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Smoothie Jacket Pattern
This free pattern originally published in: America at Work and Play
A casual hand-knit jacket is a joy ... yours to own in no time, with easy-to-follow directions and Chadwick's Red Heart Knitting
Worsted.
MATERIALS:
CHADWICK'S RED HEART KNITTING WORSTED (2 oz. skeins or 1 oz. balls). Size 1421 oz. Size 1623 oz. Size 1825 oz.
A 29-inch circular knitting needle No. 6.
MEASUREMENTS FOR BLOCKING:
14
16
35"
37"
Width across back at underarm
16"
17"
Width across each front at underarm
9"
9"
Length from top of shoulder
23"
23"
Length of side seam
16"
16"
Sleeve seam
17"
17"
Width of sleeve at upperarm
13"
14"
252 sts
264 sts
3 more
times
4 more
times
4 times
5 times
Bust
GAUGE: 1 pattern (18 sts) makes 2 inches; 6 rows make 1 inch. Sweater is worked in one piece up to the
underarm.
Starting at bottom, cast on
Do not join, but work back and forth in rows as follows:
1st row: * Work wide stripe over next 8 sts as follows: P 1, (skip 1 st, p the next st, then p the st that was
skipped and allow both sts to slip off lefthand needle) 3 times; p 1. K 2, p 6, k 2 (cable stripe). Repeat from * 2
more times. ** Work narrow stripe over next 4 sts as follows: P 1, skip 1 st, p the next st, then p the st that was
skipped and allow both sts to slip off left-hand needle, p 1, k 2. Repeat from **
Then p 6, k 2; (work wide stripe over next 8 sts, k 2, p 6, k 2) 5 times. Then (work narrow stripe over next 4 sts, k
2)
Then p 6, k 2; (work wide stripe over next 8 sts, k 2, p 6, k 2) twice; work wide stripe over remaining 8 sts.
2nd row: * Work wide stripe over next 8 sts as follows: (Skip 1 st, k in the back of the next st, then k in the front
of the st that was skipped and allow both sts to slip off left-hand needle) 4 times, p 2, k 6, p 2 (cable stripe).
Repeat from * 2 more times. ** Work narrow stripe over next 4 sts as follows: (Skip 1 st, k in the back of the next
st, then k in the back of the st that was skipped and allow both sts to slip off left-hand needle) twice, p 2. Repeat
from **
3 more
times
4 more
times
4 times
5 times
16"
16"
62 sts
64 sts
6 sts
8 sts
116 sts
120 sts
Then k 6, p 2; (work wide stripe over next 8 sts, p 2, k 6, p 2) 5 times. Then (work narrow stripe over next 4 sts,
p 2)
Then k 6, p 2; (work wide stripe over next 8 sts, p 2, k 6, p 2) twice; work wide stripe over remaining 8 sts.
3rd row: Same as 1st row. 4th row: Work as for 2nd row for 10 sts, make a cable over the next 6 ststo make
a cable, slip the next 3 sts onto a double-pointed needle and hold in back of work, k the next 3 sts, then k the 3
sts from the double-pointed needle. Work in pat-tern as established in 2nd row over next 12 sts, cable over next
6 sts and continue in pattern making a cable over each group of k 6 sts across (12 cables). Repeat these 4 rows
for pattern until piece measures in all
To Shape Armhole: Work across (Right Front)
Bind off (for underarm) the next
For Back, work across
Bind off (for 2nd underarm) the following
6 sts
8 sts
54 sts
54 sts
5"
6"
36 sts
36 sts
7"
7"
100 sts
100 sts
7"
7"
Bind off (for shoulder)
36 sts
36 sts
Bind off next 28 sts for back of neck. Bind off for other shoulder remaining
36 sts
36 sts
76 sts
76 sts
LEFT FRONT Work across remaining sts. Turn and work over the last set of sts only, binding off 2 sts at
armhole edge every other row until there remain
Work straight in pattern until piece measures from 1st row of armhole shap-ing, ending at front edge
Bind off 18 sts for front of neck, then work straight over the remaining
until piece measures from 1st row of armhole shaping
Bind off.
BACK Attach yarn to sts of Back and work in pattern, binding off 2 sts at beginning of each row until there
remain
Work straight until piece measures from 1st row of armhole shaping
RIGHT FRONT Attach yarn at armhole edge and work to correspond with Left Front.
SLEEVES Starting at bottom, cast on
1st row: (K 2, work narrow stripe over next 4 sts)
once
once
once
once
once
once
once
once
8 sts
8 sts
96 sts
100 sts
17"
17"
72 sts
76 sts
5"
5"
10 sts
11 sts
Then (k 2, p 6, k 2, work wide stripe over next 8 sts) 3 times; k 2, p 6, k 2. Then (work narrow stripe over next 4
sts, k 2)
2nd row: (P 2, work narrow stripe over next 4 sts)
(p 2, k 6, p 2, work wide stripe over next 8 sts) 3 times; p 2, k 6, p 2. Then (work narrow stripe over next 4 sts, p
2)
3rd row: Same as 1st row. 4th row: Work as for 2nd row over 1st
Then cable over the next 6 sts, work in pattern over next 12 sts, cable over next 6 sts and continue in pattern
making a cable over each group of k 6 sts across (4 cables). Repeat these 4 rows until piece measures 3
inches. Next row: With right side facing cast on 2 sts, finish row. Work 1 inch straight. Next row: With wrong
side facing, cast on 2 sts, finish row. Continue thus casting on 2 sts at alternate sides on 1 row every inch
there-after, working the cast-on sts in pattern of narrow stripe alternated with p 2 until there are on needle
Work straight until piece measures
To shape top, bind off 6 sts at begin-ning of next 2 rows. Bind off 2 sts at beginning of each row until there
remain
Work straight until piece measures from 1st row of top shaping
Bind off at beginning of next 4 rows
Bind off remaining 32 sts.
Block to measurements given. Sew shoulder and sleeve seams. Work 1 row sc along right front edge, around
neck and down left front. Sew in sleeves.
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