ABBREVIATIONS:beg
= beginning; CA, CB = Color A,
Color B; ch = chain; dec = decrease;
inc = increase; K = knit; mm
= millimeters; P = purl; pat =
pattern; RS = Right Side; rnd
= round; rep = repeat; sc = single
crochet; st(s) = stitch (es); WS
= Wrong Side; * = repeat whatever follows the * as indicated.
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LM0128
Knitted Top - Intermediate Level Designed by Melissa Leapman
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Directions are for size Small; changes for sizes Medium,
Large, and Extra-Large are in parentheses.
BACK: With CA, cast on 74 (82,
90, 98) sts. Work in pat until 4" from beg, end WS row. Shape Sides: Keeping continuity of pat, dec 1 st
each end of next row and then every 8th row once, then every 6th
row twice – 66 (74, 82, 90) sts. Work even until 10"
from beg, end WS row. Inc 1 st each end of next row, then every
6th row twice, then every 8th row once – 74 (82, 90, 98) sts.
Work even until 15 1/2" from beg, end WS row. Shape Armholes: Keeping continuity of pat, bind
off 3 (4, 5, 6) sts at beg of next 2 rows – 68 (74, 80, 86)
sts. Dec 1 st each end of every row 1 (3, 5, 7) times, then every
other row 6 times – 54 (56, 58, 60) sts. Work even until 22
(22 1/2, 23, 23 1/2)" from beg, end WS row. Shape Neck: Work first 13 (14, 15, 16) sts, join
second skein of yarn, bind off center 28 sts, work to end. Work
both sides at once and dec 1 st at each neck edge once – 12
(13, 14, 15) sts each side. Work even until 22 1/2 (23, 23 1/2,
24)" from beg, end WS row.
Shape Shoulders: Bind off 3 (3, 4, 4) sts at beg of next 6 rows.
Bind off 3 (4, 2, 3) sts at beg of next 2 rows.
LEFT FRONT: With CA, cast on
38 (42, 46, 50) sts. Work in pat until 4" from beg, end WS
row. Shape Side: Keeping continuity of pat, dec 1 st
at beg of next row and then at same edge every 8th row once, then
every 6th row twice – 34 (38, 42, 46) sts. Work even until
10" from beg, end WS row. Inc 1 st at beg of next row and then
every 6th row twice, then every 8th row once – 38 (42, 46,
50) sts. Work even until 15 1/2" from beg, end WS row. Shape Armhole: Bind off 3 (4, 5, 6) sts at beg
of next row – 35 (38, 41, 44) sts. Dec 1 st at armhole edge
every row 1 (3, 5, 7) times, then every other row 6 times –
28 (29, 30, 31) sts. Work even until 20 1/2 (21, 21 1/2, 22)"
from beg, end RS row. Shape Neck: At neck edge, bind off 4 sts once,
3 sts once, and 2 sts once – 19 (20, 21, 22) sts. Dec 1 st
at neck edge every row 7 times – 12 (13, 14, 15) sts. Work
even until front measures same as back to shoulders, end WS row.
Shape Shoulder: Bind off 3 (3, 4, 4) sts at beg of next 3 RS rows.
Bind off 3 (4, 2, 3) sts at beg of next RS row.
RIGHT FRONT: Work same as left front EXCEPT reverse
all shaping.
SLEEVES: With CA, cast on 38
(38, 42, 42) sts. Work in pat, shaping sides by inc 1 st each end
of every 8th row 0 (0, 0, 6) times, every 10th row 3 (9, 7, 7) times,
then every 12th row 7 (2, 4, 0) times, working added sts into pat
– 58 (60, 64, 68) sts. Work even until 17 1/2 (17 1/2, 18,
18)" from beg, end WS row. Shape Cap: Bind off 3 (4, 5, 6) sts at beg of next
2 rows – 52 (52, 54, 56) sts. Dec 1 st each side every 4th
row 0 (1, 2, 2) times, every other row 13 (14, 14, 15) times, then
every row 2 (0, 0, 0) times – 22 sts. Bind off 3 sts at beg
of next 4 rows. Bind off 10 sts.
FINISHING: Sew shoulder seams. Set in sleeves.
Sew side and sleeve seams. Body Edging: With RS facing and crochet hook, attach
CB at a side seam; ch 1, work one rnd sc around
entire body edge, working 3 sc into each corner; join with a slip
st to first sc. Next Rnd: Ch 1, sc in each sc around, working 3
sc in each corner; join. Fasten off.
Sleeve Edging: With RS facing, attach CB
at seam; ch 1, work 2 rnds of sc around lower edge of sleeve. Fasten
off.
