premier® yarns hipster™ cotton tie dye pullover

SIZES: Small (Medium, Large, 1X, 2X, 3X)
- 5 (5-6-6-7-8) Balls - Premier® Yarns Hipster™ Cotton Yarn – Rainbow Rollerskates
MEASUREMENTS: Bust: 40½” (44¼”, 48”, 51¾”, 56½”, 60¼”) [102.9 cm (112.4 cm, 121.9 cm, 131.5 cm,
143.5 cm, 153 cm)]
GAUGE: 21 sts x 28 rows = 4" [10 cm]; save time and check your gauge.
SPECIAL STITCHES:
1x1 Rib (Multiple of 2 sts)
Row 1: *K1, p1; rep from * to end.
Rep Row 1 for patt.
1x1 Rib in the Round (multiple of 2 sts)
Rnd 1: *K1, p1; rep from * to end.
Rep Rnd 1 for patt.
NOTES:
- Pullover is worked from the bottom up in pieces and seamed.
- The neck edging is picked up and worked in the round once seaming is complete.
- The cuffs for the sleeves are knit long and worn folded.
- The fit is slightly oversized with 4"- 6” [10.2 - 15.2 cm] of positive ease and the hem hits at the high hip.

INSTRUCTIONS:
Back
With smaller needles, cast on 108 (118, 128, 138, 150, 160) sts. Work even in 1X1 Rib until piece meas 3” [7.6 cm].  Switch to larger needles. Work even in St st until piece meas 20 (20¾, 21, 21¾, 22, 22¾)” [50.1 cm (52.7 cm, 53.3 cm, 55.2 cm, 55.9 cm, 57.8 cm)] from cast-on edge. Bind off all sts.
Front
With smaller needles, cast on 108 (118, 128, 138, 150, 160) sts. Work even in 1X1 Rib until piece meas 3” (7.6 cm).  Switch to larger needles. Work even in St st until piece meas 17½ (18¼, 18½, 19, 19½, 20¼)” [44.5 cm (46.4 cm, 47 cm, 48.3 cm, 49.5 cm, 51.5 cm)] from cast-on edge. End having just worked a WS row.
Neck Shaping
Row 1 (RS): K37 (42, 45, 50, 56, 60) (left shoulder sts), bind off 34 (34, 38, 38, 38, 40) sts, knit to end, place left shoulder sts on stitch holder or waste yarn.
Row 2 (WS): Purl.
Dec Row (RS): K1, ssk, knit to end — 1 st dec’d.
Next Row (WS): Purl.
Rep these 2 rows 4 more times — 4 sts dec’d, 32 (37, 40, 45, 51, 55) sts rem.
Bind off sts.
Place held sts on working needle and with RS facing, join yarn.
Dec Row (RS): Knit to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1— 1 st dec’d.
Next Row: Knit.
Rep these 2 rows 4 more times — 4 sts dec’d, 32 (37, 40, 45, 51, 55) sts rem.
Bind off all sts.
Sleeves (Make 2)
With smaller needles, cast on 46 (52, 52, 52, 54, 54) sts. Work even in 1x1 Rib until piece meas 3” [7.6 cm]. Switch to larger needles and work 8 (8, 8, 6, 4, 2) rows even in St st.
Inc Row (RS): K1, kfb, knit to 3 sts, kfb, k1 — 2 sts inc’d.
All Other Rows: Work even in patt.
Rep Inc Row every RS row 0 (0, 0, 0, 3, 9) more times, every 4th row 12 (9, 18, 27, 25, 22) times and then every 6th row 10 (12, 6, 0, 0, 0) times —  44 (42, 48, 54, 56, 62) sts inc’d, 92 (96, 102, 108, 112, 118) sts.
If necessary, work even until Sleeve meas 20½ (20½, 20½, 20¼, 19½, 19¼)” [52 cm (52 cm, 52 cm, 51.4 cm, 49.5 cm, 48.9 cm)] from cast-on edge, bind off all sts.
FINISHING
Wash and block Front, Back and Sleeves, if desired. Sew shoulder seams, place locking marker at the top centre of each Sleeve. Use marker to align centre of Sleeve with shoulder seam, sew Sleeves along the edge of Front and Back. Seam the Sleeves and then the Front and Back.
Neck Edging
With RS facing and circ or dpns, pick up and knit 96 (96, 104, 104, 104, 108) sts around neck opening, pm
and join for working in the rnd.
Work even in 1x1 Rib in the Round until Neck Edging meas 2½” [6.4 cm]. With live sts still on needles, fold neck edging to the inside of Sweater and whipstitch live sts to ridge where sts were picked up. This will fasten off live sts and secure them to the inside of the Sweater, creating a double layer collar.
Weave in ends.

ABBREVIATIONS:
Circ = Circular
Dec(’d) = Decrease(d)
Dpn(s) = Double Point Needle(s)
Inc(’d) = Increase(d)
K = knit
Kfb = Knit Into The Front And Back Of The Next St (1 St Inc’d)
K2tog = Knit 2 Sts Together (1 St Dec’d)
Meas = Measures
P = Purl
Patt = Pattern
Pm = Place Marker
Rem = Remain(ing)
Rep = Repeat(ing)
Rnd(s) = Round(s)
RS = Right Side
Ssk = Slip Slip Knit (1 St Dec’d)
St(s) = Stitch(es)
WS = Wrong Side

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