JoJo Knits:
Pattern Features:
Top-down raglan construction, body and sleeves worked in the round, lace panel down front, back and sleeves. The sweater was designed to be slightly oversized and to hit below the waist/top of the hip. Shown here in size small on a 5'4" model with 37 inch bust. Keep this in mind when determining your size.
Materials
Berroco Captiva in color Silver Coin (#5503) 6 (7, 8, 9) skeins Needles: Size 9 (5.5mm) circular 20 inches long and set of 5 double point needles (dpns) and Size 7 (4.5mm) circular (20 inches long) and dpns or size needed to obtain gauge\* Stitch Markers- in two colors “A" and “B" Yarn needle for finishing \* The smaller size circular needle is used for the ribbing the pullover's neck and bottom. The smaller size dpns are for the ribbing on the sleeves. After the yoke ribbing you will switch to the larger size circulars. As the pullover grows you may want to use a longer circular needle so yourstitchesarenotcrowded. Finished Measurements (in inches)
| XS | S | M | L |
| Chest 37 | 40 | 43 | 46 |
| Width* | 32 36 | 40 | 45 |
| Body Length | 16 17 | 18.5 | 21 |
| Sleeve length | 14 16 | 18 | 20 |
\*at top of the hip
Spring Breze Pallover
Gauge
18 stitches and 24 rows to 4 inches on size 9 needles in Stocking Stitch Notes: Instructions are for size extra-small with sizes small, medium and large in parenthesis. You will use 4 markers in color A for the raglan shaping and 8 markers in color B to denote the lace panels. The cast on tail will tell you when you reach the end of a round. As an option, you can add an odd color marker for extra emphasis at the round's end.
Abbreviations:
ssk: slip the next 2 sts on theleft hand needle to the right needle “as if to knit", insert the left hand needle into the front of these stitches and knit them together. k2tog: knit 2 stitches together k3tog: knit 3 stitches together co: cast on BO: bind off m1: make one stitch by inserting the left hand needle from front to back under the strand between the last stitch worked and the next stitch on the needle. Put it on the left hand needle and knit into the back loop of this stitch to 'make one'.
Lace Panel Stitch Guide
Worked over 16 (20, 24, 28) stitches Row 1: Purl across Row 2: \*k1, p1, k1 in same st, k3tog\* repeat across Row 3: Purl across Row 4: \*k3tog, k1, p1, k1 in same st\* repeat across Repeat rows 1-4 for pattern
YOKE
Neck Ribbing
With smaller circular needles CO 100 (108, 120, 132) sts, place marker (pm) color A and join for working in the round. Begin (k1, p1) ribbing and continue for 1 inch.
Set up row
With larger circular needle: k3 (2, 2, 2), pm color B, work row 1 of lace panel, pm color B, k3 (2, 2, 2) for left sleeve, pm color A, k6 (5, 4, 3), pm color B, work row 1 of lace panel, pm color B, k6 (5, 4, 3) for front, pm marker color A, k3 (2, 2, 2), pm color B, work row 1 of lace panel, pm color B, k3 (2, 2, 2) for right sleeve, pm color A, k6 (5, 4, 3), pm color B, work row 1 of lace panel, pm color B, k6 (5, 4, 3) for back. Next row, while maintaining lace panel pattern, knit slipping markers as you come to them.
Raglan Shaping
Increase row: On this next row and every other row following, k to last stitch before color A markers, m1, k1, slip marker, k1, m1. Raglan increases occur on rows 2 and 4 of the lace panel repeat so they are easy to remember to do. Repeat the raglan increases 21 (25, 28, 33) more times. Sleeve sts 66 (76, 86, 100), Front/Back sts 72 (82, 90, 102).
BODY
Join front and back: Transfer 66 (76, 86, 100) sts (for left sleeve) onto scrap yarn (remove markers as you come to them), knit in pattern across 72 (82, 90, 102) sts of front, slip next 66 (76, 86, 100) for right sleeve onto scrap yarn and knit across 72 (82, 90, 102) sts for back. Continue working on body sts in pattern until the pullover measures 15 (16, 17.5, 20) inches from CO row ending on row 1 or 2 of the lace panel repeat. Change to smaller circular needles and begin k1, p1 ribbing for 1 inch. BO all stitches.
Sleeves:
Transfer sleeve stitches from waste yarn to larger dpns adding back the lace panel markers (color B) if desired. With right side facing join yarn at underarm, work one row even, pm color A and join for working in the round. Next row begin sleeve shaping with decrease row: k1, k2tog, continue in pattern across row to one st before color A marker, ssk, k1. Repeat decrease row every other row 11 (15, 18, 21) more times 42 (44, 48, 56) sts remaining. Work one row even, change to smaller size dpns, (k1, p1) rib for 1 inch. BO all sts. Repeat for other sleeve
Finishing:
Sew the tiny underarm seam and weave in all ends. Block as desired.
