Flower child

CONSTRUCTION The Back of the sweater is worked flat from the top shoulders to the base of the armholes and then the stitches are put on hold. The Front shoulder sts are then picked up from the Back ca

MEASUREMENTS To fit sizes: 76/81 cm (30/32 ins), 86/91 (34/36), 97/102 (38/40), 107/112 (42/44), 117/122 (46/48). Actual size: 94 cm (37 ins), 104 (41¾), 116 (45½), 126 (49½), 136 (53¾). Length: 54 cm

■ West Yorkshire Spinners Morris DK (50% Bluefaced Leicester, 25% Marsham, 25% Bluefaced Kerry Hill, 50g/112m) 2 balls of each: Yarn A Orchard (1284) Yarn B Rhubarb (1291) Yarn C Pimpernel (1290) ■ A

■ King Cole Cotton Socks 4ply (58% cotton, 38% polyamide, 4% other, 100g/365m) 1 ball of White (4760) ■ A 3mm (US C/2 or D/3) hook ■ A button-up shirt or blouse with long sleeves and barrel cuff ■ A b

BACK Cast on 121 (131: 141: 151: 161: 171) sts using 3.25mm needles and Yarn A. Row 1 (RS) K2, *P2, K3; rep from * to last 4 sts, P2, K2. Row 2 P2, K2, *P3, K2; rep from * to last 2 sts, P2. These 2 r

■ West Yorkshire Spinners Morris DK (100% wool, 50g/112m) Yarn A Orchard (1284) Yarn B Rhubarb (1291) Yarn C Pimpernel (1290) See table for measurements and yarn quantities ■ A 3.5mm (US E/4) hook ■ S