LADIES JUMPER

LEVEL : 2 INTERMEDIATE

Raglan jumper with a fairisle patterned yoke

Knitted top-down from the yoke, before joining in the sleeves and body. It can be knitted flat with seams or in the round (circular).

Written for standard gauge knitting machines with punchcard or patterning facility.

SIZES
Small, Medium, Large

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Flat chest 47 (52/57) cm/ 18.5 (20.5/22.5)“
Full length 55 (56/57) cm/ 21.5 (22/22.5)”
Sleeve length 62.5 (63.5/64.5) cm/ 24.5 (25/25.5)“

YARN
Main colour: Approx. 350G of JC RENNIE SUPERSOFT CASHMERE 2/11.3 nm
(equiv. to 3ply hand knit)
Yoke contrast colours x 3: approx. 25g of each (yarn as above)

MACHINE & GAUGE
Knitted on a standard gauge Silver Reed SK840
Main tension = 6 (both plain knit & fairisle)
Rib tension = 4
Tension = 33 sts/10 cms (4”) 44 rows/10 cms (4”) after blocking

TECHNIQUES USED
2 x 2 rib
Fairisle patterning
Fully fashioned increase & decrease
Ravel cord/waste yarn cast on
Transfer tool cast off
Blocking
Linking/joining seams on machine or linker