This pattern is for a 36” bust, but would fit sizes 34”-38”.

The pattern looks really long as I chose to write it out in full, but as the lace pattern’s quite easy you’ll probably only need to attention to the shapings, so look out for the number of stitches in brackets!

 

·       Materials

·       About 500g Aran-weight wool (the illustrated is handspun)

·       6mm pins

·       4.50mm crochet hook

·       Zip the length of finished garment

 

·       Back

·       Using B, cast on 81 sts.

·       Work chevron edging thus: * K2, yf, K4, sl2k1po, K4, yf, rep. from * to last 2 sts., K2.

·       Repeat this row twice more.

·       Purl one row, inc. into last st.

·       Start main pattern: Row 1 (right side): K1, yf, *skpo, K2tog, yf-yon (to make 2 sts.), rep. from * to last 5 sts., skpo, K2tog, yf, K1.

·       Row 2: P1, K1, * P2, K into front and back of yf-yon loop, rep. from * to last 2 sts., K1, P1

·       Row 3: K1, P1, k into second st. on left hand needle, leaving st. on needle, k into first st. on needle, then pull both sts. off at once (hereafter known as C2), * P2, C2, rep. from * to last 2 sts., P1, K1.

·       Row 4: K2tog, P2, * K2, P2, rep. from * to last 2 sts., skpo (80 sts.)

·       Row 5: * K2tog, yf-yon, skpo, rep. from * to end

·       Row 6: P1, * K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P2, rep. from * to last 3 sts., K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P1

·       Row 7: K1, * P2, C2, rep. from * to last st., K1

·       Row 8: K2tog, K1, P2, *K2, P2, rep. from * to last 3 sts., K1, skpo (78 sts)

·       Row 9: P1, * K2tog, yf-yon, skpo, rep. from * to last st., P1

·       Row 10: P2tog, * K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P2, rep. from * to last 4 sts., K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P2tog tbl. (76 sts.)

·       Row 11: K1, P2, * C2, P2, rep. from * to last 3 sts., P2, K1

·       Row 12: K2tog, K1, P2, * K2, P2, rep. from * to last 3 sts., K1, skpo (74 sts.)

·       Row 13: K1, * K2tog, yf-yon, skpo, rep. from * to last st., K1

·       Row 14: P2tog, * K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P2, rep. from * to last 4 sts., K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P2tog tbl. (72 sts.)

·       Row 15: K1, P2, * C2, P2, rep. from * to last 3 sts., P2, K1

·       Row 16: P1, K2, P2, rep. from * to last 3 sts., K2, P1

·       Row 17: P1, K1, * K2tog, yf-yon, skpo, rep. from * to last 2 sts., K1, P1

·       Row 18: K1, *P2, K into front and back of yf-yon loop, rep. from * to last 3 sts., P2, K1

·       Row 19: P1, * C2, P2, rep. from * to last 3 sts., C2, P1

·       Row 20: change to A, K1, *P2, K2, rep. from * to last 3 sts., P2, K1

·       Row 21: * K2tog, yf-yon, skpo, rep. from * to end

·       Row 22: P1, M1p, * K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P2, rep. from * to last 3 sts., K into front and back of yf-yon loop, M1p, P1 (74 sts.)

·       Row 23: *C2. P2, rep. from * to last 2 sts., C2

·       Row 24: *P2, K2, rep. from * to last 2 sts., P2

·       Row 25: K1, yf, skpo, * K2tog, yf-yon, skpo, rep. from * to last st., yf, K1

·       Row 26: K2, P2, * K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P2, rep. from * to last 2 sts., K2

·       Row 27: K1, P1, C2, * P2, C2, rep. from * to last 2 sts., P1, K1

·       Row 28: P1, K1, P2, * K2, P2, rep. from * to last 2 sts., K1, P1

·       Row 29: P1, * K2tog, yf-yon, skpo, rep. from * to last st., P1

·       Row 30: K1, M1p, P1, * K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P2, rep. from * to last 4 sts., K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P1, M1, K1 (76 sts.)

·       Row 31: P1, C2, * P2, C2, rep. from * to last st., P1

·       Row 32: K1, P2, * K2, P2, rep. from * to last st., K1

·       Row 33: *K2tog yf-yon, skpo, rep. from * to end

·       Row 34: P1, * K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P2, rep. from * to last 4 sts., K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P1

·       Row 35: K1, P2, * C2, P2, rep. from * to last st., K1

·       Row 36: P1, *K2, P2, rep. from * to last 3 sts., K2, P1

·       Row 37: K1, P1, *K2tog yf-yon, skpo, rep. from * to last 2 sts., P1, K1

·       Row 38: K2, M1p, P1, * K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P2, rep. from * to last 7 sts., K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P1, M1p, K2 (78 sts.)

·       Row 39: P2, C2, * P2, C2, rep. from * to last 2 sts., P2

·       Row 40: *K2, P2, rep. from * to last 2 sts., K2

·       Row 41: P1, * K2tog, yf-yon, skpo, rep. from * to last st., P1

·       Row 42: P2, * K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P2, rep. from * to end

·       Row 43: * C2, P2, rep. from * to last 2 sts., C2

·       Row 44: *P2, K2, rep. from * to last 2 sts., P2

·       Row 45: K1, yf, * skpo, K2tog, yf-yon, rep. from * to last 5 sts., skpo, K2tog, yf, K1

·       Row 46: P1, K twice into yf loop, P2, * K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P2, rep. from * to last 2 sts., K twice into yf loop, P1 (80 sts.)

·       Row 47: K1, P2, * C2, P2, rep. from * to last st., K1

·       Row 48: P1, * K2, P2, rep. from * to last 3 sts., K2, P1

·       Row 49: K2, * K2tog, yf-yon, skpo, rep. from * to last 2 sts., K2

·       Row 50: P3, K twice into yf loop, * P2, K into front and back of yf-yon loop, rep. from * to last 3 sts., P3

·       Row 51: P1, * C2, P2, rep. from * to last 3 sts., C2, P1

·       Row 52: K1, * P2, K2, rep. from * to last 3 sts., P2, K1

·       Row 53: * K2tog, yf-yon, skpo, rep. from * to end

·       Row 54: P1, M1p, * K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P2, rep. from * to last st., M1p, P1 (82 sts.)

·       Row 55: * C2, P2, rep. from * to last 2 sts., C2

·       Row 56: * P2, K2, rep. from * to last 2 sts., P2

·       Row 57: K1, yf, * skpo, K2tog, yf-yon, rep. from * to last 5 sts., skpo, K2tog, yf, K1

·       Row 58: P1, K1, P2, * K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P2, rep. from * to last 2 sts., K1, P1

·       Row 59: * P2, C2, rep. from * to last 2 sts., P2

·       Row 60: * K2, P2, rep. from * to last 2 sts., K2

·       Row 61: P1, * K2tog, yf-yon, skpo, rep. from * to last st., P1

·       Row 62: K1, M1p, P1, * K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P2, rep. from * to last 2 sts., M1p, K1 (84 sts.)

·       Row 63: P1, * C2, P2, rep. from * to last st., P1

·       Row 64: K1, * P2, K2, rep. from * to last 3 sts., P2, K1

·       Row 65: * K2tog, yf-yon, skpo, rep. from * to end

·       Row 66: P1, * K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P2, rep. from * to last 3 sts., K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P1

·       Row 67: K1, * P2, C2, rep. from * to last 3 sts., P2, K1

·       Row 68: P1, * K2, P2, rep. from * to last 3 sts., K2, P1

·       Row 69: P1, K1, *, K2tog, yf-yon, skpo, rep. from * to last 2 sts., K1, P1

·       Row 70: K1, M1k, * P2, K into front and back of yf-yon loop, rep. from * to last 3 sts., P2, M1k, K1 (86 sts.)

·       Row 71: * P2, C2, rep. from * to last 2 sts., P2

·       Row 72: * K2, P2, rep. from * to last 2 sts., K2

·       Row 73: P1, K1, * K2tog, yf-yon, skpo, rep. from * to last st., K1

·       Row 74: * P2, K into front and back of yf-yon loop, rep. from * to last 2 sts., P2.

·       Row 75: * C2, P2, rep. from * to last 2 sts., C2

·       Row 76: For armholes: cast off 6 sts. knitwise, K1, * P2, K2, rep. from * to last 2 sts., P2 (80 sts.)

·       Row 77: cast off 6 sts. knitwise, * K2tog, yf-yon, skpo, rep. from * to last st., K1 (74 sts.)

·       Row 78: P2tog, * K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P2, rep. from * to last 4 sts., K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P2tog tbl. (72 sts.)

·       Row 79: K1, * P2, C2, rep. from * to last 3 sts., P2, K1

·       Row 80: K2tog, K1, * P2, K2, rep. from * to last 5 sts., P2, K1, skpo (70 sts.)

·       Row 81: P1, * K2tog, yf-yon, skpo, rep. from * to last st., P1

·       Row 82: P2tog, * K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P2, rep. from * to last 4 sts., K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P2tog tbl. (68 sts.)

·       Row 83: K1, * P2, C2, rep. from * to last 3 sts., P2, K1

·       Row 84: K2tog, K1, * P2, K2, rep. from * to last 5 sts., P2, K1, skpo (66 sts.)

·       Row 85: P1, * K2tog, yf-yon, skpo, rep. from * to last st., P1

·       Row 86: P2tog, * K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P2, rep. from * to last 4 sts., K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P2tog tbl. (64 sts.)

·       Row 87: K1, * P2, C2, rep. from * to last 3 sts., P2, K1

·       Row 88: K2tog, K1, * P2, K2, rep. from * to last 5 sts., P2, K1, skpo (62 sts.)

·       Row 89: P1, * K2tog, yf-yon, skpo, rep. from * to last st., P1

·       Row 90: P2tog, * K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P2, rep. from * to last 4 sts., K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P2tog tbl. (60 sts.)

·       Row 91: K1, * P2, C2, rep. from * to last 3 sts., P2, K1

·       Row 92: P1, * K2, P2, rep. from * to last st., P1

·       Row 93: K1, P1, * K2tog, yf-yon, skpo, rep. from * to last 2 sts., P1, K1

·       Row 94: K1, P2, * K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P2, rep. from * to last st., K1

·       Row 95: P1, * C2, P2, rep from * to last 3 sts., C2, P1

·       Row 96: K1, * P2, K2, rep from * to last 3 sts., P2, K1

·       Row 97: K2tog, yf-yon, skpo, rep. from * to end

·       Row 98: P1,* K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P2, rep. from * to last 3 sts., K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P1

·       Repeat Rows 91-8 twice more

·       Row 115: Divide for back neck: K1, (P2, C2) 6 times, P2, skpo, turn and work on these 16 sts for right back neck.

·       Row 1: P1, * K2, P2, rep. from * to last st., P1

·       Row 2: K1, P1 (K2tog, yf-yon, skpo) 3 times, skpo (15 sts.)

·       Row 3: (P2, K into front and back of yf-yon loop) 3 times, P2, K1

·       Row 4: P1, (C2, P2) 3 times, skpo (14 sts.)

·       Row 5: P1, (K2, P2) 3 times, K1

·       Cast off for shoulder.

·       Left back neck: with right side facing, slip centre 26 sts. onto a st. holder, rejoining yarn K2tog, (P2, C2) 3 times, P2, K1 (16 sts.)

·       Row 1: P1, * K2, P2, rep. from * to last st., P1

·       Row 2: K2tog, K2tog, yf-yon, skpo) 3 times, P1, K1 (15 sts.)

·       Row 3: K1, (P2, K into front and back of yf-yon loop) 3 times, P2, K1

·       Row 4: K2tog, K1, (P2, C2) 3 times, P1 (14 sts.)

·       Row 5: K1, (P2, K2) 3 times, P2

·       Cast off for shoulder.

 

·       Right Front

·       Using B, cast on 41 sts.

·       Work chevron edging thus: * K2, yf, K4, sl2k1po, K4, yf, rep. from * to last 2 sts., K2.

·       Repeat this row twice more.

·       Purl one row, inc. into last st.

·       Start main pattern: Row 1 (right side): K1, yf, *skpo, K2tog, yf-yon (to make 2 sts.), rep. from * to last 5 sts., skpo, K2tog, yf, K1.

·       Row 2: P1, K1, * P2, K into front and back of yf-yon loop, rep. from * to last 2 sts., K1, P1

·       Row 3: K1, P1, k into second st. on left hand needle, leaving st. on needle, k into first st. on needle, then pull both sts. off at once (hereafter known as C2), * P2, C2, rep. from * to last 2 sts., P1, K1.

·       Row 4: K2tog, P2, * K2, P2, rep. from * to last 2 sts., K2 (41 sts.)

·       Row 5: P1, * K2tog, yf-yon, skpo, rep. from * to end

·       Row 6: P1, * K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P2, rep. from * to end

·       Row 7: *C2, P2, rep. from * to last st., K1

·       Row 8: K2tog, K1, P2, *K2, P2, rep. from * to end (40 sts)

·       Row 9: K1, yf, skpo * K2tog, yf-yon, skpo, rep. from * to last st., P1

·       Row 10: P2tog, * K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P2, rep. from * to last 2 sts., K2. (39 sts.)

·       Row 11: * P2, C2, rep. from * to last 3 sts., P2, K1

·       Row 12: K2tog, K1, * P2, K2, rep. from * to end (38 sts.)

·       Row 13: K1, * K2tog, yf-yon, skpo, rep. from * to last st., K1

·       Row 14: P2tog, * K into front and back of yf-yon loop, P2, rep. from * to end (37 sts.)

·       Row 15: *C2, P2, rep. from * to last st., K1

·       Row 16: P1, *K2, P2, rep. from * to end

·       Row 17: K1, yf, skpo * K2tog, yf-yon, skpo, rep. from * to last 2 sts., K1, P1

·       Row 18: K1, * P2, K into front and back of yf-yon loop, rep. from * to last 2 sts., K2.

·       Row 19: P2, C2, rep. from * to last st., P1

·       Row 20: change to A, K1, *P2, K2, rep. from * to end