User Manual

Lion Brand® Mandala® Cobble Hill Pullover

Pattern Number: L70169

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NOTES

1. Pullover is made in 4 pieces: Back, Front, and 2 Sleeves.

2. All pieces are worked in St st (k on RS, p on WS), beginning with ribbed

lower edges.

3. The long circular needles are used to accommodate the large number of

sts. Work back and forth in rows on the circular needle as if working on

straight needles.

4. The neckband is worked in rounds on the short circular needle.

5. When you see ‘work even’ in the instructions, this means to continue on in

the indicated pattern st without changing the st count by increasing,

decreasing, or binding off.

BACK

With longer and smaller needle, cast on 106 (114, 122, 130, 138) sts.

Work in K2, p2 Rib until piece measures about 2 1/2 in. (6.5 cm) from beg, end

with a WS row as the last row you work.

Change to larger needle.

Beg with a RS (knit) row, work in St st (k on RS, p on WS) until piece measures

about 17 in. (43 cm) from beg, end with a WS row as the last row you work.

Shape Armholes

Rows 1 and 2: Bind off 6 (6, 10, 10, 14) sts, work in St st to end of row – you will

have 94 (102, 102, 110, 110) sts at the end of Row 2.

Row 3 (Decrease Row – RS): K1, ssk, work in St st to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1 – 92

(100, 100, 108, 108) sts.

Row 4: Work in St st to end of row.

Rep Rows 3 and 4 three more times – 86 (94, 94, 102, 102) sts.

Work even in St st until armholes measure about 9 (9 1/2, 10, 10 1/2, 11) in. (23

(24, 25.5, 26.5, 28) cm), end with a WS row as the last row you work.

Shape Neck

Row 1 (RS): K27 (30 30, 33, 33) sts, place next 32 (34, 34, 36, 36) sts on a

holder for neck; join a 2nd ball of yarn and k to end of row – 27 (30, 30, 33, 33)

sts on each side of neck.

You will now be working both sides of neck AT THE SAME TIME using separate

balls of yarn.

Row 2: On first side, p to end of side; on 2nd side, p to end of side.

Row 3: On first side, k to last 3 sts of side, k2tog, k1; on 2nd side, k1, ssk, k to

end of side – 26 (29, 29, 32, 32) sts on each side.

Rep Rows 2 and 3 twice more – 24 (27, 27, 30, 30) sts rem on each side.

Shape Shoulders

Row 1 (WS): On first side, bind off 8 (9, 9, 10, 10) sts, work in St st to end of

side; on 2nd side, work in St st to end of side – 16 (18, 18, 20, 20) sts on first

side and 24 (27, 27, 30, 30) sts on 2nd side.