Turtleneck Tunic
Sizes: 12/14 (US 10/12)
Materials:
Yarn: 500 g (30% Wool, 70% Acrylic, yardage = 100g / 250m); 1 pair quick knit needles and circular needles each size 3 mm (US 3); crochet hook size 3.
Stockinette stitch (St st): K on RS rows, P on WS rows.
Rib Patt 1: K1, P1 Rib.
Rib Patt 2: K2, P1 Rib.
Cable Lace Pattern:
Work according to chart 1. Only RS rows are shown.
On WS rows, work all sts and yos P.
Repeat Rows 1-14 throughout.
Leaf Pattern:
Work according to chart 2. Only RS rows are shown.
On WS rows, work all sts and yos P.
Rep rows 1-10 throughout.
Gauge: 16 sts and 19 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Back:
Cast on 87 sts and work 4 rows in Rib Patt 1.
Cont as foll: selv st, 10 sts in St st, 19 sts in Cable Lace Pattern, 27 sts in Leaf Pattern, 19 sts in Cable Lace Pattern, 10 sts in St st, selv st.
When piece meas 6 cm from beg, for side and one-piece sleeve shaping, inc 1 st each side 6 times on every 8th row, 6 times on every 6th row, 6 times on every 4th row, 10 times on every 2nd row = 143 sts.
When piece measures 77 cm from beg, work even 16 cm, then bind off all sts.
Front:
Work as given for back, but for neck shaping, after 81 cm from beg, bind off center 19 sts and complete both sides separately.
For rounding at inside edge on every 2nd row bind off 3 sts once, 2 sts once and 1 st 3 times.
When piece measures 93 cm from beg, bind off rem 54 sts.
Finishing:
Sew shoulder and upper sleeve seams.
With circular needle, pick up 90 sts along neck edge from RS and work in Rib Patt 1.
After 3 cm, inc P1 tbl from strand between sts in every other rib rep.
After 5 cm, inc P1 in rem reps.
After 7 cm, inc P1 in every rep, then work without incs. After 24 cm, bind off all sts loosely.
Sew side and lower sleeve seams.
For cuffs, with circular needles, pick up 54 sts along sleeve edge and work 5 cm in Rib Patt 2. Bind off sts.
With crochet hook, work 2 rnds sc (single crochet) around tunic bottom edge.
