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GARTER ST (back and forth on needle): K all rows.

DECREASING TIP (neckline):
Make all dec from RS as follows:
Dec before 8 front band sts: K2 tog.
Dec after 8 front band sts: slip 1 st as if to K, K1, psso.

BUTTONHOLES:
Make buttonholes on right front band. 1 buttonhole = bind off 4th and 5th st from mid front and cast on 2 new sts on return row. Make buttonholes when piece measures:
SIZE S: 8, 14, 20, 26 and 32 cm / 3 1/8”, 5½”, 8”, 10¼” and 12½”.
SIZE M: 9, 15, 21, 27 and 33 cm / 3½”, 6”, 8¼”, 10 5/8” and 13”.
SIZE L: 10, 16, 22, 28 and 34 cm / 4”, 6¼”, 8¾”, 11” and 13 3/8”.
SIZE XL: 7, 14, 21, 28 and 35 cm / 2¾”, 5½”, 8¼”, 11” and 13¾”.
SIZE XXL: 8, 15, 22, 29 and 36 cm / 3 1/8”, 6”, 8¾”, 11 3/8” and 14¼”.
SIZE XXXL: 10, 17, 24, 31 and 38 cm / 4”, 6¾”, 9½”, 12¼” and 15”.
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BACK PIECE
Worked back and forth on circular needle. Cast on 104-112-120-130-144-156 sts (includes 1 edge st each side) on circular needle size 4 mm / US 6 with 1 thread Classic Alpaca. Work 2 rows stockinette st, 4 rows garter st – see above - and now continue in stockinette st. REMEMBER THE KNITTING GAUGE! When piece measures 8 cm / 3 1/8’’ dec 1 st each side on every 3-3-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 cm / 1 1/8”-1 1/8”-1¼”-1¼”-1¼”-1¼” a total of 9 times = 86-94-102-112-126-138 sts. When piece measures 37-38-39-40-41-42 cm / 14½’’-15’’-15¼’’-15¾’’-16 1/8’’-16½’’ bind off for armhole each side at the beg of every row: 3 sts 1 time, 2 sts 1-2-3-5-7-9 times and 1 st 0-1-2-2-4-5 times = 76-78-80-82-84-86 sts. When piece measures 53-55-57-59-61-63 cm / 21’’-21 5/8’’-22½’’-23¼’’-24’’-24¾’’ work next row as follows from RS: stockinette st on the first 21-21-20-20-20-20 sts, garter st on the next 34-36-40-42-44-46 sts, stockinette st on the remaining 21-21-20-20-20-20 sts. Continue like this until finished measurements. AT THE SAME TIME when piece measures 54-56-58-60-62-64 cm / 21¼’’-22’’-22¾’’-23 5/8’’-24 3/8’’-25¼’’ bind off the middle 16-18-22-24-26-28 sts for neck and bind off 1 st on neckline on next row = 29-29-28-28-28-28 sts left on each shoulder (8 garter sts left towards neckline). Bind off remaining sts when piece measures 56-58-60-62-64-66 cm / 22’’-22¾’’-23 5/8’’-24 3/8’’-25¼’’-26’’.

LEFT FRONT PIECE:
Cast on 60-64-68-73-80-86 sts (includes 1 edge st at the side) on circular needle size 4 mm / US 6 with 1 thread Classic Alpaca. Work 2 rows stockinette st, 4 rows garter st and continue as follows from RS: 52-56-60-65-72-78 stockinette sts, 8 garter sts (= front band). When piece measures 8 cm / 3 1/8’’ dec 1 st at the side as described for back piece = 51-55-59-64-71-77 sts. When piece measures approx 33-34-35-36-37-39 cm / 13”-13 3/8”-13¾”-14¼”-14½”-15¼” work 2 rows garter st on the 8 front band sts only. Continue on all sts, AT THE SAME TIME dec 1 st inside front band sts – SEE DECREASING TIP! – on every 1 cm / 3/8’’ a total of 17-18-20-21-22-23 times.
AT THE SAME TIME when piece measures 37-38-39-40-41-42 cm / 14½’’-15’’-15¼’’-15¾’’-16 1/8’’-16½’’ bind off for armhole at the side as described for back piece. When all dec are complete there are 29-29-28-28-28-28 sts left on shoulder. Bind off when piece measures 56-58-60-62-64-66 cm / 22’’-22¾’’-23 5/8’’-24 3/8’’-25¼’’-26’’.

RIGHT FRONT PIECE:
Like left front piece, but mirrored, and make BUTTONHOLES – see above.

¾ SLEEVE:
For long sleeves, see below.
Worked back and forth on circular needle. Cast on 54-56-58-60-62-64 sts (includes 1 edge st each side) on needle size 4 mm / US 6 with 1 thread Classic Alpaca. Work 2 rows stockinette st, 4 rows garter st and then continue in stockinette st. When piece measures 6 cm / 2 3/8’’ inc 1 st each side on every 3-2.5-2-1.5-1.5-1 cm / 1 1/8”-7/8”-3/4”-½”-½”-3/8” a total of 9-10-12-14-15-16 times = 72-76-82-88-92-96 sts. When piece measures 33-33-32-32-29-28 cm / 13”-13”-12½”-12½”-11 3/8”-11” - NOTE! Less for the larger sizes because of longer sleeve cap and wider shoulder – bind off for sleeve cap each side at the beg of every row: 4 sts 1 time, 2 sts 4-4-5-6-4-4 times, 1 st 0-1-0-0-8-11 times, then 2 sts each side until piece measures 39-40-40-41-41-42 cm / 15¼”-15¾”-15¾”-16 1/8”-16 1/8”-16½”, now bind off 3 sts each side 1 time and bind off remaining sts on next row. Piece measures approx 40-41-41-42-42-43 cm / 15¾’’-16 1/8’’-16 1/8’’-16½’’-16½’’-17’’.

LONG SLEEVE:
For ¾ sleeves, see above.
Worked back and forth on circular needle. Cast on 50-52-54-56-58-58 sts (includes 1 edge st each side) on needle size 4 mm / US 6 with 1 thread Classic Alpaca. Work 2 rows stockinette st, 4 rows garter st and then continue in stockinette st. When piece measures 5 cm / 2’’ inc 1 st each side on every 4-3.5-3-2.5-2-2 cm / 1½’’-1¼’’-1 1/8’’-7/8’’-3/4’’-3/4’’ a total of 11-12-14-16-17-19 times = 72-76-82-88-92-96 sts. When piece measures 49-49-48-48-45-44 cm / 19¼”-19¼”-19”-19”-17¾”-17¼” - NOTE! Less for the larger sizes because of longer sleeve cap and wider shoulder – bind off for sleeve cap each side at the beg of every row: 4 sts 1 time, 2 sts 4-4-5-6-4-4 times, 1 st 0-1-0-0-8-11 times, then 2 sts each side until piece measures 55-56-56-57-57-58 cm / 21 5/8’’-22’’-22’’-22½’’-22½’’-22¾’’, now bind off 3 sts each side 1 time and bind off remaining sts on next row. Piece measures approx 56-57-57-58-58-59 cm / 22’’-22½’’-22½’’-22¾’’-22¾’’-23¼’’.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew shoulder seams. Set in sleeves. Sew side and sleeve seams inside 1 edge st. Sew on buttons to fit buttonholes.

Diagram

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