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Knitting patterns - Ladies winter cardigan December 2009

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YARN
8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22
To fit bust 81 86 91 97 102 107 112 117 cm
32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 in

Rowan Classic Silk Wool DK
11 11 11 12 13 14 14 15 x 50gm
(photographed in Geranium 310)

NEEDLES
1 pair 31⁄4mm (no 10) (US 3) needles
1 pair 4mm (no 8) (US 6) needles

BUTTONS - 6 x 00318

BEADS - approx 180 pearl beads

TENSION
22 sts and 30 rows to 10 cm measured over st st using
4mm (US 6) needles.

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BACK
Using 31⁄4mm (US 3) needles cast on 97 [101: 105: 111:
119: 125: 131: 139] sts.
Work in g st for 6 rows, ending with RS facing for next
row.
Change to 4mm (US 6) needles.
Beg with a K row, work in st st, dec 1 st at each end
of 9th and 2 foll 10th rows, then on 2 foll 8th rows.
87 [91: 95: 101: 109: 115: 121: 129] sts.
Work 9 rows, ending with RS facing for next row.
Inc 1 st at each end of next and every foll 10th row
until there are 97 [101: 105: 111: 119: 125: 131: 139] sts.
Cont straight until back meas 36 [36: 35: 38: 37: 39:
38: 40] cm, ending with RS facing for next row.
Shape armholes
Cast off 5 [6: 6: 7: 7: 8: 8: 9] sts at beg of next 2 rows.
87 [89: 93: 97: 105: 109: 115: 121] sts.
Dec 1 st at each end of next 3 [3: 5: 5: 7: 7: 9: 9] rows,
then on foll 3 [3: 2: 2: 3: 3: 2: 4] alt rows, then on 2 foll
4th rows. 71 [73: 75: 79: 81: 85: 89: 91] sts.
Cont straight until armhole meas 20 [20: 21: 21: 22:
22: 23: 23] cm, ending with RS facing for next row.
Shape shoulders and back neck
Cast off 6 [7: 7: 8: 8: 8: 9: 9] sts at beg of next 2 rows.
59 [59: 61: 63: 65: 69: 71: 73] sts.
Next row (RS): Cast off 6 [7: 7: 8: 8: 8: 9: 9] sts, K until
there are 11 [10: 11: 11: 11: 13: 13: 14] sts on right
needle and turn, leaving rem sts on a holder.
Work each side of neck separately.
Cast off 4 sts at beg of next row.
Cast off rem 7 [6: 7: 7: 7: 9: 9: 10] sts.
With RS facing, rejoin yarn to rem sts, cast off centre
25 [25: 25: 25: 27: 27: 27: 27] sts, K to end.
Complete to match first side, reversing shapings.

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LEFT FRONT
Using 31⁄4mm (US 3) needles cast on 56 [58: 60: 63: 67:
70: 73: 77] sts.
Work in g st for 5 rows, ending with WS facing for next
row.
Row 6 (WS): K7 and slip these sts onto a holder, K to
end. 49 [51: 53: 56: 60: 63: 66: 70] sts.
Change to 4mm (US 6) needles.
Beg with a K row, work in st st, dec 1 st at beg of 9th
and 2 foll 10th rows, then on 2 foll 8th rows.
44 [46: 48: 51: 55: 58: 61: 65] sts.
Work 9 rows, ending with RS facing for next row.
Inc 1 st at beg of next and every foll 10th row until
there are 49 [51: 53: 56: 60: 63: 66: 70] sts.
Cont straight until left front matches back to beg of
armhole shaping, ending with RS facing for next row.
Shape armhole
Cast off 5 [6: 6: 7: 7: 8: 8: 9] sts at beg of next row.
44 [45: 47: 49: 53: 55: 58: 61] sts.
Work 1 row.
Dec 1 st at armhole edge of next 2 rows, ending with
RS facing for next row. 42 [43: 45: 47: 51: 53: 56: 59] sts.
Place yoke chart
Row 1 (RS): K2tog, K to last 23 sts, work last 23 sts as
row 1 of chart for yoke.
Row 2: Work first 23 sts as row 2 of chart for yoke, P to
last 0 [0: 2: 2: 2: 2: 2: 2] sts, (P2tog) 0 [0: 1: 1: 1: 1: 1: 1]
times. 41 [42: 43: 45: 49: 51: 54: 57] sts.
These 2 rows set the sts - front opening edge 23 sts
from chart and all other sts in st st.
Working chart rows 1 to 4 once only and then
repeating chart rows 5 to 16 throughout, cont as set as
folls:
Dec 1 st at armhole edge of next 1 [1: 1: 1: 3: 3: 5: 5]
rows, then on foll 2 [2: 2: 2: 3: 3: 2: 4] alt rows, then on
2 foll 4th rows. 36 [37: 38: 40: 41: 43: 45: 46] sts.
Cont straight until 19 [19: 19: 21: 21: 21: 23: 23] rows
less have been worked than on back to beg of shoulder
shaping, ending with WS facing for next row.
Shape neck
Keeping patt correct, cast off 8 [8: 8: 7: 8: 8: 7: 7] sts at
beg of next row. 28 [29: 30: 33: 33: 35: 38: 39] sts.
Dec 1 st at neck edge of next 5 rows, then on foll 2 [2:
2: 3: 3: 3: 4: 4] alt rows, then on 2 foll 4th rows.
19 [20: 21: 23: 23: 25: 27: 28] sts.
Work 1 row, ending with RS facing for next row.
Shape shoulder
Cast off 6 [7: 7: 8: 8: 8: 9: 9] sts at beg of next and foll
alt row.
Work 1 row.
Cast off rem 7 [6: 7: 7: 7: 9: 9: 10] sts.

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RIGHT FRONT
Using 31⁄4mm (US 3) needles cast on 56 [58: 60: 63: 67:
70: 73: 77] sts.
Work in g st for 4 rows, ending with RS facing for next
row.
Row 5 (RS): K2, K2tog, yfwd (to make first
buttonhole), K to end.
Row 6: K to last 7 sts and turn, leaving rem 7 sts on a
holder. 49 [51: 53: 56: 60: 63: 66: 70] sts.
Change to 4mm (US 6) needles.
Beg with a K row, work in st st, dec 1 st at end of 9th
and 2 foll 10th rows, then on 2 foll 8th rows.
44 [46: 48: 51: 55: 58: 61: 65] sts.
Work 9 rows, ending with RS facing for next row.
Inc 1 st at end of next and every foll 10th row until
there are 49 [51: 53: 56: 60: 63: 66: 70] sts.
Cont straight until left front matches back to beg of
armhole shaping, ending with WS facing for next row.
Shape armhole
Cast off 5 [6: 6: 7: 7: 8: 8: 9] sts at beg of next row.
44 [45: 47: 49: 53: 55: 58: 61] sts.
Dec 1 st at armhole edge of next 2 rows, ending with RS
facing for next row. 42 [43: 45: 47: 51: 53: 56: 59] sts.
Place yoke chart
Row 1 (RS): Work first 23 sts as row 1 of chart for yoke,
K to last 2 sts, K2tog.
Row 2: (P2tog) 0 [0: 1: 1: 1: 1: 1: 1] times, P to last 23 sts,
work last 23 sts as row 2 of chart for yoke.
41 [42: 43: 45: 49: 51: 54: 57] sts.
These 2 rows set the sts - front opening edge 23 sts
from chart and all other sts in st st.
Working chart rows 1 to 4 once only and then
repeating chart rows 5 to 16 throughout, complete to
match left front, reversing shapings.

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SLEEVES
Using 31⁄4mm (US 3) needles cast on 53 [53: 55: 55: 57:
57: 59: 59] sts.
Work in g st for 6 rows, ending with RS facing for next
row.
Change to 4mm (US 6) needles.
Beg with a K row, work in st st, shaping sides by inc 1 st
at each end of 7th [7th: 7th: 5th: 5th: 5th: 5th: 5th]
and every foll 8th [8th: 8th: 6th: 8th: 6th: 6th: 6th] row
to 63 [73: 71: 59: 79: 67: 71: 79] sts, then on every foll
10th [-: 10th: 8th: -: 8th: 8th: 8th] row until there are
71 [-: 75: 77: -: 81: 83: 85] sts.
Cont straight until sleeve meas 33 [33: 34: 34: 35: 35:
34: 34] cm, ending with RS facing for next row.
Shape top
Cast off 5 [6: 6: 7: 7: 8: 8: 9] sts at beg of next 2 rows.
61 [61: 63: 63: 65: 65: 67: 67] sts.
Dec 1 st at each end of next 3 rows, then on foll 3 alt
rows, then on every foll 4th row until 37 [37: 39: 39:
41: 41: 43: 43] sts rem.
Work 1 row.
Dec 1 st at each end of next and every foll alt row until
29 sts rem, then on foll 3 rows, ending with RS facing
for next row.
Cast off rem 23 sts.

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MAKING UP
Press as described on the information page.
Join both shoulder seams using back stitch, or mattress
stitch if preferred.
Button band
Slip 7 sts on left front holder onto 31⁄4mm (US 3)
needles and rejoin yarn with RS facing.
Cont in g st until band, when slightly stretched, fits up
opening edge to neck shaping, ending with RS facing
for next row.
Cast off.
Slip stitch band in place.
Mark positions for 6 buttons on this band - first to
come level with buttonhole already made in right front,
last to come 1 cm below beg of neck shaping, and rem
4 buttons evenly spaced between.
Buttonhole band
Slip 7 sts on right front holder onto 31⁄4mm (US 3)
needles and rejoin yarn with WS facing.
Cont in g st until band, when slightly stretched, fits up
opening edge to neck shaping, ending with RS facing
for next row and with the addition of 5 buttonholes to
correspond with positions marked for buttons worked
as folls:
Buttonhole row (RS): K2, K2tog, yfwd (to make a
buttonhole), K3.
Cast off.
Slip stitch band in place.
Collar
Using 31⁄4mm (US 3) needles cast on 95 [95: 95: 101:
101: 101: 107: 107] sts.
Rows 1 to 4: Purl.
Change to 4mm (US 6) needles.
Now work in patt as folls:
Row 1 (RS): P3, *K5, P1, rep from * to last 2 sts, P2.
Row 2 and every foll alt row: Purl.
Row 3: P2, *K1, P1, K3, P1, rep from * to last 3 sts,
K1, P2.
Row 5: P2, K2, P1, K1, P1, *K3, P1, K1, P1, rep from *
to last 4 sts, K2, P2.
Row 7: P2, K3, P1, *K5, P1, rep from * to last 5 sts,
K3, P2.
Row 9: As row 5.
Row 11: As row 3.
Row 12: Purl.
These 12 rows form patt.
Cont in patt for a further 10 rows, ending with RS
facing for next row.
Keeping patt correct, cast off 8 [8: 8: 8: 8: 8: 9: 9] sts at
beg of next 8 rows.
Cast off rem 31 [31: 31: 37: 37: 37: 35: 35] sts.
Matching row-end edges of collar to centre of front
bands, sew shaped cast-off edge of collar to neck edge.
See information page for finishing instructions, setting
in sleeves using the set-in method.
Using photograph as a guide, sew beads to yoke panels
and collar.

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