Mom’s Bed Jacket

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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”) fr= om beginning.

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

Shape Shoulde= rs:

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 o= ff 5 sts at neck edge twice – 16 (18-20) sts each sid= e. Bind off.

Right Front:<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Starting at left edge with siz= e 7 needles, cast on 6 (10-14) sts. Work in pat st for 2 rows. Work in pat and at beg of each rig= ht 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 4^th row 3 tim= es and every 6^th 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 ev= en 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.<= /p>
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 o= f the sweater here or you can change the pattern as I did. (I got SICK if the pattern) I alte= rnated 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 e= ach end every 8^th (8^th –6^th) 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 re= m sts.

FINISHING: NECKBAND:

Sew shoulders. From right side with size 5 needles, beg at right front neck and pic= k 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 &frac1= 2; along neck for 2^nd buttonhole; pick up and k 110 (110-114) sts a= long rem neck. Work in rib as for = sleeve for 8 rows. Bind off. Sew sid= e and sleeve seams. Sew in sleeves.

Edging Band:<= /b> 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 of= f. Sew on buttons.