Australian Knitting

Circle Cardigan

WORKING PATTERN BACK YOKE AND SLEEVES (WORKED SIDEWAYS) A lightweigh­t 2ply knitted on larger needles

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YARN

• 3, 3, 4, 4, 4 balls 50gm Patons Embrace 2ply in 908 Silver

NEEDLES AND TOOLS

• 5.00mm knitting needles

• 6.00mm knitting needles

• 7.00mm knitting needle

• Wool sewing needle

MEASUREMEN­TS

Size: XS, S, M, L, XL

To fit bust: 70, 80, 90, 100, 110cm Garment length: 70, 71, 72, 73, 74cm

SPECIAL ABBREVIATI­ONS

M1 = make 1 – pick up loop which lies before next st, place on left-hand needle and knit through back loop.

TENSION

19 sts by 25 rows over stocking st on 6.00mm needles to 10cm.

GETTING STARTED

Note: This cardigan is worked on larger needles and at a looser tension than usually recommende­d for this yarn.

Turning note: When pattern specifies turn – proceed as folls to avoid holes in your work. Take yarn under needle and onto other side of work, slip next st onto right-hand needle, take yarn back to original position, slip st back onto left-hand needle, then turn and proceed as instructed in the pattern.

Using 5.00mm needles, cast on 51 (55, 63, 69, 77) sts.

ROW 1: K2, * P1, K1, rep from * to last st, K1.

ROW 2: K1, * P1, K1, rep from * to end.

Rep last 2 rows twice. 6 rows rib in all.

Change to 6.00mm needles.

Work 44 (48, 50, 52, 54) rows stocking st, beg with a knit row.

SHAPE BACK NECK

NEXT ROW: K2tog, knit to end.

NEXT ROW: Purl to last 2 sts, P2tog. Dec one st at same edge (neck edge) in next 3 (3, 1, 1, 1) rows, then in every foll alt row until 43 (47, 55, 61, 69) sts rem.

Work 7 (7, 7, 7, 11) rows without shaping.

Inc one st at neck edge in next row, then in every foll alt row until there are 47 (51, 61, 67, 75) sts, then in every row until there are 51 (55, 63, 69, 77) sts.

Work 45 (49, 51, 53, 55) rows without shaping.

BEG RIB BAND

Change to 5.00mm needles. Work 6 rows rib as before. Cast off loosely in rib.

COLLAR

Using 6.00mm needles, cast on 102 (106, 112, 116, 120) sts.

Work 8 rows stocking st.

ROW 9: K11 (13, 11, 13, 10), M1, * K8 (8, 9, 9, 10), M1, rep from * 9 times, knit to end. 113 (117, 123, 127, 131) sts.

Work 7 rows.

ROW 17: K11 (13, 11, 13, 10), M1, * K9 (9, 10, 10, 11), M1, rep from * 9 times, knit to end. 124 (128, 134, 138, 142) sts.

Work 7 rows.

ROW 25: K12 (14, 12, 14, 11), M1, * K10 (10, 11, 11, 12), M1, rep from * 9 times, knit to end. 135 (139, 145, 149, 153) sts.

Work 7 rows.

ROW 33: K12 (14, 12, 14, 11), M1, * K11 (11, 12, 12, 13), M1, rep from * 9 times, knit to end. 146 (150, 156, 160, 164) sts.

Work 7 rows.

ROW 41: K13 (15, 13, 15, 12), M1, * K12 (12, 13, 13, 14), M1, rep from * 9 times, knit to end. 157 (161, 167, 171, 175) sts.

Inc 11 sts in every foll 8th row (as before), working one more st between

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