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marc [cover] bella a capella c3 diamonds cheesylovevoodoosuki
fuzzyfeet tangled gardenstraight-laced  loopy & lusciousnosewarmer


by Jillian Moreno for Acme Knitting Company

Get a little. Romance, that is.

Ruffles, bell sleeves, lace and angora -- it’s a great girly-girl get-up.

Start now and be ready just in time for the big V day.

model: Jillian Moreno     photo: Andy

SIZE

S[M, L, XL, XXL]
36[40,44,48,52]

 
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest: 39[43,47,52,56] inches
 

MATERIALS

Classic Elite Lush [50% Angora/50% wool, 123 yards/skein] color # 4441 -- 7[8,9,10,10] skeins

1 set of 32" long US #8/5mm circular needles [or size to obtain gauge]
1 set of 16" long US #8/5mm circular needles [or size to obtain gauge]

Crochet hook size G
Markers
Stitch holder
1 button

 
GAUGE

16 sts/20 rows = 4" in stockinette stitch

 
DIRECTIONS

Back
CO 79[87, 96, 104, 112].
Knit in moss st for 6 rows.
Knit in St st until back measures 12[12.5, 12.5, 12.5, 12.5] inches from hem.
Decrease for armholes: BO 5[5, 6, 6, 7] at the beginning of the next two rows.
Continue knitting in St st until armhole measures 8[8.5, 9, 9, 9.5] inches, then shape neck.
Neck shaping: K 24[27, 29, 33,35] sts, slip next 21[23, 26, 26, 28] sts onto a holder.
With a second ball of yarn, knit rem 24[27, 29, 33, 35] sts.
Neck decrease: dec 1 st at neck edge 2[2 , 2, 3, 2 ] times until 22[25, 27, 30, 33] sts remain.
Knit shoulders separately until armhole measures 9[9.5, 10, 10, 10.5] inches.
BO shoulders.

Right front
CO 40[44, 49, 53, 57].
Work in moss st for 6 rows.
K in St st until front measures 4.5[5, 5, 5, 5.5 ] inches from cast on edge.
Neck decrease: dec 1 st at neck edge every 5th row 1[3, 15, 15, 15] times and then every 6th row 11[10, 0, 0, 1] times, until 22[25, 27, 30, 33] sts remain. AT THE SAME TIME, when front measures 12[12.5, 12.5, 12.5, 12.5] inches, dec for armholes: BO 5[5, 6, 6, 7 ] sts at beg of the next row opposite neck.
Continue in St st until armhole measures 9[9.5, 10, 10, 10.5] inches.

Left front
Same as right front, but reverse the shaping.

Sleeves [make 2]
CO 81[83, 89 91, 97] sts.
K 4[5, 5, 6, 9] sts, place marker, k 73[73, 79, 79, 79] sts, place marker, k 4[5, 5, 6, 9] remaining sts.
Work all sts on the outside markers in St st [all sleeve decreasing will be done in these sts].
All sts between the markers use the following 8 row lace stitch.

Lace pattern
Row 1: [WS] and all WS rows: p all sts
Row 2: k1, *k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1 rep from *.
Row 4: k2tog, *yo, k3, yo, sl 2 sts knitwise, k1, p2sso, rep from * [last repeat: ssk instead of p2sso].
Row 6: k1, *yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, rep from *.
Row 8: k2, *yo, sl 2 sts knitwise, k1, p2sso, yo, k3, rep from * [last repeat: k2].
Dec 1 st on each edge of every 16 [16, 13, 13, 8]th row 3 [3, 4, 6,7] times. 75 [77, 81, 83, 83] sts total.
Continue k until 7 [7, 8, 8, 8 ] lace repeats plus 4 [0, 0, 0, 2] rows have been completed.
P 1 row
K 1 row
BO all sts.

 
FINISHING

Block sleeves, fronts and back to size.
Sew together.

Sleeve ruffle
Pick up 81[ 83, 89 91, 97] sts with 16-inch circular needle at cuff end of sleeve.
Join, being careful not to twist stitches.
Round 1: K
Round 2: K into the front and back of every stitch, doubling the number of sts on the needle.
Round 3: K
Round 4: K into the front and back of every stitch, doubling the number of sts on the needle.
Round 5: BO
Repeat for other sleeve.

Neck ruffle
Starting at the lower right front of the V, with a 32" needle, pick up 64 [68, 68, 72, 72] sts up the right front of the sweater, k across 21[23, 26, 26, 28] neck sts on holder, pick up 64 [68, 68, 72, 72] sts down the left front of sweater.
Row 1: P
Row 2: K
Row 3: P
Row 4: K into the front and back of every stitch, doubling the number of sts on the needle.
Row 5: P
Row 6: K into the front and back of every stitch, doubling the number of sts on the needle.
Row 7: BO

Button loop
With crochet hook, make a single chain of 16 sts [or, long enough to loop around button of choice, plus two sts]. Attach crochet chain as a loop to the right front of sweater.

Sew button opposite.

Weave in all ends.

 
ABOUT THE DESIGNER

Jillian Moreno is a certified Yarn Whore, lives in Austin, Texas, and finally started a blog, Knittingfrau.

Pattern & images © 2002 Jillian Moreno. Contact Jillian.