The Knitter

LEFT FRONT

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Using 3.25mm needles, cast on 64 ( 72: 80: 88: 96: 104) sts. Row 1 (RS): K7, (P2, K6) 5 ( 6: 7: 8: 9: 10) times, K17. Row 2 (WS): P3, (K2, P2) 3 times, K to end. Rep last 2 rows twice more. Change to 4mm needles.

BEGIN WIDE RIB PATTERN

Row 1 (RS): K7, (P2, K6) 5 ( 6: 7: 8: 9: 10) times, P2, (K2, P2) 3 times, K3. Row 2 (WS): P3, (K2, P2) 3 times, K2, (P6, K2) 5 ( 6: 7: 8: 9: 10) times, P7. Rep last 2 rows 15 times more.

BEGIN SHIMMER PATTERN

Row 1 (RS): P13, (K6, P2) 1 ( 0: 1: 0: 1: 0) time,

6-stRPC, (P10, 6-stRPC) 1 ( 2: 2: 3: 3: 4) times, P6, (K2, P2) 3 times, K3. Row 2: P3, (K2, P2) 3 times, K6, P2, K2, P2, (K10, P2, K2, P2) 1 ( 2: 2: 3: 3: 4) times, (K2, P6) 1( 0: 1: 0: 1: 0) time, K13. Row 3: K7, (P2, K6) 5 ( 6: 7: 8: 9: 10) times, P2, (K2, P2) 3 times, K3. Row 4: P3, (K2, P2) 3 times, K2, (P6, K2) 5( 6: 7: 8: 9: 10) times, P7. Rows 5-8: Rep Rows 3-4 twice more. Row 9: P5, (K6, P2) 1 ( 0: 1: 0: 1: 0) time, (6-stRPC, P10) 2 ( 3: 3: 4: 4: 5) times, P4, (K2, P2) 3 times, K3. Row 10: P3, (K2, P2) 3 times, K4, (K10, P2, K2, P2) 2 ( 3: 3: 4: 4: 5) times, (K2, P6) 1( 0: 1: 0: 1: 0) time, K5. Rows 11-16: Rep Rows 3-4 three more times. These 16 rows set Shimmer Pattern. Cont in Shimmer Pattern until piece meas approx. 22 ( 24: 26: 28: 30: 32) rows [7 ( 8: 9: 9 :10: 11) cm] shorter than Back to start of shoulder shaping, ending after a WS row.

SHAPE LEFT FRONT NECK AND SHOULDER

Next row (RS): Patt 47 ( 55: 63: 71: 79: 87), turn, leaving rem 17 sts of row on holder. Keeping patt correct, cast off 6 ( 6: 6: 7: 7: 7) sts at beg of next (WS) row, then dec 1 st at neck edge of every row 5 times, then every foll alt row 4 ( 6: 7: 7: 8: 8) times. 32 ( 38: 45: 52: 59: 67) sts. Work 7 ( 5: 5: 7: 7: 9) rows even in patt, ending after a WS row. Cast off 11 ( 13: 15: 18: 20: 23) sts at beg of next RS row, 11 ( 13: 15: 17: 20: 22) sts at beg of next RS row, then cast off rem 10 ( 12: 15: 17: 19: 22) sts on foll RS row.

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