Waterlily

“A BOUQUET of flowers provided the inspiration for this sweater design,” says Emma Vining. “The garment features a lower section representing the stems and leaves, and an upper section full of beautif

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

LOWER RIGHT BACK SECTION Using 5mm needles, cast on 41 (46:51:56:60:65:69:74:79) sts. Work in moss st patt as folls:Row 1 (RS): K1 (0:1:0:0:1:1:0:1), *P1, K1;rep from * to end.Row 2: *K1, P1; rep from

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

The pattern uses both long and short needles; start with the length which fits the number of stitches and change when necessary. The piece is started back and forth, casting on stitches at the back of

(worked from the top down in rows) Using 5mm needles, cast on 86 (88:88:88:90:90:90:92:92) sts. SHORT-ROW SHAPING & PLACING MARKERS Row 1 (WS): Purl, placing markers as folls;P1, pm, P1, pm, P12, pm,