Dress size (approx):
8-10 (12-14, 16-18, 20-22, 24-26, 28-30)
To fit bust (cm):
81-86 (91-97, 102-107, 112-117, 122-127, 132-137)
Length from shoulder (cm):
60 (62, 63, 64, 65, 67)
Width across yoke, measured flat, excluding side edgings (cm):
50 (55, 60, 65, 70, 75)
Yarn: (A) King Cole Smooth DK, shade 882 Pebble, 1 (2, 2, 2, 2, 3) 100g balls, (B) King Cole Opium, shade 194 Pebble, 2 (2, 2, 2, 3, 3) 100g balls
Needles: 3.25mm, 5mm, 6mm
Stitch holders
Tapestry needle
Tension Square
14 sts x 21 rows = 10cm x 10cm stocking stitch (yarn B) 6mm needles
Knit wise: When stitches sit on your needle, the right leg of the individual stitch is in front of the needle and the left leg is behind. Knitting or purling through the back loop will deliberately twist your stitch so the left leg is in front of the needle. Pay close attention to which stitches are worked through the back loop as this will affect your rib pattern.
BACK
Using 3.25mm needles and yarn A, cast on 90 (103, 116, 129, 142, 155) sts
Row 1 (RS): k3, [p2, k2 tbl, p2, k7] to last nine sts, p2, k2 tbl, p2, k3
Row 2: k1, p2, [k2, p2 tbl, k2, p7] to last nine sts, k2, p2 tbl, k2, p2, k1
Rows 3-4: as Rows 1-2
Row 5: k3, [p2, k2 tbl, p2, k3, yfwd, skpo, k2] to last nine sts, p2, k2 tbl, p2, k3
Rows 6, 8 and 10: as Row 2
Row 7: k3, [p2, k2 tbl, p2, k1, k2tog, yfwd, k1, yfwd, skpo, k1] to last nine sts, p2, k2 tbl, p2, k3
Row 9: k3, [p2, k2 tbl, p2, k2tog, yfwd, k1, yfwd, skpo, yfwd, skpo] to last nine sts, p2, k2 tbl, p2, k3
Row 11: as Row 7
Row 12: as Row 2
Rep Rows 1-12 again
Rep Rows 1-2 only until work meas 21cm, ending after Row 1
Next row: p6 (0, 3, 8, 5, 2), * [p2tog] 1 (1, 2, 2, 2, 2) times, p2 (2, 3, 2, 2, 2), rep from * to last 8 (3, 8, 13, 5, 3) sts, [p2tog] 1 (1, 2, 2, 0, 0) times, p6 (1, 4, 9, 5, 3). 70 (77, 84, 91, 98, 105) sts
Change to 6mm needles, cut yarn A and join yarn B
Beg with a k row, work in st st until work meas 60 (62, 63, 64, 65, 67) cm from beg, ending after a p row
Shape shoulders
NOTE: cast off very loosely over thin parts of yarn to avoid these sts pulling in
Cast off 9 (10, 11, 13, 14, 16) sts at beg of next two rows, then 9 (11, 12, 13, 15, 16) sts at beg of foll two rows. 34 (35, 38, 39, 40, 41) sts
Slip rem sts on to a holderĀ
FRONT
Work as for Back until Front meas 50 (52, 52, 53, 53, 54) cm from beg, ending after a p row
Shape neck
Next row: k23 (26, 28, 31, 34, 37), turn
Work five rows dec one st at neck edge on every row. 18 (21, 23, 26, 29, 32) sts
Cont without shaping until Front meas same as Back to shoulder shaping ending at side edge
Shape shoulder
Cast off 9 (10, 11, 13, 14, 16) sts at beg of next row, 9 (11, 12, 13, 15, 16) sts
Work one row
Cast off
With RS facing slip centre 24 (25, 28, 29, 30, 31) sts on a holder
Neatly rejoin yarn to rem sts and k one row
Complete as first half
NECKBAND
Join left shoulder
Using 5mm needles, yarn B and with RS facing, k across back neck sts, pick up and k 18 (18, 19, 19, 21, 22) sts evenly down left side neck, k across centre front sts, finally pick up and k 18 (18, 19, 19, 21, 22) sts evenly up right side of neck. 94 (96, 104, 106, 112, 116) sts
K four rows
Cast off
SIDE BORDERS
Join right shoulder and neckband
Using 5mm needles, yarn B, and with RS facing, pick up and k 112 (118, 122, 126, 132, 136) sts evenly along right side edge of yarn B section
K six rows
Cast off very loosely
Work Left border to match
TO MAKE UP
With WS facing press top section only using steam iron set on low. Join rib sections. Overlapping Front over Back, stitch side edges of Side borders to top of rib.
Design by Pat Menchini