YOU WILL NEED
■ DROPS Nepal Aran
(65% wool, 35% alpaca, 50g/75m) See table for measurements and yarn quantities
Yarn A Cerise (6273)
Yarn B Off White (0100)
Yarn C Sea Blue (8911) Yarn D Goldenrod (2923)
■ A 6mm (US J/10) hook
■ Stitch markers
For yarn stockists contact Wool Warehouse 01926 882818 www.woolwarehouse.co.uk
TENSION
13 sts and 10 rows to measure 10x10cm (4x4in) over half treble worked in the round using a 6mm hook, or size needed to obtain correct tension
ABBREVIATIONS
htr cluster (Yrh, insert hook into st, yrh, pull through st) 4 times, yrh, pull through all 9 loops on hook.
BPdc (Back Post double crochet) Work as for standard double crochet, inserting hook from back to front to back around post of st in prev row
For a full list, see page 86
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NOTES
The Body is worked first in the round from the bottom up to armholes. It starts with a chevron pattern and is then worked in htr rounds from RS only in a continuous spiral. Sleeves are worked separately in the same way.
The Yoke rounds join both Body and Sleeves and continue in htr rounds worked in a spiral with decreasing for Yoke shaping. A Collar is worked around the neckline, which folds back on itself before the Neck Trim is added. Trims and Cuffs are then worked from the foundation chains in the opposite direction. Keep foundation chains loose for this purpose. Pay attention to turns indicated in the patt for the bottom edgings and trims. Change yarn colour in last yrh of prev st when changing colours mid-round. Where two colours are used in the same round, carry the unused colour across the WS.
JUMPER BODY
Using Yarn B, ch120 (132: 144: 156) loosely, ss to first ch to join into the round, being careful not to twist.
Round 1 (RS) Ch2 (counts as htr throughout), pm into second ch to mark first st of round, htr in each chain to end, ss into top of beg ch-2, turn. [120 (132: 144: 156) sts]
Cont moving marker up to first st of round throughout.
Round 2 (WS) Ch1 (does not count as st throughout), (dc, htr, tr, 3tr in next st, tr, htr) rep around, ss to first dc, turn.
[20 (22: 24: 26) patt reps, 160 (176: 192: 208) sts] Fasten off.
Round 3 Join Yarn C in first tr of prev round, ch2, htr in next st, 3htr in next st, 2htr, htr3tog over next 3 sts (2htr, 3htr in next st, 2htr, htr3tog) rep around, ss to top of beg ch-2, turn. [160 (176: 192: 208) sts]
Round 4 Ss in next htr and rep Round 3. Fasten off. Round 5 (RS) Join Yarn A in beg ch-2, ch3