Classic Elite - Casaco Lindo

AS SEEN IN VOGUE KNITTING’S 25th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE • FALL 2007

FALL 2007

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soft focus CLASSIC ELITE YARNS LA GRAN (mohair/wool/nylon) in #63521 STEEL GREY

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Vladimir Teriokhin designed this oversized coat with a garter-stitch shawl collar and edgings. One size.

12 sts and 16 rows = 4"/10 cm over St st using size 10≤ (6.5mm) needles and 2 strands of yarn held tog. TAKE TIME TO CHECK GAUGE.

before beginning to knit. Work armhole shaping at side edge as for back, AT SAME TIME, inc 1 st at front edge (working inc sts into garter st) on next row, then every other row 9 times more, AT SAME TIME, work 1 more st at front edge in garter st (therefore 1 fewer st in St st) inside of garter st 45" on next row, then every 8th row 8 times more, AT SAME TIME, when same length as back to shoulder, shape shoulder at side edge as for back—18 sts. Work even on these 18 sts for 3"/7.5cm. Place sts on a holder.

BACK

RIGHT FRONT

With 2 strands held tog, cast on 87 sts. Work in St st, dec 1 st each side every 20th row 4 times—79 sts. Work even until piece measures 27"/68.5cm from beg.

Work to correspond to left front, reversing all shaping and placement of garter st band and collar.

Armhole shaping

With 2 strands held tog, cast on 38 sts. Work in garter st for 4≤"/11.5cm. Work in St st, inc 1 st each side every 4th row 5 times—48 sts. Work even until piece measures 11"/28cm from beg. Bind off all sts loosely.

KNITTED MEASUREMENTS

• Bust (closed) 52"/132cm • Length 45"/114cm • Upper arm 16"/40.5cm MATERIALS

• 28 1≤oz/42g balls (each approx 90yd/82m) of Classic Elite Yarns La Gran (mohair/ wool/nylon) in #63521 steel grey • One pair size 10≤ (6.5mm) needles OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE • Stitch markers and holders GAUGE

6"

18" 8≤"

BACK

7≤" 2"

27"

29" 26" 6"

SLEEVES

3"

Cast on 2 sts at beg of next 6 rows, 8 sts at beg of next 2 rows—107 sts. Place marker at each end of row. [Inc 1 st each side on next row. Work 1 row even. Inc 1 st each side on next row. Work 3 rows even] 5 times—127 sts. Place marker at each end of row. FINISHING Shoulder shaping Sew shoulder seams. Sew top of sleeve Bind off 3 sts at beg of next 28 rows, 4 sts at to front and back armholes between beg of next 6 rows. Bind off rem 19 sts for markers. Sew side and sleeves seams. back neck. Collar

8≤" LEFT FRONT

7≤" 2"

27"

LEFT FRONT

Sew sides of collar along back neck, With 2 strands held tog, cast on 17 sts. Work adjusting length if necessary. Seam sts in St st, casting on at beg of WS rows (front tog at center back using 3-needle bind off. edge) as foll: cast on 4 sts once, 3 sts 4 times, Lower edge band 2 sts 3 times, 3 sts once (for 3-st garter-st With RS facing and 2 strands, beg at band)—42 sts. Working 3 sts at front edge in lower edge of left front, inside of the 3garter st, cont rem sts in St st and work decs at st garter-st band, pick up and k 154 sts side edge (beg of RS rows) as for back—38 evenly along lower edge of left front, sts. Work even until piece measures 27"/ back and right front. Work in garter st 68.5cm from beg of first cast-on row. for 1"/2.5cm. Bind off loosely. Sew Armhole, collar and shoulder shaping

Note Read through the following instructions

1"

7≤"

5≤"

16" SLEEVE

ends of band along 3-st garter-st band on fronts.❖

6≤" 4≤"

12≤"

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