NA RAE CROPPED SWEATER

The sweater is worked top down at the sleeves. First the neck is
shaped, whereafter stitch markers are placed at which in- and
decreases are worked, as well as short rows.

SIZES AND MEASUREMENTS

Onesize

YARN AND GAUGE

Gepard garn, Wild & Soft:
200g together with …
Gepard garn, Cashmere lace:
75g

*The pictured Na-rae is worked in Wild & soft in colour 146

kaffecreme together with Cashmere lace in colour 144
beigemeleret.

Recommended needles:
3,5 mm circular needle (40 cm & 80 cm) sleeves are worked with
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magic loop technique.
Pattern for private use only. It is not permitted to copy, redistribute or share this
4 mm circular needle (40 cm & 80 cm)
pattern. In addition, it is not permitted to sell products for commercial purposes made
with this instruction.

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Supplies: Ws:
Stitch markers (regular and lockable) Purl over purl stitch
Knit into the stitch below
Gauge: 23 sts x 32 rows in stockinette stitch on 4 mm needles =
10 x 10 cm before wash. Fisherman’s rib in rounds:
With the correct gauge in stockinette stitch, the gauge for 1st round: K over k st, yo, slip st purlwise, repeat
fisherman’s rib will be correct, too. 2nd round: K over k st, p2tog (yo and p st), repeat

ABBREVIATIONS Increases in fisherman’s rib (inc):

Increases are worked into k sts in rs-rows.
stm: stitch marker
K1, but leave st on needle, yo, k1 into the same st = 2 new sts
st(s): stitch(es)
Work these new sts in ws-row: p1, k1, p1.
k: knit
p: purl Decrease (dec):
yo: yarn over
wyif: with yarn in front of work Worked across k1, p1, k1 in rs-rows: slip first 2 sts as if to k2tog,
k2tog: knit 2 stitches together k1, pass the slipped sts over = 2 sts decreased

Selvedge stitch (edge-st):

INTRODUCTION:
In rs- and ws-rows: Slip 1st st wyif.
Fisherman’s rib in rows: The last st is worked as k tbl
Rs: Short rows: We recommend the German Short Rows (GSR). If
you are not familiar with this method, search online for video
Knit all stitches
tutorials.

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 FIRST SHOULDER
Place 11 sts from stm4 from right- to left-hand-needle.
INSTRUCTION
This is the new round’s beginning and the previous 29 sts can be
NECK
placed on hold on cable needle, as they belong to right shoulder
CO 100 sts on 3,5 mm needle with the Italian cast on. Work 2 and are not worked yet.
setup rows as follows: K1, slip 1 st purlwise wyif, repat to end of
There are 71 sts on the needle in total and 5stm (including the two
row.
stm which are not directly on the needle)
Work 2nd row the same way.
Start at the shoulder working rs and ws as follows:
Close to round and place 1 stm at round’s beginning (centre back).
Rs: 1 edge-st, knit to 1 st before stm3, k1 tbl (remove stm3).
Work 9 cm in rib (k1, p1).
Turn.
The following round, divide neck into yoke and sleeves by Ws: 1 edge-st. *P1, k1 below*, repeat *-* to last st, k1 tbl.
placing stm.
Rs: 1 edge-st, knit to 1 st before stm1, inc (increase as explained
Change to 4 mm needle, work 10 sts in rib, place lockable stm in
at introduction), slip stm1, k3, slip stm2, inc. Knit across
between sts (not on needle). Work 13 sts in rib, place stm1, work
remaining sts. (remember edge-st).
3 sts in rib, place stm2, work 13 sts in rib, place lockable stm in
between sts, work 21 sts in rib, place stm3, work 29 sts in rib,
Ws: 1 edge-st, *p1, k1 below*, repeat *-* to the 3 new sts, which
place stm4, work last 11 sts in rib to stm at round’s beginning.
are worked p1, k1, p1, slip stm2, knit 3 sts, slip stm1, and work
Cut the yarn. the 3 new sts: p1, k1, p1. Knit across remaining sts: *p1, k1
below*, repeat until edge-st.

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 Continue working flat in
fisherman’s rib with increases at
shoulder every 12th row, in total 5
times (remember that 12 rows of rs
and ws = 6 rows in fisherman’s
rib). In total 91 sts after all inc.
Work two decreases as follows:
Work 11 rows (= 6 rows in
fisherman’s rib) and decrease on
both sides of stm1 and stm2 as
follows from the rs on the 12th row:
Work to 3 sts before stm, slip p
and k st as if to k2tog, k1, pass the
slipped sts over.
Work to stm2, slip stm, slip k and p st as if to k2tog, k1, pass the
slipped sts over, work to end of row. (Remember edge-st)
There’s now 87 sts in total.
From ws, work additional 11 rows. (= 6 rows in fisherman’s rib)
You are now at a rs-row and start with the short rows, the 2 stm
can now be removed.
SHORT ROWS
Start from rs and work short rows as follows (sts include edge-st,
remember to work them as edge-st):
1st row: K20 turn with GSR
2nd row: Work in fisherman’s rib as sts appear
3rd row: K19, turn as 1st row
4th row: Worked as 2nd row
5th row: K17, turn as 1st row
6th row: Worked as 2nd row
7th row: K15, turn as 1st row
8th row: Worked as 2nd row
9th row: K13, turn as 1st row
10th row: Worked as 2nd row
11th row: K11, turn as 1st row
12th row: Worked as 2nd row
13th row: Knit across all sts, work short rows at opposite side
Start from ws as follows:
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1st row: Work 20 sts in fisherman’s rib and turn with GSR CUT FOR SLEEVES
2nd row: Knit across all sts Work further 10 rows (= 5 rows in fisherman’s rib) flat in
3rd row: Work 18 sts in fisherman’s rib, turn as 1st row fisherman’s rib.

4th row: Worked as 2nd row Work decreases as follows from rs (place stm to keep track):

5th row: Work 16 sts in fisherman’s rib, turn as 1st row K5, dec (edge-st incl).
Knit to 8 sts left, dec, K5.
6th row: Worked as 2nd row
7th row: Work 14 sts in fisherman’s rib, turn as 1st row Repeat these decreases every 12th row (= 6 rows in fisherman’s
rib) from rs, in total 4 times. The last row is a ws-row.
8th row: Worked as 2nd row
9th row: Work 12 sts in fisherman’s rib, turn as 1st row You now have 71 sts in total.

10th row: Worked as 2nd row Work additional 9 rows in fisherman’s rib. Close to round to work
11th row: Work 10 sts in fisherman’s rib, turn as 1st row sleeves as follows.

12th row: Worked as 2nd row

13th row: Work in fisherman’s rib across all sts. SLEEVES
You are starting from the rs in the fishermans rib 1st row.

Place 1stm, CO1 new st with backward loop cast on and continue
with the fishermans rib in the round 1st row. The rounds
beginning is in front of the new st which is a k st. You have 72 sts
in total. Now work the fishermans rib 2nd round.

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Repeat 1st and 2nd round, until the sleeve measures 24-25 cm,
measured from closing to round. Finish with 2nd round.
Work 1 round with decreases as follows:
K1, p1, k1, *p1, dec*, repeat 16 times *-* to 5 sts left, p1, k1, p1,
k1, p1.
There are in total 40 sts left after dec.
Change to 3,5 mm needle and work 14 cm in rib (k1, p1) with
magic loop technique, cast off all sts with Italian bind off (not too
tight).
SECOND SHOULDER
Place the 29 sts put at the beginning on hold on a 4 mm needle.
From ws, pick up sts at bars between sts at left sleeve as follows:
Pick up 1 st for each st right to marked st. For a nearly invisible
transition, pick up left leaning and alternately between rib and
fisherman’s rib stitches. Pick up 21 sts on both sides of the st at
neckline.
Start at front piece with a round in k st:
K34 (incl. edge-st), place stm1, k3, place stm2, k34 (incl. edge-
st.)
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 See pictures from left to rightt on page 6, for procedure to pick
up sts for right shoulder.

Turn work and work in fisherman’s rib from ws, remembering the
edge-sts and continue to knit the same way as the left
shoulder/sleeve.

FINISHING
Weave in all ends and wash as stated on label – we recommend to
wash the sweater in a washing bag. Let it dry flat.

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