Translation courtesy of Marie Martinez A wonderful breezy lightweight shirt made of scrumptious Ganpi Akaba yarn by Noro. Here is the trick to use it: even though at the beginning the yarn feels very tough and rough, after you first wash it, it becomes really soft andfitsquitenicely. This shirt is form-fitting, which means that you need to do a series of increases and decreases at the tummy area. It is knitted in just one piece, because seams are somewhat problematic with this yarn. The only seams you'll have todoarethesleeves.
Size: 40 (about 50 cm width below the underarms)
Material:
about 170 gr Ganpi Akaba Yarn 3, 5 mm needles (European metric range)/ # 3 (US) crochet hook Gauge: 22 stitches /22 rows $=$ 10-cm square
Here we go...
Using circular needles, CO 216 stitches. Knit in the round 8 rows in stockinette. After 30 rows, begin to decrease. The decrease row is knitted as follows: \* Knit 24 stitches, k2tog, k1, k2tog, k50, k2tog, k1, k2tog, k24\* Repeat from $^*$ to \*. I recommend to insert a stitch marker before the first \* at the beginning of the decrease row and another after the second $^*$ at the end of the decrease row. Continue 5 rows in stockinette. 2nd increase row: $\ast\mathbf{k}23$ , k2tog, k1, k2tog, k48, k2tog, k1, k2tog, k23\* Repeat from $^*$ to \*. Continue with 5 rows in stockinette. Repeat decrease row 6 more times. After each decrease row except the last one, work 5 rows in stockinette. (Total: 7 decrease rows) After the Tast decrease row, knit 13 rows in stockinette. Increase row: with the yarn connecting 2 stitches, make one stitch through the back loop before the stitch marker and one stitch through the back loop after the stitch marker, in order to avoid creating holes in your knitting. Continie 4 rowc in ctorkinette after earh inrreace row After the last increase row, continue with 26 rows in stockinette. Divide: front and back are to be worked separately.
Front
Now knit back and forth. Armhole shaping: At the beginning of the following row, decrease as follows: 5 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 1. Total: 84 stitches. Knit 26 rows in stockinette. Shape neckline: BO 14 stitches. At the beginning of every second row, decrease as follows: $4-4-2-2-1-1-1$ You then have 20 stitches left on every shoulder. Knit 14 rows in stockinette. Place remaining stitches on stitch holder.
Back
Work decrease rows as for the front. Knit 24 rows in stockinette. BO central 28 stitches then decrease 2 stitches 4 times at the beginning of every second row. Place remaining stitches on stitch holder.
Finishing the body
Using Kitchener stitch, join shoulder stitches from front and back.
Sleeve (make 2)
CO 70 stitches Knit 8 rows in garter stitch. In the following row, switch to stockinette and increase 1 stitch after the first stitch and before the last one. Repeat this row 4 times every 4th row. Armhole shaping: at the beginning of each row decrease as follows: 4 - 4 - 4 - 2 -2 Then decrease 10 times 1 stitch in the beginning of each row. At the end decrease again as follows: 4 - 2 - 2- 2 BO remaining 8 stitches.
Finishing:
·Weave ends and sew sleeves into armholes. · Make a crab stitch hem in crochet around the neck.
