Eyelet Cardigan

Eyelet cardigan

(Knit in one piece to armholes)

With 3.00 mm and cast on 122 sts 

RIB 1x1 for 4 rows 

5th: (buttonholes) k1,p1, RIB to end 

RIB 2 rows

8th: Rib 5 and leave these sts on a safety pin for front band,Rib to last 5sts, turn leaving these sts on a safety pin (102sts)

Change to 3.75mm and work as follows 

1: Knit

2:Purl 

3:k2, *k2tog ,to,k2* to last 1 st,k1

4: Purl 

5: knit

6: Purl 

7: * k2tog,yo,k2* to last 3 sts , k2tog, yo, k1

8: Purl 

Repeat 1-8 for 7 rows

Right front

1: patt 28 sts , turn and work on these sts only

2: Cast off 2sts , patt to end

3: patt to last 3 sts ,k2tog,k1

4: P2tog patt to end

Rep 3-4 row until 15 sts remain ending at front edge.

Shape neck

Still dec every alt row at raglan edge cast off 3 sts at beg of next row and dev one st every alt row at this edge until 3sts remain.

Dec at raglan only 2sts remain.

P2tog and fasten off.

Back

With right side of work facing joint to remaining 87sts 

1: cast off 2sts patt 57 sts including st on needle turn, and work on these sts only

2: cast off 2sts patt to end.

3: k1,k2tog tbl, patt to last 3 sts ,k2tog ,k1.

4:P2tog , patt to last 2sts,P2tog 

Repeat 3-4 row until 21 sts remain 

Leave sts on holder for neckband.

Left front

With right side of work facing rejoin to remaining 28 sts 

1: cast off 2sts patt to end 

2: patt to last 2sts ,p2

3: k1, k2tog tbl, patt to end 

Repeat 2-3 row until 15 sts remain ending at front edge.

Shape neck

Still dec every alt row at raglan edge cast off 3sts at beg of next row and dec one st every alt row at this edge until 4sts remain.

Dec at raglan only until 2sts remain.

P2tog and fasten off.

Sleeves

With 3.00 mm and cast on 31sts and work in RIB 1x1 for 6 rows 

Change to 3.75mm and work in pattern inc one st each end every 4th row, taking inc sts into pattern until 43 sts 

Work without shaping for 4 rows 

Shape top

Cast off 2 sts at beg of next 2 rows.

3: k1,k2tog tbl patt to last 3sts , k2tog ,k1

4: p2 , patt to last 2 sts ,p2.

Repeat last 2rows until 5 sts remain .

cast off

Front band

With 3.00 mm and rejoin yarn to 5 sts on safety pin , work in rib making 3 more buttonholes the first 4.5 cm from buttonhole that already made and2 more the same distance apart.

Work a further and leave sts on holder for neck band. 

Do the same for other side band

Neck band

Join raglan seams.

With right side of work facing rib across sts on right front band, pick up and k 12 sts up right front neck,k across sts on sleeve tops and back neck holder,pick up and k 12 sts down left front neck and rib across sts on left front band 65sts

Work 4 rows in rib making buttonhole on the 2nd row.

Cast off in rib.