Lady in RED
Difficulty level
MEASUREMENTS
To fit bust sizes 81-86 (91-102) (107-117) cm/32-34 (36-40) (42-46) in. Actual measurements 107 (123) (136) cm/ 42 (48½) (53½) in. Side seam 26 (28) (31) cm/10¼ (11) (12¼) in. Length to back neck 58 (62) (67) cm/ 22¾ (24½) (26½) in.
MATERIALS
5 (5) (6) 100g (200m) balls of King Cole Fashion Aran (70% acrylic, 30% wool) in Mull (440)*. Pair of 4mm (No. 8) and 5mm (No. 6) knitting needles; cable needle; 1 button. Yarn is available at the knittingnetwork.co.uk.
TENSION
18 stitches and 25 rows, to 10 x 10cm, over stocking stitch (knit on right side and purl on wrong side) and 58-stitch cable pattern measures 24cm across, using 5mm needles.
ABBREVIATIONS
, knit; , purl; , stitch; , slip; , together; or , pick up loop lying between needles and k or p into the back of it; , meaning nothing is worked here for, decrease (by taking 2 sts tog); , sl1, k1, pass sl st over; , cable 8 back (slip next 4 sts on to cable needle and leave at back, k4, then k4 from cable needle); , cross 5 right (slip next st on to cable needle and leave at back, k4, then p1 from cable needle); , cross 5 left (slip next 4 sts on to cable needle and leave at front, p1, then k4 from cable needle).
