Craft retro vibes effortlessly! Colourwork beginners can embrace stripes with this chic jumper designed for ease.
By Bronagh Miskelly
YOU WILL NEED
■ West Yorkshire Spinner ColourLab DK (DK, 100% wool, 100g/225m)
For yarn quantities and measurements see size table
■ A pair of 3.75mm needles
■ A pair of 4mm needles
■ A 3.75mm circular needle, 80cm long
■ Stitch holders
■ Stitch markers
TENSION
22 sts and 28 rows to meas 10x10cm (4x4in) over st st using 4mm needles
ABBREVIATIONS
For a full list see page 79
WHERE TO BUY
■ For yarn stockists contact West Yorkshire Spinners on 01535 664500 or www.wyspinners.com
OR YOU COULD TRY…
■ Wool Warehouse
0800 505 3300 www.woolwarehouse.co.uk
■ City Knits
0121 628 3977 www.cityknits.co.uk
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FIND YOUR SIZE
SIZING COLOUR KEY So you can re-use this pattern, we’ve colour-coded the sizing instructions. Simply follow our colour-coded measurements and you’re off
RETRO-STRIPED JUMPER
Note To ensure that the stripes on the body line up, the rib on the Front starts with a WS row and is one row shorter than on the Back.
BACK
Cast on 102 (106: 112: 118: 124: 130: 134: 140: 146: 152) sts, using 3.75mm needles and Yarn A.
Row 1 (RS) K2 (2: 3: 2: 3: 2: 2: 3: 2: 3), (P2, K2) to last 0 (0: 1: 0: 1: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1) sts, knit to end.
Row 2 (WS) P2 (2: 3: 2: 3: 2: 2: 3: 2: 3), (K2, P2) to last 0 (0: 1: 0: 1: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1) sts, purl to end. Rep Rows 1 and 2 another 9 times.
Change to 4mm needles. Beg with a RS (knit) row, cont in st st, working stripes as follows:
Row 1 Knit to end in Yarn A.
Row 2 P56 (58: 61: 64: 67: 71: 73: 76: 79: 83) in Yarn A, PM, purl to end in Yarn B.
Row 3 Knit to marker in Yarn B,SM, knit to end in Yarn B.
Row 4 Purl to end in Yarn A.
Row 5 Knit to end in Yarn A.
Row 6 Purl to end in Yarn A.
These six rows set stripe pattern and position (marker indicates end of contrast stripes).
Work Rows 1 to 4 of stripe pattern again, ending after a WS row. Now cont in stripe pattern throughout (beg with row 5), while shaping waist as follows:
Next row (RS, dec) K1, ssk, knit to last 3 sts, k2tog, K1. [
