Sleepless Night
FRANCESCA HUGHES
“THIS VINTAGE INSPIRED design has a petite shawl collar,” says Francesca Hughes. “A stripe and colourwork strip is worked from the right cuff, all the way over the shoulders and neck to the left cuff. The length can be easily modified to create an androgynous piece. It’s designed to be worn with 5-20cm (2in-8in) of positive ease.
The colour combination and the name of this jumper are based on the stunning artwork Nuit Blanche by Jean Lurçat.”
PATTERN TIPS
Use stitch markers to keep track of side seams and where shoulders should match. Read ahead to see how the garment is constructed.
Have confidence working short rows to help understand the sleeve shaping.
Use Jeny’s Stretchy Slipknot Cast-On when casting on for the sleeves, as it provides a sturdy and flexible seam. View Jeny’s video tutorial at http://bit.ly/jenysSSKco
PATTERN NOTES
underarms, where stitches are cast on for the right front sleeve first, and worked as short rows to shape the sleeve. Stitches are put on hold and then stitches are picked up across the right sleeve seam, across the back and stitches are cast on for the left back sleeve. The whole wingspan is worked, then leaving stitches on hold. Stitches are picked up across the right sleeve seam and short rows shape sleeves. Neck shaping is worked after the sleeve shaping is complete on both front pieces. colourwork is worked after all short row shaping is complete.
The tops of sleeves and shoulders are joined using the three-needle cast-off method.
BODY
Using 3.5mm needles, yarn A and
Jeny’s Stretchy Cast-On (see Pattern Tips), cast on 102 ( 120: 126: 144: 162: 172: 184: 196) sts, pm (left seam mrk), cast on
102 ( 120: 126: 144: 162: 172: 184: 196) sts, pm (right seam mrk) and join to work in the round, being careful not to twist sts.
204 ( 240: 252: 288: 324: 344: 368: 392) sts.
Rib rnd: (K1tbl, P1) to end.
Rep rib rnd until work meas 5 ( 6 :6 : 7 :
7 : 7 :9: 9) cm from cast-on edge.
Change to 4mm needles.
Next rnd: (P1, K1) 5 times, P1, pm,
K81 ( 99: 105: 123: 141: 151: 163: 175) across front, pm, (P1, K1) 5 times, slm, P1, (K1, P1) 5 times, pm, K81 ( 99: 105: 123: 141: 151: 163: 175) across back, pm, (P1, K1) 5 times, slm.
Work in pattern as set until Body meas 34 ( 36: 37 : 37 :38: 38: 39 : 39 ) cm from cast-on edge.
Increase rnd (to create armpit gusset):
P1, M1, (K1, P1) to mrk, slm, K to mrk, slm, (P1, K1) to mrk, M1, slm, P1, M1, (K1, P1) to mrk, slm, K to mrk, slm, (P1, K1) to mrk, M1, slm. 4 sts inc’d.
Next rnd: Knit.
Rep last 2 rnds another 3 times, bringing new sts into rib patt.
220 ( 256: 268: 304: 340: 360: 384: 408) sts.
FRONT AND SLEEVE FRONT
Next row (RS): Knit to first mrk, remove mrk, slm, knit across front of jumper to mrk, remove mrk, knit to side Right seam mrk, put back sts on a holder or waste yarn. Using Jeny’s Stretchy Slipknot Cast-On and yarn A, cast on 88 ( 88: 96: 96: 96:
104: 104: 112) sts, turn work, purl back to
Repeat these two rows, working
10 ( 8: 6: 6: 5: 5: 5: 5) sts further every time until 8 ( 8: 12: 6: 11: 19: 14: 12) sts haven’t been worked.
Next row (RS): Knit all sts to left cuff.
Work 3 ( 5: 7: 9: 11: 15: 17: 21) rows in st st across all sts, ending with a WS row.
Work Chart once in full, beginning each row with stitch 6 ( 1: 6: 1: 8: 7: 1: 7) of Chart and ending with stitch 3 ( 8: 3: 8: 1: 2: 8: 2). Keep the colourwork pattern correctly aligned thus throughout, as the fronts need to match the back at the top shoulder.
Put all sts back on needles.
Turning garment inside out, starting at the right back sleeve cuff, with WS facing you, and the right sides touching, use the three-needle cast-off method to join the front and back sleeve together, removing mrk, cast off the back and front together until you come to the neck edge, cast off 48 ( 54: 56: 58: 60: 66: 70: 70) sts for back neck, bringing the front of the left body and sleeve and back of left body and sleeve together, work a three-needle cast-off to the end.
SHAWL COLLAR
Using 3.5mm needles and yarn A, pick up and knit 24 sts up right neck, pick up and knit 48 ( 54: 56: 58: 60: 66: 70: 70) across back neck, pick up and knit 24 sts down left neck. 96 ( 102: 104: 106: 108: 114: 118: 118) sts.
Work back and forth over picked-up sts. Row 1 (WS): (K1tbl, P1) to end.
Row 2: (K1tbl, P1) to end.
Rep these 2 rows until collar meas 8.25cm. Cast off using a stretchy cast-off method.
Sew the sides of the shawl collar onto the neck edge, overlapping the left with the right.
CUFFS
With RS facing, using 3.75mm needles and yarn A, pick up and knit 48 ( 54: 56: 58: 60: 66: 68: 68) sts around lower edge of cuff. Pm and join to work in the round.
Rib rnd: (K1tbl, P1) to end.
Rep rib rnd until cuff meas 10cm.
Cast off using a stretchy cast-off method.
TO MAKE UP
Weave in ends. Block gently to measurements, following any yarn care instructions on the ball band.