SLEEVELESS TOP
MEASUREMENTS
To fit bust 81-86 (92-97:102-107)cm; Finished measurements Bust 91(102:112)cm; Length to shoulder 51(53:55)cm
MATERIALS
4(4:5) 100g balls of Debbie Bliss
Piper in Blush 11.
Pair each 3.75mm and 4mm knitting needles.
TENSION
22 sts and 31 rows to 10cm square over st-st using 4mm needles.
ABBREVIATIONS
cm centimetres;
cont continue; dec decrease; foll following;
k knit; m1 make one st by picking up and working into back of loop lying between st just worked and next st; p purl; patt pattern;
rem remaining; rep repeat; RS right side;
s2togkpo slip next 2 sts tog, k1, pass 2 slipped sts over; ssk [slip 1] twice, insert tip of left hand needle from left to right through the fronts of both slipped sts and work 2 tog; st(s) stitch(es); st-st stocking stitch; tog together
NOTE
When joining the side seams, work mattress stitch into the centre of each edge st.
With 3.75mm needles, cast on 113(125:137) sts. 1st rib row K2, [p1, k2] to end. 2nd rib row P2, [k1, p2] to end. These 2 rows form the rib and are repeated twice more. Change to 4mm needles and work as follows: 1st row (RS) K1, m1, k4(6:8), ssk, k99(107:115), k2tog, k4(6:8), m1, k1. 2nd and every foll wrong
side row P to end. 3rd row K1, m1, k5(7:9), ssk, k97(105:113), k2tog, k5(7:9), m1, k1.
5th row K1, m1, k6(8:10), ssk, k95(103:111), k2tog, k6(8:10), m1, k1. 7th row K1, m1, k7(9:11), ssk, k93(101:109), k2tog, k7(9:11), m1, k1. Cont to shape in this way on every RS row, working 1 more k st before first dec, 2 fewer k sts between decs and 1 more k st after second dec, until the following row has been worked:
Neck edging
K1, m1, k53(59:65), ssk, k1, k2tog, k53(59:65), m1, k1. P 1 row. Next
row K1, m1, k54(60:66), s2togkpo, k54(60:66), m1, k1. P 1 row. Next
row K1, m1, k53(59:65), k2tog, k1, ssk, k53(59:65), m1, k1.
P 1 row. Rep the last 2 rows until work measures 53(55:57)cm when measured along the side edge, ending with a p row.
Shape shoulders
Next row Cast off 2 sts, with 1 st on needle after cast off, k next 51(57:63) sts, k2tog, k1, ssk, k to end. Next row Cast off 2 sts, p to end. 107(119:131) sts. Next
row Cast off 2 sts, with 1 st on needle after cast off, k next 48(54:60) sts, k2tog, k1, ssk, k to end.
Next row Cast off 2 sts, p to end. 101(113:125) sts.
Next row Cast off 2 sts, with 1 st on needle after cast off, k next 45(51:57) sts, k2tog, k1, ssk, k to end. Next row Cast off 2 sts, p to end. 95(107:119) sts. Next
row Cast off 2 sts, with 1 st on needle after cast off, k next 42(48:54) sts, k2tog, k1, ssk, k to end. Next row
Cast off 2 sts, p to end. 89(101:113) sts.
Change to 3.75mm needles. Next
row K2, [p1, k2] to end. Next row P2, [k1, p2] to end. Rep the last 2 rows once more. Cast off in patt.
TO MAKE UP
Join shoulder and neck edging seams. Place markers on side edges of back and front, 16(17:18)cm down from shoulder. Join side seams from cast on edge to markers.