Sizes: Small, Medium and Large
Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD
DAWN “SAYELLE”®
3 (4, 4)—4 oz. skeins Lilac
1—4 oz. skein each Hot Pink and Lt. Navy
24 inch Circular Knitting Needle No. 6
1 Pr. Knitting Needles No. 6 and No. 8 OR ANY SIZE NEEDLES WHICH WILL
RESULT IN STITCH GAUGE BELOW.
GAUGE: For No. 8 needles: 5 sts = 1 inch
Directions are given for Small size. Changes for Medium and Large sizes
are given in parentheses.
MEASUREMENTS:
Width across back at underarm:
16 (17, 18) inches.
Width across each front at underarm:
8 (9, 9) inches.
BACK: With No. 6 needles and Lilac cast on 81 (85, 89) sts. 1st ROW: K
1, * P 1, K 1, repeat from * across row. 2nd ROW: P 1, * K 1, P 1,
repeat from * across row. Repeat 1st and 2nd rows twice. NEXT ROW:
Repeat 1st row. NEXT 2 ROWS: START BORDER: K across each row, cut Lilac.
NEXT 2 ROWS: Attach Lt. Navy, K across each row, drop Lt. Navy. NEXT
ROW: Attach Hot Pink, K across row. NEXT ROW: P across row, drop Hot
Pink. Repeat last 4 rows once, cut Hot Pink. NEXT 2 ROWS: With Lt. Navy,
K across each row, cut Lt. Navy. NEXT 2 ROWS: Change to No. 8 needles
and with Lilac, K across each row.
START PATTERN: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th ROWS: * K 3, P 1, repeat from *
across row ending K 1. 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th ROWS: K 1, * P 1, K 3,
repeat from * across row. Repeat from 1st to 8th rows for pattern. Work
even in pattern until back measures 18 inches from beg or length desired
to underarm. SHAPE ARMHOLES: Bind off 4 sts (all sizes) at beg of next 4
rows. Then dec 1 st at beg and end of every other row 4 times (all
sizes). Work even in pattern until armholes measure 8½ (9, 9½) inches
from 1st bind off.
SHAPE SHOULDERS: Bind off 6 (7, 7) sts at beg of next 4 rows. Bind off
remaining sts.
RIGHT FRONT: With Lilac cast on 37 (41, 45) sts. Work same as back until
1½ inches before armhole shaping. SHAPE FRONT EDGE: Dec 1 st at beg of
row every ½ inch (all sizes) 13 (15, 19) times; at same time when front
measures same as back to underarm (ending with same number of patterns)
shape armhole same as back. When armhole measures same as back, shape
shoulder same as back.
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LEFT FRONT: Work same as right front reversing shaping.
FINISHING: Block all sections. Sew shoulder seams. FRONT BORDER: With
right side facing and circular needle, starting at center back, with Lt.
Navy pick up 180 (184, 190) sts along front edge ending at last Lt. Navy
stripe of lower border. Then turn each row, work as follows: K 1 row Lt.
Navy; K 1 row, P 1 row Hot Pink; K 1 row Lt. Navy, then pick up and K 6
sts on side of border at lower edge, K next row; P 1 row Lilac. NEXT 6
ROWS: With Lilac work in K 1, P 1 ribbing, bind off. Work border on
other front edge to correspond. Weave back seam tog. Turn border ribbing
to wrong side and tack in position. ARMHOLE EDGE: With right side of
work facing No. 6 needle and Lilac pick up 84 (86, 88) sts around
armhole. 1st ROW: K across row, drop Lilac. NEXT 2 ROWS: With Lt. Navy K
2 rows, cut yarn. NEXT 7 ROWS: With Lilac work in K 1, P 1 ribbing. Bind
off. Turn ribbing to wrong side and tack in position. Sew side seam.
Work other armhole to correspond.