Cashmere Collection. Knitting patterns Dragonfly (eng) | Page 6

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With US4 (3,5 mm) needles CO 106 (114, 118, 122, 126,
134) sts using Italian ribbing cast-on method in such a way
that there are 2 knit sts in the beginning and in the end of
the row (including selvage sts) on the RS. Continue to work
in rib 2x2 for 12 rows total. Then work in stockinette st. Use
the same US4 (3,5 mm) needles for the first row and then
change to the main US6 (4,0 mm) needles. Work 27 more
rows and finish with WS row.

A-line silhouette shaping
Decrease row: in the next RS row slip the selvage st, k1,
k2tog, k until last 4 sts, ssk, k2. Rep the decrease row 3 more
times in every 28th row. Work 7 more rows in stockinette st,
finish with WS row.
There are 120 rows total in stockinette st, 98 (106, 110, 114,
118, 126) sts now on needles.

Single decrease row on RS: in RS row slip the selvage st, k1,
k2tog, k until last 4 sts, ssk, k2 (= 2 sts decreased).
Single decrease row on WS: in WS row slip the selvage st,
p1, ssp, p until last 4 sts, p2tog, p2 (=2 sts decreased).
Double decrease row: in RS row slip the selvage st. k1,
k3tog, k until last 5 sts, sl2 k1 psso, k2 (= 4 sts decreased).
Rep single decrease row on alternate rows 3 times total,
in every 3d row 10 (10, 10, 12, 12, 12) times total (making
single decreases alternately in RS and WS rows), on alternate
rows 3 (3, 3, 3, 4, 4) times total, then rep double decrease
row on alternate rows 5 (6, 7, 6, 6, 7) times total. Work WS
row.
Height of back raglan lines is 56 (58, 60, 64, 66, 68) rows
total. BO remaining 26 (28, 28, 30, 32, 32) sts in the next RS
row.

Raglan lines shaping
BO 7 (8, 8, 9, 10, 12) sts for underarm in the beginning of the
next RS row. Work the row until the end and turn. BO 7 (8, 8,
9, 10, 12) sts in the beginning of the next WS row. Work until
last 2 sts and purl 2 tog, turn work. Slip the selvage st, k1,
k3tog (k3tog, k3tog, k3tog, k2tog, k2tog), k until last 6 (6, 6,
6, 5, 5) sts, sl2 k1 psso (sl2 k1 psso, sl2 k1 psso, sl2 k1 psso,
ssk, ssk), k1, k2tog. Turn and work WS row. Continue raglan
lines shaping making single and double decreases as follows.

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