—25 oz.
A 29-inch circular knitting needle No. 6.

MEASUREMENTS FOR BLOCKING:
14
16
18
Bust
35"
37"
39"
Width across back at underarm
16½"
17½"
18½"
Width across each front at underarm
9¼"
9¾"
10¼"
Length from top of shoulder
23"
23½"
24½"
Length of side seam
16"
16"
16½"
Sleeve seam
17"
17½"
18"
Width of sleeve at upperarm
13"
14"
14½"

GAUGE: 1 pattern (18 sts) makes 2½ inches; 6 rows make 1 inch. Sweater is worked in one piece up to the underarm.
Starting at bottom, cast on
252 sts
264 sts
276 sts

Do not join, but work back and forth in rows as follows:
1st row: * Work wide stripe over next 8 sts as follows: P 1, (skip 1 st, p the next st, then p the st that was skipped and allow both sts to slip off lefthand needle) 3 times; p 1. K 2, p 6, k 2 (cable stripe). Repeat from * 2 more times. ** Work narrow stripe over next 4 sts as follows: P 1, skip 1 st, p the next st, then p the st that was skipped and allow both sts to slip off left-hand needle, p 1, k 2. Repeat from **
3 more times
4 more times
5 more times

Then p 6, k 2; (work wide stripe over next 8 sts, k 2, p 6, k 2) 5 times. Then (work narrow stripe over next 4 sts, k 2)
4 times
5 times
6 times

Then p 6, k 2; (work wide stripe over next 8 sts, k 2, p 6, k 2) twice; work wide stripe over remaining 8 sts.

2nd row: * Work wide stripe over next 8 sts as follows: (Skip 1 st, k in the back of the next st, then k in the front of the st that was skipped and allow both sts to slip off left-hand needle) 4 times, p 2, k 6, p 2 (cable stripe). Repeat from * 2 more times. ** Work narrow stripe over next 4 sts as follows: (Skip 1 st, k in the back of the next st, then k in the back of the st that was skipped and allow both sts to slip off left-hand needle) twice, p 2. Repeat from **
3 more times
4 more times
5 more times

Then k 6, p 2; (work wide stripe over next 8 sts, p 2, k 6, p 2) 5 times. Then (work narrow stripe over next 4 sts, p 2)
4 times
5 times
6 times

Then k 6, p 2; (work wide stripe over next 8 sts, p 2, k 6, p 2) twice; work wide stripe over remaining 8 sts.
3rd row: Same as 1st row. 4th row: Work as for 2nd row for 10 sts, make a cable over the next 6 sts—to make a cable, slip the next 3 sts onto a double-pointed needle and hold in back of work, k the next 3 sts, then k the 3 sts from the double-pointed needle. Work in pat­tern as established in 2nd row over next 12 sts, cable over next 6 sts and continue in pattern making a cable over each group of k 6 sts across (12 cables). Repeat these 4 rows for pattern until piece measures in all
16"
16"
16½"

To Shape Armhole: Work across (Right Front)
62 sts
64 sts
67 sts
Bind off (for underarm) the next
6 sts
8 sts
6 sts
For Back, work across
116 sts
120 sts
130 sts

Bind off (for 2nd underarm) the following

6 sts
8 sts
6 sts
LEFT FRONT … Work across remaining sts. Turn and work over the last set of sts only, binding off 2 sts at armhole edge every other row until there remain
54 sts
54 sts
59 sts
Work straight in pattern until piece measures from 1st row of armhole shap­ing, ending at front edge
5½"
6"
6"

Bind off 18 sts for front of neck, then work straight over the remaining

36 sts
36 sts
41 sts

until piece measures from 1st row of armhole shaping

7"
7½"
8"
Bind off.

BACK … Attach yarn to sts of Back and work in pattern, binding off 2 sts at beginning of each row until there remain
100 sts
100 sts
110 sts

Work straight until piece measures from 1st row of armhole shaping
7"
7½"
8"
Bind off (for shoulder)
36 sts
36 sts
41 sts
Bind off next 28 sts for back of neck. Bind off for other shoulder remaining
36 sts
36 sts
41 sts
RIGHT FRONT … Attach yarn at armhole edge and work to correspond with Left Front.
SLEEVES … Starting at bottom, cast on
76 sts
76 sts
88 sts

1st row: (K 2, work narrow stripe over next 4 sts) 

once
once
twice

Then (k 2, p 6, k 2, work wide stripe over next 8 sts) 3 times; k 2, p 6, k 2. Then (work narrow stripe over next 4 sts, k 2)
once
once
twice

2nd row: (P 2, work narrow stripe over next 4 sts)

once
once
twice

(p 2, k 6, p 2, work wide stripe over next 8 sts) 3 times; p 2, k 6, p 2. Then (work narrow stripe over next 4 sts, p 2)

once
once
twice

3rd row: Same as 1st row. 4th row: Work as for 2nd row over 1st
8 sts
8 sts
14 sts
Then cable over the next 6 sts, work in pattern over next 12 sts, cable over next 6 sts and continue in pattern making a cable over each group of k 6 sts across (4 cables). Repeat these 4 rows until piece measures 3 inches. Next row: With right side facing cast on 2 sts, finish row. Work 1 inch straight. Next row: With wrong side facing, cast on 2 sts, finish row. Continue thus casting on 2 sts at alternate sides on 1 row every inch there­after, working the cast-on sts in pattern of narrow stripe alternated with p 2 until there are on needle
96 sts
100 sts
104 sts
Work straight until piece measures
17"
17½"
18"
To shape top, bind off 6 sts at begin­ning of next 2 rows. Bind off 2 sts at beginning of each row until there remain
72 sts
76 sts
80 sts
Work straight until piece measures from 1st row of top shaping
5"
5½"
6"
Bind off at beginning of next 4 rows
10 sts
11 sts
12 sts

Bind off remaining 32 sts.

Block to measurements given. Sew shoulder and sleeve seams. Work 1 row sc along right front edge, around neck and down left front. Sew in sleeves.
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