Current version: 3 (US 3)
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MEASUREMENTS
Half chest circumference:
42 (45) 48 (51) cm [16 1/2 (17 3/4) 19 (20) inches]
Length, body from armhole down: 32 cm [12 1/2 inches]
Armhole depth: 23 (25) 26,5 (26,5) cm [9 (9 3/4) 10 1/2 (10 1/2) inches]
Total length: 55 (57) 58,5 (58,5) cm [21 3/4 (22 1/2) 23 (23) inches]
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SWATCH
Cast on 30 sts on a 3 mm [US2½] needle with one strand of each yarn held together using the Twisted cast on technique.
Work back and forth in rib as follows:
Row 1 (RS): *k2, p2*. Repeat from * to *. End with k2.
Row 2: K1, p1, *k2, p2*. Repeat from * to *. End with k2, p1, k1.
Repeat Row 1 and 2 until the rib measures approx. 3 cm [1 1/4 inches].
End on a WS row.
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While AT THE SAME TIME working decreases at the end of RS row (for V-neck) alternately every 2nd and every 4th RS row a total of 28 (30) 32 (32) times.
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RIGHT FRONT
Work back and forth across the right front while at the same time working decreases along the center front as follows:
Row 1 (RS): K3, p2, k1, ssk, knit 35 (39) 43 (43) sts, k2tog, k1, p2, k3.
Row 2: Sl3 wyif, k2, purl 39 (43) 47 (47) sts, k2, p2, k1.
Row 3: K3, p2, k1, ssk, knit 35 (39) 43 (43) sts, k2tog, k1, p2, k3.
Row 4: Sl3 wyif, k2, purl 37 (41) 45 (45) sts, k2, p2, k1.
Row 5: K3, p2, knit 37 (41) 45 (45) sts, p2, k3.
Row 6: Work as Row 4.
There are now a total of 47 (51) 55 (55) sts on the needle.
Continue as established and work decreases at the end on RS rows (for the armhole) on every 4th row a total of 2 (4) 6 (6) times, then on every 6th row a total of 2 (2) 2 (2) times, then on every 8th row a total of 2 (2) 2 (2) times, and finally on every 10th row a total of 3 (3) 3 (3) times. A total of 11 (13) 15 (15) armhole decreases have been worked.
While AT THE SAME TIME working decreases at the beginning of RS row (for V-neck) alternately every 2nd and every 4th RS row a total of 28 (30) 32 (32) times.
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AT THE SAME TIME, after the 22nd row, no longer work a garter stitch edge stitch at the neck edge, as the wedge stops here. There are now a total of 38 (41) 45 (45) sts on the needle.
Size S, L and XL:Row 23: Sl1 wyif, k2, p2, knit 28 (-) 32 (32) sts, k2tog, k1, p2, k3.
Row 24: Sl3 wyif, k2, purl 27 (-) 34 (34) sts, k2, sl2 wyif, k1.
Size M:
Row 23: Sl1 wyif, k2, p2, knit – (31) – (-) sts, k2tog, k1, p2, k3.
Row 24: Sl3 wyif, k2, purl – (31) – (-) sts, k2, sl2 wyif, k1.
All sizes:
Continue as established working decreases for the V-neck and for the armhole as described above.
When all the decreases have been worked there are 12 (12) 12 (12) sts left on the needle.
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Now work decreases as follows:
Row 5 (WS): K1, purl 52 (55) 58 (61) sts, 10 sts in rib, purl 72 (75) 78 (81) sts, k1.
Row 6: K2, ssk, knit 69 (72) 75 (78) sts, 10 sts in rib, knit 49 (52) 55 (58) sts, k2tog, k2.
Row 7: K1, purl 51 (54) 57 (60) sts, 10 sts in rib, purl 71 (74) 77 (80) sts, k1.
Row 8: K2, ssk, knit 68 (71) 74 (77) sts,
10 sts in rib, knit 52 (55) 58 (61) sts.
Row 9: K1, purl 51 (54) 57 (60) sts, 10 sts in rib, purl 70 (73) 76 (79) sts, k1.
Row 10: K2, ssk, knit 67 (70) 73 (76) sts, 10 sts in rib, knit 48 (51) 54 (57) sts, k2tog, k2.
There are now a total of 131 (137) 143 (149) sts on the needle.
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AT THE SAME TIME, when a total of 9 (10) 11 (12) decreases on every 4th row have been worked for the back, and 2 row has been worked after the last decrease, short rows are worked to raise the back of the shorts.
There are now a total of 102 (106) 110 (114) sts on the needle.