Bind off remaining 8 sts at once.
FINISHING
With Segue single crochet in front edge for 6 rows.
Make a buttonhole on right side on 3rd row, the first one 1” from bottom, then 2 more every 5".
Buttonhole: Chain 3 sts, skip 3 sts.
Sew seams. Reverse stockinette will be the right side for sleeves only.
HINT
Buttonhole on right side as women are always right.
Finish with a single crochet all around, including bottom of jacket.
Follow with a reverse crochet or crab stitch.
Repeat single crochet or crab stitch around sleeve edges.
[Skirt]
MATERIAL
1 ball Trendsetter Segue
4 balls Trendsetter
Essence Elastic ¾” wide
NEEDLE
Size 10½ circular 24”
GAUGE
2.60 sts = 1”
3 rows = 1”
STITCH
Stockinette
Seed stitch
FINISHED
MEASUREMENTS
Bottom 32” round
Top 38”
Length 24”
Cast on 84 sts, knit 42 sts, place marker, knit 42 sts, place marker. Join, careful not to twist sts.
Increase 1 st before and after each marker every 5” 4x.
When skirt measures 23¼” from beginning change to Trendsetter Segue and seed stitch for ¾", change to stockinette for ¾".
Bind off loosely.
Fold waistband, sew elastic.
[Tank]
MATERIAL
5 (6) balls Trendsetter Segue
5 stitch holders
NEEDLES
Size 13
Size 11 circular 16”
GAUGE
3 sts = 1”
5 rows = 1”
STITCH
Seed stitch
FINISHED
MEASUREMENT
Size 36 (38, 42)
BACK
Cast on 53 (57, 63) sts. Work in seed stitch until piece measures 11” (11 ½“, 13”).
ARMHOLE SHAPING
Bind off 3 sts at beginning of next 2 rows.
Bind off 2 sts at beginning of next 2 rows. K2tog at each end of every other row 2x (4x, 4x).
When armhole measures 8½” put all remaining 39 (39, 42) sts on stitch holder.
FRONT
Proceed same as back until armhole measures 3” less than back.
Put the center 11 sts on stitch holder.
Attach another ball of yarn. At neck edge every other row bind off 3 sts 1 x, 2 sts 1 x.
K2tog every other row 1x. When piece measures same as back put all sts on holder.
FINISHING
Join shoulder seams together with a three–needle bindoff.
With size 11 needles pick up and knit 57 sts around neck. Work in seed stitch for 1½”.
Bind off loosely in pattern.
Single crochet 1 row around each armhole and around bottom of sweater.
[Angora Super Poncho]
MATERIAL
4 balls Anny Blatt
Angora Super
5 skeins Anny Blatt Victoria
1 package stitch markers
NEEDLES
Crochet hooks, sizes I and N
STITCH
Single crochet (sc)
Double crochet (dc)
With 1 strand of Victoria and 1 strand of Angora Super and smaller hook, chain 38".
Join with a slip stitch, careful not to twist. Place marker.
Sc in each stitch all around.
Start pattern:
ROUND 1: Dc in 1st st, chain 1, dc in the same st. Place marker in that st. ∗ Chain 1, dc, skip 1 st. ∗
Repeat from ∗ to ∗ to the middle of round. Dc, chain 1, dc all in the same st. Mark that st. Repeat until the end of round.
ROUND 2: Dc, chain 1, dc in the first arch, ∗ chain 1, dc, skip 1 st ∗, repeat to second marked st. Dc, chain 1, dc in the same arch. Repeat from ∗ to ∗ until end of round.
Repeat round 2 one more time. Change to larger hook. Keep repeating round 2 to desired length.
With smaller hook, tighten up neckline to desired width by sc as follows: ∗ 3 sc in a row, skip 1 chain ∗.
FINISHING
With Victoria only, cut fringes to desired length. In our model we used 10” fringes.
Natalie Eig
[Poncho with Feather Trim]
MATERIAL
14 balls Adrienne Vittadini
Fiora, used double throughout
2 yards Lang Piuma
1 package stitch markers
NEEDLES
Crochet hooks, sizes I and N
STITCH
Single crochet (sc)
Double crochet (dc)
With 2 strands of Fiora and smaller hook, chain 40". Join with a slip stitch, careful not to twist. Place marker.
Sc in each stitch all around.
Start Pattern:
ROUND 1: Dc in 1st st, chain 1, dc in the same st. Place marker in that st. ∗ Chain 1, dc, skip 1 st. ∗
Repeat from ∗ to ∗ to the middle of round. Dc, chain 1, dc all in the same st. Mark that st. Repeat until the end of round.
ROUND 2: Dc, chain 1, dc in the first arch, ∗ chain 1, dc, skip 1 st ∗, repeat to second marked st. Dc, chain 1, dc in the same arch. Repeat from ∗ to ∗ until the end of round.
Repeat round 2 one more time. Change to larger hook. Keep repeating round 2 to desired length.
With smaller hook, tighten up neckline to desired width by sc as follows: ∗ 3 sc in a row, skip 1 chain ∗.
FINISHING
Sew Piuma along bottom edge of poncho.
[Poncho with Crystal Beads]
MATERIAL
3 balls Anny Blatt Muguet,
2 light, 1 dark of the same color family
600 crystal beads
1 package stitch markers
NEEDLE
Crochet hook, size I
With 2 strands of Muguet, same color, chain 38". Join, careful not to twist. Place marker.
Single crochet in each chain.
ROUND 1: ∗ Chain 7, skip 7 ∗ across round.
ROUND 2: ∗ Chain 7, skip 3, join in 4th chain, skip 3, chain 7 ∗ repeat from ∗ to ∗ across round.
ROUND 3: Repeat round 2.
ROUND 4: Chain 9, repeat as above.
Work 3 rows, same as round 4.
ROUND 8: Chain 11.
Work 3 rows even.
ROUND 12: Chain 13, work 2 rounds.
ROUND 14: Change to 2 strands of darker color, work 2 rounds. Fasten off.
With 2 strands of darker color, tighten up neck, if necessary, with a single crochet, 3 sts in a row, skip 1.
String beads, about 22 in each arch, forming arches at bottom of work.
glossary of terms
Abbreviations: The “language” of knitting. Directions are abbreviated into an easy–to–follow code, such as K2P2.
Backstitch: One of the three methods of seaming a sweater we cover in the book.
Binding Off: The final stage of knitting, where you “close” off the live stitches and take your knitting off the needle.
Binding Off in Pattern: When knitting in rib or another pattern
