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Alberta Jumper

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Type: Jumper
Description:

MATERIALS

Manos del Uruguay Wool Clasica
Main shade (Thames 2672) 77888 9 100g Hanks Contrast (Mercury 2800) 11222 2 100g Hanks

Pair needles each Nos 5 mm, 6mm and 61⁄2 mm (UK 6, 4 and 3, USA 8, 10 and 101⁄2).

MEASUREMENTS

st st, stocking stitch;
inc, increase, increasing; dec, decrease, decreasing; beg, beginning;
alt, alternate;
rep, repeat;
tog, together;
tbl, through back of loops; cont, continue;
rem, remain(ing);
foll, following;
RS, right side facing;
cm, centimetres;
in, inches;
M, main shade;
C, contrast.

BACK
Using 5 mm needles and M, cast on 85 (91: 99: 103: 113: 119) sts.
1st Row (RS): K2, (P1, K1) to last st, K1.
2nd Row: K1, (P1, K1) to end.

Change to 6 mm needles and K1 row inc 1 st at end of row on 2nd, 4th and 6th sizes only. 85 (92: 99: 104: 113: 120) sts. Beg P row cont in st st and work 9 rows.

Work shaping
Dec Row: K12, K2tog tbl, K to last 14 sts, K2tog, K12.
Work 7 rows straight.
Rep the last 8 rows until 71 (78: 85: 92: 99: 106) sts rem. Cont straight until back meas- ures 34 cm (133⁄4 in) from beg, measured through centre of work and ending after a P row.

Change to 61⁄2 mm needles and cont in st st with patt border
NB:- On 2 colour rows, carry colour not in use loosely across back of work over not more than 2 sts at a time.

1st Row: 2C, (4M, 3C) to last 6 sts, 4M, 2C.
2nd and 3rd Rows: 3C, (2M, 5C) to last 5 sts, 2M, 3C.

4th Row: As 1st.
5th and 6th Rows: Work all

in M.
7th and 8th Rows:
3M, (2C, 5M) to last 5 sts, 2C, 3M.
9th Row: 2M, (4C, 3M) to last 6 sts, 4C, 2M.
10th Row: 1M, (2C, 2M, 2C, 1M) to end.
11th and 12th Rows: 2C, (4M, 3C) to last 6 sts, 4M, 2C. 13th Row: 1C, (6M, 1C) to end.
14th Row: 1M, 1C, (4M, 1C, 1M, 1C) to last 6 sts, 4M, 1C, 1M.

13th and 14 rows form patt for remainder.
Cont in patt until work meas- ures 55 cm (213⁄4 in ) from beg, ending after a P row.

SHAPE ARMHOLES

Keeping patt correct, cast off 3 (4: 5: 5: 6: 7) sts loosely at beg of next 2 rows.
Dec 1 st at each end of next 3 (3: 3: 5: 5: 5) rows, then on every foll alt row until 55 (58: 61: 66: 69: 72) sts rem.

Cont straight until back meas- ures 18 (19: 20: 22: 23: 24) cm, 7 (71⁄2: 8: 83⁄4: 9: 91⁄2) in from beg of armhole shaping, ending after a P row.

SHAPE SHOULDERS

Cast off 5 (5: 5: 6: 6: 6) sts at beg of next 4 rows, then 5 (5: 6: 6: 7: 7) sts at beg of next 2 rows.

Slip rem 25 (28: 29: 30: 31: 34) sts on a spare needle.

FRONT

Work as back until front meas- ures 8 (10: 10: 10:12: 12) rows less than back up to shoulder shaping, ending after a P row.

Shape neck
Next Row:
Patt 18 (18: 19: 21: 22: 22) turn.
Cont on these sts for first side of neck.
Dec 1 st at neck edge on next

3 rows
15 (15: 16: 18: 19: 19) sts. Cont straight for 4 (6: 6: 6: 8: 8) rows.

SHAPE SHOULDER

Cast off 5 (5: 5: 6: 6: 6) sts
at beg of next and foll alt row. Work 1 row. Cast off rem 5 (5: 6: 6: 7: 7) sts.
With RS facing, slip next 19 (22: 23: 24: 25: 28) sts on a length of yarn and leave. Rejoin yarns to rem sts and cont on sts on needle and
complete as first half working 1 row more than stated before shaping shoulder.

SLEEVES
Using 5 mm needles and M, cast on 29 (31: 33: 33: 35: 35) sts.
Work 2 rows in rib as on back but inc 3 sts evenly across last row.
32 (34: 36: 36: 38: 38) sts.

Change to 6 mm needles and beg K row work 8 (8: 6: 8: 6: 6) rows in st st.
Cont in st st inc 1 st at each end of next row, then on every foll 6th (6th: 6th: 6th: 4th: 4th) row until there are 38 (48: 46: 42: 44: 56) sts, then on every foll 8th (8th: 6th: 6th: 6th: 6th) row until there are 52 (56: 60: 62: 66: 70) sts.

Cont straight until sleeve meas- ures 44 (44: 44: 46: 46: 46) cm, 171⁄2 (171⁄2: 171⁄2: 18: 18: 18) in from beg, ending after a P row.

SHAPE TOP

Cast off 3 (4: 5: 5: 6: 7) sts loosely at beg of next 2 rows. Work 2 (2: 4: 2: 4: 4) rows straight.

Dec 1 st at each end of every K row until 32 (34: 36: 34: 38: 38) sts rem, then on every row until 22 (24: 26: 24: 28: 28)

sts rem.
Cast off loosely.

COLLAR

Join left shoulder. Using 5 mm needles and M, K across sts
of back neck, K up 10 (12: 12: 12: 14: 14) sts evenly down left front neck, K across centre
front sts, finally K up

11 (13: 13: 13: 15: 15) sts evenly up right front neck.
65 (75: 77: 79: 85: 91) sts. Beg K row work in st st until collar measures 14 cm (51⁄2 in) from beg, ending after a P row.

Now work 1st and 2nd row of rib as on back.
Cast off very loosely in rib.

TO MAKE UP

Press work on wrong side, Join right shoulder and collar seam. Sew in sleeve tops. Join side and sleeve seams. Press seams.

To fit bust

76-84 94-102 112-119

30-33 37-40 44-47

86-94 104-112 122-129 cm

34-37 41-44 48-51 in

Length from shoulder

73 74 75 77 78 79 cm

283⁄4 291⁄4 293⁄4 301⁄2 303⁄4 311⁄4 in

Sleeve length

44 44 44 46 46 46 cm

171⁄2 171⁄2 171⁄2 18 18 18 in

TENSION

16 sts and 20 rows to 10 cm ( 4 in) over plain st st using 6 mm needles.
Because of the unusual na- ture of this hand spun yarn, it is imperative that you check your tension carefully before commencing the garment. If your tension is too loose, try a size smaller needle; if your tension is too tight, try a size larger needle.

ABBREVIATIONS K, knit;
P, purl;
st(s), stitch(es);

Important:
We recommend buying enough yarn to complete a project. If there is a great difference between skeins, we recommend knitting two rows from one skein and two rows from another skein to give an overall blended effect.