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Shenandoah
By Jill Wright Annie's
Copyright © 2015 Annie's
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ISBN: 978-1-57367-806-3
CHAPTER 1
Skill Level
* * * EASY
Sizes
Woman's small (medium, large, extra-large, 2X-large, 3X-large)
Instructions are given for smallest size, with larger sizes in parentheses. When only 1 number is given, it applies to all sizes.
Finished Measurements
Chest: 35 ½ (39 ½, 43 ½, 47 ½, 51 ½, 55 ½) inches
Length: 26 ¼ (26 ¾, 28 ¼, 28 ¾, 29 ¾, 30 ¼) inches
Materials
4 MEDIUM
• Berroco Maya (worsted weight; 85% pima cotton/15% baby alpaca; 137 yds/50g per hank): 4 (5, 5, 6, 6, 7) hanks vanilla flower #5601 (A) and 3 (3, 4, 4, 5, 5) hanks tierra #5635 (B)
• Size 9 (5.5mm) needles or size needed to obtain gauge
Gauge
17 sts and 27 rows = 4 inches/10cm in St st (blocked).
To save time, take time to check gauge.
Special Abbreviation
Make 1 Purlwise (M1-p): Insert LH needle from front to back under horizontal strand between last st worked and next st on LH needle; purl through back of resulting loop.
Pattern Stitch
Seed St (even number of sts)
Row 1: *K1, p1; rep from * to end.
Row 2: Purl the knit sts and knit the purl sts as they present themselves.
Rep Row 2 for pat.
Pattern Notes
Pieces are worked from side to side. Front and back are identical.
It is important to achieve row gauge because it determines the width of the front and back pieces.
Front/Back
Make 2 alike
Side Edge of Body
With B, cast on 28 (28, 32, 32, 34, 34) sts.
Row 1 (RS): Work in Seed St.
Row 2: Work in established Seed St to end, then cast on 4 sts — 32 (32, 36, 36, 38, 38) sts.
Rows 3–8: Working new sts in established Seed St, rep [Rows 1 and 2] 3 times — 44 (44, 48, 48, 50, 50) sts.
Row 9: Knit to last 7 sts, work in Seed St to end (bottom border).
Row 10 (WS): Work 7 sts in Seed St, purl to end, cast on 4 sts — 48 (48, 52, 52, 54, 54) sts.
Rows 11–24: Rep [Rows 9 and 10] 7 times — 76 (76, 80, 80, 82, 82) sts.
Row 25: Rep Row 9.
Armhole Border
Row 1 (WS): Work 7 sts in Seed St, purl to end; cast on 32 (34, 36, 38, 40, 42) sts for armhole — 108 (110, 116, 118, 122, 124) sts.
Row 2: Beg with a knit st, work cast-on sts in Seed St (armhole border), knit to last 7 sts, work in Seed St to end.
Maintaining armhole and bottom borders in Seed St and all sts in between in St st, work 6 rows even.
Shape Shoulder
Inc row (WS): Work 7 sts in Seed St, purl to last st, M1-p, p1 — 109 (111, 117, 119, 123, 125) sts.
Work 5 (7, 9, 11, 13, 15) rows even, then rep Inc row — 110 (112, 118, 120, 124, 126) sts.
Work 2 (4, 6, 8, 10, 12) rows even.
Change to A; work 3 rows even, then rep Inc row — 111 (113, 119, 121, 125, 127) sts.
Work 5 (7, 9, 11, 13, 15) rows even, then rep Inc row — 112 (114, 120, 122, 126, 128) sts.
Work 4 rows even.
Shape Neck
Dec row (RS): K2tog, work in established pats to end.
Rep Dec row [every RS row] 5 times — 106 (108, 114, 116, 120, 122) sts.
Work 33 (35, 35, 37, 39, 41) rows even, ending with a RS row.
Inc row (WS): Work in established pats to last st, M1-p, p1 — 107 (109, 115, 117, 121, 123) sts.
Maintaining established pats, rep Inc row [every WS row] 5 times — 112 (114, 120, 122, 126, 128) sts.
Shape Shoulder
Work 4 rows even.
Dec row (RS): K2tog, work in established pats to end — 111 (113, 119, 121, 125, 127) sts.
Work 5 (7, 9, 11, 13, 15) rows even, then rep Dec row — 110 (112, 118, 120, 124, 126) sts.
Work 3 rows even.
Change to B; work 2 (4, 6, 8, 10, 12) rows even, then rep Dec row — 109 (111, 117, 119, 123, 125) sts.
Work 5 (7, 9, 11, 13, 15) rows even then rep Dec row — 108 (110, 116, 118, 122, 124) sts.
Armhole Border
Row 1 (WS): Work in pat to last 32 (34, 36, 38, 40, 42) sts, work in Seed St to end (armhole border).
Maintaining armhole and bottom borders in Seed St and all sts in between in St st, work 6 rows even.
Next row (RS): Loosely bind off 32 (34, 36, 38, 40, 42) armhole sts, work in pat to end — 76 (76, 80, 80, 82, 82) sts.
Side Edge of Body
Row 1 (WS): Work even.
Row 2 (RS): Bind off 4 sts, work in pat to end — 72 (72, 76, 76, 78, 78) sts.
Row 3: Work even.
Rows 4–17: Rep [Rows 2 and 3] 7 times — 44 (44, 48, 48, 50, 50) sts.
Row 18: Bind off 4 sts, beg with a knit st, work in Seed St to end — 40 (40, 44, 44, 46, 46) sts.
Row 19: Work in Seed St.
Rows 20–25: Rep [Rows 18 and 19] 3 times — 28 (28, 32, 32, 34, 34) sts.
Bind off all sts loosely.
Finishing
Weave in all ends.
Block pieces to measurements.
Sew right shoulder seam.
Neck Edging
With RS facing and using B, pick up and knit 74 (78, 78, 78, 82, 82) sts across neck edge [39 (39, 39, 39, 41, 41) sts each side].
Knit 1 WS row, then purl 1 RS row.
Loosely bind off all sts kwise.
Sew left shoulder seam.
Sew side seams, leaving 6 ½ (6 ½, 7 ½, 7 ½, 8, 8) inches at bottom unsewn for side vents.
Weave in all ends.
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