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Back
CO
79[87, 96, 104, 112].
Knit in moss st for 6 rows.
Knit in St st until back measures 12[12.5, 12.5, 12.5,
12.5] inches from hem.
Decrease for armholes: BO 5[5, 6, 6, 7] at the beginning
of the next two rows.
Continue knitting in St st until armhole measures
8[8.5, 9, 9, 9.5] inches, then shape neck.
Neck shaping: K 24[27, 29, 33,35] sts, slip
next 21[23, 26, 26, 28] sts onto a holder.
With a second ball of yarn, knit rem 24[27, 29, 33,
35] sts.
Neck
decrease: dec 1 st at neck edge 2[2 , 2, 3, 2
] times until 22[25, 27, 30, 33] sts remain.
Knit shoulders separately until armhole measures 9[9.5,
10, 10, 10.5] inches.
BO shoulders.
Right
front
CO
40[44, 49, 53, 57].
Work in moss st for 6 rows.
K in St st until front measures 4.5[5, 5, 5, 5.5 ]
inches from cast on edge.
Neck decrease: dec 1 st at neck edge every
5th row 1[3, 15, 15, 15] times and then every 6th
row 11[10, 0, 0, 1] times, until 22[25, 27, 30, 33]
sts remain. AT THE SAME TIME, when front measures
12[12.5, 12.5, 12.5, 12.5] inches, dec for armholes:
BO 5[5, 6, 6, 7 ] sts at beg of the next row opposite
neck.
Continue in St st until armhole measures 9[9.5, 10,
10, 10.5] inches.
Left
front
Same
as right front, but reverse the shaping.
Sleeves
[make
2]
CO
81[83, 89 91, 97] sts.
K 4[5, 5, 6, 9] sts, place marker, k 73[73, 79, 79,
79] sts, place marker, k 4[5, 5, 6, 9] remaining sts.
Work
all sts on the outside markers in St st [all sleeve
decreasing will be done in these sts].
All
sts between the markers use the following 8 row lace
stitch.
 Lace
pattern
Row
1: [WS] and all WS rows: p all sts
Row
2: k1, *k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1 rep from *.
Row
4: k2tog, *yo, k3, yo, sl 2 sts knitwise, k1, p2sso,
rep from * [last repeat: ssk instead of p2sso].
Row
6: k1, *yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, rep from *.
Row
8: k2, *yo, sl 2 sts knitwise, k1, p2sso, yo, k3,
rep from * [last repeat: k2].
Dec
1 st on each edge of every 16 [16, 13, 13, 8]th row
3 [3, 4, 6,7] times. 75 [77, 81, 83, 83] sts total.
Continue
k until 7 [7, 8, 8, 8 ] lace repeats plus 4 [0, 0,
0, 2] rows have been completed.
P
1 row
K
1 row
BO
all sts.
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Block
sleeves, fronts and back to size.
Sew
together.
Sleeve
ruffle
Pick
up 81[ 83, 89 91, 97] sts with 16-inch circular needle
at cuff end of sleeve.
Join, being careful not to twist stitches.
Round
1: K
Round
2: K into the front and back of every stitch, doubling
the number of sts on the needle.
Round
3: K
Round
4: K into the front and back of every stitch, doubling
the number of sts on the needle.
Round
5: BO
Repeat
for other sleeve.
Neck
ruffle
Starting
at the lower right front of the V, with a 32" needle,
pick up 64 [68, 68, 72, 72] sts up the right front
of the sweater, k across 21[23, 26, 26, 28] neck sts
on holder, pick up 64 [68, 68, 72, 72] sts down the
left front of sweater.
Row
1: P
Row
2: K
Row
3: P
Row
4: K into the front and back of every stitch, doubling
the number of sts on the needle.
Row
5: P
Row
6: K into the front and back of every stitch, doubling
the number of sts on the needle.
Row
7: BO
Button
loop
With
crochet hook, make a single chain of 16 sts [or, long
enough to loop around button of choice, plus two sts].
Attach crochet chain as a loop to the right front
of sweater.
Sew
button opposite.
Weave
in all ends.
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