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Add a splash of colour to your outfits with this striking waterfall jacket

Knit a waterfall jacket or lacy sweater

MEASUREMENTS

To fit bust 81-86(92-97:102-107:112-117) cm. Finished measurements: Width across back 48.5(53.5:58.5:63.5)cm; Length to shoulder 56(58:60:62)cm; Sleeve length 46(47:48:49)cm.

MATERIALS

8(9:10:11) 50g balls of Debbie Bliss Rialto DK in Berry 84.

Pair of 4mm knitting needles. 4mm circular needle.

TENSION

24 sts and 34 rows to 10cm square over patt using 4mm needles.

ABBREVIATIONS

beg beginning; cm centimetres; cont continue; foll following; inc increase; k knit; p purl; patt pattern; rem remaining; RS right side; st(s) stitch(es); WS wrong side.

BACK

With 4mm needles, cast on 117(129:141:153) sts. 1st row (RS) K1, [p1, k1] to end. 2nd row

P1, [k1, p1] to end. 3rd row As 2nd row. 4th

row As 1st row. These 4 rows form the patt and are repeated. Cont straight in patt until back measures 37(38:39:40)cm from cast on edge, ending with a WS row. Shape armholes Cast off 6 sts at beg of next 2 rows. 105(117:129:141) sts. Cont in patt until work measures 56(58:60:62)cm from cast on edge, ending with a WS row. Shape shoulders Cast off 25(31:37:43) sts, with one st on needle after cast off, patt across next 54 sts, then cast off rem 25(31:37:43) sts. Leave centre 55 sts on a holder.

RIGHT FRONT

With 4mm needles, cast on 89(95:101:107) sts. 1st row (RS) P1, [k1, p1] to end. 2nd row K1, [p1, k1] to end. 3rd

row As 2nd row. 4th row As 1st row. These 4 rows form the patt and are repeated. Cont straight in patt until front measures 38(39:40:41)cm from cast on edge, ending with a RS row. Shape armholes Cast off 6 sts at beg of next row. 83(89:95:101) sts. Cont in patt until work measures 56(58:60:62)cm from cast on edge, ending with a WS row.

Shape shoulder Next row Patt 58, slip these sts onto a holder and cast off rem 25(31:37:43) sts.

LEFT FRONT

With 4mm needles, cast on 89(95:101:107) sts. 1st row (RS) P1, [k1, p1] to end. 2nd row K1, [p1, k1] to end. 3rd

row As 2nd row. 4th row As 1st row. These 4 rows form the patt and are repeated. Cont straight in patt until front measures 38(39:40:41)cm from cast on edge, ending with a WS row. Shape armholes Cast off 6 sts at beg of next row. 83(89:95:101) sts. Cont in patt until work measures 56(58:60:62)cm, ending with a WS row. Shape shoulder Cast off 25(31:37:43) sts, patt to end, do not cut yarn.

SLEEVES

With 4mm needles, cast on 57(59:63:65) sts. Work in patt as given for Back and

at the same time, inc and take into patt, 1 st at each end of 6th row and every foll 8th row until there are 91(95:101:105) sts. Cont straight until sleeve measures 46(47:48:49)cm from cast on edge, ending with a WS row. Place a marker at each end of last row. Patt a further 8 rows. Cast off.

COLLAR

Join shoulder seams. With WS facing and 4mm circular needle, patt across 58 sts of left front, patt across 55 sts of back, then patt across 58 sts of right front. 171 sts. Working backwards and forwards in rows, cont in patt until collar measures 5cm, ending with a WS row. Cast off in patt.

TO MAKE UP

With centre of cast off edge of sleeve to shoulder, sew sleeves into armholes, easing to fit and with row-ends above markers sewn to sts cast off at underarm. Join side and sleeve seams.