Agnes

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Design: Camilla Vad
 Agnes
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AGNES IS AN ELEGANT SWEATER WITH A RELAXED FIT, ROUND YOKE AND A

PRETTY COLORWORK IN 4 COLORS. AGNES IS WORKED SEAMLESSLY IN THE
ROUND IN ONE PIECE TOP DOWN.

SIZES
(xxs) xs (s) m (l) xl (2xl) 3xl (4xl)
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FINISHED MEASUREMENTS INCREASES

Chest circumference: Pick up the strand between the sts and knit it tbl
(90) 94 (98) 102 (110) 118 (124) 132 (140) cm
Body - length from armhole to bottom hem: INCREASE LEFT
32 cm Slip next stitch purlwise, put left leg of st in row
Sleeve - length from cuff to armhole: below slipped st on left needle. K lifted st tbl
44 cm
Upper sleeve circumference: HOW TO TURN
(34) 35 (36) 37 (38) 39 (41) 46 (49) cm In this pattern German short rows are used.
Work to the point where you need to turn. Turn
YARN work. Slip the first st (the last st worked) purlwise
CAMILLA VAD LAMBSWOOL 9/3 (New with the yarn in front of the work. Bring the yarn
Zealand Lambswool, 100% wool, 300m / 328 yds up over the needle and over the last st worked.
per 100 g) Pull slightly on the yarn to create a “double
A: MC: (300) 300 (300) 300 (300) 400 (400) 400 stitch”. Continue working as per the directions.
(500) g col. 29 (Dusty Grey) When you come back to the ”double stitch” just
B: CC1: (100) 100 (100) 100 (100) 100 (100) 100 work the 2 loops together as 1 stitch (a purl or a
(100) g col. 39 (Fig) knit according to the directions)
C: CC2: (100) 100 (100) 100 (100) 100 (100) 100
(100) g col. 38 (Antique Rose) ABBREVIATIONS
D: CC3: (100) 100 (100) 100 (100) 100 (100) 100 k = knit
(100) g col. 28 (Dusty) p = purl
st(s) = stitch(es)
NEEDLES st st = stocking stitch
Circular needles 3.5 mm + 4.0 mm / US 4 + US 6 ssk = slip, slip, knit
in suitable lengths rnd = round
tbl = through the back of the loop
dec = decrease
GAUGE
inc = increase
20 sts x 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 inches on 4.0
M = marker
mm /US 6 needles in stocking stitch.
PM = place marker
BOR = beginning of round

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 Directions
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sts before last turn, turn, p to 5 sts before

NECK last turn, turn, k to M.

Cast on (92) 96 (100) 100 (100) 100 (100) 108 K 1 rnd

(108) sts loosely on 3.5 mm / US 4 needle
with colour B, PM to indicate BOR. Join to
start working in the round, and work in rib; DIVIDE THE WORK FOR BODY AND
* k1, p1 * to end of rnd. Work in SLEEVES
established rib pattern until work measures
6 cm. Change to 4.0 mm / US 6 needle. K (40) 42 (44) 46 (49) 52 (54) 57 (61),
place (58) 60 (62) 64 (64) 64 (66) 66 (70) sts
on a spare needle, cast on (10) 10 (10) 10
YOKE (12) 14 (16) 18 (18) sts, k (80) 84 (88) 92 (98)
104 (108) 114 (122), place (58) 60 (62) 64 (64)
K 1 rnd 64 (66) 66 (70) sts on a spare needle, cast on
(10) 10 (10) 10 (12) 14 (16) 18 (18) sts, k (40)
K 1 rnd, in which you inc (0) 0 (0) 4 (8) 12 42 (44) 46 (49) 52 (54) 57 (61).
(16) 12 (20) sts evenly spaced on the rnd
(please see the instructions for increases in You now have (180) 188 (196) 204 (220) 236
the pattern techniques section above) = (92) (248) 264 (280) sts on your needle for the
96 (100) 104 (108) 112 (116) 120 (128) sts. body.

Work rnds 1-48 of yoke chart (CHART p.

5), changing to longer circular needle when BODY
necessary.
Work straight down in stocking stitch until
For optimal color dominance, make sure the body measures 27 cm from armhole.
CC strand is left and the MC strand to the Remove M, k (45) 47 (49) 51 (55) 59 (62) 65
right. (69), place M to indicate a new BOR.

After you have worked all rnds of yoke chart Work rib in the round * k1, p1 * repeat
you now have (276) 288 (300) 312 (324) 336 from * to * for a total of 5 cm of rib. Turn
(348) 360 (384) sts on your needle (so you knit on the wrong side) Bind off all
sts (on the wrong side). This way you get a
K (2) 3 (4) 6 (6) 8 (10) 12 (14) rnds. purl row at the bottom of the hem.

Now continue in st st and at the same time,

work short rows (please see the instructions SLEEVES
in the pattern techniques section above) to
shape the neckline; Place the (58) 60 (62) 64 (64) 64 (66) 66 (70)
sts for the sleeve on needle 4.0 mm / US 6
K (42) 44 (46) 48 (51) 54 (56) 59 (63), turn, p needle, pick up (12) 12 (12) 12 (14) 16 (18)
to (42) 44 (46) 48 (51) 54 (56) 59 (63) sts 20 (20) sts in the cast-on sts for the
after M, turn, k to 5 sts before last turn, armholes; pick up 1 st before the cast-on sts,
turn, p to 5 sts before last turn, turn, k to 5 pick up 1 st in each of the cast-on sts, pick
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up 1 st after the cast-on sts. You now have until 50 (52) 54 (56) 58 (60) 62 sts remain on
(70) 72 (74) 76 (78) 80 (84) 86 (90) sts on the the needle. Work straight until sleeve
needle. measures 39 cm from armhole or desired
length before the rib which is 5 cm wide –
Continue in st st over the sleeve sts to the last work to the beginning of the round.
st before the picked up sts, K2 together, k (5)
5 (5) 5 (6) 7 (8) 9 (9), PM to indicate BOR work Continue in rib in the round * k1, p1 *
to the last of the picked up sts, K2 together. repeat from * to * for a total of 5 cm of rib.
K to BOR. (68) 70 (72) 74 (76) 78 (82) 84 (88) Turn (so you knit on the wrong side) Bind
sts. off all sts (on the wrong side). This way you
get a purl row at the bottom of the hem.
K 8 rnds.
Make the other sleeve in the same way.
Dec rnd: K2, K2tog, k to last 4 sts, ssk, k2.
(66) 68 (70) 72 (74) 76 (80) 82 (86)) sts.
FINISHING
Continue in st st, repeating these decreases
on each side of the marker in every 8th round Weave in ends. Wash the finished knitting
and lay it flat to dry.

HAPPY KNITTING!

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Chart

(276) 288 (300) 312 (324) 336 (348) 360 (384)

(230) 240 (250) 260 (270) 280 (290) 300 (320) sts

(184) 192 (200) 208 (216) 224 (232) 240 (256) sts

(138) 144 (150) 156 (162) 168 (174) 180 (192) sts

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