Cashmere Collection. Knitting patterns Dragonfly (eng) | Page 3

aisteb1973 Notes 1. The first and the last sts along all details are selvage sts, even if it’s not mentioned further in the pattern. 2. While casting on for bottom rib and binding off, do not forget to leave long enough yarn tails for seaming and joining pieces later on. 3. Taking into account inelasticity and looseness of pure cashmere, back and front neckline sts and also sleeve top sts are bound off at the very end, making inelastic strip for strengthening garment construction. Otherwise cashmere neckband wouldn’t be able to hold garment weight and would stretch. If you use more elastic and resilient yarn, you can leave front and back sts live and shape sleeve cap top with short rows leaving its sts live too. Then all live sts are transfered to circular needle for neckband (don’t forget to decrease selvage sts if you choose the last option). 4. The instructions are given for size S, the numbers in brackets are for sizes SM, M, L, XL and XXL respectively. If there is only one number, it belongs to all sizes. Gauge 19,5 sts x 29 rows = 10 x 10 cm in stockinette st. 19 sts x 24 rows = 10 x 10 cm in lace pattern. Stitch patterns Lace stitch pattern, see the chart. Rib 2 x 2 when working flat. RS row: selvage st, k1, *p2, k2, rep from * until the end of the row. WS row: selvage st, p1, *k2, p2, rep from * until the end of the row (or see the chart). Rib 2 x 2 when working in the round: *k2, p2, rep from * until the end of the round. Stockinette sts: RS rows: knit all sts, WS rows: purl all sts. Selvage sts (braid): slip the first st to the right needle in the beginning of each row, the last st of each row knit or purl depending on the side, transfer working thread avoiding wrapping the first stitch. Alignment row: used for flattering steps which were created while working on short rows. Pick up the wrap with the left needle, releasing the stitch which was wrapped and knit (or purl) them together. The wrap always should stay on the WS. Abbreviations st/sts – stitch/stitches k – knit, p – purl RS – right side WS – wrong side ssk – slip slip knit k2tog – knit 2 stitches together rep – repeat BO – bind off tog – together sl – slip psso – pass slipped st/stitches over ssp – slip slip purl p2tog – purl 2 stitches together PM – place marker Difficulty level: All images, text, and illustrations © Aistė Butkevičienė, 2016 @aisteb1973 3