Cream of THE CROP
Difficulty level
MEASUREMENTS
To fit bust 82-87 (92-97) (102-107) (112-117) cm/32-34 (36-38) (40-42) (44-46) in.
ACTUAL MEASUREMENTS
94 (104) (114) (124) cm/37 (41) (45) (49) in.
Side seam 51 (52) (53) (54) cm/ 20 (20½) (21) (21¼) in.
Length to shoulder 74 (76) (78) (80) cm/29 (30) (30¾) (31½) in.
Sleeve seam all sizes 33cm/13in.
MATERIALS
6 (6) (7) (7) 100g (236m) balls of Sirdar Supersoft Aran (100% acrylic) in Chino (921)*. Pair each of 4mm (No. 8) and 5mm (No. 6) needles; cable needle; removable stitch markers or contrast thread; 3 stitch holders. Yarn is available from theknittingnetwork.co.uk.
TENSION
22.5 stitches and 24 rows, to 10x10cm, over pattern, using 5mm needles.
ABBREVIATIONS
, stitch(es); , knit; , purl; , stocking st (k on right side and p on wrong side); , together, decrease 1 st (by working k2tog on a k row and p2tog on a p row); , pick up loop lying between needles and k into back of it (to increase 1 st); , slip 1 st, k 1 st, pass slipped st over the knitted st (to decrease 1 st); , p2tog through back of sts (to decrease 1 st); , twist 5 left (slip next 2 sts onto cable needle, leave at front, [k2, p1] from left-hand needle, then k 2 sts from cable needle); , twist 3 back (slip next st onto cable needle, leave at back, k next 2 sts, then p 1 st from cable needle); , twist 3 front (slip next 2 sts onto cable needle, leave at front, p next st, then k 2 sts from cable needle.
