Skill level: Beginner

Size: M (38)

Abbreviations and stitches used: Increase (inc), Row, Round (row/rnd), Inches (in), Right Side (RS), Left Side(LS), Knit (k), Purl (p), Cast on (CO), Stitch, Stitches (st), Repeat (rep), Bind off (BO), Work, Working (work). Rib 2/2: k2, p2, k2. Stockinette stitch: on RS knit, on WS purl.

Gauge: A 4 in (10 cm) square in stockinette stitch using US 10 (6.0 mm) needles = 16 sts x 24 rows.

Instructions:

Back: Cast on 78 sts with US 10 (6.0 mm) needles and work in 2/2 rib. At 4 in (10 cm) from the beginning, continue in stockinette stitch. At 27.5 in (70 cm) from the beginning, bind off all sts. 

Right Front: Cast on 38 sts with US 10 (6.0 mm) needles and work in 2/2 rib. At 4 in (10 cm) from the beginning, continue in stockinette stitch. At 16 in (40 cm) from the beginning, for the neckline, bind off on the RS every 4 rows: 1 st (16 times). At 27.5 in (70 cm) from the beginning, bind off all sts. 

Left Front: Work as for the right front, reversing shaping for the opposite side. 

Sleeves: Cast on 42 sts with US 10 (6.0 mm) needles and work in 2/2 rib. At 3.15 in (8 cm) from the beginning, continue in stockinette stitch. Increase 1 st at each side every 8 rows (12 x). At 19 in (48 cm) from the beginning, bind off all sts. 

Finishing: Sew the shoulders. With US 8 (5.0 mm) circular needle, pick up 320 sts along the RS of the work starting from the lower edge of the right front, going around the entire neckline and down the left front, and work in 2/2 rib. At 3.15 in (8 cm) from the picked-up stitches, bind off all sts. Set in the sleeves, centering them 8.25 in (21 cm) on each side of the shoulder seams. Sew the side seams of the body and sleeves.

Designer by: Isamar Erbesdobler