Lace-patterned sleeves steal the show on this wide-necked raglan sweater
SARAH HATTON
THIS CONTEMPORARY design from Sarah Hatton has a chevron pattern of lace eyelets on the upper section of the sleeves. Her sweater has raglan shaping and a wide neckline. Neat details include a ‘V’ lace motif worked below the front neckband; the rest of the garment is in stocking stitch. Sarah has knitted her sweater in The Croft DK, a pure Shetland Islands wool from West Yorkshire Spinners. This offers fantastic stitch definition, and comes in an appealing choice of 25 neutrals, brights and tweed-effect colourways.
BACK
Using 3.25mm needles, cast on 106 (118:130:142:150:162) sts.
Row 1 (RS): K2, *P2, K2; rep from * to end. Row 2: *P2, K2; rep from * to last 2 sts, P2. These 2 rows set rib. Cont in rib as set until work measures 7 (7:7:8:8:8) cm, ending with WS facing for next row.
Next row (WS): Rib to end, inc 1 (1:0:0:1:1) st and dec 0 (0:1:1:0:0) sts evenly across row.
107 (119:129:141:151:163) sts.
Change to 4mm needles. Beg with a K row and working in st st throughout, cont until work measures 37 (37:37:38:39:40) cm, ending with RS facing for next row.
SHAPE RAGLANS
Cast off 7 (8:8:9:9:10) sts at beg of next 2 rows. 93 (103:113:123:133:143) sts.
Sizes 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 only Next row (RS): K1, K2tog tbl, knit to last 3 sts, K2tog, K1. Next row: P1, P2tog, purl to last 3 sts, P2tog tbl, P1.
These 2 rows set raglan shaping. Work – (0:4:10:18:22) rows, dec 1 st at each end of every row.
– (99:101:99:93:95) sts.
All sizes Next row (RS): K1, K2tog tbl, knit to last 3 sts, K2tog, K1. Next row: Purl.
These 2 rows set raglan shaping. Work 46 (50:52:48:42:42) rows, dec 1 st at each end of next and every foll RS row. 45 (47:47:49:49:51) sts. Leave these sts on a holder.
FRONT
Work as given for Back to **. 93 (99:101:99:93:95) sts.
Work 14 (18:20:14:8:8) rows, dec 1 st at each end of next and every foll RS row as for Back. 79 (81:81:85:85:87) sts.
PLACE LACE MOTIF
Next row: K1, K2tog tbl, K24 (25:25:27:27: 28), pm (to help with chart placement), work next 25 sts as set on row 1 of chart, K24 (25:25:27:27:28), K2tog, K1. 77 (79:79:83:83:85) sts. This row sets chart placement. Work next 21 rows as set on chart and AT THE SAME TIME dec 1 st as set at each end of every RS row.
57 (59:59:63:63:65) sts.
SHAPE FRONT NECK
Next row (RS): K1, K2tog tbl, K10 (10:10:12: 12:12), turn and leave rem sts on a holder. 12 (12:12:14:14:14) s
