Pattern Mix Tunic

Sizes: 14/16 (US 10/12).

Materials:

Yarn: 360 g (15% Wool, 15% Polyamide, 70% Acrylic, yardage = 350 m/50 g); one pair quick knit needles and one circular needle, both size 2 mm (US 0); cable needle.

The tunic is worked with double strand.

Rib Pattern: alt K1, P2.

Seed Stitch (#1 in schematic):

Work according to chart 1. RS and WS rows are shown.

Repeat rows 1 and 2 throughout.

Spider Pattern (#2 in schematic):

Row 1: selv st, * K3tog (create K1, yo, K1 from them), K1, rep from *, selv st. 

Rows 2 and 4: Purl. 

Row 3: selv st, K2, * K3tog (create K1, yo, K1 from them), K1, rep from *, selv st. 

Lace Panel (#3 in schematic):

Row 1: Knit. 

Rows 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10: Purl. 

Row 3: selv st, *P1, sl 1 st, wyif, rep from *, selv st.  

Row 5: selv st, *sl 1 st, wyif, P1, rep from *, selv st. 

Rows 7 and 9: Knit. 

Repeat Rows 3-10 throughout.

Diamond Pattern (#4 in schematic):

Work according to chart 2. Only RS rows are shown.

On WS rows, work all sts as they appear.

Rep rows 1-20 throughout. 

Vertical Panel (#5 in schematic):

Work according to chart 4. Only RS rows are shown.

On WS rows, work all sts as they appear.

Cable Pattern (#6 in schematic):

Work according to chart 3. Only RS rows are shown.

On WS rows, work all sts as they appear.

Gauge:

over Seed Stitch: 25 sts and 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

over Diamond Pattern: 26 sts and 36 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

over Spider Pattern: 26 sts and 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

over Lace Panel: 23 sts and 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

over Vertical Panel: 24 sts and 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Back: 

Cast on 110 sts and work 160 rows in Seed Stitch. 

For side slants, on 41st row from beg, bind off 1 st on each side, then on every 4th row 1 st 9 times = 90 sts. 

After 120 rows from beg, inc 1 st on each side, then inc 1 st 9 times on every 4th row = 110 sts.

Armhole Shaping: On 161st row from beg, bind off 8 sts on each side, then on every 2nd row 2 sts twice = 86 sts.

Neck Shaping: On 211th row from beg, bind off center 30 sts and on either side of them 1 st twice every other row. 

On 221st row from beg, bind off rem 26 sts each side for shoulders.

Front: 

Cast on 110 sts and work 4 rows in Rib Patt. 

Then work 56 rows as foll: selv st, 43 sts in Vertical Panel, 22 sts in Cable Pattern, 43 sts in Lace Panel, selv st. 

Rows 61-84: selv st, 43 sts in Spider Pattern, 22 sts in Cable Pattern, 43 sts in Vertical Panel, selv st.

Rows 85-110: selv st, 43 sts in Lace Panel, 22 sts in Cable Pattern, 43 sts in Vertical Panel, selv st.

Rows 111-134: selv st, 43 sts in Lace Panel, 22 sts in Cable Pattern, 43 sts in Spider Pattern, selv st.

Rows 135-174: selv st, 43 sts in Lace Panel, 22 sts in Cable Pattern, 43 sts in Diamond Pattern, selv st.

Shape armhole as for back. 

Rows 191-222: selv st, 31 sts in Vertical Panel, 22 sts in Cable Pattern, 31 sts in Diamond Pattern, selv st.

Neck Shaping: On 223d row from beg, bind off center 30 sts and on either side of them 1 st twice every other row.

On 233d row from beg, bind off rem 26 sts each side for shoulders.

Sleeves: 

Sew shoulder seam. 

With 2 mm needles, pick up 91 sts along armhole edge and work 170 rows in Seed Stitch. 

Sleeve Shaping: On 37th row from beg, bind off 1 st on each side, then on every 6th row 1 st 22 times = 45 sts.

On 171st row from beg, bind off all sts.

Finishing:

Sew side and sleeve seams. 

With circular needle, pick up 87 sts evenly around neck edge and work 4 rnds in Rib Patt. Bind off all sts.