Most Becoming
Professional knitting pattern 'Most Becoming' by Lorna Miser. An intermediate-level women's sweater featuring elegant lace edgings and a flattering V-neck, designed for Crystal Palace Yarns Panda Silk.
Design by LORNA MISER
MOST BECOMING
Skill Level: Intermediate
Sizes
Woman’s extra-small (small, medium, large) Instructions are given for smallest size with larger sizes in parentheses. When only 1 number is given, it applies to all sizes.
Finished Measurement
Chest: 36 (40, 44, 48) inches
Materials
• DK weight yarn* (120 yds/50g per skein): 6 (7, 8, 9) skeins berry smoothie #6006 (MC)
• Sock weight yarn* (204 yds/50g per skein): 1 (2, 2, 2) skeins berry smoothie #3006 (CC)
• Size 6 (4mm) straight and 24-inch circular needles
• Stitch holders
• Split-ring marker
*Sample project was completed with Panda Silk DK (52% bamboo/43% superwash merino wool/5% combed silk) and Panda Silk (52% bamboo/43% superwash merino wool/5% combed silk) from Crystal Palace Yarns.
Gauge
21 sts and 26 rows = 4 inches/10cm with MC in St st.
To save time, take time to check gauge.
Special Abbreviation
Central Double Decrease (CDD): Slip next 2 sts as if to k2tog, k1, p2sso.
Pattern Stitch
Lace (multiple of 10 sts)
Rnd 1: *CDD, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3; rep from * around.
Rnds 2 and 4: Knit to 1 st before end of rnd marker. Move marker to make this the new beg of rnd.
Rnd 3: *CDD, k2, yo, k3, yo, k2; rep from * around.
Rnd 5: *CDD, [k1, yo] twice, CDD, [yo, k1] twice; rep from * around.
Rnd 6: Knit to 1 st before end of rnd marker. Move marker to make this the new beg of rnd.
Pattern Notes
Front, back, sleeves and neck edging are worked with main color yarn. Stitches for lace edgings for trim on sleeves and body are picked up in cast-on edge and worked in the round, using contrasting yarn.
Work decreases 2 stitches in from the edges.
Back
With MC, cast on 94 (104, 116, 126) sts.
Row 1: Purl across 58 (68, 68, 78) sts.
Row 2: Turn, knit across 22 (32, 20, 30) sts.
Row 3: Turn, purl across 25 (35, 23, 33) sts.
Row 4: Turn work, knit across 28 (38, 26, 36) sts.
Rep Rows 3 and 4, working 3 more sts at the end of each row until all sts have been worked.
Continue even in St st until side edge measures 10½ (10½, 11½, 11) inches, ending with a WS row.
Shape armholes
Bind off 6 (7, 8, 9) sts at beg of next 2 rows—82 (90, 100, 108) sts.
Dec 1 st at each edge by k2, k2tog, knit to last 4 sts, ssk, k2, [every RS row] 6 (6, 8, 9) times—70 (78, 84, 90) sts.
Work even until armhole measures 9 (9½, 10, 10½) inches. Place all sts on holder.
Front
With MC, work same as back to armhole.
Right front armhole & neck shaping
Next row: Bind off 6 (7, 8, 9), work across 37 (41, 46, 50) sts, ssk, k2 (dec worked at neck edge). Place rem 47 (52, 58, 63) sts on holder for left front.
Next row: Purl across.
Dec 1 st at armhole edge by k2tog [every RS row] 6 (6, 8, 9) times, and at the same time dec at neck edge, as before, [every 2nd and 4th row alternately] for a total of 16 (17, 17, 18) dec—18 (21, 24, 26) sts.
Work even until front measures same as back to shoulder. Place sts on holder.
Left front armhole & neck shaping
Place sts from holder onto needle and join yarn at center of V-neck.
Row 1: K2, k2tog, knit across—46 (51, 57, 62) sts.
Row 2: Bind off 6 (7, 8, 9) sts, purl across—40 (44, 49, 53) sts.
--- GLOSSARY ---
MC: Main Color
CC: Contrasting Color
CDD: Central Double Decrease
St st: Stockinette stitch
sts: stitches
Rnd: Round
k: knit
p: purl
yo: yarn over
k2tog: knit 2 together
ssk: slip, slip, knit
p2sso: pass 2 slipped stitches over
RS: Right Side
WS: Wrong Side
