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Jasper

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Our single button Jasper cardi has a fitted bodice with curved peplum.

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Shown in size Small

SIZE

Directions are for women’s size X-Small.  Changes for sizes Small, Medium, Large, 1X and 2X are in parentheses

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Bust (closed) – 30(34-38-42-46-50)”

Length – 21(22 1/2-24-25 1/2-27-28 1/2)”

MATERIALS

10(11-14-16-18-21) Hanks BERROCO JASPER (50 grs), #3815 Rosso Asiago

Straight knitting needles, sizes 7 (4.50 mm) and 9 (5.50 mm) OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE

29” Length circular knitting needle, size 9 (5.50 mm)

2 St markers

GAUGE

18 sts = 4”;  22 rows = 4” in St st on larger needles

TO SAVE TIME, TAKE TIME TO CHECK GAUGE

Note:  BOTH st and row gauge are extremely important to assure that your garment fits together correctly

NOTE

Back and front armholes are not the same length.  When the sloped back shoulders are sewn to the straight front shoulders, the fronts will hang diagonally which lengthens the armholes.

BACK

With larger straight needles, cast on 68(78-86-96-104-114) sts.  Work even in St st for 4”, end on WS.

Shape Armholes:  Bind off 4 sts at beg of the next 0(2-2-2-2-2) rows, 3 sts at beg of the next 4(2-2-4-6-6) rows, 2 sts at beg of the next 2(2-4-4-2-6) rows, then dec 1 st at beg of the next 2(6-4-4-6-4) rows – 50(54-60-64-68-72) sts.  Work even until armholes measure 7 1/2(8-8 1/2-9-9 1/2)”, end on WS.

Shape Shoulders and Neck:  Bind off 4(5-5-5-6-6) sts, k until there are 16(16-18-20-20-22) sts on RH needle, join another hank of yarn and bind off center 10(12-14-14-16-16) sts, k to end.  Working both sides at once, bind off 4(5-5-5-6-6) sts at beg of the next row, then 4(4-5-6-6-7) sts at beg of the next 4 rows for shoulders.  AT THE SAME TIME, bind off 4 sts at each neck edge twice.

RIGHT FRONT

With larger straight needles, cast on 43(47-52-56-61-65) sts.  Work even in St st for 2 rows, end on WS.

Dec Row (RS):  K to last 4 sts, SSK, k2 – 42(46-51-55-60-64) sts.  Rep this dec alternately every RS row twice more, then alternately every 4th row and every 2nd row twice more (a total of 7 decs) – 36(40-45-49-54-58) sts.  Work even if necessary until piece measures 3 3/4” from beg, end on RS.

Shape Armhole:  Bind off 0(4-4-4-4-4) sts at beg of the next WS row, then at the same edge, bind off 3 sts 4(2-2-4-6-6) times, then 2 sts 3(5-7-3-2-3) times, end on WS – 18(20-21-27-28-30) sts.

Dec Row (RS):  K to the last 4 sts, SSK, k2 – 17(19-20-26-27-29) sts.  Rep this dec every RS row 5(6-5-9-9-9) times more – 12(13-15-17-18-20) sts.  Work even until armholes measure 5 1/2(6-6 1/2-7-7 1/2-8)”, end on WS.  Bind off.

LEFT FRONT

Work to correspond to right front, reversing all shaping.  Work Dec Row on body and armholes at beg of RS rows as k2, k2 tog, k to end.

SLEEVES

With smaller needles, cast on 38(38-42-42-46-46) sts.

Ribbing:  Row 1 (RS):  K2, * p2, k2, rep from * across.

Row 2:  P2, * k2, p2, rep from * across.  Rep these 2 rows until piece measures 4” from beg, end on WS.  Change to larger straight needles and work in St st, inc 1 st each side every 1” 0(0-1-7-7-13) times, every 1 1/2” 0(6-8-4-4-0) times, every 2” 4(2-0-0-0-0) times, then every 2 1/2” 2(0-0-0-0-0) times – 50(54-60-64-68-72) sts.  Work even until sleeve measures 18” from beg, end on WS.

Shape Cap:  Bind off 3 sts at beg of the next 2 rows, then 2 sts at beg of the next 2 rows – 40(44-50-54-58-62) sts.

Dec Row (RS):  K2, k2 tog, k to last 4 sts, SSK, k2 – 38(42-48-52-56-60) sts.  Rep this dec every 4th row 2(3-2-2-3-3) times more, then every RS row 6(6-9-10-10-11) times, end on WS – 22(24-26-28-30-32) sts.  Bind off 2 sts at beg of the next 2 rows, then 3 sts at beg of the next 2 rows.  Bind off remaining 12(14-16-18-20-22) sts.

SKIRT

With circular needle, cast on 378(422-466-510-554-598) sts.  DO NOT join.  Work in ribbing same as sleeves for 1 1/2”, end on WS.

Next Row (RS):  K9(13-8-12-7-11), * k7, k2 tog, rep from * 39(43-49-53-59-63) times more, k to end – 338(378-416-456-494-534) sts.

Following Row (WS):  P135(150-165-180-195-210), place marker, p68(78-86-96-104-114), place marker, p to end. Work even in St st for 6(8-10-12-14-16) rows, end on WS.

Dec Row 1 (RS):  (K3, k2 tog) 27(30-33-36-39-42) times, sl marker, k to next marker, sl marker, (k2 tog, k3) 27(30-33-36-39-42) times – 284(318-350-384-416-450) sts.  Beg with a p row, work even in St st for 11 rows, end on WS.

Dec Row 2 (RS):  (K2, k2 tog) 27(30-33-36-39-42) times, sl marker, k to next marker, sl marker (k2 tog, k2) 27(30-33-36-39-42) times – 230(258-284-312-338-366) sts.  Beg with a p row, work even in St st for 11 rows, end on WS.

Dec Row 3 (RS):  (K1, k2 tog) 27(30-33-36-39-42) times, sl marker, k to next marker, sl marker, (k2 tog, k1) 27(30-33-36-39-42) times – 176(198-218-240-260-282) sts.  Beg with a p row, work even in St st for 5(7-9-11-13-15) rows, end on WS.

Dec Row 4 (RS):  (K2 tog) 27(30-33-36-39-42) times, sl marker, k to next marker, sl marker, (k2 tog) 27(30-33-36-39-42) times – 122(138-152-168-182-198) sts.  Beg with a p row, work even in St st for 1(3-5-7-9-11) rows, end on WS.

Dec Row 5 (RS):  (K2 tog) 13(15-16-18-19-21) times, k1(0-1-0-1-0), sl marker, k to next marker, sl marker, k1(0-1-0-1-0), (k2 tog) 13(15-16-18-19-21) times – 96(108-120-132-144-156) sts.  Purl 1 row.

Dec Row 6 (RS):  (K3 tog) 4(5-5-6-6-7) times, k2(0-2-0-2-0), sl marker, k to next marker, sl marker, k2(0-2-0-2-0), (k3 tog) 4(5-5-6-6-7) times – 80(88-100-108-120-128) sts. 

For sizes X-Small and Large ONLY:  Dec Row 7 (WS):  (K3 tog) twice, bind off last st, drop marker, p to next marker, drop marker, (k3 tog) twice, bind off last st – 70(98) sts.

For size Small ONLY:  Dec Row 7 (WS):  K2 tog, k3 tog, bind off last st, drop marker, p to next marker, drop marker, k3 tog, k2 tog, bind off last st – 80 sts.

For sizes Medium and 2X ONLY:  Dec Row 7 (WS):  K3 tog, k4 tog, bind off last st, drop marker, p to next marker, drop marker, k4 tog, k3 tog, bind off last st – 88(116) sts.

For size 1X ONLY:  Dec Row 7 (WS):  (K4 tog) twice, bind off last st, drop marker, p to next marker, drop marker, (k4 tog) twice, bind off last st – 106 sts.

For ALL sizes:  Bind off.

FINISHING

Sew shoulder seams.  Sew in sleeves.  Sew side and sleeve seams.  Sew bound-off edge of skirt to cast-on edges of back and fronts.

Neck Edging:  With RS facing, beg at right front neck edge, pick up and k123(130-137-144-151-158) sts around entire neck edge.  Bind off knitwise on WS.