Noblin Design - Summer Nights

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A shaped cardigan with flattering vertical stripes, worked in Colinette Giotto. It has shimmer and colour depth and knits up quickly. Short row shaping is used for waist and bust shaping. There is no shoulder shaping.

A Noblin design for Noblin Knits

Materials:

Colinette Giotto 5(5,6,6) 100g hanks

8mm needles

Darning needle

Brooch/Belt if desired

Gauge: 12 sts and 16 rows to 10 cm (4 inches)

Abbreviations:

k knit

p purl

sl1 slip one purlwise

yf yarn forward

yb yarn back

RS right side

WS wrong side

M1 make 1 by working into the bar between stitches

k2tog knit two stitches together

p2tog purl two stitches together

tbl through back of loop/s

st-st stocking stitch

To prevent holes forming during the working of short rows, the technique of wrapping the next unworked stitch is used. The instructions are written out in full (e.g. yf, sl1, yb, turn). On subsequent rows, the wraps will need to be worked at the same time as the stitch. To do this, slip the stitch to the right needle, insert the tip of the left needle into the wrap, slip the stitch back to the left needle. There are now two stitches on the left needle. I use k2tog on knit rows and p2togtbl on the purl rows. The nature of the yarn means that any missed wraps are not that noticeable.

Pattern

Back:

The back is created using a repeated panel. The panel begins with plain st-st section then has ten shaped rows. This panel is repeated 6(5,5,5) times. The st-st section is repeated to finish, although the number of rows is altered slightly in the larger sizes.

Panel Instructions:

Section A: St-st

Row 1: sl1, Knit to end

Row 2: sl1, Purl to end

Repeat these two rows 3(4,5,6) times.

Section B: Shaping

Row 1: sl1, k9(11,13,15), yf, sl1, yb, turn

Row 2: sl1, purl to end

Row 3: sl1, k5(7, 9, 11), yf, sl1, yb, turn

Row 4: sl1, purl to end

Row 5: sl1, knit to end

Row 6: sl1, p31(33,35,37), yb, sl1, yf, turn

Row 7: sl1, knit to end

Row 8: sl1, p27(29,31,33), yb, sl1, yf, turn

Row 9: sl1, knit to end

Row 10: sl1, purl to end

Cast on 58(62,66,70) sts

Work Panel instructions 6(5,5,5) times.

Repeat Section A Rows 1 and 2 a further 3(6,4,3) times.

Bind off.

Right Front:

The right front is created using a repeated panel, in the same manner as the back. It has extra shaping for the bust. The panel begins with plain st-st section then has twelve shaped rows. This panel is repeated 3 times. The st-st section is repeated to finish.

Panel Instructions:

Section A: St-st

Row 1: sl1, Knit to end

Row 2: sl1, Purl to end

Repeat rows these two rows 3(4,5,6) times.

Section B: Shaping

Row 1: sl1, k31(33,35,37), yf, sl1, yb, turn

Row 2: sl1, purl to end

Row 3: sl1, k27(29,31,33), yf, sl1, yb, turn

Row 4: sl1, purl to end

Row 5: sl1, k21(22,23,24), yf, sl1, yb, turn

Row 6: sl1, p8(9,10,11), yb, sl1, yf, turn

Row 7: sl1, knit to end

Row 8: sl1, p9(11,13,15), yb, sl1, yf, turn

Row 9: sl1, knit to end

Row 10: sl1, p5(7,9,11), yb, sl1, yf, turn

Row 11: sl1, knit to end

Row 12: sl1, purl to end.

Cast on 58(62,66,70) sts

Work Panel instructions 3(3,3,3) times.

Repeat Section A once more.

Bind off.

Left Front:

The left front is created using a repeated panel, in the same manner as the right front but the shaping is reversed.

Cast on 58(62,66,70) sts

Panel Instructions:

Section A: St-st

Row 1: sl1, Knit to end

Row 2: sl1, Purl to end

Repeat rows these two rows 3(4,5,6) times.

Section B: Shaping

Row 1: sl1, k9(11,13,15), yf, sl1, yb, turn

Row 2: sl1, purl to end

Row 3: sl1, k5(7,9,11), yf, sl1, yb, turn

Row 4: sl1, purl to end

Row 5: sl1, k44(48,52,56), yf, sl1, yb, turn

Row 6: sl1, p8(9,10,11), yb, sl1, yf, turn

Row 7: sl1, knit to end

Row 8: sl1, p31(33,35,37), yb, sl1, yf, turn

Row 9: sl1, knit to end

Row 10: sl1, p27(29,31,33), yb, sl1, yf

Row 11: sl1, knit to end

Row 12: sl1,.purl to end

Work Panel instructions 3(3,3,3) times.

Repeat Section A once more.

Bind off.

Sleeves: Make 2

The sleeves are ultra wide and loose. If you prefer narrower sleeves, work the increases on every other repeat only, increasing to 48 stitches only.

Cast on 36 sts

Rows 1 and 3: Knit

Rows 2 and 4: Purl

Row 5: k1, m1, knit to last two stitches, m1, k1

Row 6: Purl

Work rows 1 – 6 twelve times 60 sts

Row 73: Knit

Row 74: Purl

Repeat rows 73 and 74 a further 7 times

Bind off

Finishing

Block to measurements.

Sew shoulder seams.

Attach sleeves.

Sew side and sleeve seams.

Iron the seams if you dare.

Wear with joy.