Columns of easy lace adorn the body and sleeves of this drop-shoulder pullover with a wide scoop neck.
 

Sizes

Directions are to fit women's size X-Small.  Changes for sizes Small, Medium, Large, 1X and 2X are in parentheses.

To Fit Bust Size:  30(34-38-42-46-50)"

Finished Measurements

Bust – 36(40-44-48-52-56)”

Length – 21½(22-22½-23-24-24½)”

Note:  This garment was designed with approximately 4” of ease.  Please take this into consideration when selecting your size.

Materials

6(7-8-9-10-11) Hanks Berroco Fuji (50 grs), #9230 Cricket

Straight knitting needles, size 7 (4.50 mm) OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE

16” Length circular knitting needle, size 7 (4.50 mm)

2 St markers

Gauge

20 sts = 4”; 28 rows = 4” in St st

16 sts = 4”; 25 rows = 4” in Lace Pat

TO SAVE TIME, TAKE TIME TO CHECK GAUGE

Front

Work same as back until armholes measure 3½(4-4-4½-5-5½)", end on WS.

Next Row (RS):  K to first marker, drop marker, k to last marker, increasing 14(16-18-20-22-24) sts as evenly spaced across as possible, drop last marker, k to end - 90(100-110-120-130-140) sts.  Beg with a p row, work even in St st until armholes measure 4½(5-5-5½-6-6½)", end on WS.

Shape Neck:  Next Row (RS):  K25(30-35-40-45-50), join another hank of yarn and bind off center 40 sts, k to end.  Working both sides at once, dec 1 st at each neck edge EVERY row 3 times, every RS row twice, then every 4th row twice - 18(23-28-33-38-43) sts each side.  Work even until armholes measure 7½(8-8-8½-9-9½)", end on WS.  Bind off 5(6-7-8-10-11) sts at each armhole edge 2(3-4-3-2-3) times, then 4(5-0-9-9-10) sts 2(1-0-1-2-1) times for shoulders.

Sleeves

With straight needles, cast on 58(62-62-66-70-74) sts.  Purl 1 row, knit 1 row, end on WS.

Establish Pat St:  Row 1 (RS):  K1(1-1-1-3-3), place marker, work Row 1 of Pat St over 56(60-60-64-64-68) sts, place marker, k to end.

Row 2:  P to first marker, work Row 2 of Pat St to last marker, p to end.  Work even in pat as established until sleeve measures 1" from beg, end on WS.

Inc Row (RS):  K1, M1k, k to first marker, work in Pat St to last marker, k to last st, M1k, k1 - 60(64-64-68-72-76) sts.  Rep this inc every 3" once more - 62(66-66-70-74-78) sts.  Work even until sleeve measures 5" from beg, end on WS.  Bind off.