Size: Women’s EU 36/38 [40/42]

Usage:
approx. 500 g Cotton Soft Color in col. 01 (petrol-sand-grey print), approx. 100 [200] g Cotton Soft Uni col. 05 (light grey) and approx. 100 g Cotton Soft Uni in col. 08 (petrol)

Needles:
1 pair of circular needles size 4,0mm - 5,0mm or size needed to achieve given tension.

Pattern:
Stockinette St: RS rows: k all sts and in WS rows: p all sts.
Garter St.: k all sts in all RS and WS rows.
Selvedge St: sl 1st st at beg of row and k last st in each row.

Tension: 21 sts and 28 rows to 10 cm meas. over plain knit using size 4mm needles or size needed to achieve given tension.

Instructions:(changes for larger size given in brackets. If only one number is shown, this applies to both sizes)

Back:
Using Cotton Soft Color cast on 111 [119] sts (109 [117] sts plus 2 selvedge sts).
Row 1 (WS) - 5: garter st.
Row 6 (RS) - 11: stockinette st.
Row 12 (RS): For the side shaping inc. both sides in this row and every 12th foll. row 10 times as foll.: Selvedge st., M1 tbl, k 109 [117] (for foll. increases work in patt to last st) then M1 tbl, selvedge st.
Row 13- 15: garter st.
Row 16 - 21: stockinette st.
Row 22 - 23: garter st.
Cont. in stockinette st. making inc on each side as established. (131[139] sts.) Then work straight until work meas total of 45 [47] cm (row 127 [133]) ending with a WS row for the shoulder shaping.
Next row (RS): cast off at beg of this and foll. alt rows 3 sts 10 [11] times and 4 [2] sts twice [3 times]. = 55 [61] sts.
Next row (WS): k all sts.
Next row (RS): cast off all evenly sts k-wise.

Front:
Work as for back.

Sleeves: (work two)
Using Cotton Soft Uni in col. petrol cast on 44 [48] sts (44 [46] sts plus 2 selvedge sts) and beg with WS row work the same stitch patt. as for back working the side sleeve shapings at the same time: inc. 1 st both sides in every 8th row 10 times = 60 [64] sts.
AT THE SME TIME When work meas. 7,5 cm (row 23) cont. with Cotton Soft Uni in col. light grey in stockinette st. until work meas. 31 [32,5] cm (= 89 [93] rows) ending with a WS row.

Next row (RS): cast off all sts evenly k-wise.

Making up:
Close the shoulder seams. Sew in the sleeves and close the sleeve and side seams.

Abbreviations:
approx. = approximate(ly) • beg = begin(ning) • cm = centimetre(s) • col = colour(s) • cont = continue (continuously) • dec = decrease • foll = follow(ing) • g = gramme(s) • inc = increase • k = knit • k-wise = knit wise • M1 = make one • m = metre(s) • mm = millimetre(s) • meas = measure(d) • p = purl • patt = pattern • rep = repeat • RS = right side • st(s) = stitch(es) • tbl = through back loop • tog = together • WS = wrong side