The Knitter

RIGHT FRONT

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Using 3.25mm needles, cast on 64 ( 72: 80: 88: 96: 104) sts. Row 1 (RS): K17, (K6, P2) 5 ( 6: 7: 8: 9: 10) times, K7. Row 2 (WS): K to last 15 sts, (P2, K2) 3 times, P3. Rep last 2 rows twice more. Change to 4mm needles.

BEGIN WIDE RIB PATTERN

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

BEGIN SHIMMER PATTERN

Row 1 (RS): K3, (P2, K2) 3 times, P6, (6-stLPC, P10) 1 ( 2: 2: 3: 3: 4) times, 6-stLPC, (P2, K6) 1 ( 0: 1: 0: 1: 0) time, P13. Row 2 (WS): K13, (K6, P2) 1 ( 0: 1: 0: 1: 0) times, (P2, K2, P2, K10) 1 ( 2: 2: 3: 3: 4) times, P2, K2, P2, K6, (P2, K2) 3 times, K3. Row 3: K3, (P2, K2) 3 times, P2, (K6, P2) 5( 6: 7: 8: 9: 10) times, K7. Row 4: P7, (K2, P6) 5 ( 6: 7: 8: 9: 10) times, K2, (P2, K2) 3 times, P3. Rows 5-8: Rep Rows 3-4 twice. Row 9: K3, (P2, K2) 3 times, P4, (P10, 6-stLPC) 2 ( 3: 3: 4: 4: 5) times, (P2, K6) 1 ( 0: 1: 0: 1: 0) time, P5. Row 10: K5, (P6, K2) 1 ( 0: 1: 0: 1: 0) time, (P2, K2, P2, K10) 2 ( 3: 3: 4: 4: 5) times, K4, (P2, K2) 3 times, P3. Rows 11-16: Rep Rows 3-4 three times. These 16 rows set Shimmer Pattern. Cont in Shimmer Pattern until piece meas approx. 23 ( 25: 27: 29: 31: 33) rows [7 ( 8: 9: 9 :10: 11) cm] shorter than Back to start of shoulder shaping, ending after a RS row.

SHAPE LEFT FRONT NECK AND SHOULDER

Next row (WS): 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 (RS) 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 8 ( 6: 6: 8: 8: 10) rows even in patt, ending after a RS row. Cast off 11 ( 13: 15: 18: 20: 23) sts at beg of next WS row, 11 ( 13: 15: 17: 20: 22) sts at beg of next WS row, then cast off rem 10 ( 12: 15: 17: 19: 22) sts on foll WS row.

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