Modern Vintage. Knitting Patterns Apple Juice (eng) | Page 6

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With US3 (3,25 mm) needles using Long-Tail Cast On CO 102
(112, 122, 132, 142) sts. Work in garter st for 26 rows, finish
with WS row. Switch to US4 (3,5 mm) needles and work in
stockinette st for 12 rows, then continue to work from first
row of chart. Work for 102 rows of stitch pattern and finish
on WS with 26th row of pattern rep.

Underarm shaping
Continue to work following pattern chart. Next RS row is
increase row.
Increase row: selvage st, k2, left-leaning twisted YO, work to
3 last sts, right-leaning twisted YO, k3. Include increased sts
into stitch pattern.
Rep increase row every 2nd row 5 more times. Work WS row.
12 sts increased, there are 114 (124, 134, 144, 154) sts on
needles. Place stitch markers in beginning and end of row to
mark beginning of armholes.

Armhole shaping
Continue to work straight following pattern chart. Rep
increase row in 13th, 27th, 1st, 13th and 27th rows of pattern
rep. 10 more sts increased, there are 124 (134, 144, 154,
164) sts on needles.
From this point we finished following pattern chart.
Shoulders now are worked in stockinette st. Work for 3 (5,
7, 9, 11) more rows and finish with WS row. Place stitch
markers to mark middle 34 (36, 38, 40, 42) sts for back
neckline (there are 45 (49, 53, 57, 61) sts left for each
shoulder).

Shoulder slope and back neckline shaping with short
rows
1. In next RS row work to last 6 sts, wrap next st and turn,
work WS row to last 6 sts, wrap next st and turn.
2. *In next RS row work to 5 (5, 5, 5, 6) sts before wrapped
st, wrap next st and turn, work WS row to 5 (5, 5, 5, 6) sts
before wrapped st, wrap next st and turn.
3. Rep from * 2 (3, 4, 4, 4) more times.
4. In next RS row work to 5 (5, 5, 5, 6) sts before wrapped st,
wrap next st and turn, work WS row to first stitch neckline
marker we met, slip marker, work 6 more sts, wrap next st
and turn.
5. In next RS row work to 5 (5, 5, 5, 6) sts before wrapped st,
wrap next st and turn, work WS row to same marker, remove
it, wrap next st and turn.
6. In next RS row work to 5 (5, 5, 5, 6) sts before wrapped st,
wrap next st and turn, work WS alignment row, working over
all wrapped sts of neckline to second shoulder, work to 5 (5,
5, 5, 6) sts before wrapped st, wrap next st and turn.
7. In next RS row work to second neckline marker, slip
marker, work 6 more sts, wrap next st and turn, work WS row
to 5 (5, 5, 5, 6) sts before wrapped st, wrap next st and turn.
8. In next RS row work to marker, remove it, wrap next st and
turn, work WS row to 5 (5, 5, 5, 6) sts before wrapped st,
wrap next st and turn.

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9. Work RS alignment row to end, working over all wrapped
sts and turn, work WS alignment row to end, working over all
wrapped sts.
Transfer all sts to spare circular needle. Leave long enough
yarn tail (that equals approximate 4 lengths of shoulder line)
for joining both shoulders using 3 needle bind-off and simultaneous binding-off of neckline sts.
While shaping shoulder slope and back neckline with
short rows we have completed 7 (8, 9, 9, 9) short row
turns for each shoulder and 2 turns for neckline.

Left front
Read through next section carefully before proceeding;
all processes of front shaping are worked concurrently.
You can follow order of steps on front schematics (page
7) also.
With US3 (3,25 mm) needles using Long-Tail Cast On CO 63
(70, 75, 81, 86) sts. Work in garter st for 26 rows, finish with
WS row. Mark last 9 sts on RS with stitch marker. From this
point last 9 sts of RS row (or first 9 sts of WS row) are worked
in garter st, even if it’s not mentioned further in pattern.
These 9 sts form button band.
Switch to US4 (3,5) needles and work in stockinette st for 12
rows, then continue to work from first row of chart (*).

1. V-neck shaping
Work 96 rows of stitch pattern from (*), finish with 20th WS
row of stitch pattern. In next RS row work decrease row for
V-neck.
Decrease row for V-neck: continue to work as established to
3 sts before button band marker, ssk, k1, slip marker, finish
row as established.
Rep decrease row for V-neck shaping every 4th row 13 (15,
16, 17, 18) more times, every 6th row – 3 (2, 2, 2, 2) times,
and every 8th row once more. Then work straight.

2. Underarm shaping
Work for 102 rows of st pattern, finish with 26th WS row of
pattern rep. Next RS row is increase row.
Increase row: selvage st, k2, left-leaning twisted YO, work
row to end as established. Include increased sts into st
pattern.
Rep increase row every 2nd row 5 more times. Work WS row.
6 sts increased, place stitch marker in beginning of row to
mark beginning of armhole.