POCKET HEART

Go Big! Cosy up On a Winter’s Day with This Over-Sized Cropped Jumper, Complete with Cute Detail. by Sarah Moncrieff

CROPPED JUMPER BACK

Cast on 32 (36: 40: 44: 48) sts using 10mm needles and Yarn A.

Row 1 (RS) *K2, P2; rep from * to end.

Row 2 (WS) *P2, K2; rep from * to end.

These 2 rows form rib.

Rep these 2 rows twice more, ending with a WS row.

Working all stitches in knit, increase as follows for your size:

SIZES

Inc row (RS) Kfb, *K2, kfb, K3, kfb; rep from * to last 3 stitches, K2, kfb. [42 sts]

SIZE M

Inc row (RS) Kfb, *K3, kfb; rep from * to last 3 stitches, K2, kfb. [46 sts]

SIZE L

Inc row (RS) Kfb, *K3, kfb; rep from * to last 3 stitches, K3. [50 sts]

SIZE XL

Inc row (RS) Kfb, *K4, kfb; rep from * to last 3 stitches, K2, kfb.

[54 sts]

SIZE 2XL

Inc row (RS) Kfb, K5, kfb, *K4, kfb; rep from * to last 6 sts, K5, kfb.

[58 sts]

ALL SIZES

Next row (WS) Purl, inc 1 st at each end of row.

[44 (48: 52: 56: 60) sts]

Change to Yarn B.

Next row (RS) Knit, inc 1 st at each of row. [46 (50: 54: 58: 62) sts]

Next row (WS) Purl.

Change to Yarn A.

Starting with a K row, work 2 rows in st st.

Change to Yarn B .

Starting with a K row, work 2 rows in st st.

Change to Yarn A and cont in st st until Back measures 25cm from cast-on edge, ending with a WS row.

SHAPE ARMHOLE

Cast off 2 sts at beg of next 2 rows. [42 (46: 50: 54: 58) sts]

Dec 1 st at each end of next row.