EK00185

harmony kimono
Design by Celeste Pinheiro

This appealing kimono features basket-weave

borders and loose raglan sleeves.
Skill Level  1 large button or other closure
(2 long beads used on sample)
 3/4-inch button for inside closure
Sizes
Woman’s extra-small (small, medium, Gauge
large, extra-large, 2X-large) Instructions are 18 sts and 24 rows = 4 inches/10cm in St st
given for smallest size, with larger sizes in using larger needle
parentheses. When only 1 number is given, To save time, take time to check gauge.
it applies to all sizes.
Special Abbreviations
Finished Measurements Pm: Place marker
Chest: 36 (401/2, 44, 471/2, 52, 551/2) inches, M1 (Make 1): Insert LH needle from front to
excluding front overlap back under horizontal strand between last st
Length: 24 (24, 25, 26, 27, 29) inches worked and next st, with RH needle, knit in
back of lp.
Materials
 100 percent cotton medium Pattern Stitch
weight yarn (140 yds/100g per Basket Weave (multiple of 8 sts + 1)
skein): 7 (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) skeins green Row 1 (RS): Knit.
 Size 6 (4mm) 29-inch (or longer) Rows 2 and 4: *P2, k5, p1; rep from * to last
circular needle st, p1.
 Size 8 (5mm) 29-inch (or longer) circular Row 3: *K2, p5, k1; rep from * to last st, k1.
needle or size needed to obtain gauge Row 5: Knit.
 Medium-sized crochet hook (to make Row 6: K3, p3, k2; rep from * to last st, k1.
buttonhole loop) Row 7: *P3, k3, p2; rep from * to last 1 st, p1.
 4 stitch markers Row 8: Rep Row 6.
 Tapestry needle Rep Rows 1–8 for pat.

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Pattern Notes place next 47 (57, 65, 67, 81, 87) sts on holder
Pat is worked back and forth; circular (right sleeve), cast on 8 (8, 8, 10, 10, 10) sts
needles are used to accommodate the large (underarm), work to end (right front).
number of sts.
Body
Read pat thoroughly before starting. Front Work in St st, continuing to work front inc
and raglan shaping occur simultaneously, until body measures approx 71/4 (53/4, 53/4, 63/4,
and front shaping continues after body is 63/4, 7) inches from underarm, ending with a
divided from sleeves. WS row.

Inc at neck edges by working M1 inc after Next row: Beg Basket Weave pat and
first st and before last st. continue working front edge inc as necessary.

Basket Weave pat may not work evenly into At the same time, after front edge inc are
body st count—just work across until sts complete—181 (201, 221, 247, 265, 285) sts—
run out. and following either Row 4 or 8 of Basket
Weave pat, beg dec as follows:
Instructions
Yoke Dec row (Row 1 or 5 of pat): K1, k2tog, work
With larger needles, cast on 51 (51, 57, 67, 87, in pat as established to last 3 sts, ssk, k1. (179,
95) sts. 199, 219, 245, 263, 283 sts)

Set up raglan Rep Dec row [every 4th row] 10 (10, 10, 10,
Row 1 (WS): Purl, placing markers as follows: 10, 11) more times. (159, 179, 199, 225, 243,
2 front sts, pm, 1 raglan seam st, pm, 5 (5, 261 sts)
7, 9, 17, 19) sleeve sts, pm, 1 raglan seam
st, pm, 33 (33, 35, 41, 45, 49) back sts, pm, 1 Work even until body measures approx
raglan seam st, pm, 5 (5, 7, 9, 17, 19) sleeve 171/4 (153/4, 153/4, 163/4, 163/4, 18) inches from
sts, pm, 1 raglan seam st, pm, 2 front sts. underarm or desired length.

Row 2 (RS): *Knit to marker, yo, sl marker, k1, Bind off.

sl marker, yo; rep from * across, then knit to
end. (59, 59, 65, 75, 95, 103 sts) Sleeve
With larger needle and beg at center
Continue in St st, working a yo before and underarm, pick up and knit 4 (4, 4, 5, 5, 5) sts
after marked sts [every other row] 19 (24, 27, from body underarm, k47 (57, 65, 67, 81, 87) sts
27, 30, 32) more times and at the same time, from holder, pick up and knit 4 (4, 4, 5, 5, 5) sts
inc 1 st at each neck edge [every 4th row] from body underarm. (55, 65, 73, 77, 91, 97 sts)
11 (13, 14, 18, 19, 21) times, then [every other
row] 13 (11, 13, 17, 17, 19) times. Work even in St st until sleeve measures
approx 81/4 (73/4, 53/4, 63/4, 63/4, 7) inches from
Work 1 WS row following last raglan inc row. underarm, ending with a WS row. (59, 67, 75,
83, 91, 99 sts)
Divide for Sleeves & Body
Next row (RS): Work to first marker (left Next row (RS): K1 (edge st), work Basket
front), place next 47 (57, 65, 67, 81, 87) sts on Weave pat to last st, and at the same time, inc
holder (left sleeve), cast on 8 (8, 8, 10, 10, 10) 4 (2, 2, 6, 0, 2) evenly across, k1 (edge st). (59,
sts (underarm), knit to next marker (back), 67, 75, 83, 91, 99 sts)

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Work even until sleeve measures approx
131/4 (123/4, 113/4, 123/4, 113/4, 12) inches or
desired length from underarm, ending
with Row 4 or 8 of pat.

Bind off.

Finishing
Front band
With RS facing and using smaller needle,
pick up approx 260 (260, 273, 285, 310, 318)
sts evenly along fronts and back neck.

Knit 1 row.

Bind off. Sew sleeve seams. Block to finished

measurements.

Make a braid with 3 strands about

20 inches long.

Fold in half and attach center of braid With crochet hook, make a small lp using
to corner of right front for tie. ch st and attach to corner of left front.

Sew large button on left front aligned Sew small button opposite lp on WS
with tie. of right front. 
63⁄4 (81⁄4, 91⁄4, 91⁄4, 101⁄4, 11)"

13 (15, 163⁄4, 181⁄2, 201⁄4, 22)"

71⁄4 (71⁄4, 73⁄4, 9, 10, 11)"

8 20 (21, 21, 22, 22, 23)"
7
6
24 (24, 25, 26, 27, 29)"

5
4
17 ⁄4 (15 ⁄4, 15 ⁄4, 163⁄4, 163⁄4, 18)"

3
2
1
8-st rep

HARMONY KIMONO

131⁄4 (123⁄4, 113⁄4, 123⁄4, 113⁄4, 12)"

3

STITCH KEY
■ K on RS, p on WS 18 (20 ⁄4, 22, 23 ⁄4, 26, 27 ⁄4)"
1 3 3
3

■ P on RS, k on WS
1

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