Grecian
Plait stitch
Adapted
from Mary
Thomas's Book of Knitting Patterns:
Row 1 [RS, with smaller needle]: lift the
2nd st over the 1st st and knit it, then
knit the 1st st. Lift the 4th st over the
3rd st, knit it, then knit the 3rd st. Repeat
across row.
Row 2 [WS, with larger needle]: Purl.
Rep rows 1 and 2.
Back
With
smaller needles, CO 70[74, 78, 82] sts.
K 2 rows.
Using larger needle, P 1 row.
Work in Grecian plait pattern, until piece measures
10 inches from beg, ending on RS.
With smaller needle, P next row.
Cont in St st on 2 smaller needles until piece
measures 12[12.5, 12.5, 13] inches from beg, ending
on WS.
Decrease
for armholes
BO 4 sts at beg of next 2 rows.
BO 2 sts at beg of next 2 rows.
Dec 1 st at each end of the next 2 RS rows. 54[58,
62, 66
sts remain)..
Work even in St st until piece measures 20[21,
21, 22] inches from beg, ending on WS row.
Shape
back neck
K 12[14, 16, 18].
Attach 2nd ball and BO center 30 sts.
K to end of row.
Working both sides simultaneously, dec 2 sts at
each neck edge once, then 1 st at each neck edge
twice, ending on RS -- 8[10, 12, 14] sts remain
on each side.
Leave rem sts live on a spare needle for 3-needle
bind off.
Front
Work
same as back through patterned section,
until piece measures 10 inches, ending with
RS row.
P
one row WITH SMALLER NEEDLE.
Next row, inc 12 sts evenly spaced across
the front: K2[4, 6, 8] inc 1, [k6, inc 1]
11 times, k2[4, 6, 8]. 82[86, 90, 94] sts
remain.
Cont in St st until piece measures 12[12.5,
12.5, 13] inches.
Decrease
for armholes
BO
4 sts at beg of next 2 rows.
BO 2 sts at beg of next 2 rows.
Dec 1 st at each end of next 2 RS rows [70 sts
remain].
Work even until piece measures 15.5[16, 16.5,
17] inches from beg, ending with RS row.
Shape
front neck
Row
1 [WS]: P12[14, 16, 18]; [p2tog, p1] 2 times;
[p2tog, p2] 7 times; [p2tog, p1] 2 times; p2tog;
p12[14, 16, 18]. 54[58, 62, 66] sts.
Row 2 [RS]: K12[14, 16, 18]. Attach 2nd
ball and BO center 30 sts. K to end of row.
Working both sides simultaneously, dec 2 sts at
each neck edge once, then 1 st at each neck edge
twice. 8[10, 12, 14] sts remain on each side.
Cont in St st on both sides until the front is
the same length as back.
BO front and back together, using 3-needle bind
off.
Sleeves
With
smaller needles, CO 52[56, 56,60] sts.
K 2 rows.
Keeping the first and last 2 sts of each row in
garter stitch and beg with P row, work 1.5 inches
in St st, ending with WS row.
Next row [inc row], K2, inc 1, K to last 2 sts,
inc 1, k2.
Working all sts in St st, work an inc row
every 12th row 4 more times -- 62[66, 66,
70] sts.
Work even until sleeve measures 10[11, 11, 12]
inches from beg, ending with WS row.
Shape
shoulder
BO
4 sts at beg of next 2 rows; 54[58, 58, 62] sts.
BO 2 sts at beg of next 2 rows; 50[54, 54, 58]
sts.
Dec 1 st at each end of the next 4 RS rows, then
every other RS row 3 times. 36[40, 40, 44] sts.
Dec 1 st at each end of the next 4 RS rows to
28[32, 32, 36] sts.
BO 2 sts at beg of next 2 rows to 24[28, 28, 32]
sts.
BO 4 sts at beg of next 2 rows. 16[20, 20, 24]
sts remain.
BO all remaining sts.
Work 2nd sleeve the same.
