8/8/2019 Bolero Albicocca
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SP09-B57 Leaf-Pattern Bolero
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust 33 (36, 39, 42, 45)/84 (91.5, 99, 106.5,
114)cm
Length 13 (14, 15, 16, 16)/34 (36, 38,
40.5, 42.5)cmUpper arm 12 (13, 14, 15, 16)/31.5
(34, 36.5, 39, 42)cm
MATERIALS
Grignasco Eco-Cotton (light-weight yarn); 100%
organic cotton; 154yd/140m; 1oz/50g
Color #01036 terracotta: 10 (10, 12, 14,
15)oz/300 (300, 350, 400, 450)g; 924 (924, 1078,
1232, 1386)yd/840 (840, 980, 1120, 1260)m
Size 4 (3.5mm) needles
Size D/3 (3mm) crochet hook
NOTES
Stitch symbol key Visit Bonus Patterns page at
www.VerenaKnitting.com to download Abbrevia-
tions & Symbols.
Leafpat Work acc to chart. Only RS rows areshown. On WS rows,
work sts as they appear.
Work rows 1 and 2 7 times, work rows 3 through
48 once, then rep rows 15 through 48. Blank
squares in chart represent no stitch and are in-
cluded to keep st count correct.
Garter st K every row
Full-fashioned decLeft Front Work until 2
sts before leaf pat, p2tog, work 19-st leaf pat, sel -
vage st. Right Front Selvage st, work 19-st leaf
pat, p2tog, work rem sts.
GAUGE
22 sts and 37 rows = 4/10cm in rev St st; 19 sts
= about 3/8cm in leaf pat.
BACK
Cast on 91 (99, 107, 115, 123) sts. Work in garterst for 4 rows.
Work in rev St st for 5 (5, 6, 6,
7)/12.5 (14, 15, 16, 17.5) cm. Shapearmholes
Bind off 3 (4, 4, 5, 5) sts at beg of next 2 rows;
then 3 (3, 4, 4, 5) sts at beg of foll 2 rows; 1 st at
beg of foll 4 (4, 6, 8, 10) rows75 (81, 85, 89,
93) sts. Work until armhole measures 8 (8, 8,
9, 9)/20 (20.5, 21.5, 22.5, 23.5) cm. Shape
neck Work to center 33 (37, 39, 41, 43) sts, join
another ball of yarn, bind off center 33 (37, 39,
41, 43) sts, work to end. Working both sides at
7(7,7
,8
,8
)
(
,,,,)
5(6,6
,7
,7
)
8(8
,8,9
,9
)
13(14,1
4,1
5,1
6)
5(5,6,6
,7)
18(18,1
8,1
9,1
9)
5(
5,6
,6
,6
)
4 (5, 5, 6, 6)
3 (4, 4, 4, 4) 3 (4, 4, 4, 4)
1 (1, 2, 2, 2) 3 (3, 3 3, 4)
3
6 (7, 8, 9, 10)
8 (9, 9, 10, 11) 2 (2, 2, 3, 3)
12
6 (6, 7, 7, 8)
3 (4, 4, 4, 5)
1 (1, 2, 2, 2)
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SP09-B57Leaf-Pattern Bolero page 2
same time, work 1 row even. Bind off rem 21 (22,
23, 24, 25) sts for each shoulder.
LEFT FRONT
Cast on 55 (60, 65, 70, 75) sts and work in garter
st for 4 rows. Place pat as foll: Selvage st, work 34
(39, 44, 49, 54) sts in rev St st, work 19-st leaf
pat, selvage st. Work until piece measures (,
, , )/1 (1, 2, 2, 2) cm after garter st. Next
(dec) row Working full-fashioned dec, dec 1 st
between rev St st and leaf pat as instructed in
notes section. Work dec row every RS row 23 (26,
27, 28, 29) more times. Work even until piecemeasures same as
back to beg of armhole shap-
ing. Work armhole shaping as for back. When arm-
hole measures same as back, bind off rem 21 (22,
23, 24, 25) sts.
RIGHT FRONT
Work as for left front, rev all shaping.
SLEEVES
Cast on 41 (45, 49, 53, 57) sts and work in garter
st for 4 rows. Work in rev St st for (, , ,
)/1 (1, 2, 2, 2) cm. Sleeveshaping Inc 1 st
each end of needle on next RS row, then every foll
6th row 13 (14, 15, 16, 16) more times69 (75,
81, 87, 91) sts. Work until piece measures
12/31 cm. Sleevecap Bind off 3 sts at beg of
next 2 rows; then 2 sts at beg of foll 2 rows; 1 st
at beg of foll 40 (42, 46, 50, 54) rows; 3 sts at beg
of foll 2 rows; 2 sts at beg of foll 2 rows. When
sleeve cap measures 5 (5, 6, 6, 6)/14
(14.5, 15.5, 16.5, 17) cm, bind off rem 9 (13, 15,
17, 17) sts.
FINISHING
Sew shoulder seams. Sew in sleeves. Sew side and
sleeve seams. Work 1 rnd sc and 1 rnd rev sc along
all edges.
