Knit Simple Spring/Summer 2012 #15

Design by Cheryl Murray

The dropped stitches on this short-sleeve cardiknit flat in one piece from the top downare used sparingly as a textural yoke detail. The self-contained openwork comes from dropping a double yarn over on the very next round.

Difficulty level

Intermediate

MATERIALS

Savanna by Zitron/Skacel Collection, 1oz/50g balls, each approx 109yd/100m (cotton/linen/viscose)

6 (8, 9, 10, 11) balls in #19 wheat

One each size 4 (3.5mm) circular needle, 16 and 24"/40 and 60cm long

One each size 5 (3.75mm) circular needle, 16 and 32"/40 and 80cm long OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE

Stitch holders

Stitch markers

3 ¹¹16"/18mm buttons

SIZE

Sized for Small, Medium, Large, 1X, 2X. Shown in size Small.

KNITTED MEASUREMENTS

Bust (buttoned) 32 (36, 40, 43, 47)"/82.5 (92.5, 101.5, 110.5, 120)cm

Length 18 (18, 19, 20, 21)"/45.5 (47, 49.5, 51, 53.5)cm

Upper arm 14 (15, 16, 17, 18)"/37 (39.5, 40.5, 43, 45.5)cm

GAUGE

22 sts and 32 rows = 4"/10cm over St st using size 5 (3.75mm) needles