FLUORESCENT CROP TOP AND CAP
YARN = col. 07 YOUNG AND TRENDY by LAINES DU NORD yarn. 5 balls for size S and 6 balls sizes M-L
INTERCHANGEABLE CIRCULAR NEEDLES = size 6 mm and 7 mm points, 40 cm cable for sleeves, 60 cm cable for collar and yoke, 80 cm cable for body.
DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES = size 5 mm
CROCHET-HOOK = size 5 mm for I cord band.
OTHERS = 5 stitch markers, darning needle, scissors, tape measure.
CAP
YARN = 1 ball of col. 07 YOUNG AND TRENDY by LAINES DU NORD
INTERCHANGEABLE CIRCULAR NEEDLES = size 7 mm and 8 mm points, 60 cm cables
CROCHET-HOOK = size 7 mm
OTHERS = darning needle, scissors, tape measure.
Work the Young and Trendy sweater top down in round (from top to bottom) in stocking stitch.
The instructions below refer to sizes S (M-L), so number before the brackets refers to size S, while numbers into the brackets refer to size M and L.
I CORD FINISHING: work 2 sts. to shape the bands for sleeves and body; this technique avoids the rolling up of bound off sts.
Use size 5 mm double pointed needles and size 5 mm crochet-hook: video @lepassionidielisabetta77
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/CSFcFnvkWLxK/ this video shows 3 sts Icord.
Stocking stitch in round: knit every round.
STITCHES USED À KNITTING NEEDLES
Stocking stitch in round: knit every round
Increase: after working one st., use right needle to lift yarn between two stitches (last knitted st. and next one), insert left needle and knit into back of loop
STITCHES USED À CROCHET-HOOK
Slip stitch (sl st)
RS = right side of work
WS = wrong side of work
SM = stitch marker
st. / sts. = stitch / stitches
col. = color
incr. = increase / increasing
skp = slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over
k-tbl = knit through back loop
yo = yarn over
k2tog = knit 2 stitches together
k = knit
sl st = slip stitch
foll. = follow / following
rep. = repeat / repeating
cont. = continue / continuing
SIZES S (M-L)
MEASURES OF THE GARMENT
Size shown by the picture: S
Chest circumference: 83 cm
Circumference of top part of sleeve: 32 cm
Length from undersleeve: 48 cm
Heigh from undersleeve: 11 cm
Procedure
Using size 6 mm knitting needles, cast-on 60 sts. for all sizes. Join in round and place one SM between last and first stitch.
Work 6 rounds in stocking st., then use size 7 mm knitting needles.
YOKE WITH RAGLAN
At beginning, for all sizes, place 4 SM as foll.: count 10 stitches for first half of back and place 1st SM after 10th stitch, count 10 stitches for first sleeve and place 2nd SM after 10th stitch, count 20 stitches for front and place 3rd SM after 20th stitch, count 10 stitches for 2nd sleeve and insert 4th SM after 10th stitch, there are 10 sts. for second half of back.
Round with increases: knit, and for 1st raglan shaping, incr. as foll.: * yo before 2 sts. that precede the SM, work 2 sts. that precede the SM and 2 sts. that follow the SM (move the SM in the center, between 4 sts.), yo *, knit the sts. around the round, rep. from * to * at others 3 SM; 2 incr. at each of 4 raglans (8 increases).
Across next round, work the yo through back loop.
Every 2 rounds rep. the increasing round, 12 (14-15) times.
After the increases at 4 raglans, there are 156 (172-180) sts. Knit 1 round more (work the yo in k-tbl).
Work the sts. for body and for sleeves as foll.: 24 (26-27) sts. for first half of back, leave 30 (34-36) sts. for first sleeve, cast-on 4 (4-6) sts. for first undersleeve, 48 (52-54) sts. for front, leave 30 (34-36) sts. for second sleeve, cast-on 4 (4-6) sts. for second undersleeve, 24 (26-27) rem. sts. for second half of back.
BODY
From 1st to 4th round: stocking st. in round.
5th round: knit, decr. 11 sts. for all sizes uniformly; for decreasing work 2 sts. together.
Use size 6 mm knitting needles.
Cont. working 9 (11-13) rounds in stocking st. in round and at 10th (12th-14th) round bind off all sts. (skp technique). Cut yarn and give the finishing touch with I cord band.
SLEEVES
Pick-up the sts. you have left at the end of yoke, plus 4 (4-6) sts. you have cast-on under the sleeve (= 34 (38-42) sts). Place 1 SM in the middle of new sts. (as you work move the SM, that marks the beg. and end of round and is the reference for the increases), then cont. working 4 cm in stocking st. in round.
Across next round, incr. 2 sts. as foll.: knit 1st st. after SM, yo, knit 1 st. before SM, yo, knit last st. Across next round knit the yo tbl.
Cont. in stocking st. in round, rep. the round with 2 increases every 4 (5-6) cm until there are 50 (52-54) sts.
Cont. in stocking st. in round reaching 47 (45-43) cm, measured from undersleeve. The bigger sizes have longer yoke, so there are less cm.
Bind off all sts., then give the finishing touch to sleeves with I cord band.
Work second sleeve as given for first one
Using the darning needle hide the ends on WS.
PATTERN
CROWN
Using size 8 mm needles, cast-on 9 sts.
Place 5 sts. on left needle and 4 sts. on right needle, join in round slipping first st. of left needle on right needle, pass second st. on slipped st., move the st. on left needle. Cont. with magic loop technique.
1st round: knit, incr. 1 st. in each st. [16 sts.]
2nd round: knit.
3rd e 4th round: rep. 1st and 2nd r. [32 sts.]
5th round: knit. incr. 4 sts. uniformly. [36 sts.]
From 6th to 10th round: knit.
11th round: knit. incr. 6 sts. uniformly. [42 sts.]
Cont. in stocking st. in round reaching 16 cm.
CAP BRIM
Next round with increases: (k3, 1 incr.) across the entire round, working last incr. after last st. [56 sts.]
Knit 3 rounds.
Use size 7 mm needles.
Next round with increases: (k4, 1 incr.) across the entire round, working last incr. after last st. [70 sts.]
Knit 6 rounds.
Next round with increases: (k5, 1 incr.) across the entire round, working last incr. after last st. [84 sts.]
Bind off the sts. using skp technique and at last do not cut the yarn.
BAND
Using size 7 mm crochet-hook close last round with one sl st in 1st stitch. Move the closing loop on 1st st. of closing round and work 1 sl st in each of 84 sts. Close and, using the darning needle, fix the yarn. Using darning needle pass the yarn through the sts. of 1st round of crown and tighten. Cut the yarn.