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Garter st, back and forth on needle: K all rows.

Pattern: See diagram M.1. The diagram shows the pattern from the RS.

Decreasing tip: Dec 1 st on both sides of each Marking Thread (MT).
Dec as follows before MT: slip 1 st as if to K, K1, psso.
Dec as follows after MT: K2 tog.

Garter st pattern:
Row 1 (= RS): P
Row 2 (= WS): P
Row 3: K
Row 4: K
Row 5: K
Row 6: P
Repeat row 1-6.

Buttonholes: Bind off for buttonholes on right front piece. 1 buttonhole = bind off 3rd front band st from mid front and cast on 1 new st on return row.
Make buttonholes when piece measures:
Size S: 30, 38, 45 and 52 cm [11¾”, 15”, 17¾” and 20½”].
Size M: 31, 39, 47 and 54 cm [12¼”, 15¼”, 18½” and 21¼”].
Size L: 32, 40, 48 and 56 cm [12½”, 15¾”, 19” and 22”].
Size XL: 33, 40, 46, 52 and 58 cm [13”, 15¾”, 18”, 20½” and 22¾”].
Size XXL: 34, 41, 48, 54 and 60 cm [13 3/8”, 16 1/8”, 19”, 21¼” and 23 5/8”].
Size XXXL: 35, 42, 49, 56 and 62 cm [13¾”, 16½”, 19¼”, 22” and 24 3/8”].
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JACKET
Worked back and forth on circular needle from mid front.
Cast on 131-139-147-155-171-187 sts (includes 4 front band sts towards mid front each side) on circular needle size 8 mm [US 11] with Eskimo. Work 8 rows garter st – see above (1st row = RS). Insert a Marking Thread (MT) 35-37-39-41-45-49 sts in from each side (to mark the sides, back piece = 61-65-69-73-81-89 sts). Continue as follows: 4 front band sts in garter st, M.1A on the next 120-128-136-144-160-176 sts (= 15-16-17-18-20-22 repeats across row), M.1B (= 3 sts) and 4 front band sts in garter st. Remember the knitting gauge! When piece measures 6 cm [2 3/8’’] dec 1 st on both sides of each MT – see Decreasing tip – on every 3.5-3.5-3.5-4-4-4 cm [1¼”-1¼”-1¼”-1½”-1½”-1½”] a total of 8 times = 99-107-115-123-139-155 sts. Continue until piece measures 32-33-34-35-36-37 cm [12½’’-13½’’-13 3/8’’-13¾’’-14¼’’-14½’’]. Remember buttonholes on right front piece! – see above. Now K 1 row from RS, at the same time adjust no of sts to 96-104-114-124-138-152 sts (do not dec on front band sts). K 4 rows, at the same time on the last row bind off 6 sts each side for armhole (i.e. 3 sts on each side of each MT) = 84-92-102-112-126-140 sts. Put piece aside.

SLEEVE
Worked back and forth on needle. Cast on 44-46-48-51-53-55 sts on pointed needles size 8 mm [US 11] with Eskimo. K 4 rows. On next row bind off the first 3 sts on row, continue K across the row, at the same time inc 6 sts evenly on the next 38-40-42-45-47-49 sts and K the last 3 sts (= 47-49-51-54-56-58 sts). On next row bind off the first 3 sts and continue K across the row = 44-46-48-51-53-55 sts. Put piece aside and knit the other sleeve.

YOKE
Slip sleeves in on the same circular needle as body piece where bind off for armholes = 172-184-198-214-232-250 sts on needle. K 1 row from RS, at the same time dec 2-6-8-7-8-2 sts evenly = 170-178-190-207-224-248 sts. P 1 row from WS. Now insert 1 MT in piece. Continue in Garter st pattern – see above – (front bands worked in garter st as before). At the same time when piece measures approx 2 cm [3/4’’] from MT dec 30-30-26-29-32-29 sts evenly (adjust so the dec are made on row K from RS) on every 5-5-4-4.5-4.5-4 cm [2”-2”-1½”-1¾”-1¾”-1½”] a total of 4-4-5-5-5-6 times = 50-58-60-62-64-74 sts. Continue in Garter st pattern until piece measures 18-19-20-21-22-23 cm [7’’-7½’’-8’’-8¼’’-8 ¾’’-9’’] from MT (adjust to after 6th row in pattern). Now K 1 row from RS, at the same time dec 2-4-4-4-4-10 sts evenly = 48-54-56-58-60-64 sts. K 5 rows and bind off loosely.

ASSEMBLY
Sew sleeve seams and sew opening under arms. Sew on buttons.

Explanation to pattern diagram

	=	K from RS, P from WS
	=	P from RS, K from WS

Diagram

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