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SP09-B57 Leaf-Pattern Bolero

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1½ (1¾, 2, 2¼, 2½)” 3 (3¼, 3½, 3¾, 4)” 6¼ (6¾, 7¼, 7¾, 8¼)”

5½ (5¾, 6¼, 6½, 6¾)”

3¾ (4, 4¼, 4½, 4¾)” 3¾ (4, 4¼, 4½, 4¾)”
4¾ (5¼, 5½, 6, 6½)” 1½ (1¾, 2, 2¼, 2½)”
77⁄8 (7¾, 7¾, 8¼, 8½)”

81⁄8 (83⁄8, 85⁄8, 91⁄8, 93⁄8)”

18 (18¼, 18¾, 19, 19¼)”

1⁄8”

133⁄8 (141⁄8, 147⁄8, 157⁄8, 165⁄8)”

53⁄8 (6¼, 6¾, 7¼, 7¾)”

5 (5½, 6, 6½, 7)”

121⁄8”
¼ (¼, ½, ½, ½,)”

3⁄8” 3⁄8”

3¼” 8¼ (9, 9¾, 10½, 11¼)” 2½ (2¾, 2¾, 3, 3)”

6¾ (7¾, 8½, 9½, 10½)” 3¾ (4, 4½, 4¾, 5¼)”

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS NOTES GAUGE

Bust 33 (36, 39, 42, 45)”/84 (91.5, 99, 106.5,
114)cm
Length 13½ (14¼, 15, 16, 16¾)”/34 (36, 38,
40.5, 42.5)cm
Upper arm 12½ (13½, 14½, 15½, 16½)”/31.5
(34, 36.5, 39, 42)cm
MATERIALS
Grignasco “Eco-Cotton” (light-weight yarn); 100%
organic cotton; 154yd/140m; 1¾oz/50g
• Color #01036 terracotta: 10½ (10½, 12¼, 14,
15¾)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
Stitch symbol key Visit Bonus Patterns page at 22 sts and 37 rows = 4”/10cm in rev St st; 19 sts
www.VerenaKnitting.com to download Abbrevia- = about 3¼“/8cm in leaf pat.
tions & Symbols. BACK
Leaf pat Work acc to chart. Only RS rows are Cast on 91 (99, 107, 115, 123) sts. Work in garter
shown. On WS rows, work sts as they appear. st for 4 rows. Work in rev St st for 5 (5½, 6, 6½,
Work rows 1 and 2 7 times, work rows 3 through 7)”/12.5 (14, 15, 16, 17.5) cm. Shape armholes
48 once, then rep rows 15 through 48. Blank Bind off 3 (4, 4, 5, 5) sts at beg of next 2 rows;
squares in chart represent “no stitch” and are in- then 3 (3, 4, 4, 5) sts at beg of foll 2 rows; 1 st at
cluded to keep st count correct. beg of foll 4 (4, 6, 8, 10) rows—75 (81, 85, 89,
Garter st K every row 93) sts. Work until armhole measures 8 (8¼, 8½,
Full-fashioned dec—Left Front Work until 2 9, 9¼)”/20 (20.5, 21.5, 22.5, 23.5) cm. Shape
sts before leaf pat, p2tog, work 19-st leaf pat, sel- neck Work to center 33 (37, 39, 41, 43) sts, join
vage st. Right Front Selvage st, work 19-st leaf another ball of yarn, bind off center 33 (37, 39,
pat, p2tog, work rem sts. 41, 43) sts, work to end. Working both sides at
SP09-B57 Leaf-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 ¼ (¼,
½, ½, ½)”/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 piece
measures 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 ¼ (¼, ½, ½,
½)”/1 (1, 2, 2, 2) cm. Sleeve shaping Inc 1 st
each end of needle on next RS row, then every foll
6th row 13 (14, 15, 16, 16) more times—69 (75,
81, 87, 91) sts. Work until piece measures
12½”/31 cm. Sleeve cap 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 5½ (5¾, 6¼, 6½, 6¾)”/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.