Gentle touch

WRAP Cast on 79 sts using Yarn A and 6mm needles. Work 6 rows in garter stitch. Work in patt as follows (please note you do not count the stitches until Row 11 has been worked). Row 1 (RS) K4, *K1, yf

The garment is worked in the round to the underarms. The front and back are then worked separately to the shoulders, which are joined with a three-needle cast-off before adding neck and armhole edging

BORDER PATTERN (worked over 13 sts)Row 1 (RS): K5, cluster-3, K5.Row 2 and all WS rows: Knit.Row 3: K4, K2tog, yo, K1, yo, SSK, K4.Row 5: K3, K2tog, yo, K3, yo, SSK, K3.Row 7: K5, yo, sk2po, yo, K5.Ro

YOU WILL NEED ■ DROPS Safran(100% cotton, 50g/160m)2 balls of Yarn A Plum (15) ■ DROPS Kid Silk(75% mohair, 25% silk, 25g/210m)1 ball of Yarn B Misty Lilac (55) ■ A 3.25mm (US D/3) hook ■ A 4mm (US G/

CHART A Row 1 (RS): Sl 1 wyif, K1, yo, K2.Row 2 and all following WS rows: Sl 1 wyif,K1, purl to last 2 sts, K2.Row 3: Sl 1 wyif, (K1, yo) twice, K2.Row 5: Sl 1 wyif, K1, yo, K3, yo, K2.Row 7: Sl 1 wy

CARDIGAN BACK AND FRONTS (Worked in one piece to armholes) Cast on 83 (101: 110: 119: 128) sts using 3.75mm needles. Work 6 (8: 8: 8: 10) rows in garter st. Change to 4mm needles. **Row 1 Knit. Row 2