Creative Knitting

BOLERO IN TWILLEYS

SKILL LEVEL

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

Yarn

2, 3, 4, 5, 6 balls 50 gm Twilleys Freedom Sincere DK

1 button

Optional - small amount of yarn for flower and contrasting button

Needles And Tools

3.25mm knitting needles 4mm knitting needles

Tension

22 stitches by 28 rows over stocking stitch on 4mm needles to 10cm.

WORKING PATTERN BACK

Using 4mm needles, cast on 55 (61, 67, 73, 79) sts.

Starting with a K row, work in st st throughout as follows: Work 16 (20, 28, 30, 40) rows, ending with a WS row.

(Back should measure approx 6 (7, 10, 11, 14) cm.)

Shape armholes

Cast off 3 sts at beg of next 2 rows. 49 (55, 61, 67, 73) sts.

Dec 1 st at each end of next 1 (3, 3, 3, 5) rows, then on foll 2 (1, 2, 3, 2) alt rows. 43 (47,

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