COFFEE & CREAM
Whip up a smart-casual sweater that’ll look as much at home in a café as it would at a special birthday.
By Bergère de France
YOU WILL NEED
■ Bergère de France Idéal DK (40% wool, 30% acrylic, 30% polyamide, 50g/125m)
For yarn quantities and measurements see size table
■ A pair of 3mm needles
■ A pair of 3.5mm needles
■ A pair of 4mm needles
■ Stitch holder
TENSION
24 sts and 31 rows to measure 10x10cm (4x4in) over st st using 3.5mm needles
24 sts and 31 rows to measure 10x10cm (4x4in) over colour work using 4mm needles.
ABBREVIATIONS
For a full list see page 87
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Cast on 112 (122: 130: 140: 152) sts using 3mm needles and Yarn A.
Row 1 K0 (2: 2: 0: 0), (P2, K2) to end.
Row 2 (P2, K2) to last 0 (2: 2: 0: 0) sts, P0 (2: 2: 0: 0). Repeat last 2 rows until 28 rows have been worked, increasing 1 st on the final row. [113 (123: 131: 141: 153) sts]
Change to 3.5mm needles. Cont in st st until work measures 28.5 (29.5: 30.5: 30.5: 31.5)cm.
Change to 4mm needles.
Row 1 Beg on st 17 (12: 8: 3: 45) of Chart, work in st st to st 48 of Chart, then repeat Chart to end of row, ending on st 33 (38: 42: 47: 5).
Row 2 Beg on st 33 (38: 42: 47: 5) of Chart, work in st st to st 1 of Chart, then repeat Chart to end of row, ending on st 17 (12: 8: 3: 45) Last 2 rows set pattern placement.
Cont to work in Chart as set until all 84 rows have been worked, then change to 3.5mm needles and cont in st st in Yarn A only, AT THE SAME TIME, when work measures 42 (43: 44: 44: 45)cm shape armholes as folls:
SHAPE ARMHOLES
Cast off 3 sts at beg of next 2 (2: 2: 2: 4) rows. [107 (117: 125: 135: 141) sts] Cast off 2 sts at beg of next 4 (6: 6: 6: 6) rows. [99 (105: 113: 123: 129) sts]
Dec 1 st at each end of next 4 (3: 4: 5: 6) alt rows. [91 (99: 105: 113: 117) sts] **
Cont without shaping until work measures 63 (65: 67: 69: 71)cm, ending at shoulder edge.
SHAPE SHOULDERS
Next row (RS) Cast off 6 (7: 7: 8: 8) sts, knit until there are 25 (27: 29: 30: 31) sts on the RH needle, cast off 29 (31: 33: 37: 39) centre sts, knit to end.
Next row Cast off 6 (7: 8: 8: 8) sts, purl to centre cast off. [25 (27: 29: 30: 31) sts rem for each side]
SHAPE LEFT NECK AND SHOULDER
***Cast off 3 sts at neck edge of next row. [22 (24: 26: 27: 28) sts] Cast off 7 (7: 8: 8: 8) sts at beg of next row. [16 (17: 18: 19: 20) sts] Cast off 2 sts at neck edge of next row
