Current version: 3 (US 2)
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CONSTRUCTION
The blouse has deep raglans and an oversize fit.
The design is worked from the bottom up.
The sleeves and body are worked separately and then joined for the yoke, which is worked in the round with raglan decreases on front and back. The sleeves are worked straight and then double decreases are worked at the shoulders to gather the tops of the sleeves. Stitches are picked up and knitted along the neck edge and a wide rib is worked, the same as on the body and sleeves.
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YOKE
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Repeat Short row 11 and 12 another 3 times.
All raglan decreases have now been worked.
Next row (RS): Knit to the first marker on the working yarn on the left shoulder, lift the strand of yarn with the marker onto the left needle and knit it together with the next stitch. Continue as established to the middle of the front.
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NECK EDGE
Now continue in the round in rib (k1, p1) across the 150 (150) 154 (154) 162 (162) sts for the neck edge. Adjust the rib, so the knit sts of the raglan sts continue unbroken up through the rib. Work a total of 6 rows in rib in color A. Change to color B and work 2 rows in stockinette stitch. Change to color A and work 1 row in stockinette stitch and then work 5 rows in rib (k1, p1).
Change to color B and work 1 row in stockinette stitch. Now work 1 row, where you work k2tog across each raglan. There are now a total of 146 (146) 150 (150) 158 (158) sts on the needle.
Change to color A and work 4 rows in rib. End with 4 rounds in double knitting, before binding off using the Italian bind off technique.