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

PATTERN:
See diagram M.1 to M.4. Diagrams show the pattern from the RS.

DECREASING TIP-1 (neckline):
Dec inside 5 garter sts from RS.
Dec as follows after 5 garter sts: slip 1 st as if to K, K1, psso
Dec as follows before 5 garter sts: K2 tog.

DECREASING TIP-2 (armhole):
Dec inside 4 sts from RS.
Dec as follows after 4 sts: slip 1 st as if to K, K1, psso
Dec as follows before 4 sts: K2 tog.

BUTTONHOLE:
Make buttonholes on right front band. 1 buttonhole = bind off 3rd st from mid front and cast on 1 new st on return row.
Make buttonholes when piece measures:
SIZE S: 10, 16, 22, 28 and 34 cm /
4”,6¼”,8¾”,11” and 13 3/8”.
SIZE M: 11, 17, 23, 29 and 35 cm /
4 3/8”,6¾”,9”,11 3/8” and 13¾”.
SIZE L: 9, 16, 23, 30 and 37 cm /
3½”,6¼”,9”,11¾” and 14½”
SIZE XL: 8, 14, 20, 26, 32 and 38 cm /
3 1/8”,5½”,8”,10¼”,12½” and 15”.
SIZE XXL: 10, 16, 22, 28, 34 and 40 cm /
4”,6¼”,8¾”,11”,13 3/8” and 15¾”.
SIZE XXXL: 11, 17, 23, 29, 35 and 41 cm /
4 3/8”,6¾”,9”,11 3/8”,13¾” and 16 1/8”.

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BODY PIECE:
Worked back and forth on circular needle from mid front.
Cast on 171-187-203-235-251-267 sts (includes 5 front band sts each side towards mid front) on circular needle size 4 mm /
US 6 with Muskat. Work first row as follows from RS: 5 front band sts in garter st – see above - M.1 (= 16 sts) across the row until 6 sts remain, K1, 5 front band sts in garter st. Remember BUTTONHOLES on right front band – see above.
Work 3 vertical repeats of M.1 like this and now work next row as follows from RS: 5 front band sts in garter st, M.2 (= 16 sts) across the row until 6 sts remain, K1, 5 front band sts in garter st. After 1 vertical repeat of M.2 there are 151-165-179-207-221-235 sts on row. Continue as follows from RS: 5 front band sts in garter st, M.3 (= 14 sts) across the row until 6 sts remain, K1, 5 front band sts in garter st. After 2 vertical repeats of M.3 continue as follows from RS: 5 front band sts in garter st, M.4 (= 14 sts) across the row until 6 sts remain, K1, 5 front band sts in garter st. After 1 vertical repeat of M.4 there are 171-187-203-235-251-267 sts on row. Piece now measures approx 24 cm / 9½’’. Insert a marker after 45-49-53-61-65-69 sts and a marker after 126-138-150-174-186-198 sts (to mark the sides). Now measure piece from here!
Continue in stockinette st with 5 garter sts each side towards mid front. When piece measures 3-3-3-4-4-4 cm / 1 1/8’’-1 1/8’’-1 1/8’’-1½’’-1½’’-1½’’ from markers inc 1 st on each side of both markers on every 3-3-4-10-11-12 cm / 1 1/8”-1 1/8”-1½”-4”-4 3/8”-4¾” a total of 4-4-4-2-2-2 times.
AT THE SAME TIME when piece measures 11-12-14-15-17-18 cm / 4 3/8”-4¾”-5½”-6”-6¾”-7” from markers dec 1 st for neckline each side towards mid front – SEE DECREASING TIP-1 – on every other row a total of 10-9-10-9-10-9 times, then on every 4th row 3-4-4-5-5-6 times and then on every 6th row 3 times.
AT THE SAME TIME when piece measures 15-16-17-18-19-20 cm / 6’’-6¼’’-6¾’’-7’’-7½’’-8’’ from marker (piece measures approx 39-40-41-42-43-44 cm / 15¼’’-15¾’’-16 1/8’’-16½’’-17’’-17¼’’ from casting on row) bind off 8-8-8-10-12-12 sts each side for armhole (= 4-4-4-5-6-6 sts on each side of both markers) and now complete front and back pieces separately.

LEFT FRONT PIECE:
Continue dec for neck, AT THE SAME TIME bind off for armhole at the side – SEE DECREASING TIP-2: 1 st on every other row a total of 4-7-10-14-15-18 times. When all dec are complete there are 25-26-26-27-28-29 sts left on shoulder. When piece measures 34-36-38-40-42-44 cm / 13 3/8’’-14¼’’-15’’-15¾’’-16½’’-17 ¼’’ from marker (piece now measures approx 58-60-62-64-66-68 cm / 22¾’’-23 5/8’’-24 3/8’’-25¼’’-26’’-26¾’’ from casting on row), bind off.

RIGHT FRONT PIECE:
Like left front piece, but mirrored.

BACK PIECE: = 81-89-97-107-113-121 sts. Bind off for armhole each side as described for front piece = 73-75-77-79-83-85 sts. When piece measures 31-33-35-37-39-41 cm / 12¼’’-13’’-13¾’’-14½’’-15¼-16 1/8’’ from markers work 4 rows garter st on the middle 33-33-35-35-37-37 sts (work remaining sts as before). Now bind off the middle 23-23-25-25-27-27 sts for neck = 25-26-26-27-28-29 sts left on each shoulder. Continue in stockinette st with 5 garter sts towards neckline until piece measures 34-36-38-40-42-44 cm / 13 3/8’’-14¼’’-15’’-15¾’’-16½’’-17 ¼’’ from marker (piece now measures approx 58-60-62-64-66-68 cm / 22¾’’-23 5/8’’-24 3/8’’-25¼’’-26’’-26¾’’ from casting on row). Bind off.

SLEEVE:
Worked back and forth on needle.
Cast on 50-66-66-66-82-82 sts (includes 1 edge st each side) on needle size 4 mm / US 6 with Muskat. Work M.1 with 1 edge st each side. After 3 vertical repeats of M.1 continue in stockinette st. When piece measures 12-13-13-13-13-14 cm / 4 ¾”-5 1/8”-5 1/8”-5 1/8”-5 1/8”-5½” inc 1 st each side on every 2-3.5-2.5-1.5-3-1.5 cm / ¾”-1¼”-7/8”-½”-1 1/8”-½” a total of 11-6-8-12-6-9 times = 72-78-82-90-94-100 sts. When piece measures 35-34-33-32-31-30 cm / 13¾’’-13 3/8’’-13’’-12½’’-12¼’’-11¾’’ (less for the larger sizes because of longer sleeve cap and wider shoulder) bind off 3 sts each side for sleeve cap. Bind off to shape the sleeve cap each side on every other row: 2 sts 4-5-4-4-5-5 times and 1 st 0-0-3-6-5-5 times, then 2 sts each side until piece measures 42 cm / 16½’’, now bind off 3 sts each side 1 time and bind off remaining sts on next row. Piece measures approx 43 cm / 17’’.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew shoulder seams and set in sleeves.
Sew sleeve seams inside 1 edge st and sew on buttons.

Explanation to pattern diagram

	=	K from RS, P from WS
	=	P from RS, K from WS
	=	1 YO between 2 sts
	=	K2 tog
	=	P2 tog
	=	P3 tog
	=	slip 1 st as if to K, K2 tog, psso
	=	slip 1 st as if to K, K1, psso

Diagram

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