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Britney

knit in Zap
Skill level: Experienced

This is a knit pattern.

 

 

 

Instructions

Abbreviations & Terms

Yarn used ...

Note:
Glacé used to stabilize garment.
Glacé rows will not show.

SIZES
Directions are for women’s size Small. Changes for sizes Medium
and Large are in parentheses.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust – 30(34-38)".
Length – 17.5(18-18.5)".

MATERIALS
BERROCO ZAP (50 grs), 5(6-7) hanks #3555 Cool Red (A).
BERROCO GLACE
(50 grs), 2 hanks #2655 Cool Red (B).
24" length circular knitting needle, size 8 OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE.
4 St Markers (1 should be a different color).

GAUGE
16 sts = 4"; 25 rows = 4" in St st following Pat.
TO SAVE TIME, TAKE TIME TO CHECK GAUGE.

NOTE 1
This garment is worked entirely in the round. Change to shorter circular
needle when there are too few sts to fit comfortably on the longer needle.

NOTE 2
B should be carried LOOSELY up WS of work when not in use.

PATTERN ST
Working in St st, * with A, k 3 rows, with B, k1 row. Rep from * for Pat.

BODY
With circular needle, using B, cast on 120(136-152) sts. Join, being
careful not to twist sts. Mark for beg of rnd with different colored marker and carry marker up. Join A and work even in St st (k EVERY rnd), following Pat until piece measures approximately 10" from beg, end with first rnd of A.
Shape Underarms: With A, k to 2 sts before marker, bind off 2 sts,
drop marker.
Next Rnd: With A, bind off 2 more sts, k until there are 56(64-72) sts
after last bound-off st for front, bind off 4 sts, k to end for back – 56(64-
72) sts in front and back sections.
Shape Sleeves and Yoke: With B, loosely cast on 44(48-52) sts for left
sleeve, place marker, k56(64-72) sts of front, place marker, loosely cast
on 44(48-52) sts for right sleeve, place marker, k56(64-72) sts of back, place different colored marker for beg of row – 200(224-248) sts. With A, k 1 rnd.

Note: Decs at each side of Back and Front sections and Sleeve sections are worked independently of each other. You must keep track of each section separately. Please read through this entire section before starting to knit.

Still following Pat, dec 1 st each side of Back and Front sections every
other rnd 0(0-2) times, every 4th rnd 0(4-10) times, every 6th rnd 5(4-0)
times, then every 8th rnd 1(0-0) times. AT THE SAME TIME, dec 1 st each side of Sleeve sections every other rnd 13(16-18) times, then every 4th rnd 3(2-2) times. You should have 44(48-48) sts remaining in each of the Back and Front sections and 12 sts in each Sleeve section. Drop A. With B, bind off all sts for neck, dropping markers. Weave in ends.