Designed by Kineco
Lale
Lale features a puffy, rounded back inspired by the shape of a tulip, with a lace pattern on the sleeves reminiscent of tulip petals.
It is worked seamlessly from the top down.
Update History
Full pattern text published on this page.
Initial release.
Yarn
EYLUL yarns Lale
[200g / 1140m / 53% wool, 43% linen]
col.Berry Pink approximately 146g / 761m
Pierrot Yarns Julika
[30g / 346m / 51% Mohair, 34% Nylon, 15% Merino]
col.03 Berry Berry approximately 60g / 692m
The two yarns are held together
Needles
4.8mm / JP9 circular needle
4.2mm / JP7 circular needle
Gauge
15 sts and 25 rows = 10cm
In Stockinette stitch with 4.8mm / JP9 needle
Notions
Stitch markers
Holders
Measurements
Finished body circumference approximately 120cm
Abbreviations
- R: Round
- SR: Short Row
- RS: Right Side
- WS: Wrong Side
- CO: Cast on
- BO: Bind off
- BOR: Beginning Of Round
- MM: Main Marker
- M: Marker
- S(M)M: Slip (Main) Marker
- P(M)M: Place (Main) Marker
- RM: Remove Marker
- K: Knit
- P: Purl
- M1R: Make 1 stitch knit Right leaning stitch
- M1L: Make 1 stitch knit Left leaning stitch
- SSK: Slip, Slip, Knit 2 sts together through back loop
- K2tog: Knit 2 stitches together
- P2tog: Purl 2 stitches together
- M1PR: Make 1 stitch Purl Right leaning stitch
- M1PL: Make 1 stitch Purl Left leaning stitch
- YO: Yarn Over
- MDS: Make Double Stitch
- DS: Double Stitch
- KDS: Knit Double Stitch
- PDS: Purl Double Stitch
- Chart: Work Chart
- inc: increase
- dec: decrease
- st(s): stitch(es)
- bef: before
Sec.1: Neck
Use 4.2mm / JP7 circular needle
R1: CO92 using Long Tail method, PMM for BOR,
Join to work in the round
R2: SMM, P2 for Right Sleeve, PM, P49 for Front, PM,
P2 for Left Sleeve, PM, P39 for Back
R3: SMM, K to MM
R4: SMM, P to MM
Sec.2: Yoke
Change to 4.8mm / JP9 circular needle
Start German Short Rows (V-neck Shaping) and Raglan Increases
SR1(RS): SMM, M1L, K to M, M1R, SM, K1, M1L, K4, SSK, K1, Turn
SR2(WS): MDS, P to MM, SMM, P1, M1PR, P to 1 st bef M, M1PL, P1,
SM, M1PR, P to M, M1PL, SM, P1, M1PR, P4, P2tog, P1, Turn
SR3(RS): MDS, K to MM, SMM, M1L, K to M, M1R, SM, K1, M1L,
K to DS, KDS, K1, SSK, K1, Turn
SR4(WS): MDS, P to MM, SMM, P1, M1PR, P to 1 st bef M, M1PL,
P1, SM, M1PR, P to M, M1PL, SM, P1, M1PR, P to DS,
PDS, P1, P2tog, P1, Turn
SR5-10: [SR3-4] 3 times
SR11(RS): MDS, K to MM
> 12 sts for each Sleeve, 49 sts each for Front and Back
End German Short Rows and Continue Raglan Increases
R1: SMM, [M1L, K to M, M1R, SM, K1, M1L, K to 1 st bef M,
M1R, K1], SM, repeat [-] (Knitting DS)
> 8 sts inc, 14 sts for each Sleeve, 51 sts each for Front and Back
R2: SMM, K to MM
R3-34: [R1-2] 16 times
> 46 sts for each Sleeve, 83 sts each for Front and Back
Sec.3: Body
Separate Sleeves and Body
R1: SMM, Place 46 sleeve stitches on a holder, CO8, RM, K to M,
RM, Place 46 sleeve stitches on a holder, CO8, SM, K to MM
> 99 sts for Front, 83 sts for Back
R2: SMM, K to MM
Start German Short Rows on Back
SR1(RS): SMM, K to M, SM, K to 5 sts bef MM, Turn
SR2(WS): MDS, P to 5 sts bef M, Turn
SR3(RS): MDS, K to 7 sts bef DS, Turn
SR4(WS): MDS, P to 7 sts bef DS, Turn
SR5-10: [SR3-4] 3 times
SR11(RS): MDS, K to MM (Knitting DS)
End German Short Rows and Increase on Back
R1: SMM, K to MM (Knitting DS)
R2: SMM, K to M, SM, [K2, M1R] 20 times, K3,
[M1L, K2] 20 times
> 40 sts inc, 123 sts for Back, 99 sts for Front
Start Body in Stockinette stitch
Work in Stockinette stitch until body measures 23cm from underarm
Start German Short Rows before Hem
SR1(RS): SMM, K43, Turn
SR2(WS): MDS, P to MM, SMM, P to M, SM, P43, Turn
SR3(RS): MDS, K to M, SM, K to MM, SMM, K to 7 sts bef DS, Turn
SR4(WS): MDS, P to MM, SMM, P to M, SM, P to 7 sts bef DS, Turn
SR5-12: [SR3-4] 4 times
SR13(RS): MDS, K to M, SM, K to MM
End German Short Rows
R1: SMM, K to MM (Knitting DS)
R2: SMM, K3, K2tog, [K8, K2tog] 9 times, K4, SM, K5, K2tog,
[K8, K2tog] 11 times, K6
> 22 sts dec, 89 sts for Front, 111 sts for Back, 200 sts in total
Sec.4: Hem
Change to 4.2mm / JP7 circular needle
R1-19: SMM, [K2, P2], repeat [-] to MM
BO all stitches in pattern
Sec.5: Sleeves
Use 4.8mm / JP9 circular needle
R1: Begin at the center of underarm,
Pick up and knit 4 sts from underarm,
K46 from a holder, Pick up and knit 4 sts from underarm,
PMM for BOR
> 54 sts in total
R2-39: SMM, K to MM
R40: SMM, [K3, M1L], repeat [-] to MM
> 18 sts inc, 72 sts in total
Start Chart
R1-60: SMM, [Chart] 4 times
> Work from R1 of Chart to R60 of Chart
> In R15, 8 sts dec, 64 sts in total
> In R27, 8 sts dec, 56 sts in total
> In R42, 8 sts dec, 48 sts in total
> In R54, 8 sts dec, 40 sts in total
> In R60, 8 sts dec, 32 sts in total
End Chart
Change to 4.2mm / JP7 circular needle
R1: SMM, K to MM
R2: SMM, P to MM
R3-4: R1-2
BO all stitches knitwise
Chart
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