YARN
• 4, 4, 5, 5, 6 hanks 50gm Amuri DK 8ply in shade #2035
• 5 buttons Incomparable Buttons: L574
NEEDLES AND TOOLS
• 3.75mm knitting needles
• 4.00mm knitting needles
• Markers
MEASUREMENTS
To fit chest: 76-81, 86-91, 96-102, 107-112, 117-122cm Finished fit: 81, 91, 102, 112, 122cm Garment length: 58, 60, 61, 61, 62cm
SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS
skp – slip 1 stitch, knit 1 stitch; pass the slipped st over; M1 – make 1 stitch left - pick up running thread from front to back, k it through the back loop;
TENSION
22 sts by 30 rows over Stst on 4mm needles to 10cm
WORKING PATTERN BACK
With 4mm needles, cast on 89 (99, 113, 123, 135) sts. K1, p1 rib for 8 rows. Stocking st until piece measures 36 (36, 36, 37, 37) cm from beg, end with a WS row.
Shape Armholes
Cast off 8 (8, 9, 9, 10) sts beg next 2 rows. Dec 1 st each end next 6 (6, 7, 7, 7) rows.
Dec 1 st each end every RS row 3 times. 55 (65, 75,