Body
CO
110[122, 134, 146, 158].
Work in garter st until body measures 11[11 .5,
12, 12.5, 12] inches/ 28[29, 30, 32, 29] cm.
Shape armholes
Work across
27[29, 30, 32, 35] sts and BO 4[6, 10, 12, 12]
sts, k 48[52, 54, 58, 64], BO 4[6,10, 12, 12]
sts and work to end; 27[29, 30, 32, 35] sts remain
for each front and 48[52,
54, 58, 64] sts remain for back.
Place right front and back sts on holder.
Left
Front
Continuing
on left front sts only, dec 1 st
at armhole edge every RS row 2[3, 3, 3,
4] times and 1 st every 4 rows 1[1, 1, 2,
2].
Work in garter st until piece measures 8[9,
9 .5, 10, 12] inches/20.25[22.75, 24.25,
25.5, 30.5] cm from bottom of armhole --
19.5[20.5, 21.5, 21.5, 22.5] from CO edge.
Place sts on holder.
Back
Dec
1 st at each edge every RS row 2[3, 3, 3,
4] times and 1 st every 4 rows 1[1, 1, 2,
2] times.
Work straight for 8[9, 9.5, 10, 12] inches/20.25[22.75,
24.25, 25.5, 30.5] cm.
Place sts on holder.
Right
Front
Work as for left front, reversing
all shapings.
Join
Shoulders
Starting from outside edge, place
11[11, 12, 12, 13] sts from left front and
adjoining back on dpns; bind these off tog
from the outside in, saving remaining st
for collar. Repeat with other shoulder.
Shape
collar
Pick up 13 [14, 14, 15, 16] from right front,
1 st [remaining from binding off shoulders],
20 [22, 22, 24, 26] from back, 1 st from
shoulder and 13[14, 14, 15, 16] from left
front - 48 [52, 52, 56, 60] sts on needle.
Work in garter st for 2[2, 2, 2, 3] inches/
5[5, 5, 5, 6.25] cms. BO all sts.
Necktie
Cast
on 10 sts and work in garter st for 16 inches.
Next row: work 5 sts as established, join
second length of yarn, work to end.
Keeping first and last 5 stitches separate,
work 4 rows.
Next row: Dropping second length of yarn,
rejoin sides by working across all sts.
Continue working as established until piece
measures 22inches/56cms
BO all sts.
