LUXURY TRAFORI CARDIGAN
YARN = “Luxury Silk†di “Laines du Nordâ€(5o gr balls): 7 balls color grey; 5 balls color cream; 4 balls color pink
NEEDLES = 5 mm
OTHER = tapestry needle, scissor, pins.
Difficulty level: Intermediate
1/1 rib st., stocking st., garter st.
Fantasy st.: * 1 st in garter st. , (YO, P2tog) to the end of the row, 1 st in garter st. *, rep ** in each row
Left decrease 2 sts (for the armholes): 2 SKP(slip 1, K1, pass slipped stitch over, K1, pass the previous stitch over)
Right decrease 2 sts: K3tog
Left decrease 1 st: SKP(slip 1, K1, pass slipped stitch over;)
Right decrease 1 st: K2tog
RS = right side
WS = wrong side
st(s) = stitch(es)
R = row
K = knit
P = purl
SKP = slip 1, K1, pass slipped stitch over
K2tog = knit 2 sts together
rep ** = repeat from * to *
Size S
Procedure
BACK
With needles 5 mm and color grey, cast on 86 sts and work 20 rows in 1/1 rib st. (= 8 cm).
Change to color pink and work in stoking st for the next 15 cm (= 36 rows), then work in fantasy st for 5 cm (= 12 rows)
Change to color cream and work in stocking st for the next 15 cm and then in fantasy st for 5 cm.
Change to color grey and work in stocking st for the next 15 cm and then in fantasy st for 5 cm.
Continue working in stocking st and at the same time at 68 cm from the beginning, for the raglan, cast off 2 sts on both sides of each RS-rows for 22 times, as follows: on RS-rows= K1, YO, 2 SKP, K to 4 sts before end, K3tog, YO, K1; on WS-rows= P all sts
After all decreases cast off all the 42 remaining sts.
RIGHT FRONT
With needles 5 mm and color grey, cast on 40 sts and work as for the back to 68 cm from the beginning, then on left-hand side creasse for the raglan as for the Back.
On right-hand side, instead, after 8 rows in fantasy st. for the neckline decrease 1 st in each RS-row until all sts are finished; decrease = SKP after the first st.
At the end cast off the last remainder st.
LEFT FRONT
Work as fro the Right front, making the decreases symmetrically.
SLEEVE
With needles 5 mm and color grey, cast on 38 sts and work in 1/1 rib st. for 5 cm.
Change to color pink and work in stocking st for 10 cm, then work in fantasy st. for 5 cm. Change to color cream and work 15 cm in stocking st and 5 cm in fantasy st., then continue in stocking st to the end of the sleeve. At the same time, starting from the rib cuff, increase 1 st on both side every 14 rows until 40 cm from the cuff. At 45 cm from the beginning decrease on both side for the raglan like for the Back and the Front. At the end cast off all sts.
Make the second sleeve.
FINISHING
ON WS, sew the 4 raglan, the sew the underarm and the sides making sure to match the sections with the corresponding colors.
Pick up the sts along the 2 fronts and back neck edge and work in 1/1 rib st for 3 cm; cast off all sts.
