Surf Seekers - sweater
Sparkling white classic sweater which can be teamed with the overblouse (also in the April entry, and pictured in the background here) - for "a two-piece with just the right look of colour dash for a Continental beach holiday". The short-sleeved sweater is long enough to wear over shorts, and the fairly high round turtle band just shows at the neck of the overblouse.
This could also be teamed up with the Sail Away Pullover from POM April 2017, (another favourite of mine).
InstructionsInstructions are given for 3 sizes. Back** Change to No 8 needles and stocking stitch (1 row knit, then 1 row purl), and work straight until back measures 15 inches at centre. With right side facing, shape armholes, by casting off 5 / 6
/ 7 stitches at the beginning of the next
2 rows; then k2tog at each end of the next and every following alternate
row until 76 / 79 / 83
stitches remain. Work straight until back measures 19 / 19½ / 20 inches at centre. With right side facing, divide for back opening: Next row: right side facing, pattern 38 / 39 / 41, turn and leave remaining stitches on a spare needle, or stitch holder. Work straight until back measures 22½ / 23 / 23½ inches. With right side facing, shape shoulder by casting off 6 / 6
/ 7 stitches at the beginning of the next
row, then 6 / 6 / 6
stitches at the beginning of the following 2 alternate rows, then 5 /
6 / 6
stitches at the beginning of the following alternate row. With right side facing, rejoin wool to the remaining stitches on the
spare needle or stitch holder. For 2nd and 3rd sizes only, cast off the
centre stitch, then knit to end for all sizes. [38 / 39
/ 41 sts] Front Work as for back from ** to **. With right side facing divide for neck as follows: Next row: knit 30 / 31 / 32, turn and leave remaining stitches on a spare needle, or stitch holder. Then with wrong side facing, shape neck by casting off 2 stitches at the beginning of the next and following alternate row; then decrease 1 stitch at this (neck) edge on the following 3 rows. [23 / 24 / 25 sts] Work a few rows straight until front measures the same as the back at the armhole edge. With right side facing, shape shoulder, by casting off 6 / 6 / 7 stitches at the beginning of the next row, then 6 / 6 / 6 stitches at the beginning of the following 2 alternate rows, then cast off the remaining 5 / 6 / 6 stitches at the beginning of the following alternate row. With right side facing, slip the centre 16 / 17 / 18 stitches on a spare needle, or stitch holder, rejoin the wool to the remaining 30 / 31 / 32 stitches on the spare needle or stitch holder, and finish to correspond with the first side, reversing shapings. SleevesUsing No 10 needles, cast on 62 / 66
/ 70 stitches, and work 1 inch in twisted
k1/p1 rib, increasing 2 stitches evenly across the last row. Change to No 8 needles and stocking stitch (1 row knit, then 1 row purl), and shape sides by increasing 1 stitch at each end of the 3rd and every following 4th row until there are 70 / 74 / 78 stitches. Work a few rows until until sleeve measures 3½ inches. With right side facing, shape top by casting off 5 / 6
/ 7 stitches at the beginning of the next
2 rows, then k2tog at each end of the next
and every alternate row until 34 / 34
/ 34 stitches remain. Now (right side facing) cast off 2 stitches at the beginning of the next
2 rows, 3 stitches at the beginning of the following 2 rows, and 4 stitches
at the beginning of the following 2 rows.
To Make UpPress parts lightly under a damp cloth, avoiding ribbing. Neckband: Join side and sleeve seams; insert sleeves. |
MaterialsDouble Knitting yarn: Pair each of No 8 (4mm) and No 10 (3¼mm) needles. 6 inch zip. Tension22sts and 30 rows to four inches on 4mm needles over stocking stitch.
Size mattersTo fit chest: Abbreviations k: knit A word on the wool.Original yarn was a pure wool double knitting Disclaimer
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