32 (34 ½, 37 ½, 40, 4 2½, 45)"
81 (88, 95, 102, 108, 114)cm

6 (7, 7, 7, 8, 8) balls (123 yards ea) Cascade Yarns Indulgence alpaca/angora blend yarn in color 529 light green

size US 7 (4.5mm) 24" or 29" (61 or 74cm) circular needle
size US 7 (4.5mm) double-pointed needles
If necessary, change needle size to obtain correct gauge.
stitch markers
darning needle

18 sts and 24 rows = 4" (10cm) in St st

Editor's Note: This pattern is excerpted from Stefanie Japel's Fitted Knits and follows the F+W pattern style. Abbreviations that differ from Knitty style are noted below.

in patt (in pattern): Cont to work in pattern as est.

work 3 tog (knit or purl 3 together): Dec 2 sts by knitting or purling 3 sts tog as one, in keeping with est patt.

seed st (seed stitch): Knit the purl sts and purl the knit sts.

yoke
With circular needle, cast on 64 sts. Do not join.
RAGLAN SET-UP ROW (WS): p1, place marker, p14, place marker, p34, place marker, p14, place marker, p1.
RAGLAN INC ROW (RS): [Knit to 1 st before marker, KFB, sl marker, KFB] 4 times, knit to end—72 sts.
NEXT ROW (WS): Purl.
Rep last 2 rows 18 (21, 24, 27, 30, 33) times more—216 (240, 264, 288, 312, 336) sts.
separate sleeves from body
NEXT ROW (RS): Knit to marker, place next 52 (58, 64, 70, 76, 82) sts for first sleeve on scrap yarn to be worked later, knit to marker, place next 52 (58, 64, 70, 76, 82) sts for second sleeve on scrap yarn to be worked later, knit to end—112 (124, 136, 148, 160, 172) sts on needle.

body
Work 15 rows even.
NEXT ROW (RS): KFB, knit to last st, KFB—114 (126, 138, 150, 162, 174) sts.
NEXT ROW (WS): KFB, purl to last st, KFB—116 (128, 140, 152, 164, 176) sts.
Rep last 2 rows twice more, then work RS row only once more—128 (140, 152, 164, 176, 188) sts.
Cont in St st, cast on 9 sts at beg of next 2 rows—146 (158, 170, 182, 194, 200) sts. Work even until body measures 10" (25cm) from underarm, ending with a WS row.
EYELET ROW (RS): k2, [yo, k2tog] to end.
Work even in St st for 1½" (4cm) more. Bind off.

sleeves
Transfer 52 (58, 64, 70, 76, 82) held sts of one sleeve to needle. Do not join. Work even in St st until sleeve measures 9½ (10, 10, 10, 10½, 10½)" 24 (25, 25, 25, 27, 27)cm from underarm, ending with a WS row.
EYELET ROW (RS): k2, [yo, k2tog] to end.
Work even in St st for 1½" (4cm) more. Bind off.

finishing
Seam sleeves. Fold sleeve and body hems to WS on eyelet row. With yarn threaded on a darning needle, slip sts in place.
ties and neck edging

LEAF
With DPNs, cast on 1 st. Working in seed st, inc 1 st at beg of next 14 rows—15 sts.
NEXT ROW: Work 6 sts in patt, work 3 tog, work to end—13 sts.
NEXT ROW: Work even in seed st.
NEXT ROW: Work 2 sts in patt, work 3 tog, work 3 sts in patt, work 3 tog, work to end—9 sts.
NEXT ROW: Work even in seed st.
Cont in seed st, dec 1 st at beg of next 4 rows—5 sts.

I-CORD
Work i-cord on these 5 sts as foll: Knit 1 row, do not turn. *Slide sts back to working end of needle and knit them again. Rep from * for 11" (28cm). Do not bind off.
Now work applied i-cord around neckline as foll: *k4 on DPN, then knit last st tog with 1 st picked up from right front neck edge—5 sts. Slide sts back to working end of needle and rep from *. Work as est all around neckline, then cont work­ing i-cord for 11" (28cm) more.

END WITH LEAF WORKED IN REVERSE
Work in seed st, inc 1 st at beg of next 4 rows—9 sts.
NEXT ROW: Work even in seed st.
NEXT ROW: Work 2 sts in patt, M1, work 1, M1, work 3 sts in patt, M1, k1, M1, work to end—13 sts.
NEXT ROW: Work even in seed st.
NEXT ROW: Work 6 sts in pattern, M1, k1, M1, work to end—15 sts.
Cont in seed st, dec 1 st at beg of next 14 rows—1 st.
Fasten off.

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