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Knitting Gauge: 17 sts x 22 rows in stockinette sts = 10 x 10 cm [4’’].

Pattern: See diagram M.1 and M.2. The diagrams are shown from the RS.

Measurement tip: Put the work flat on a table when measuring it. All measures are done from the casting on edge.

Garter sts: Knit back and forth on all rows.

Increasing tip: Inc. inside 4 garter sts as follows: make a yo, on the returning row twist and knit the yo to avoid a hole. (i.e knit into the back of st instead of the front).

Right front piece (knitted from the left side towards the right shoulder: The front piece are knitted on the slant – see Fig. 1. please read all the explanation + measurement tip before knitting it!
Cast on 30-32-36-38-41-43 sts on needle size 4.5 mm [US 7] with Silke-Alpaca. Knit 2 rows of garter sts (1st row = WS).
Knit the next row as follows: (from the WS):
4 garter sts – see explanation above - 26-28-32-34-37-39 stockinette sts (i.e. P from the WS, K from the RS). inc. 2 sts at the end of row (= Side A) = 32-34-38-40-43-45 sts in total.
Continue to knit as follows (from the RS):
M.1 A (- see the start arrow for size. Note! Knit from the start arrow towards the left until finish row), stockinette sts over the next 20-22-30-32-37-39 sts, 4 garter sts. Remember the knitting gauge! At the same time inc. at the end of each row from the WS (= Side A): 2 sts 3-3-5-5-6-6 times, 3 sts 4 times and 4 sts 1 time = 54-56-64-66-71-73 sts. Incorporate new sts into M.1 as going along. After 1 repeat of M.1A is completed continue with M.1B until finish. After all inc. knit all sts on row according to M.1B. When the piece measures approx. 20-20-22-22-23-23 cm [8”-8”-8 ¾”-8 ¾”-9”-9”] – Read increasing tip – inc. 1 st at Side A on every 6 rows a total of 14-15-15-16-17-18 times = neck line (knit new sts in garter sts). At the same time when the piece measures 27-29-29-30-32-32 cm [10 5/8”-11 3/8”-11 3/8”-11 ¾”-12½”-12½”] bind off 1 st at the beg. of each row from the WS (= Side B) a total of 10-11-12-13-14-15 times (bind off from the edge = outermost st). Insert 1 MT (marking thread) at the same side as binding off (It marks the side seam). After the last dec. Knit 1 row from the WS and 1 row from the RS as before but knit 10-11-12-13-12-13 sts at the beg. of row from the WS (= Side B) in garter sts. On the next row from the WS bind off 6-7-8-9-8-9 sts at side B for the armhole. Continue with 4 garter sts at the armhole side until finish – knit other sts as before. When the piece measures 56-60-62-65-69-71 cm [22”-23 5/8”-24 3/8”-25½”-27 1/8”-28”] put 18-19-19-20-21-22 garter sts at side A on a thread or a stitch holder = 34-34-40-40-45-45 sts left on row. Bind off for shoulder at the beg. of each row from the RS at side A as follows:
Size S + M + L + XL: 2 st 3 times and 14-14-17-17 sts 2 times.
Size XXL + XXXL: 2 sts 3 times, 19 sts 1 time and 20 sts 1 time.
When all sts are bind off the piece measures approx. 60-64-66-69-73-75 cm [23 5/8”-25 ¼”-26”-27 1/8”-28 ¾”-29½”].

Left front piece (Knit from the right side towards the left shoulder): The front piece are knitted on the slant – see Fig. 2. Cast on 30-32-36-38-41-43 sts on pointed needles size 4.5 mm [US 7] with Silke-Alpaca. Knit 2 rows of garter sts (1st row = RS).
Knit the next row as follows (from the RS):
4 garter sts – see explanation - 26-28-32-34-37-39 stockinette sts and inc. 2 sts at the end of row = 32-34-38-40-43-45 sts in total.
Continue to knit as follows (from the WS):
M.2 A (- see start arrow for size. Note! Knit from the start arrow towards the right in the diagram until finish row), stockinette sts over the next 26-28-32-34-37-39 sts, 4 garter sts.
Continue to inc. as done for the right front piece but at the end of each row from the RS (= Side A) = 54-56-64-66-71-73 sts. Incorporate new sts into M.2A as going along. When 1 repeat of M.2 A is completed continue with M.2 B until finish. When the piece measures approx. 20-20-22-22-23-23 cm [8”-8”-8 ¾”-8 ¾”-9”-9”] inc. 1 st at side A – read Increasing tips –on every 6 row a total of 14-15-15-16-17-18 times = neck line, knit new sts in garter sts. At the same time when the piece measures 27-29-29-30-32-32 cm [10 5/8”-11 3/8”-11 3/8”-11 ¾”-12½”-12½”] bind off 1 st at the beg of each row from the RS (= Side B) a total of 10-11-12-13-14-15 times. Insert 1 MT at the same side as bind off (marks the side seam). After the last dec. knit 1 row from the RS and 1 row from the WS as before but knit 10-11-12-13-12-13 sts at beg of row from the RS (= Side B) in garter sts. On the next row from the RS bind off for the armhole as done for the right front piece. Continue with 4 garter sts towards the armhole until finish - knit other sts as before. When the piece measures 56-60-62-65-69-71 cm [22”-23 5/8”-24 3/8”-25½”-27 1/8”-28”] put 18-19-19-20-21-22 garter sts at side A on a thread or a stitch holder. Then bind off for the shoulder as done for the right front piece (from side A).

Back piece: Cast on 88-100-106-124-136-148 sts (incl. 1 edge st each side) on pointed needles size 4 mm [US 6] with Silke-Alpaca. P the first row from the WS. Continue in Rib as follows: 1 edge st, * K2r, P4 *, repeat from *-* and finish with K2 and 1 edge st. Continue until the piece measures 7-7-8-8-9-9 cm [2 ¾”-2 ¾”-3 1/8”-3 1/8”-3½”-3½”]. Now dec. 1 st in each P section = 74-84-89-104-114-124 sts. Continue with K2/P3 until the piece measures 14-14-16-16-18-18 cm [5½”-5½”-6 ¼”-6 ¼”-7”-7”]. Change to needle size 4.5 mm [US 7].
K 1 row from the RS at the same time dec. 4-6-5-12-12-12 sts evenly distributed = 70-78-84-92-102-112 sts. K 1 row from the WS. Continue in stockinette sts until finish. When the piece measures 16-16-18-18-20-20 cm [6 ¼”-6 ¼”-7”-7”-8”-8”] inc. 1 st each side on every 2 cm [3/4’’] a total of 3-3-3-3-4-4 times = 76-84-90-98-110-120 sts. When the piece measures 22-23-26-27-30-31 cm [8 ¾”-9”-10 ¼”-10 5/8”-11 ¾”-12 ¼”] knit 2 rows of garter sts over 7-10-10-13-16-20 sts each side (knit the remaining sts in stockinette sts as before). Bind off for armholes each side on every other row as follows: 3 sts 1-1-1-2-3-3 times, 2 sts 0-1-1-1-1-3 times and 1 sts 0-1-1-1-1-1 time = 70-72-78-80-86-88 sts. Continue with 4 garter sts each side until finish. When the bind off for the armholes are completed inc. for wide shoulder – read Increasing tip – each side: on every 2-2-1.5-1.5-1-1 cm [3/4”-3/4”-½”-½”-3/8”-3/8”] a total of 8-8-11-11-14-14 times = 86-88-100-102-114-116 sts. When the piece measures 43-45-49-51-55-57 cm [17”-17 ¾”-19 ¼”-20”-21 5/8”-22½”] bind off for shoulder each side on every other row: 8-8-10-10-11-11 sts 2 times and 9-9-10-10-12-12 sts 2 times.
At the same time when the piece measures 45-47-51-53-57-59 cm [17 ¾”-18½”-20”-21”-22½”-23 ¼”] bind off the mid 18-20-20-22-22-24 sts for the neck. When all dec. are completed the piece then measures approx. 47-49-53-55-59-61 cm [18½”-19 ¼”-21”-21 5/8”-23 ¼”-24”].

Collar: Put the 18-19-19-20-21-22 sts from the thread or stitch holder from the right front piece back on needle size 4.5 mm [US 7]. Insert 1 MT. Continue in garter sts over the collar sts as follows: * 2 rows of garter sts over all sts, 2 rows of garter sts over the outer most 10 sts *, repeat from *-* until the collar measures approx. 5.5-6-6-6.5-6.5-7 cm [2 ¼”-2 3/8”-2 3/8”-2½”-2½”-2 ¾”] from the MT at the shortest side. Bind off loosely. Knit the same way for the left front piece.

Assembly: Sew the shoulder seams. Sew the collar tog. at the mid back and sew it to the neck line. Sew the side seams inside the 1 edge st as follows: The MT which marks the side seam at the right front piece should be sewn to the right side of the back piece where the armholes begins and down to the Rib.
The MT which marks the side seam for the left front piece should be sewn to the left side of the back piece from where the armholes begins and down to the Rib. Put the left front piece underneath the right front piece. Sew the inc sts at the bottom of the left front piece to the rib at the right side of the back piece. Sew the inc sts at the bottom of the right front piece at the Rib to the left side of the back piece. The front pieces are now crossed over at the front so the right front piece is on top of the left front piece.

Explanation to pattern diagram

	=	K from the RS, P from the WS.
	=	P from the RS, K from the WS.
	=	Cable twist (= 10 sts): put 5 sts on a cable needle behind the work, K5, K5 from cable needle.

Diagram

All measurements in charts are in cm. All measures are from side to side. For conversion from cm to inch - click here.