Bamboo Raglan
Gauge:
6 st=1"
8 rows=1"
Be Sweet Bamboo
Dimensions:
Bust: 38" around.
Waist: 32" around.
Hips: 40" around. (may not be accurate)
4" between bust and waist
2" at waist
8.5" between waist and hips (may not be accurate)
Sleeves: 12" at armpit, 9.5" at elbow, 10" long
Shoulders: 17"
Yoke: app. 8"
Neckline starts 3.5" above sleeve join
Directions:
Yoke
• Double inc = k into seam stitch, leaving it on needle; K into purl bump of stitch in row below; k into seam stitch again. (mod of BW's double inc #6)
• CO 103 st using cable co
• K1, double inc, k 19, double inc, k 59, double inc, k 19, double inc, k1
• P 1 row
• K1, m1, k until marker, double inc, k until marker, double inc, k until marker, double inc, k until marker, double inc, k until 1 st from end, m1, k1
• Repeat last 2 rows until 17 rows or desired length. End on purl row.
• CO enough st to match back row: k1 on then cable CO until 1 extra st. K2tog when joining.
• K around doing double inc in pattern until 46 rows from original cast on. Should be 340 st.
• Divide so 65, 105, 65, 105
• CO 4 on each side of armpit
• Sleeves have 69 st = 12" each
• Body has 218 st = 38"
Body
• Start with 218 st
• Dec 4 st every 4 rounds with paired decreases for 32 rounds (8 repeats, 186 st)
• K around 8 rounds
• Inc 4 st every 6 rounds with paired increases for 80 rounds (14 repeats, 242 st).
• Linen st 5 rounds
• BO with size 8 needles
Neckline
• Pick up stitches with size 5 needles at a 1:1 ratio horizontally, 15 st on diagonal sides
• Linen stitch (k1, sl 1 holding yarn in front) for 5 rounds
• BO loosely with size 6 needles (would have been better with size 7 or 8)
Sleeves
• Start with 69 st
• Paired decrease every 11 rounds for 56 rounds (7 decreases)
• Linen st 5 rounds
• BO with size 8 needle