Romanssi
Design by adelheid www.adelheiddesign.blogspot.com
Raglan top knitted from the bottom up, first back and forth and yoke in the round. Lace and the three dimensional surface motif gives a romantic touch. Especially with the satin ribbon that's laced up as a cute bow under the bust. SIZE: XS/S FINISHED MEASUREMENTS: chest 74cm YARN WEIGHT: sport (12 wpi) - in the picture used Novita Bambu (old, discontinued) MATERIALS: 675 m NEEDLES: 2.5 (US 1.5), 3 (US 2.5) and 3.5 (Us 4) mm needles - or a size to obtain the gauge NOTIONS: stitch markers, sewing needle, 1.2-1.5 m of satin ribbon, lace chart is from Stanfield & Griffiths The Encyclopedia of Knitting GAUGE: 10 cm x10 cm is 27 sts and 36 rows in stockinette with 2.5 mm needles ABBREVIATIONS: SM = stitch marker sm = slip marker M1R = make 1 right M1L = make 1 left W&T = wrap and turn Back and front as well as the sleeves are worked back and forth until the armpit and then combined to work in the round. This pattern is for personal use only and it is not to be shared or to be reproduced for commercial purposes.
BACK
CO 99 sts with 3.5 mm needles and work: Rows 1, 3 and 5: K Rows 2, 4 and 6: K1, K2tog, K2, repeat \*M1R, K1, M1L, K2, SK2P, K2\* altogether 11 times, M1R, K1, M1L, K2tog, K1. Row 7: Continue working with the Gothic lace chart from Stanfield & Griffiths book The Encyclopedia of Knitting. Knit the edge sts K1 on RS and P1 on WS. Change needles to 3 mm after two motif repeats and to 2.5 mm needles after altogether four motif repeats. After altogether 5.5 motif repeats continue in stockinette and decrease 16 sts evenly during first row. You have now 83 sts. When the back measures 28 cm work: K4, \*double yo, SK2P, double yo, K5\*, repeat \*-\* 9 times, double yo, SK2P, double yo, K4. Following row: P4, \*yo and slip previous double yo, P1, yo and slip previous double yo, P5\*, repeat \*-\* 9 times, yo and slip previous double yo, P1, yo and slip previous double yo, P4. Continue with pattern repeat: Row 1 (RS): P Row 2 (WS): K5, \*yo and slip st, K7\*, repeat \*-\* 9 times, y0 and slip st, K5. Row 3: P5, \*yo and slip previous yo and slip st, P7\*, repeat \*-\* 9 times, y0 and slip both previous yo and previous slipped st, P5. Row 4: K5, \*yo and slip previous yos and slip st, K7\*, repeat \*-\* 9 times, yo and slip both previous yos and previous slip st, K5. Row 5: like 3rd row. Row 6: like 4th row. Row 7: P (P slip sts and yos tog). Row 8: K9, \*yo and slip st, K7\*, repeat \*-\* 8 times, y0 and slip st, K9. Row 9: P9, \*yo and slip previous yo and slip st, P7\*, repeat \*-\* 8 times, yo and slip both previous yo and previous slip st, P9. Row 10: K9, \*yo and slip previous yos and slip st, K7\*, repeat \*-\* 8 times, yo and slip both previous yos and previous slip st, K9. Row 11: like 9gth row. 'n is for personal use only and it is not to be shared or to be reproduced for commercial purposes @adelheid - All rights reserved. Row 12: like 10th row. When the back measures 36 cm, B0 from both edges every 2nd row: 1 x5 sts, 1 x 2 sts and 1 x 1 st. Leave the rest 67 sts to wait for the raglan yoke.
FRONT
Work like back piece until it measures 34 cm. The bust is shaped with short rows as follows: work pattern until 5 sts before the edge, W&T and continue pattern until 5 sts before the edge, W&T. Repeat \*work pattern until 4 sts before previous turn and W&T\* altogether 8 times. Continue in pattern and K/P sts together with the wrapped sts, Work in pattern until the piece measures 37 cm. B0 from both edges every 2nd row: 1 x8 sts, 1 x2 sts and 1 x 1 st. Leave the rest 63 sts to wait for the raglan yoke.
SLEEVES
CO 75 sts with 2.5 mm needles and work K1, P1 -rib for 2 cm. Continue in pattern and B0 8 sts from the right edge and 5 sts from the left edge. Continue to BO from both edges on every 2nd row: 1 x 2 sts and 1 x 1 st. Leave the rest 56 sts to wait for the raglan yoke and make the other sleeve as a mirror image.
RAGLAN YOKE
Join front, back and sleeves to the same circular needle to work in the round: edges with 8 st BOs opposite each other and edges with 5 st BOs opposite each other. Pm SM between pieces to mark the raglan seams. Continue working in pattern and decrease on both sides of SM on every 2nd row: 2 sts before SM, K2tog, sm and ssk. When the front measures 45 cm, B0 10 sts in the middle of front piece. Continue to BO from both edges of the neckline on every 2nd row: 1x5 sts, 1x2 sts, 7 x 1 st, 1 x 2 sts and 4 x3 sts. When the back measures 47,5 cm, shape with short rows: [work in pattern until 4 sts before the edge, W&T, continue work in pattern until 4 sts before the edge, W&T. Repeat \*work in pattern until 4 sts before previous turn, W&T\* altogether 4 times.] Repeat [-] altogether 2 times. Pick up 69 more sts along the neckline and work in the round K1, P1 -rib for 2 cm. BO all sts, break yarn.
FINISHING
Block and steam lightly. Sew sleeve and side seams as well as the seam under the armpit. Weave in ends. Thread the satin ribbon through the eyelet line under the bust.
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