Eyelet Accents© (size 3-4)
Size #10 ½ or #11 24" circular needles, bulky or doubled worsted yarn.
1. Cast on 63 stitches and join, being careful not to twist.
2. Work 1 ½ inches in garter stitch (knit 1 row + purl 1 row = 2 rows garter stitch), ending with a purl row.
3. Increase 7 stitches in next row by knitting into front and back of each 9 th stitch, ending with 70 stitches.
4. Next round: (yarn over, knit 2 together) around.
5. Work in stockinet stitch (knitting every round) until piece measures 9 inches.
6. Work underarm/armhole as follows:
a. Next round: knit 21, purl 14, knit 21, purl 14.
b. Next round: knit all stitches.
c. Next round: knit 21, purl 14, knit 21, purl 14.
d. Next round: knit 24 stitches, bind off 8 stitches, knit 27 stitches, bind off 8 stitches, knit remaining 3 stitches.
7. Your two armholes separate the front and back. The front and back should each have 27 stitches (3 stitches in garter, followed by 21 in stockinet, followed by 3 in garter).
8. Work the back as follows:
a. Work for 5 inches keeping 3 stitches on each edge in garter stitch and middle 21 stitches in stockinet.
b. Continue for one inch working all stitches in garter stitch.
c. Next row: knit 7, bind off 13, knit 7 remaining stitches.
d. Place 14 remaining stitches onto a stitch holder.
9. Work the front as follows:
a. Work for 3-1/2 inches keeping 3 stitches on each edge in garter stitch and middle 21 stitches in stockinet, ending with a row where the middle stitches are purled.
b. Next row: keep first 3 stitches in garter,(yarn over, knit 2 together) ten times, yarn over, knit 1, then work last 3 stitches keeping them in garter stitch.
c. Continue for one inch working all stitches in garter stitch.
d. Next row: knit 7, bind off 13, and knit 7 remaining stitches.
e. Work each group of 7 stitches in garter stitch until piece measures same as back.
10. Bind off shoulders using three-needle technique.
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