AS SEEN IN VOGUE KNITTINGS 25th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE FALL 2007

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FALL 2007

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LION BRAND YARN WOOL-EASE THICK & QUICK in #149 CHARCOAL

(acrylic/wool)

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Designed by Vladimir Teriokhin. Basketweave-pattern cape with ribbed collar, side arm slits and one-button closure at neck. One size.

KNITTED MEASUREMENTS

Lower edge (closed) 74"/188cm Length 23"/58.5cm

MATERIALS

6 6oz/170g balls (each approx 106yd/97m) of Lion Brand Yarn Wool-Ease Thick & Quick (acrylic/wool) in #149 charcoal One pair size 15 (10mm) needles OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE One large decorative button Stitch holders
GAUGE

9 sts and 15 rows = 4"/10cm over basketweave pat foll chart using size 15 (10mm) needles. TAKE TIME TO CHECK GAUGE.
BACK

3 sts in garter st (for edging), place rem 15 sts on a holder. Keeping 3 sts in garter st, work rem sts in pat (cont side dec) for 21 rows more. Place sts on a 2nd holder. Work sts from first holder as foll: Next row (RS) Pick up 3 sts behind the 3 border sts, work to end18 sts. Keeping picked-up sts in garter st, work for 21 rows more. Joining row (RS) Work sts from first holder to last 3 sts, with sts from 2nd holder behind sts on first holder, *k next st on first holder tog with first st on 2nd holder; rep from * twice more, work rem sts on 2nd holder. Cont over all sts until piece measures 20"/50.5cm from beg, end with a RS row.
Neck shaping

next 6 rows, 3 sts at beg of next 4 rows15 sts. Work 2 rows even. Cast on 3 sts at beg of next 4 rows, 2 sts at beg of next 6 rows. Work 2 rows even. Bind off loosely in rib.
FINISHING

Sew side seams. Fold collar in half widthwise and sew folded edge around neck. Sew button to left front opposite buttonhole. O

BASKETWEAVE PATTERN
8 6 4 2 8-st rep 7 5 3 1

Cast on 83 sts. Work in k1, p1 rib for 6 rows. Work in basketweave pat as foll: Work first 4 sts of chart, work 8-st rep 9 times, work last 7 sts. Cont in pat as established until piece measures 6"/16.5cm from beg.
Side shaping

Next row (WS) Bind off 5 sts (neck edge), work to end. Cont to bind off from neck edge 2 sts once, dec 1 st every other row twice.
RIGHT FRONT

Stitch Key

K on RS, p on WS P on RS, k on WS
7" 2" BACK 7"

Dec 1 st each side on next row, then every 4th row 6 times more69 sts. Work even until piece measures 14"/35.5cm from beg. Dec 1 st each side every other row 13 times43 sts. Bind off 3 sts at beg of next 4 rows, 4 sts at beg of next 4 rows. Bind off rem 15 sts.
LEFT FRONT

Cast on 43 sts. Row 1 (RS) Work in k1, p1 rib to last 3 sts, work 3 sts in garter st (for front band). Cont in pats as established for 5 more rows. Work in basketweave pat as foll: Next row (RS) Work 8-st rep of chart 5 times, cont last 3 sts in garter st. Cont in pats as established, work decs at side edge (beg of RS rows) as for back, AT SAME TIME, when 12 rows of basketweave pat have been workedpiece measures approx 5"/13.5cm from beg, work as foll:
Divide for arm slits

Work to correspond to left front, reversing all shaping and placement of garter st border and arm slits. Work a buttonhole 4 rows before neck shaping as foll: Buttonhole row (RS) K3, bind off 2 sts, work to end. On the foll row, cast on 2 sts over bound-off sts.
COLLAR

23"

7" 4" 2" 37" 2" LEFT FRONT 20" 2" 7"

Cast on 39 sts. Work in k1, p1 rib for 2 rows. Cont in rib, binding off 2 sts at beg of

7" 4" 2" 1" 17"

Next row (RS) Work to last 18 sts, work next

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