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OLGA BURAYA-KEFELIAN

STITCH GUIDE

Seed Stitch: (multiple of 2 sts + 1)

Row 1: KI, *pl, kl; rep from * to end.

Rep Row 1 for patt (knit the purl sts and purl the knit sts).

Buttonholes (worked over 5 sts of right-front band between folds): (RS) Work 2 sts in seed st, yo, k2tog, work 1 st in seed st. (WS) Work in seed st, working yo into patt.

NOTES

♦    Back and front lower edges are worked as separate pieces, to create side slits. The pieces are joined and worked in the round to the underarms, then divided for back and front.

♦    Folded cascades are worked on right front using short-row shaping, with a seed-stitch border at opening on both sections of front.

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Finished Size 32 (36,40,44.48)" bust circumference, machine-washed and dried. Sweater shown measures 36", mod-eled with about 2" positive ease.

Yarn Louet Euroflax Sport Weight (100% wet-spun linen; 270 yd [248 m]/100 g): *47 terra cotta, 5 (5, 6, 7, 8) skeins.

Needle Size 4 (3.5 mm): 24" circular (cir). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Markers (m); needle holders; tapestry needle; 12 smali shank buttons. Gauge 26 sts and 32 rows = 4" in St st, washed and dried.

LOWER FRONT AND BACK (MAKE 2)

CO 105 (117, 131, 143, 157) sts. Work 5 rows in seed st (see Stitch Guide). Working first and last 3 sts of every row in seed st, beg working St st across center sts.

Work even until piece measures 4" from CO, ending with a WS row. Place all sts on holder for first piece; leave 2nd piece on needle.

BODY

Joining row: (RS) Discontinue seed st; working all sts in St st, work across 2nd piece (back), place marker (pm) for side seam, work across sts on holder (front), pm for beg of rnd—210 (234, 262, 286, 314) sts total. Cont in St st until piece measures 14^l/2 (15, 15*/2, 16, 16)" from CO. Divłde for

2'A (2’A 3,3'/*. 4)" Th (Th. 8,8,8'/i)" 6.5 (7,7.5,9,10) cm 19 (19,20,20,21.5) cm

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armholes: BO 5 (6, 8, 10, 10) sts, knit to next m, tum, place 105 (117, 131, 143, 157) rem sts on holder for front. Beg working in rows. Next row: (WS) BO 5 (6, 8, 10,

10) sts, purl to end—95 (105, 115, 123, 137) sts rem for back. Cont on back sts only,

BO 2 (2, 2, 3, 6) sts at beg of next 2 rows, then dec 1 st each end of row every other row 5 (8, 9, 9, 10) times—81 (85, 93, 99, 105) sts rem. Work even until armholes measure TA (8¹/*, 8Zi, 9, 9‘/2)" from dividing row, ending with a WS row. Cont in St st, shape shoulders with short-rows (see Glossary) as foli:

Short-Row 1: (RS) Work to last 7 (7, 7, 8,

8) sts, wrap next st, turn.

Short-Row 2: (WS) SI 1, work to last 7 (7, 7, 8, 8) sts, wrap next st, tum.

1'/i (1'A 2,2,2)" 3.8 (3.8,5, 5,5) cm

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