Cruise
Professional knitting pattern for the 'Caribbean Cruise' V-neck sweater by Barbara Lundy Stone. Features a beautiful slip-stitch texture and a comfortable intermediate-level construction using DK and lace weight yarns.
Caribbean Cruise
Design by BARBARA LUNDY STONE
A V-NECK SWEATER IS SUCH A VERSATILE PIECE IN ANY WOMAN’S CLOSET.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Sizes
Woman’s small (medium, large, extra-large, 2X-large) Instructions are given for smallest size, with larger sizes in parentheses. When only 1 number is given, it applies to all sizes.
Finished Measurements
Chest: 39 (43, 47½, 52, 55) inches
Length: 24 (25, 25½, 26, 27) inches
Materials
• DK weight yarn* (500 yds/227g per skein): 2 skeins Caribbean (MC)
• Lace weight yarn* (1,000 yds/227g per skein) 1 skein each Caribbean and Manta (held tog as CC)
• Size 4 (3.5mm) needles or size needed to obtain gauge
• Sizes F/5 (3.75mm) and G/6 (4mm) crochet hooks
• Stitch markers
• Stitch holders
*Sample project was completed with Softwist Rayon (100% rayon) and Egyptian Mercerized Cotton (100% cotton) from Blue Heron Yarns.
Gauge
22 sts and 38 rows = 4 inches/10cm in St st.
To save time, take time to check gauge.
Special Abbreviation
Increase (inc): Inc 1 by knitting in front and back of next st.
Pattern Stitch
Slip St (multiple of 4 sts + 3)
Row 1 (RS): With CC, *k3, sl 1 wyib; rep from * to last 3 sts, end k3.
Row 2: *K3, sl 1 wyif; rep from * to last 3 sts, end k3.
Row 3: With MC, k1, sl 1 wyib, *k3, sl 1 wyib; rep from * to last st, end k1.
Row 4: K1, sl 1 wyif, *k3, sl 1 wyif; rep from * to last st, end k1.
Rep Rows 1–4 for pat.
Pattern Notes
Sweater is worked in 1 piece from lower back, across shoulders to lower front.
The 2 contrasting color (CC) yarns are held together throughout. Before beginning, wind a smaller ball of each contrasting color for use when working back and front neck shaping.
Alternate 2 rows of main color (MC) and 2 rows of contrasting color throughout.
Slip all stitches as if to purl.
Work increases and decreases 1 stitch in from the edge. Work decreases by using a slip, slip, knit (ssk) at the beginning of the knit row and knit 2 together (k2tog) at the end of the knit row.
When working sleeve shaping, on increase and decrease rows, work the first and last stitch twice by knitting the stitch, then placing it back on the needle and knitting it again, to provide more stretch to the underarm.
Back
With MC, cast on 107 (119, 131, 143, 151) sts.
Knit 12 rows.
Change to St st and keeping first and last 6 sts in garter st, work an additional 6 inches, ending with a WS row.
Discontinue garter st border, work in St st for an additional 8 (12, 12, 16, 20) rows.
Beg with Row 1, work 6 rows in Slip St pat. Work 16 rows in St st.
Beg with Row 3, work 6 rows in Slip St pat.
Shape sleeve
Inc at each end [every RS row] on St st rows only while working following sequence:
12 rows in St st;
Rows 1 and 2 of Slip St pat;
8 rows in St st;
Rows 3 and 4 of Slip St pat;
8 rows in St st—135 (147, 159, 171, 179) sts.
Cast on 4 (4, 4, 6, 8) sts at end of next 2 rows—143 (155, 167, 183, 195) sts.
Sleeve
Work even in following sequence:
2 rows in St st;
Beg with Row 1, work 6 rows of Slip St pat;
6 rows in St st;
Rows 1 and 2 of Slip St pat;
4 rows in St st;
Beg with Row 3, work 6 rows of Slip St pat;
Work 4 rows in St st;
Beg with Row 1, work 4 rows of Slip St pat;
2 rows in St st;
Rows 3 and 4 of Slip St pat;
8 rows in St st;
Work [Rows 1–4 of Slip St pat] 2 (3, 4, 5, 6) times;
Rows 1 and 2 of Slip St pat.
Shape back neck
Work 50 (55, 58, 64, 67) sts in Row 3 of Slip St pat, join 2nd ball of yarn and bind off next 43 (45, 51, 55, 61) sts, and work rem sts in Row 3 of Slip St pat.
Next row: Working both sides at once, work Row 4 of Slip St pat across.
Work [Rows 1–4 of Slip St pat] 7 times, then work Rows 1 and 2 of Slip St pat.
Place marker at each end of last row to indicate shoulder line.
Shape front neck
Work Rows 3 and 4 of Slip St pat.
Work [Rows 1–4 of Slip St pat] 6 times, then work Rows 1 and 2 of Slip St pat.
Shape V-neck
Work Rows 3 and 4 of Slip St pat, inc 1 st at each neck edge on Row 3.
Work [Rows 1–4 of Slip St pat] 2 (3, 4, 5, 6) times, inc 1 st at each neck edge on Rows 1 and 3 of each rep.
Work Rows 1 and 2 of Slip St pat.
Work 8 rows in St st, inc 1 st at neck edge on Rows 1, 3, and 7.
Work Rows 3 and 4 of Slip St pat, inc 1 st at neck edge on Row 3.
Work 2 rows in St st, inc 0 (0, 0, 0, 1) st at neck edge on knit row.
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--- GLOSSARY ---
MC: Main Color
CC: Contrasting Color
RS: Right Side
WS: Wrong Side
St st: Stockinette Stitch (Knit on RS, purl on WS)
Garter st: Knit every row
inc: Increase (knit into front and back of stitch)
sl: Slip stitch
wyib: With yarn in back
wyif: With yarn in front
k: Knit
p: Purl
ssk: Slip, slip, knit (decrease)
k2tog: Knit 2 together (decrease)
