Takeuma

Lace Sweater

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Lace Sweater
YS-576 Size
ONE SIZE To fit bust 34/38in (86/96cm) Row 36: Cast on and P3sts, patt to the last 3sts, M1, P3. Place a colored marker (A) at the beg of the last row. Cont inc on every 3rd row as before while working the opposite side straight until 102sts ending with a wrong side row. 60rs worked. Wk straight for 4rs. Place a colored marker (B) at the end of the last row. Wk straight for 80rs. Place a colored marker ( C) at the end of the last row. Wk straight for 4rs. Row 149: (RSF) K3, P2tog, patt to end. Cont decreasing 1 st at this same edge, inside the edge 3sts on every 3rd row for a further 23rs. Place a colored marker (D) at the beg of the last row. Row 173: (RSF) K3, P2tog, patt to end. Row 174: Cast off 3sts, patt to end. Cont dec on every 3rd row as before AT THE SAME TIME cast off 3sts at the beg of the next row and 4 foll alt rs. Cont with dec on every 3rd row AT THE SAME TIME dec 1 st on every row at the opposite side until 39sts rem and ending with a wrong side row. Cast off. Row 29: Cast on and K3sts, patt to end. Row 30: P3, M1, patt to end. Row 31: Cast on and K3sts, patt to end. Row 32: Patt to end. Row 33: Cast on and K3sts, patt to the last 3sts, M1, K3. Row 34: Patt to end. Row 35: Cast on and K3sts, patt to end. Row 36: P3, M1, patt to end. Place a colored marker (A) at the END of the last row. Cont inc on every 3rd row as before while working the opposite side straight until 102sts ending with a wrong side row. 60rs worked. Wk straight for 4rs. Place a colored marker (B) at the BEG of the last row. Wk straight for 80rs. Place a colored marker ( C) at the BEG of the last row. Wk straight for 4rs. Row 149: (RSF) Patt to the last 5sts, P2tog, K3. Place a colored marker (D) at the END of the last row. Row 173: (RSF) Cast off 3sts, patt to the last 5sts, P2tog, K3. Row 174: Patt to end. Cont dec on every 3rd row as before AT THE SAME TIME cast off 3sts at the beg of the next row and the 4 foll alt rows. Cont decreasing on every 3rd row AT THE SAME TIME dec 1 st on every row at the opposite side until 39sts rem and ending with a wrong side row. Cast off.

Finished Measurements
Width Length 60in/152cm (at the widest point) 20in/51cm

Materials
US 7 (4mm) needles (x2) 360gr (about 8 skeins) Noro Takeuma shade #4

Tension
Measured over patt using US 7 needles 19sts x 27rs = 4in (10cm) square.

Instructions
BACK (KNIT HORIZONTALLY)
With US 7 needles cast on 39sts and knit to end tbl. NR: (WSF) [P3, K2, P2, K2] 4 times, P3. Wk patt as follows: Row 1: (RSF) K3, * P2, yon, K2tog, P2, K3, rep from * to the last st, inc 1 st into last st. Row 2: Inc 1 st into first stitch, P3, * K2, P2, K2, P3, rep from * to end. Row 3: K3, M1, [P2, K2tog, yfrn, P2, K3] 4 times, P1, inc 1 st into last st. Row 4: Inc 1 st into first stitch, K2, [P3, K2, P2, K2] 4 times, P4. The last 4 rs set the lace patt. Cont in patt as set AT THE SAME TIME M1 inside the K3sts at the end of row 6 and at this same edge on every foll 3rd row AT THE SAME TIME inc 1 st at the opposite side on every row until 24rs worked. 71sts. Row 25: (RSF) K3, patt to the last st, inc 1 st into last st. Row 26: Cast on and P3sts, patt to end. Row 27: K3, M1, patt to end. Row 28: As row 26. Row 29: K3, patt to end. Row 30: Cast on and P3sts, patt to the last 3sts, M1, P3. Row 31: K3, patt to end. Row 32: Cast on and P3sts, patt to end. Row 33: K3, M1, patt to end. Row 34: Cast on and P3sts, patt to end. Row 35: K3, patt to end.

FRONT (KNIT HORIZONTALLY)

With US 7 needles cast on 39sts and knit to end tbl. NR: (WSF) [P3, K2, P2, K2] 4 times, P3. Wk patt as follows: Row 1: (RSF) Inc 1 st into the first st, K2, * P2, yon, K2tog, P2, K3, rep from * end. Row 2: P3, * K2, P2, K2, P3, rep from * to the last st, inc 1 st into the last st. Row 3: Inc 1 st into the first st, P1, [K3, P2, K2tog, yfrn, P2] 4 times, M1, K3. Row 4: P4, [K2, P2, K2, P3] 4 times, K2, inc 1 st into the last st. Patt is now set. The last 4 rs set the lace patt. Cont in patt as set AT THE SAME TIME M1 inside the K3sts at the BEG of row 6 and at this same edge on every foll 3rd row AT THE SAME TIME inc 1 st at the opposite side on every row until 24rs worked. 71sts. Row 25: (RSF) Cast on and K3sts, patt to the last 3sts, K3. Row 26: Patt to end. Row 27: Cast on and K3sts, patt to the last 3sts, M1, K3. Row 28: As row 26.

ARMBANDS
Join shoulder seams ie from cast on/cast off row to colored marker (B) and C) RSF with US 7 needles pick up and K74sts evenly along cast on/cast off row. Wk 8rs in K1, P1 rib. Cast off.

LOWER ENDINGS
RSF with US 7 needles pick up and K119sts evenly between colored maker A and colored marker D. Wk 16rs in K1, P1 rib. Cast off. Rep on the other side.

FINISHING
Join lower edgings at sides and join side and armband seams.

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