With larger needles CO 63 (67, 70) sts. Knit 9 rows in Garter St. These 9 rows become the bottom left front band.
Row 1 (WS): K12 (13, 14) (front band sts), purl to last st.
Row 2 (RS): Knit across.
Rows 3–5: Repeat rows 1 and 2 ending with WS row.
Row 6 (Set up Decrease Row) (RS): K9 (10, 11), pm, RD, k18 (19, 20), pm, RD, k18 (19, 20), pm, k12 (13, 14).
Row 7 (and every WS row): K12 (13, 14), purl to the end.
Continue Decrease Rows on every 6th row 15 (16, 17) more times as follows: K9 (10, 11) sts, sl m, RD, knit to next marker, sl m, RD, knit to next marker, sl m, k12 (13, 14), and at the same time begin armhole shaping.
Armhole shaping
BO 4 sts at the beginning of the 6th Decrease Row.
Continue with RD decreases until a total of 17 (18, 19) decrease rows have been completed. Place rem 25 (27, 28) sts on st holder.
Right front
With larger needles CO 63 (67, 70) sts. Knit 9 rows in Garter St. These 9 rows form the bottom right front band.
Row 1 (WS): Purl to last 12 (13, 14) sts, k12 (13, 14) (front band sts).
Row 2 (RS): Knit across.
Rows 3–5: Repeat rows 1 and 2, ending with WS row.
Work rest of Right Front as Left Front except reverse all shaping, and use LD instead of RD.
Sleeves (make 2)
With larger needles CO 84 (90, 96) sts. Use a row counter in preparation for armhole bind off. Work in Garter sts for 9 rows. These 9 rows become the bottom band.
Rows 1–5: Working St st, begin with a P row and end with a WS row.
Row 6: (Set Up Decrease Row) (RS): K8 (9, 10), pm, RD, k14 (15, 16), pm, RD, k28 (30, 32), LD, pm, k14 (15, 16), LD, pm, k8 (9, 10).
Rows 7–15: Starting and ending with a WS (purl) row, resume St st.
Row 16 (Decrease Row) (WS): K8 (9, 10), sl m, RD, knit to the next marker, sl m, RD, knit to within 3 sts before next marker, LD, sl m, knit to within 3 sts before next marker, LD, sl m, k8 (9, 10).
Work Decrease Rows every 8th row until a total of 13 (14, 15) Decrease Rows are completed. At the beginning of rows 50 and 51, BO 4 sts for underarm. Place rem 24 (26, 28) sts on st holder.
Seaming
With the wrong sides of a sleeve and the Right Front held together, sew the raglan edges together one stitch in from the finished edge. This will create a decorative seam on the outside of the garment. Continue to seam the other raglan sleeve edges to the Back and Left Front in the same manner.
Sew the two side seams and the two sleeve seams using a regular mattress stitch for a traditional seam on the inside of the garment.
Collar
Row 1 (WS): With smaller needles and WS facing you, knit the sts from the st holders in the following order. Begin with the Left Front, then Left Sleeve, Back, Right Sleeve, and Right Front. Knit the last st of each section together with the first st of the next section until all stitch holders have been removed. 119 (129, 136) sts
Row 2 (RS): Cast on 12 more sts onto your left needle.
Row 3-7: Work in Garter st patt.
Row 8 (Buttonhole Row) (RS): K4, bind off 3 sts, Knit to end.
Row 9 (WS): Knit to 3 bound off sts, CO 3 sts, k4. Continue working in Garter st for 6 more rows.
Rows 16 and 17: Repeat Row 8 (Buttonhole Row) and Row 9.
Rows 18-24: Work in Garter st. BO.
See a close-up photo of the collar here.
Finishing
To make a loop for a hidden button that will be sewn on the inside of the right side: With size B (2.25mm) crochet hook, chain 8 sts. Secure this bar to the centre of the left front edge of the collar.
Sew the 1/2" flat button approximately 6" from the right buttonhole edge of collar, placing it in the centre of the collar on the wrong side.
Approximately 5" from the left front collar edge sew in place the two 5/8" decorative buttons to match the buttonholes.
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Excerpted from Haiku Knits, copyright 2009 by Tanya Alpert. Used by permission of Random House.All Rights Reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced except with permission in writing from the publisher.
