Round Yoke Pullover

Sizes: 8/10 (14/16) 18/20

Materials: 

Yarn: 300 (300) 350 (400) 450 (450) g (100% Cotton, 110 m per 50 g ball); one each sizes 3 and 3.5 mm circular knitting needles.

Garter stitch in rnds: alt 1 rnd p, 1 rnd k.

Rib Pattern: K5, P2, rep from * throughout.

Lace Pattern 1:

Work according to chart 1. Chart shows odd-numbered rnds and even-numbered rnds.

Work Rows 1-16 twice, then Rows 1- 18 once.

Cable Pattern:

Work according to chart 2. Chart shows odd-numbered rnds and even-numbered rnds.

Instructions:

With circular needle size 3.5 mm cast on 168 (184) 200 (208) 224 (240) sts and work 4 rnds in garter st. 

Cont to work in Lace pattern, mark at each end so that the same patt will be at sides: 0 (4) 0 (0) 4 (0) sts.

Mark sides: 88 (96) 104 (104) 112 (120) sts for front and 80 (88) 96 (104) 112 (120) sts for back. 

For Front, cont as foll: 53 (61) 69 (69) 77 (85) sts in Rib Patt, center 35 sts in Cable Patt, inc 1 st at each side as shown on chart (=39 sts). Cont in Rib Patt to end of rnd.    

Cont in patt. 

Armhole Shaping: when piece measures 34 (36) 38 (40) 41 cm from beg, bind off at each end 6 sts = 150 (166) 182 (190) 206 (222) sts.   

Yoke: 

Cont to work sts of back, cast on 51 (59) 67 (67) 75 (75) sts (for one sleeve), work sts of front, cast on 51 (59) 67 (67) 75 (75) sts (for the other sleeve) = 252 (284) 316 (324) 356 (372) sts.   

Cont in Rib Patt and Cable Patt as before.

Work sts of sleeves as foll: 1 rnd p, 1rnd k, 1 rnd p, 1rnd k. 

Cont to work in Yoke Patt acc to chart 3, working cables on front.  

Note:

Work only patt shown on chart 3 (36 sts). 

Work patt and bind off sts as shown on chart.

Neckline: 

Change to 3 mm needles and work 1 rnd p, 1rnd k, 1 rnd p, 1rnd k. 

Bind off sts pwise.