knitting www.VerenaKnitting.com SU09-P12 Moody Blue FINISHED MEASUREMENTS Bust 34 (36½, 39, 43, 46¾)”/86 (93, 99, 109, 119)cm Length 29”/74cm Upper arm 10 (11, 12, 13½, 14½)”/25 (28, 31, 34, 37)cm MATERIALS Lang Yarns “Mikonos Color” (medium-weight yarn); 81% viscose, 19% linen; 104yd/95m; 1¾oz/50g • Color #0134 heather blue gray: 15¾ (17½, 17½, 19¼, 21)oz/450 (500, 500, 550, 600)g; 936 (1040, 1040, 1144, 1248)yd/855 (950, 950, 1045, 1140)m • Size 7 (4.5mm) needles NOTES Stitch symbol key Visit Verena Pattern Shop at www.VerenaKnitting.com to download Abbrevia- tions & Symbols. Charts showing RS rows only Numbers on right edge of chart indicate RS rows. Read RS rows right to left. WS rows are not shown on chart and stitches are worked as they appear, that is, k the knit sts and p the purl sts, purl all yo stitches. Lace pat Work according to chart. Beg with sts before first arrow; rep 3 sts bet arrows to last 3 sts, end with sts after se - cond arrow. Rep rows 1 through 6 for pat. Special symbol key K3, pass first st over second and third sts. Full-fashioned dec at beg of row Selvage st, k2tog. Full-fashioned dec at end of row Work to last 3 sts, SKP, selvage st. GAUGE 19 sts and 23 rows = 4”/10cm in lace pat. BACK Loosely cast on 111 (117, 123, 132, 141) sts. P 1 WS row. Work in lace pat according to chart for ¾”/2cm. Shape sides Working full-fashioned decs, dec 1 st at beg and end of next RS row; then every 6th row 14 times—81 (87, 93, 102, 111) sts. Work even in pat for 4¼”/11cm. Shape armholes Bind off 3 (3, 6, 6, 6) sts at 2¾ (2¾, 2¾, 3, 3¼)” 3¼” 4¼ (5, 5, 5¾, 6¼)” 1¼ (1¼, 1¾, 1¾, 2)” 2¾” 2” 24¼” 11½ (12¼, 12¾, 13¾, 14¾)” ¾” 8¾” 4¼” 15¼” 4¼” ¾ (1¼, 1¾, 2½, 3)” 6” 1” 5 (5½, 6, 6¾, 7¼)” 7” beg of next 2 rows; 2 sts at beg of foll 2 rows; 1 st at beg of foll 2 rows—69 (75, 75, 84, 93) sts. Work even until armhole measures 6¾”/17cm. Shape neck Work to center 15 (15, 15, 18, 21) sts, join another ball of yarn, bind off center 15 (15, 15, 18, 21) sts, work to end. Working both sides at once, bind off 3 sts at each neck edge twice. When arm- holes measure 8¾”/22cm, shape shoulders as foll: Bind off 7 (8, 8, 9, 10) sts at beg of next 6 rows. FRONT Work same as for back until armhole measures 4¾”/12cm. Shape neck as for back. When same length as back to shoulders, shape shoulders as for back. SLEEVES Loosely cast on 48 (54, 60, 66, 72) sts. P 1 WS row. Work in lace pat according to chart for 1”/2cm. Shape cap * Bind off 3 sts at beg of next 2 rows; work 4 rows even; rep from * 6 times more. Bind off rem 6 (12, 18, 24, 30) sts. FINISHING Sew shoulder seams. Sew sleeves to armholes, matching symbols as shown on schematic. Sew side seams. Make a twisted cord about 63” to 71”/160 to 180cm long, starting with 3 strands of yarn about 4 times the desired finished length of the cord. Thread twisted cord through a row of eyelet holes at the waist.