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SP09-P28 Oasis

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS Bust 33 (37, 41, 45, 49)”/84 (94, 104, 114, 124)cmLength 30½”/77.5cm all sizesUpper arm 13 (14, 14¾, 15¼, 16)”/33 (35.5, 37.5, 39, 40.5)cmMATERIALSLana Grossa/Linea Pura “Bio Soja”; 40% bio soy, 34% bio cotton, 26% bio bamboo; 121yd/110m; 1¾oz/50g • Color #12 green: 17½ (17½, 19¼, 22¾, 26¼)oz/500 (500, 550, 650, 750)g; 1210 (1210, 1331, 1573, 1815)yd/1100(1100, 1210, 1430, 1650)m • Size 8 (5mm) needles • Size G-6 (4mm) crochet hook NOTESStitch symbol key Visit Verena Knitting Pattern Shop at www.VerenaKnitting.com to download Abbreviations & Symbols. Special stitch symbol

= Sl 1 pwise wyib, k2, psso.Lace pat Work according to chart. Start with 2 sts before arrow a, then rep 3-st pat bet arrow a and b,

end with 4 sts after arrow b. Rep rows 1 through 4 for pat. When working decs and incs be careful not to offset the lace pat bet row. Work single sts in St st and work every 3-st dec or inc correctly into lace pat.GAUGE18 sts and 25 rows = 4”/10cm in lace pat with size 8 (5mm) needle.BACKCast on 81 (90, 99, 108, 117) sts. Starting with a WS row, work next 3 rows in garter st for border. Cont in lace pat, work 2 sts before arrow a, then rep 3-st pat bet arrow a and b 25 (28, 31, 34, 37) times, end with 4 sts after arrow b. Work even until piece measures 10”/25½cm above border. Shape sides Dec 1 st at each end of need-le on foll row, then every 8th row 3 times, then every 6th row 2 times—69 (78, 87, 96, 105) sts. Work even until piece measures 3¼”/8cm after last dec. Inc 1 st at each end of needle on foll row, then every 10th (10th, 8th, 6th, 6th) row twice—75 (84, 93, 102, 111) sts. Work sts correctly into lace pat.

Work even until piece measures 4¼ (4¼, 3¾, 3¼, 3)”/11 (11, 9.5, 8, 7.5)cm after first inc.Shape armholes Bind off 4 sts at beg of next 2 rows, 3 sts at beg of foll 2 rows. At each end of

needle dec 1 st every 2nd row twice—57 (66, 75, 84, 93) sts. Work even until armhole measures 6¾ (6¾, 7¼, 7¾, 8)”/17 (17, 18.5, 19, 20)cm.Shape neck Work to center 13 (18, 23, 28, 33) sts, join another ball of yarn, bind off center 13 (18, 23, 28, 33) sts, work to end. Working both sides at once, bind off 5 sts at each neck edge 3 times—7 (9, 11, 13, 15) sts. Work even until neck edge measures 1¼”/3cm. Bind off rem sts for shoulder.FRONTWork same as for back until armhole measures 4 (4, 4½, 5, 5¼)”/10 (10, 11.5, 12.5, 13)cm. Shape neck Work to center 3 (8, 13, 18, 23) sts, join another ball of yarn, bind off center 3 (8, 13, 18, 23) sts, work to end. Working both sides at once, bind off 6 sts at beg of each once; 4 sts once; 3 sts twice; 2 sts once; 1 st twice. When piece measures same as back, bind off rem sts for shoulder.SLEEVESCast on 36 (39, 42, 45, 48) sts. Starting with a WS row, work next 3 rows in garter st (k every row) for border. Continue in lace pat, work 2 sts before arrow a, then rep 3-st pat bet arrow a and b 10 (11, 12, 13, 14) times, end with 4 sts after arrow b. Shape sides Beg at 9th row after border, inc 1 st at each end of needle on next row; then 1 st every 8th row 10 (10, 9, 8, 8) times; 1 st every 6th row 1 (1, 2, 3, 3) times—60 (63, 66, 69, 72) sts. Work even until sleeve measu-res 15¾ (15½, 15¼, 14¾, 14½)”/40 (39.5, 39, 37.5, 36.5)cm above border. Shape cap Bind off 3 sts at beg of foll 2 rows; 2 sts at beg of foll 2 rows. Dec 1 st at each end of needle every 2nd row twice; then every 4th row 3 times. Bind off 4 (5, 6, 7, 8) sts at beg of next 2 rows; then 2 sts at beg of foll 8 rows. When cap measures 5¾ (6, 6¼, 6¾, 7)”/14.5 (15, 15.5, 17, 18)cm, bind off rem 16 (17, 18, 19, 20) sts.FINISHINGSew shoulder seams. With crochet hook, work 1 row of rev sc around neck edge. Sew side seams, leaving bottom 10”/25cm opening for slit. Work 1 row of sc around slit edges. Sew sleeve seams. Set in sleeves.

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