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Queen Mom’s Bed Jacket

Materials: Lion Brand Wool-Ease Sport Weight in color of your choice

3 skeins for small and 4 skeins for medium- large.

Size: Small 39” width around underarms.  (Medium-large) 43”-47”

Needles:  Size 5 (straight and circular) & 7

Staggered Moss Pattern stitch:

Row 1: (RS) K1, (p1, k1) across

Row 2 and 4: K the k sts & P the p sts

Row 3: P1 (k1, p1) across

Rpt. 1-4 for pattern.

Back:  Start at lower edge with LARGER ( size 7 ) needles and cast on 97 (107-117) sts. Work even in pattern stitch until 10 ½” (11” – 11”) from beginning.

Shape Armholes:  Bind off 4 (4-5) sts at beg of next two rows, 3 sts beg of 2 rows, 2 sts beg of 4 (6-8) rows, then dec 1 sts each and every row 3 (4-3) times—69 (73-79) sts. Work until armholes measure 7 ½” (8” – 8 ½”) from beg.

Shape Shoulders:

Work on 26 (28-30) sts, join another ball of yarn, bind off center 17 (17-19) sts, complete row.  Working both sides at once, bind off 5 sts at neck edge twice – 16 (18-20) sts each side. Bind off.

Right Front:  Starting at left edge with size 7 needles, cast on 6 (10-14) sts.  Work in pat st for 2 rows.  Work in pat and at beg of each right side row (center) cast on 4 sts 3 times, 3 sts 3 times, and 2 sts 9 times, then inc 1 st at the same edge every row 7 times, every 4th row 3 times and every 6th row twice- 57 (61-65) sts.  Work even until same length as bak to armholes; end with right side row.

Shape Armhole: Bind off 4 (4-5) sts at beg of next row (armhole), then at same edge 3 sts once, 2 sts (2 (3-4) times, dec 1 sts 3 (4-3) times – 43 (44-46) sts. Work even until armhole measures 4 ½” (5”-5 ½”) from beg. End with a WS row.

Shape Neck: Bind off 11 (10-10) sts at beg of next row (neck), then 4 sts once, 3 sts once, 2 sts 3 times, dec 1 sts every row 3 times – 16 (18-20) sts. Work even until  same length as back to shoulder. Bind off.

Left Front:  Work as for right front reversing shaping.

Sleeves: Start at lower edge with size 5 needles, cast on 57 sts.

Work in a K1 P1 ribbing for 1” DECREASING 4 sts evenly spaced across the last row. 53 sts.  Change to Size 7 needles.

(You can work in the same pattern stitch as the body of the sweater here or you can change the pattern as I did.  (I got SICK if the pattern) I alternated 3 inches of pat st with 3 inches of st st. all the  way up the sleeve doing the sleeve cap in st st for ease of bulk.)

Work in pattern, inc 1 st each end every 8th (8th –6th) row 13 (15-17) times – 79 (83-87) sts.  Work even until 17” from beg, end with WS row.

Shape Cap: Bind off 2 sts at beg of next 4 rows, dec 1 sts each end every row 8 times, then bind of 2 sts at beg of next 10 rows, 3 sts beg of next 6 rows. Bind off rem sts.

FINISHING:  NECKBAND:

Sew shoulders.  From right side with size 5 needles, beg at right front neck and pick up and k 1 sts, cast on 4 sts, skip ½” along neck for buttonhole; pick up and k 8 sts along next 1” of neck, cast on 4 sts, skip ½ along neck for 2nd buttonhole; pick up and k 110 (110-114) sts along rem neck.  Work in rib as for sleeve for 8 rows.  Bind off. Sew side and sleeve seams. Sew in sleeves.

Edging Band: From right side with circular needle size 5 pick up and k 141 (145-149) sts along the left front including neckband.  128 (132-136) sts along bottom to next side seam, 140 (144-148) sts along center right front –409 (421-433) sts. Work in ribbing as for sleeve for 8 rows. Bend off. Sew on buttons.