MATERIAL
YARN = 3 balls x 100 grams of col. 106 SUMMER NUANCE by LAINES DU NORD
CIRCULAR NEEDLES = size 3 mm points, size 3.5 mm points and 80 cm cable
CIRCULAR NEEDLES = size 3 mm short points with 40 cm cable
OTHERS = 1 x size 3.5 mm knitting needle (for shoulders bind off), darning needle, pins, stitch marker, row counter, scissors, tape measure.
SAMPLE
10 cm = 24 sts. rib 6/4 using size 3.5 mm needles, measured after blocking.
10 cm = 15 sts. in patterned stitch using size 3.5 mm needles, measured after blocking.
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ABBREVIATIONS
RS = right side of work
WS = wrong side of work
SM = stitch marker
SMb = beginning stitch marker
st. / es = stitch / es
r. = row / s
S2kp-r = slip 2 tog., knit, pass slipped sts over – it shapes central rib
incr. = increase
col. = color
k = knit
yo = yarn over
tog. = together
rep. = repeat / ing
p = purl
foll. = follow / ing
NOTES
SKILL LEVEL: Experienced
Work from bottom to top.
Using the circular needles, work the chest (front and back) until the armholes, then work top front and top back in back-and-forth rows separately. After working 2 parts, join them at shoulders, shaping the armholes. Around the armholes work the armholes bands.
The number before the brackets refers to size S (in the picture), the numbers inside the brackets refer to sizes L-XL.
MEASURES
SIZE: S (M; L)
POINTS USED
Stocking stitch in round: always in knit stitch on RS.
Stocking stitch in back-and-forth rows: knit across the rows on RS; purl across the rows on WS.
Little cable: pass 3rd st. of left needle over previous 2 sts., dropping the 3rd st., on left needle there are 2 sts., then work these 2 sts. (k1, yo, k1) and there are 3 sts.
k2tog (knit 2 stitches together): insert the right needle into next 2 sts. of left needle and knit them together.
Ssk-b (slip, slip, knit through the back loop): slip 1 stitch k-wise, slip next stitch k-wise, move these 2 stitches on the left needle and knit them together through the back loop.
S2kp-r (slip 2 tog., knit, pass slipped sts over – it shapes central rib): slip 2 sts. tog. k-wise on right needle, knit next stitch, pass 2 slipped sts. over knitted st.
3 needles bind off: use this technique for shoulders stitches binding off. Distribute the sts. of back and front shoulder over two different knitting needles (base needles), put them beside (RS against RS) and, using a third knitting needle (working needle), insert its point in 1st st. of front needle and in 1st st. of back needle, then knit them together, (insert the working needle in next st. of both needles and k2tog, pass 1st worked st. over the 2nd st. of working needle); rep. until you have bound off all sts.
Bind off: work 2 sts., then * insert the point of left needle in first of these 2 sts. and pass the st. 1st st. over the 2nd st. *, work 1 st. and rep. from * to *. Cont. running out all sts. If you bind off the sts. across one knit row, knit all sts.; if you bind off the sts. across one rib row, work the sts. as they appear.
Graft stitch (bind off using the darning needle)
INSTRUCTIONS
BACK
Lower band of back
Using size 3.5 mm points and 80 cm cable, cast-on 135 (147; 159) sts. and work in patterned ribs in back-and-forth rows, as foll.:
1st r. (RS): slip 1 st. k-wise, k1, p1, k3, (p1, k1, p1, k3) until 3 sts. before the end of r., p1, k2
2nd r. (WS): slip 1 st. p-wise, p1, k1, (p3, k1, p1, k1) until 6 sts. before the end of r., p3, k1, p2.
3rd r.: slip 1 st. k-wise, k1, p1, 1 cable, (p1, k1, p1, 1 cable) until 3 sts. before the end of r., p1, k2
4th r.: rep. 2nd r.
5th r.: rep. 1st r.
6th r.: rep. 2nd r.
Cont. rep. from 3rd to 6th r. 6 times, then rep. 3rd and 4th r. once.
Cast-on 121 (133; 145) sts. separately, then beg. on sts. of back as foll.:
Preparation round: slip 1 st. k-wise, k1, p1, k3 (p1, k1, p1, k3) until 3 sts. before the end of r. of back, p1, work last k2 and 1st cast-on st. tog., p1 k3, (p1, k1, p1, k3) until 3 sts. before the end of r. of cast-on sts., p1, place the SMb and work last cast-on st. and first 2 sts. of back tog., then cont. in rounds.
FRONT AND BACK CHEST (UNTIL THE ARMHOLES)
Round 0: p1, k3, (p1, k1, p1, k3) until 1 st. before the SMb, p1.
1st round: k1, p1, 1 cable, (p1, k1, p1, 1 cable) until 1 st. before the SMb, p1.
From 2nd to 4th round: k1, p1, k3, (p1, k1, p1, k3) until 1 st. before the SMb, p1.
From 5th to 28th round: rep. from 1st to 4th round 7 times.
29th round: k1, p1, 1 cable, (p1, k1, p1, 1 cable) until 1 st. before the SMb, p1.
30th round: k1, p1, k3, (p1, k1, p1, k3) until 1 st. before the SMb, p1,
31st round: k1, * k2tog, yo, k1, yo, 1 ssk-b, k1, p1, k3, p1, k1, p1, k3, p1, k1 *, rep. from * to * until 17 sts. before the SMb, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, 1 ssk-b, (k1, p1) 6 times.
32nd round: work all sts. as they appear and knit the yo.
33rd round: * k2tog, yo, k3, yo, 1 ssk-b, p1, k3, p1, k1, p1, k3, p1, *, rep. from * to * until 18 sts. before the SMb, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, 1 ssk-b, p1, k3, p1, k1, p1, k3, p1.
34th round: work all sts. as they appear and knit the yo, until 1 st. before the SMb.
Remove the SMb and place it after k2tog of next round.
35th round: * k2tog, yo, k5, yo, 1 ssk-b, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1 *, rep. from * to * until 1 st. before the SMb, k1.
36th round: work all sts. as they appear and knit the yo, until 2 st. before the SMb.
37th round: * k2tog, yo, k7, yo, 1 ssk-b, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1 *, rep. from * to * until 2 sts. before the SMB, k2.
38th round: work all sts. as they appear and knit the yo, until 3 sts. before the SMb.
39th round: * k2tog, yo, k9, yo, 1 ssk-b, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1 *, rep. from * to * until 3 sts. before the SMb, k3
40th round: work all sts. as they appear and knit the yo, until 4 sts. before the SMb.
41st round: * k2tog, yo, k11, yo, 1 ssk-b, p1, k1, p1 *, rep. from * to * until 4 sts. before the SMb, k4.
42nd round: work all sts. as they appear and knit the yo, until 5 sts. before the SMb.
43rd round: * k2tog, yo, k13, yo, 1 ssk-b, k1 *, rep. from * to * until 5 sts. before the SMb, k5.
44th round: work all sts. as they appear and knit the yo, until the SMb, remove the SMb, k3 and place the SMb.
45th round: k8, yo, 1 S2kp-r, yo, * k15, yo, 1 S2kp-r, yo, * rep. from * to * until 7 sts. before the SMb, k7.
46th round and even rounds: knit until SMb.
47th round: k7, k2tog, yo, k109 (121; 133), yo, 1 ssk-b, k13, k2tog, yo, k109 (121; 133), yo, 1 ssk-b, k6.
49th round: k6, k2tog, yo, k111 (123; 135), yo, 1 ssk-b, k11, k2tog, yo, k111 (123; 135), yo, 1 ssk-b, k5.
51st round: k5, k2tog, yo, k113 (125; 137), yo, 1 ssk-b, k9, k2tog, yo, k113 (125; 137), yo, 1 ssk-b, k4.
53rd round: k4, k2tog, yo, k115 (127; 139), yo, 1 ssk-b, k7, k2tog, yo, k115 (127; 139), yo, 1 ssk-b, k3
55th round: k3, k2tog, yo, k117 (129; 141), yo, 1 ssk-b, k5, k2tog, yo, k117 (129; 141), yo, 1 ssk-b, k2.
57th round: k2, k2tog, yo, k119 (131; 143), yo, 1 ssk-b, k3, k2tog, yo, k119 (131; 143), yo, 1 ssk-b, k1.
59th round: k1, k2tog, yo, k121 (133; 145), yo, 1 ssk-b, k1, k2tog, yo, k121 (133; 145), yo, 1 ssk-b.
60th round: knit until 1 st. before the SMb, place the SMb.
61st round: yo, move the SMb, 1 S2kp-r, yo, k123 (135; 147), yo, 1 S2kp-r, yo, k123 (135; 147), k1.
From 62nd to 100th round: knit.
Divide into in 2 parts and, using circular needles in back-and-forth rows, cont. working top front and top back separately as foll.: bind off 1 st., k125 (137; 149) for back, bind off 1 st., k125 (137; 149) for top front.
TOP BACK
Stocking stitch.
1st r. (RS): knit.
2nd r. (WS): purl.
Rep. from 1st to 2nd r. until 60 (70; 80) r. Leave (38; 44) sts. for first shoulder, 61 sts. for neckline and 32 (38; 44) sts. for second shoulder.
TOP FRONT
Restart working the sts. of front and, for V-neckline shaping, divide into two parts and cont. working 2 parts separately (using 2 balls):
1st r.: k62, bind off 1 st., k62.
2nd r.: purl the sts. of each of the 2 parts.
3rd r.: for right part knit until 4 sts. before the center, k2tog, k2, for left part k2, 1 ssk-b, knit until the end of r.
4th r.: purl the sts. of each of the 2 parts.
Rep. 3rd and 4th r. until 60 (70; 80) r.
Join the shoulders with 3 needles bind off.
COLLAR
Using circular needles with size 3 mm points and 80 cm cable, pick-up and knit 57 sts. along right top neckline, 61 sts. along back neckline and 57 sts. along left top neckline, in back-and-forth row.
Ferro 0: purl.
1st r.: k1, p1, 1 cable, (p1, k1, p1, 1 cable) until 2 sts. before the end of r., p1, k1.
2nd r.: p1, k1, (p3, k1, p1, k1) until 5 sts. before the end of r., p3, k1, p1.
3rd r.: k1, p1, k3, (p1, k1, p1, k3) until 2 sts. before the end of r., p1, k1.
4th r.: p1, k1, (p3, k1, p1, k1) until 5 sts. before the end of r., p3, k1, p1.
Rep. from 1st to 4th r. 3 times, then rep. 1st r. once.
Bind off the sts. as they appear, loosely.
ARMHOLES BANDS
Using circular needles with size 3 mm points and 40 cm cable, pick-up 108 (120;132) sts. around armhole, placing the SMb in the center of undersleeve.
1st round: k1, p1, 1 cable, (p1, k1, p1, 1 cable) until 1 st. before the SMb, p1.
From 2nd to 4th round: k1, p1, k3, (p1, k1, p1, k3) until 1 st. before the SMb, p1.
Rep. from 1st to 4th round 3 times, then rep. 1st round once.
Bind off the sts. as they appear, loosely.
Work the second armhole band as given for first one.
FINISHING
Hide the ends on WS. Wet and block.
SUMMER NUANCE VEST
MATERIAL
YARN = 3 balls x 100 grams of col. 106 SUMMER NUANCE by LAINES DU NORD
CIRCULAR NEEDLES = size 3 mm points, size 3.5 mm points and 80 cm cable
CIRCULAR NEEDLES = size 3 mm short points with 40 cm cable
OTHERS = 1 x size 3.5 mm knitting needle (for shoulders bind off), darning needle, pins, stitch marker, row counter, scissors, tape measure.
SAMPLE
10 cm = 24 sts. rib 6/4 using size 3.5 mm needles, measured after blocking.
10 cm = 15 sts. in patterned stitch using size 3.5 mm needles, measured after blocking.
SHARE
ABBREVIATIONS
RS = right side of work
WS = wrong side of work
SM = stitch marker
SMb = beginning stitch marker
st. / es = stitch / es
r. = row / s
S2kp-r = slip 2 tog., knit, pass slipped sts over – it shapes central rib
incr. = increase
col. = color
k = knit
yo = yarn over
tog. = together
rep. = repeat / ing
p = purl
foll. = follow / ing
NOTES
SKILL LEVEL: Experienced
Work from bottom to top.
Using the circular needles, work the chest (front and back) until the armholes, then work top front and top back in back-and-forth rows separately. After working 2 parts, join them at shoulders, shaping the armholes. Around the armholes work the armholes bands.
The number before the brackets refers to size S (in the picture), the numbers inside the brackets refer to sizes L-XL.
MEASURES
SIZE: S (M; L)
POINTS USED
Stocking stitch in round: always in knit stitch on RS.
Stocking stitch in back-and-forth rows: knit across the rows on RS; purl across the rows on WS.
Little cable: pass 3rd st. of left needle over previous 2 sts., dropping the 3rd st., on left needle there are 2 sts., then work these 2 sts. (k1, yo, k1) and there are 3 sts.
k2tog (knit 2 stitches together): insert the right needle into next 2 sts. of left needle and knit them together.
Ssk-b (slip, slip, knit through the back loop): slip 1 stitch k-wise, slip next stitch k-wise, move these 2 stitches on the left needle and knit them together through the back loop.
S2kp-r (slip 2 tog., knit, pass slipped sts over – it shapes central rib): slip 2 sts. tog. k-wise on right needle, knit next stitch, pass 2 slipped sts. over knitted st.
3 needles bind off: use this technique for shoulders stitches binding off. Distribute the sts. of back and front shoulder over two different knitting needles (base needles), put them beside (RS against RS) and, using a third knitting needle (working needle), insert its point in 1st st. of front needle and in 1st st. of back needle, then knit them together, (insert the working needle in next st. of both needles and k2tog, pass 1st worked st. over the 2nd st. of working needle); rep. until you have bound off all sts.
Bind off: work 2 sts., then * insert the point of left needle in first of these 2 sts. and pass the st. 1st st. over the 2nd st. *, work 1 st. and rep. from * to *. Cont. running out all sts. If you bind off the sts. across one knit row, knit all sts.; if you bind off the sts. across one rib row, work the sts. as they appear.
Graft stitch (bind off using the darning needle)
INSTRUCTIONS
BACK
Lower band of back
Using size 3.5 mm points and 80 cm cable, cast-on 135 (147; 159) sts. and work in patterned ribs in back-and-forth rows, as foll.:
1st r. (RS): slip 1 st. k-wise, k1, p1, k3, (p1, k1, p1, k3) until 3 sts. before the end of r., p1, k2
2nd r. (WS): slip 1 st. p-wise, p1, k1, (p3, k1, p1, k1) until 6 sts. before the end of r., p3, k1, p2.
3rd r.: slip 1 st. k-wise, k1, p1, 1 cable, (p1, k1, p1, 1 cable) until 3 sts. before the end of r., p1, k2
4th r.: rep. 2nd r.
5th r.: rep. 1st r.
6th r.: rep. 2nd r.
Cont. rep. from 3rd to 6th r. 6 times, then rep. 3rd and 4th r. once.
Cast-on 121 (133; 145) sts. separately, then beg. on sts. of back as foll.:
Preparation round: slip 1 st. k-wise, k1, p1, k3 (p1, k1, p1, k3) until 3 sts. before the end of r. of back, p1, work last k2 and 1st cast-on st. tog., p1 k3, (p1, k1, p1, k3) until 3 sts. before the end of r. of cast-on sts., p1, place the SMb and work last cast-on st. and first 2 sts. of back tog., then cont. in rounds.
FRONT AND BACK CHEST (UNTIL THE ARMHOLES)
Round 0: p1, k3, (p1, k1, p1, k3) until 1 st. before the SMb, p1.
1st round: k1, p1, 1 cable, (p1, k1, p1, 1 cable) until 1 st. before the SMb, p1.
From 2nd to 4th round: k1, p1, k3, (p1, k1, p1, k3) until 1 st. before the SMb, p1.
From 5th to 28th round: rep. from 1st to 4th round 7 times.
29th round: k1, p1, 1 cable, (p1, k1, p1, 1 cable) until 1 st. before the SMb, p1.
30th round: k1, p1, k3, (p1, k1, p1, k3) until 1 st. before the SMb, p1,
31st round: k1, * k2tog, yo, k1, yo, 1 ssk-b, k1, p1, k3, p1, k1, p1, k3, p1, k1 *, rep. from * to * until 17 sts. before the SMb, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, 1 ssk-b, (k1, p1) 6 times.
32nd round: work all sts. as they appear and knit the yo.
33rd round: * k2tog, yo, k3, yo, 1 ssk-b, p1, k3, p1, k1, p1, k3, p1, *, rep. from * to * until 18 sts. before the SMb, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, 1 ssk-b, p1, k3, p1, k1, p1, k3, p1.
34th round: work all sts. as they appear and knit the yo, until 1 st. before the SMb.
Remove the SMb and place it after k2tog of next round.
35th round: * k2tog, yo, k5, yo, 1 ssk-b, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1 *, rep. from * to * until 1 st. before the SMb, k1.
36th round: work all sts. as they appear and knit the yo, until 2 st. before the SMb.
37th round: * k2tog, yo, k7, yo, 1 ssk-b, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1 *, rep. from * to * until 2 sts. before the SMB, k2.
38th round: work all sts. as they appear and knit the yo, until 3 sts. before the SMb.
39th round: * k2tog, yo, k9, yo, 1 ssk-b, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1 *, rep. from * to * until 3 sts. before the SMb, k3
40th round: work all sts. as they appear and knit the yo, until 4 sts. before the SMb.
41st round: * k2tog, yo, k11, yo, 1 ssk-b, p1, k1, p1 *, rep. from * to * until 4 sts. before the SMb, k4.
42nd round: work all sts. as they appear and knit the yo, until 5 sts. before the SMb.
43rd round: * k2tog, yo, k13, yo, 1 ssk-b, k1 *, rep. from * to * until 5 sts. before the SMb, k5.
44th round: work all sts. as they appear and knit the yo, until the SMb, remove the SMb, k3 and place the SMb.
45th round: k8, yo, 1 S2kp-r, yo, * k15, yo, 1 S2kp-r, yo, * rep. from * to * until 7 sts. before the SMb, k7.
46th round and even rounds: knit until SMb.
47th round: k7, k2tog, yo, k109 (121; 133), yo, 1 ssk-b, k13, k2tog, yo, k109 (121; 133), yo, 1 ssk-b, k6.
49th round: k6, k2tog, yo, k111 (123; 135), yo, 1 ssk-b, k11, k2tog, yo, k111 (123; 135), yo, 1 ssk-b, k5.
51st round: k5, k2tog, yo, k113 (125; 137), yo, 1 ssk-b, k9, k2tog, yo, k113 (125; 137), yo, 1 ssk-b, k4.
53rd round: k4, k2tog, yo, k115 (127; 139), yo, 1 ssk-b, k7, k2tog, yo, k115 (127; 139), yo, 1 ssk-b, k3
55th round: k3, k2tog, yo, k117 (129; 141), yo, 1 ssk-b, k5, k2tog, yo, k117 (129; 141), yo, 1 ssk-b, k2.
57th round: k2, k2tog, yo, k119 (131; 143), yo, 1 ssk-b, k3, k2tog, yo, k119 (131; 143), yo, 1 ssk-b, k1.
59th round: k1, k2tog, yo, k121 (133; 145), yo, 1 ssk-b, k1, k2tog, yo, k121 (133; 145), yo, 1 ssk-b.
60th round: knit until 1 st. before the SMb, place the SMb.
61st round: yo, move the SMb, 1 S2kp-r, yo, k123 (135; 147), yo, 1 S2kp-r, yo, k123 (135; 147), k1.
From 62nd to 100th round: knit.
Divide into in 2 parts and, using circular needles in back-and-forth rows, cont. working top front and top back separately as foll.: bind off 1 st., k125 (137; 149) for back, bind off 1 st., k125 (137; 149) for top front.
TOP BACK
Stocking stitch.
1st r. (RS): knit.
2nd r. (WS): purl.
Rep. from 1st to 2nd r. until 60 (70; 80) r. Leave (38; 44) sts. for first shoulder, 61 sts. for neckline and 32 (38; 44) sts. for second shoulder.
TOP FRONT
Restart working the sts. of front and, for V-neckline shaping, divide into two parts and cont. working 2 parts separately (using 2 balls):
1st r.: k62, bind off 1 st., k62.
2nd r.: purl the sts. of each of the 2 parts.
3rd r.: for right part knit until 4 sts. before the center, k2tog, k2, for left part k2, 1 ssk-b, knit until the end of r.
4th r.: purl the sts. of each of the 2 parts.
Rep. 3rd and 4th r. until 60 (70; 80) r.
Join the shoulders with 3 needles bind off.
COLLAR
Using circular needles with size 3 mm points and 80 cm cable, pick-up and knit 57 sts. along right top neckline, 61 sts. along back neckline and 57 sts. along left top neckline, in back-and-forth row.
Ferro 0: purl.
1st r.: k1, p1, 1 cable, (p1, k1, p1, 1 cable) until 2 sts. before the end of r., p1, k1.
2nd r.: p1, k1, (p3, k1, p1, k1) until 5 sts. before the end of r., p3, k1, p1.
3rd r.: k1, p1, k3, (p1, k1, p1, k3) until 2 sts. before the end of r., p1, k1.
4th r.: p1, k1, (p3, k1, p1, k1) until 5 sts. before the end of r., p3, k1, p1.
Rep. from 1st to 4th r. 3 times, then rep. 1st r. once.
Bind off the sts. as they appear, loosely.
ARMHOLES BANDS
Using circular needles with size 3 mm points and 40 cm cable, pick-up 108 (120;132) sts. around armhole, placing the SMb in the center of undersleeve.
1st round: k1, p1, 1 cable, (p1, k1, p1, 1 cable) until 1 st. before the SMb, p1.
From 2nd to 4th round: k1, p1, k3, (p1, k1, p1, k3) until 1 st. before the SMb, p1.
Rep. from 1st to 4th round 3 times, then rep. 1st round once.
Bind off the sts. as they appear, loosely.
Work the second armhole band as given for first one.
FINISHING
Hide the ends on WS. Wet and block.