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Say goodbye to knitter’s block
FRONT
**With MC and U.S. 10½ (6.5 mm) needles,
cast on 66 (70-78-82-94-102) sts.
1st row: (RS). *K2. P2. Rep from * to last
2 sts. K2.
2nd row: *P2. K2. Rep from * to last 2 sts.
P2.
Rep last 2 rows for (K2. P2) ribbing for 3”
[7.5 cm], ending on a WS row and dec 3 sts
on last row. 63 (67-75-79-91-99) sts.
Change to U.S. 11 (8 mm) needles and
proceed in Basket Rib Pat as follows:
1st row: (RS). Knit.
2nd row: Purl.
3rd row: *K1. Sl1Pwyib. Rep from * to last
st. K1.
4th row: *K1. Sl1Pwyif. Rep from * to last
st. K1.
Last 4 rows form Basket Rib Pat.**
Cont in pat until work from beg measures
6 (6-7-7-8-8)” [15 (15-18-18-20.5-20.5)
cm], ending on a WS row.
Next row: K1. ssk. Pat to last 3 sts. K2tog.
K1.
Work 7 rows in pat.
Keeping cont of pat, dec 1 st each end of
needle every 10th row 4 (4-5-4-6-5) times
more. 53 (57-63-69-77-87) sts.**
AT THE SAME TIME, when work from beg
measures approx 16 (16-17-18-19-20)”
[40.5 (40.5-43-45.5-48-51) cm], ending
on a 4th row, divide and work Pockets as
follows:
Place pockets: Next row: K9 (9-9-10-
10-10). Place last 9 (9-9-10-10-10) sts on
a st holder. (Kfb) 3 times. Knit to last 12
(12-12-13-13-13) sts. (Kfb) 3 times. Turn.
Leave rem sts on st holder.
Working on these sts, cont as follows:
1st row: (WS). (P1. K1) 3 times. Pat to last
6 sts. (K1. P1) 3 times.
2nd row: (K1. P1) 3 times. Pat to last 6 sts.
(P1. K1) 3 times.
Rep last 2 rows 7 times more, then 1st row
once.
Next row: (RS). (K2tog) 3 times. Pat to last
6 sts. (K2tog) 3 times.
Leave sts on spare needle.
Left Side: With WS facing and MC, pick
up and knit 1 st in each purl ‘bump’ of the
(K1. P1) ribbing of Front. Pat across 9 (9-9-
10-10-10) sts from st holder. 12 (12-12-
13-13-13) sts.
1st row: (RS). Pat to last 3 sts. K1. P1. K1.
2nd row: P1. K1. P1. Pat to end of row.
Rep last 2 rows 5 times more, keeping
cont of side dec as before. Leave sts on st
holder.
Right Side: With RS facing and MC, pick
up and knit 1 st in each purl ‘bump’ of (K1.
P1) ribbing of Front on WS of work. Pat
across 9 (9-9-10-10-10) sts from st holder.
1st row: (WS). Pat to last 3 sts. P1. K1. P1.
2nd row: K1. P1. K1. Pat to end of row.
Rep last 2 rows 5 times more, then 1st row
once, keeping cont of side dec as before.
Leave sts on st holder.
Join Sides and Center Front: Next row:
(RS). Join yarn to Left Side. Pat across
9 (9-9-10-10-10) sts. Align needles,
holding last 3 sts on needle behind rst
3 sts of Front, K3, knitting through both
thicknesses at once. Pat to last 3 sts.
Align needles, holding sts of Right Side
behind Front, K3, knitting through both
thicknesses at once. Pat to end of row.
Keeping cont of Basket Rib Pat, and side
dec every 10th row from previous dec to
53 (57-63-69-77-87) sts, work until Front
from beg measures 26 (26-28-30-32-32)”
[66 (66-71-76-81.5-81.5) cm], ending on
a WS row.
Shape raglans: Keeping cont of pat, cast
o 2 (2-2-3-3-3) sts beg next 2 rows. 49
(53-59-63-71-81) sts.
1st row: (RS). K1. ssk. Pat to last 3 sts.
K2tog. K1. 47 (51-57-61-69-79) sts.
2nd row: P2. Pat to last 2 sts. P2.
Dec 1 st each end of needle on next and
every following alt row 6 (7-7-5-4-0)
times more. 33 (35-41-49-59-77) sts.
Purl 1 row.
Sizes L, XL, 2/3XL and 4/5XL only: Dec
1 st each end of needle on next (2-4-8-
16) rows. (37-41-43-45) sts.
Size XS/S, M and L only: Shape neck:
1st row: K1. ssk. Pat across next 7 sts.
K2tog. Turn. Leave rem sts on spare
needle.
2nd row: Pat to last 3 sts. P2togtbl. P1.
3rd row: K1. ssk. Pat to last 2 sts. K2tog.
4th row: Pat to last 3 sts. P2togtbl. P1.
5th row: As 3rd row.
6th row: P1. P2togtbl. P1.
7th row: K1. K2tog.
8th row: P2tog. Fasten o.
With RS facing, slip next 9 (11-13) sts
onto a st holder. Join yarn to rem sts and
proceed as follows:
1st row: ssk. Pat to last 3 sts. K2tog. K1.
2nd row: P1. P2tog. Pat to end of row.
3rd and 4th rows: As 1st and 2nd rows.
5th row: ssk. K1. K2tog. K1.
6th row: P1. P2tog. P1.
7th row: K2tog. K1.
8th row: P2tog. Fasten o.
Sizes XL, 2/3XL and 4/5XL only: Shape
neck: 1st row: K1. ssk. Pat across next 9 sts.
K2tog. Turn. Leave rem sts on spare needle.
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