DEGRADE' SWEATER
YARN = 100 grams of col. n. 4 CASHSILK COTTON DEGRADE' by LAINES DU NORD
KNITTING NEEDLES = size 3.5 mm and 4.5 mm
OTHERS = darning needle, stitch marker, pins, scissors, tape measure.
Sweater consists of 2 panels (front and back) which include the collar. Work the sleeves separately and then join them at sweater. Start front and back using same yarn nuance.
SKILL LEVEL: Easy
Rib 1/1
1st r. (RS): (k1, p1) rep. until end of r.
2nd r. and r. seg.: work the sts. as they appear.
Stocking st.
1st r. (RS): knit.
2nd r. (WS): purl.
Always rep. 1st and 2nd r.
Decr. 2 sts. at beg. of r. (RS): k3tog
Decr. 2 sts. at end of r. (RS): sk2p (slip 1 k-wise, k2tog, pass slipped st. over k2tog)
RS = right side of work
WS = wrong side of work
r. = row(s)
st.(s) = stitch(es)
col. = color
k = knit
tog. = together
rep. = repeat
incr. = increase(ing)
foll. = follow(ing)
beg. = begin(ing)
p. = purl
sk2p = slip 1 k-wise, k2tog, pass slipped st. over k2tog
k2tog = knit 2 stitches together
k3tog = knit 3 stitches together
SIZE: 40
Procedure
FRONT
Using size 3.5 mm needles, cast-on 80 sts. and, for band shaping, work 10 r. rib 1/1 (= 3 cm). Using size 4.5 mm needle work in stocking st. At 51st r. from rib band (21 cm approx.), on both edges, incr. 1 st., then incr. 1 st. every 4 r. 9 times, increasing across 55-59-63-67-71-75-79-83-87 r. Work 15 r. more on 100 sts. then, for shoulders and collar shaping, on both edges decr. 2 sts. as foll.:
93rd r. (RS): k3tog, k1 until last 3 sts., sk2p.
94th r. (WS): purl.
95th r. (RS): knit.
96th r. (WS): purl.
97th r. (RS): k3tog, k1 until last 3 sts., sk2p.
From 98th to 149th r.: rep. from 94th to 97th r., 14 times. [=40 sts.]
From 150th to 157th r.: rep 94th and 95th r., 4 times.
158th r.: rep. 94th r.
159th r.: bind off all sts. [=63 cm]
BACK
Like front.
SLEEVE (x 2)
Using size 3.5 mm needles, cast-on 46 sts. and for band shaping, work 12 r. rib 1/1 (= 3.5 cm). Using size 4.5 mm needles work in stocking st., incr. 1 st. on both edges 12 times across foll. r.: 1-7-13-19-25-31-37-43-49-55-61-67.
When piece measures 35 cm, bind off all sts.
Work the second sleeve like first one.
FINISHING
Sew on WS.
Using the darning needle, join the shoulder edges (front and back) and side edges of collar. Beg. from lower edge, sew sides 24 cm, leaving the sleeve openings (armholes). Sew undersleeves, then top edges of sleeves around the armhole edges.
Hide the ends on WS.
