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Garter st, back and forth on needle: K all rows

Knitting tip-1: To avoid thread ends you may work each diamond in the first line of diamonds with a separate ball and let this follow the piece for the following lines instead of cutting the thread.

Knitting tip-2: Always pick up sts from RS.
Increasing tip: Inc inside 1 front band st towards mid front by making 1 yo. Work yo into back of st on return row to avoid a hole. Work inc sts in garter st.

Half domino diamond (vertical): Work 6 front band sts in garter st throughout.
Row 1 (= WS): K
Row 2 (= RS): K row until 8 sts (including front band sts) left on row, K2 tog, work 6 front band sts. Mirror this on the other side of jacket, i.e. dec at beg of row. Repeat row 1 and 2, i.e. dec 1 st towards front band on every other row until 1 st + 6 front band sts left on row. Cut the thread and put 6 front band sts on a thread.

Whole domino diamond : Insert a Marking Thread (MT) in the middle st.
Row 1 (= WS): K
Row 2 (= RS): K row until 1 st before MT, slip 1 st as if to K, K2 tog, psso, K to the end of row. Repeat row 1 and 2, i.e. dec 2 sts in the middle of diamond on every other row until 1 st left on row. Cut the thread and pull through st.

Half domino diamond (horizontal): Like whole diamond, but in addition to dec in the middle of diamond, put the last st on a thread at the end of every row until 4-3-4-4-4 sts left on row. Continue as follows:
Size S + L + XL/XXL + XXL/XXXL: 4 sts left on row.
Work next row (= RS) as follows: slip 1 st as if to K, K2 tog, psso. Put the last st on row on thread at side (= 6-7-8-9 sts on thread each side). Cut the thread and pull through remaining st on needle.
Size M: 3 sts left on row (6 sts on thread each side).
K 1 row on 3 sts from WS. Work next row as follows from RS: slip 1 st as if to K, K2 tog, psso. Cut the thread and pull through remaining st on needle.

Buttonholes: Make buttonholes on right front piece. 1 buttonhole = bind off third st from mid front, cast on 1 new st on return row. Make buttonholes when piece measures:
Size S: 23, 31 and 39 cm [9’’- 12,25’’- 15,25’’].
Size M: 26, 34 and 42 cm [10,25’’- 13,4’’- 16,5’’].
Size L: 29, 37 and 45 cm [11,4’’- 14,5’’- 17,75’’].
Size XL/XXL: 24, 32, 40 and 48 cm [9,5’’- 12,5’’- 15,75’’- 19’’].
Size XXL/XXXL: 30, 38, 46 and 54 cm [11,75’’- 15’’- 18’’- 21,25’’].

Jacket: Beg by casting on sts for the entire width of the piece. The diamonds are now worked 1 by 1, back and forth on circular needle in garter st.

Line 1 with domino diamonds: Cast on 383-403-423-443-483 sts (includes 6 front band sts each side) on circular needle size 4 mm [US 6]. K 1 row from WS and work next row as follows from RS: 6 garter sts (= front band), K2 tog, *K 34-36-38-40-44 sts, slip 1 st as if to K, K2 tog, psso”, repeat from *-* a total of 9 times and finish with K 34-36-38-40-44 sts, K2 tog, 6 garter sts (= front band) = 363-383-403-423-463 sts. Work front bands in garter st throughout. Now work 1 half vertical domino diamond – see above – on the first 24-25-26-27-29 sts (includes 6 front band sts). Leave remaining sts on needle. See Knitting tip-1. Work 1 whole domino diamond on the next 35-37-39-41-45 sts. When the whole domino diamond is complete work on the next 35-37-39-41-45 sts in the same way, and continue like this until 24-25-26-27-29 sts left on row (= 9 ½ domino diamonds on row). Now work 1 half vertical domino diamond + front band. When the half diamond is complete and 6 sts have been put on thread there are 9 whole and 2 half domino diamonds on Line 1.

Line 2 with domino diamonds: Pick up 17-18-19-20-22 sts along the side of the half diamond – see Knitting tip-2! Now pick up 1 st between the half diamond and the next diamond from Line 1 and pick up 17-18-19-20-22 sts along the side of the next diamond = 35-37-39-41-45 sts on row. Work whole domino diamond as before. When the diamond is complete pick up 35-37-39-41-45 sts between 2 diamonds from Line 1 and continue like this until there are 10 whole domino diamonds on Line 2.

Line 3 with domino diamonds:
Pick up 18-19-20-21-23 sts along the side of the last diamond from row 2 – remember Knitting tip-2 - and work the 6 front band sts left on row = 24-25-26-27-29 sts. K next row from WS, at the same time dec 3 sts evenly (do not dec on front band sts) = 21-22-23-24-26 sts. Now work 1 half vertical domino diamond – beg on row 2, + 6 front band sts. When the half diamond is complete and 6 front band sts have been put on thread pick up 17-18-19-20-22 sts along the side of each of the following 2 diamonds from Line 2 and pick up 1 st between the diamonds = 35-37-39-41-45 sts on row. K 1 row from WS, at the same time dec 6 sts evenly = 29-31-33-35-39 sts. Now work 1 whole domino diamond – beg on row 2. When diamond is complete pick up 35-37-39-41-45 sts between the next 2 diamonds from Line 2. NB! For all diamonds beg by K 1 row from WS, at the same time dec 6 sts evenly = 29-31-33-35-39 sts. Work 1 whole domino diamond – beg on row 2 and continue like this until there are 9 ½ diamonds on Line 3. Now pick up 18-19-20-21-23 sts along the side of the last diamond. K 1 row from WS, at the same time dec 3 sts evenly = 15-16-17-18-20 sts + 6 front band sts left on row = 21-22-23-24-26 sts. Work front band and 1 half vertical domino diamond – beg on row 2. When the half diamond is complete and 6 front band sts put on thread there are 9 whole diamonds and 2 half diamonds on Line 3.

Line 4 with domino diamonds: Pick up 14-15-16-17-19 sts along the side of the half diamond and pick up 1 st between the half diamond and the next diamond from Line 3. Pick up 14-15-16-17-19 sts along the side of the next diamond = 29-31-33-35-39 sts on row. K 1 row from WS. Work whole domino diamond as before. When the diamond is complete pick up 29-31-33-35-39 sts between 2 diamonds from Line 3 and continue like this until there are 10 whole domino diamonds on Line 4.

Line 5 with domino diamonds: NB! Remember buttonholes on right front band!
Pick up 15-16-17-18-20 sts along the side of the last diamond from Line 4 – remember Knitting tip-2 - and work the 6 front band sts left on row = 21-22-23-24-26 sts. Work 1 half vertical domino diamond + front band. When the half diamond is completed and the 6 front band sts put on thread pick up 14-15-16-17-19 sts along the sides of each of the next 2 diamonds from Line 4 + 1 st between the diamonds = 29-31-33-35-39 sts on row. Work 1 whole domino diamond as before. When diamond is completed pick up 29-31-33-35-39 sts between 2 diamonds from Line 4, and continue like this until there are 9 ½ diamonds on Line 5. Now pick up 15-16-17-18-20 sts along the side of the last diamond. K 1 row from WS and work front band sts back on needle = 21-22-23-24-26 sts. Work front band + 1 half vertical domino diamond. When the half diamond is completed and the 6 front band sts put on thread there are 9 whole and 2 half diamonds on Line 5.

Line 6 with domino diamonds: Work like Line 4.

Line 7 with domino diamonds: Pick up 15-16-17-18-20 sts along the side of the last diamond from Line 6 and work the 6 front band sts left on row = 21-22-23-24-26 sts. K 1 row from WS, at the same time dec 2-2-2-1-1 sts evenly (do not dec on front band sts) = 19-20-21-23-25 sts. Now work 1 half vertical domino diamond, beg on row 2. When the half diamond is complete pick up 29-31-33-35-39 sts between 2 diamonds from Line 6. NB! For all diamonds beg by K 1 row from WS, at the same time dec 4-4-4-2-2 sts evenly = 25-27-29-33-37 sts. + front band. Now work 1 whole domino diamond, beg on row 2. Continue like this until there are 9 ½ diamonds on Line 7. Now pick up 15-16-17-18-20 sts along the side of the last diamond. K 1 row from WS, at the same time dec 2-2-2-1-1 sts evenly = 13-14-15-17-19 sts and work front band sts back on needle = 19-20-21-23-25 sts. Work front band + 1 half vertical domino diamond. When the half diamond is completed and the 6 front band sts put on thread there are 9 whole and 2 half diamonds on Line 7.

Line 8, the last, with domino diamonds:
Pick up 12-13-14-16-18 sts along the side of the half diamond and pick up 1 st between the half diamond and the next diamond from Line 7. Pick up 12-13-14-16-18 sts along the side of the next diamond = 25-27-29-33-37 sts on row. Work 1 horizontal half domino diamond – see above. When the diamond is complete pick up 25-27-29-33-37 sts between 2 diamonds from Line 7 and continue like this until there are 10 horizontal half domino diamonds on Line 8.

Upper body piece: Beg from WS inside the 6 front band sts on right front piece and K 1 row from WS on the 6 front band sts. Continue as follows from RS: 6 front band sts, pick up 1 st between front band and sts on thread, *work the 6-6-7-8-9 sts from thread back on needle, pick up 3 sts between threads, work sts from thread back on needle, pick up 1 st between diamonds*, repeat from *-* and finish with working the other 6 front band sts back on needle = 173-173-193-213-233 sts. K 1 row from WS. K 1 row from RS, at the same time inc 7-27-23-31-31 sts evenly = 180-200-216-244-264 sts. Work 5 rows garter st. Piece now measures approx 41-43-47-50-55 cm [16,1’’- 17’’- 18,5’’- 19,75’’- 21,6’’].
Insert a Marking Thread (MT) 48-53-57-64-69 sts in from each side (to mark the sides). Back piece = 84-94-102-116-126 sts. Continue in stockinette st with front bands in garter st as before.
Remember the knitting gauge!
At the same time inc for collar towards mid front – see Increasing tip: 1 st on every 2 cm [3/4’’] a total of 12-13-13-14-14 times. For every inc also incorporate 1 st from body piece to collar, i.e 1 additional garter st and 1 less stockinette st.
At the same time when piece measures approx 8-7-6-6-6 cm [3,1’’- 2,75’’- 2,4’’- 2,4’’- 2,4’’] from MT bind off 3 sts on each side of both MT for armhole and complete back and front pieces separately.

Back piece: = 78-88-96-110120 sts. Continue in stockinette st, at the same time dec to shape the armhole each side on every other row: 2 sts 0-1-3-5-7 times and 1 st 0-2-1-2-2 times = 78-80-82-86-88 sts. Continue in stockinette st until piece measures 25-25-25-26-27 cm [9,75’’- 9,75’’- 9,75’’- 10,25’’- 10,6’’] from MT and now bind off the middle 22-24-24-26-26 sts for neck. Dec 1 st on neckline on next row = 27-27-28-29-30 sts left on each shoulder. bind off loosely when piece measures 27-27-27-28-29 cm [10,6’’- 10,6’’- 10,6’’- 11’’- 11,4’’] from MT (piece measures approx 68-70-74-78-84 cm [26,75’’- 27,5’’- 29,1’’- 30,75’’- 33’’] from bottom point).

Left front piece: Continue in stockinette st and dec to shape the armhole as described for back piece and continue inc for collar. When all dec and inc are complete there are 57-59-60-63-64 sts on row – 30-32-32-34-34 sts on collar and 27-27-28-29-30 sts on shoulder. Continue in stockinette st until piece measures 27-27-27-28-29 cm [10,6’’- 10,6’’- 10,6’’- 11’’- 11,4’’] from MT (piece measures approx 68-70-74-78-84 cm [26,75’’- 27,5’’- 29,1’’- 30,75’’- 33’’] from bottom point) and now bind off the 27-27-28-29-30 sts on shoulder.
Continue on the 30-32-32-34-34 collar sts with shortened rows as follows: *work 2 rows garter st on all sts, work 2 rows garter st on the outermost 17-18-18-19-19 sts towards mid front*, repeat from *-* until collar measures approx 5½-6-6-6½-6½ cm [2,2’’- 2,4’’- 2,4’’- 2,6’’- 2,6’’] (measured on the shorter side) from shoulder. Bind off.

Right front piece: Work like left front piece, but mirrored.

Sleeve: Worked back and forth on needle. Cast on 50-52-54-56-58 sts (includes 1 edge st each side) on needle size 4 mm [US 6] and work 6 rows garter st. Continue in stockinette st. When piece measures 8-5-5-5-8 cm [3,1’’- 2’’- 2’’- 2’’- 3,1’’] inc 1 st each side on every 4-3½-3-2½-2 cm [1,5’’- 1,3’’- 1,1’’- 0,9’’- 0,75’’] a total of 10-12-14-16-18 times = 70-76-82-88-94 sts. When piece measures 49-48-48-48-47 cm [19,25’’- 19’’- 19’’- 19’’- 18,5’’] (less on the larger sizes because of larger sleeve cap and wider shoulder) bind off 4 sts each side and dec to shape the sleeve cap each side on every other row: 2 sts 3-4-4-4-5 times, 1 st 1-1-1-3-3 times, then dec 2 sts each side until piece measures 55-55-56-57-57 cm [21,6’’- 21,6’’- 22’’- 22,5’’- 22,5’’]. Dec 4 sts each side 1 time and bind off remaining sts on next row. Piece measures approx 56-56-57-58-58 cm [22’’- 22’’- 22,5’’- 22,75’’- 22,75’’].

Assembly: Sew shoulder seams. Sew tog collar mid back and sew collar to neckline. Sew sleeve seam and set in sleeves. Sew on buttons.

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