Body
Using circular needle, CO 144[160,180, 200,
216, 236, 260] sts. Place marker and join
to begin working in the round, being careful
not to twist.
Work in 1x1 Rib until work measures 13[14,
15, 16, 17, 17, 18] inches.
Next Round: Break yarn, place next
12[14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 22] sts on waste yarn;
rejoin yarn, work 60[66, 74, 82, 88, 96, 108]
sts, break yarn; place next 12[14, 16, 18,
20, 22, 22] sts on waste yarn; rejoin yarn,
work 60[66, 74, 82, 88, 96, 108] sts (to end
of round). Do not break yarn. Set aside and
make sleeves.
Sleeves (Make
2)
Using double-point needles, CO 52[60, 68,
76, 82, 86, 98] sts. Divide sts evenly between
needles, place marker and join to begin working
in the round, being careful not to twist.
Work in 1x1 Rib until work measures 2.5[3,
3.5, 4, 4.5, 4.5, 5] inches.
Place 12[14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 22] sts at
beg of next round on waste yarn; place rem
40[46, 52, 58, 62, 64, 76] sts on hold on
spare double-point needles. Break yarn, leaving
a long tail. Set aside.
When making second sleeve, after placing
sts on waste yarn, leave rem sts on working
needles.
Join Sleeves to Body
NOTE: Read through this entire step before
beginning.
Using circular needle and ball of yarn attached
to body, and working in 1x1 rib as set, work
across 40[46, 52, 58, 62, 64, 76] sts of one
sleeve, work across 60[66, 74, 82, 88, 96,
108] sts of front of body, work across 40[46,
52, 58, 62, 64, 76] sts of second sleeve,
work across 60[66, 74, 82, 88, 96, 108] sts
of back of body. Place marker to mark beg
of round.
There will now be 200[224, 252, 280, 304,
320, 368] sts on the circular needle, and
the sleeves and body will be joined, ready
for the yoke to be worked. At the underarms,
the sts on waste yarn from the body and from
the sleeves will be opposite each other. These
sts will be joined later on.
Yoke
If desired, switch to a longer circular needle
at this point.
Cont in rib patt as set until work measures 4.5[5,
5.5, 6, 6.5, 6.5, 6.5] inches from joining point.
Work 40[46, 52, 58, 62, 64, 76] sts; beg and end
next round at this point.
Next Round: [K2tog, k1] to last
2[2, 0, 1, 0, 2, 2] sts, k to end. Break yarn,
set aside.
Using a new ball of yarn and double-point
needles, CO 11 sts. Work in 1x1 Rib until
work measures 5 inches, ending with a WS row.
Next Row [RS]: Work in patt to
last st, ssk last st of band tog with first
st of neckline.
Next Row [WS]: Work in patt.
Repeat these 2 rows until all sts of neck
have been worked.
Work band for 5 inches more. BO all stitches
in patt.
