Lion Brand® Wool-Ease®Thick & Quick®

Knitted Two-Tone Tunic

Pattern Number: 1100

Simplicity is the key to this warm, roomy sweater with side vents. The garter border and
minimal shaping make this stockinette stitch pullover a great beginner project.

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 Lion Brand® Wool-Ease®Thick & Quick®
Knitted Two-Tone Tunic
Pattern Number: 1100
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner

SIZE: Small, Medium, Large, 1X

Directions are for sizes Small (Medium, Large, X-Large).
Finished chest: 43 (46½, 50, 54) in..
Note: Pattern is written for smallest size with changes for larger sizes in parentheses. When only one number is given,
it applies to all sizes. To follow pattern more easily, circle all numbers pertaining to your size before beginning.

CORRECTIONS: None

MATERIALS
• 640-149 Wool-Ease® Thick & Quick: Charcoal
3 (3, 4, 4) Skeins
• 640-152 Wool-Ease® Thick & Quick: Pewter
4 (5, 6, 6) Skeins
• Lion Brand Knitting Needles Size 11 [8 mm]
• Lion Brand Knitting Needles- Size 13 [9 mm]

GAUGE:

9 sts and 13½ rows = 4 in. with size 13 needles in St st. BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE.

BACK: With smaller needles and A, cast on 48 (52, 56, 61) sts. Work in garter st (= k every row) for 6 rows (3
ridges). Change to larger needles.
Row 1 (RS): K.
Row 2 (WS): K 3, p 42 (46, 50, 55), k 3. Rep Rows 1 and 2 keeping 3 sts at each edge in garter st for slit edging and
rem sts in St st for 4 in.. Then work even in St st on all sts until piece meas 15 in. from beg. Change to B. Cont in St
st until piece meas 16¾ (17, 17¼, 17½) in. from beg, ending with a WS row.

Shape armholes: Bind off 4 (5, 5, 6) sts at beg of next 2 rows – 40 (42, 46, 49) sts. Cont even in St st until piece
meas 24½ (25½, 26½, 27) in. from beg, ending with a WS row.

Shape neck:
Next row (RS): K 13 (14, 16, 17) sts, join another ball of B and bind off next 14 (14, 14, 15) sts, k to end of row.
Working both sides at the same time with separate balls of yarn, bind off 1 st at each neck edge every other row 3
times. Cont even in St st until piece meas 26½ (27½, 28½, 29) in. from beg. Bind off rem 10 (11, 13, 14) sts each
shoulder.

FRONT: Work same as Back until piece meas approx 23 (23½, 24 ¾, 25¼) in. from beg, ending with a WS row.

Shape neck:
Next row (RS): K 18 (19, 21, 22) sts, join another ball of B and bind off next 4 (4, 4, 5) sts, k to end of row.
Working both sides at the same time with separate balls of yarn, bind off at each neck edge at beg of every other row:
3 sts once, 2 sts once, then 1 st 3 times. Work even in St st until piece meas same as Back to shoulder. Bind off rem
10 (11, 13, 14) sts each shoulder.

SLEEVES: With smaller needles and B, cast on 21 (23, 24, 25) sts. Work in garter st for 6 rows (3 ridges). Change to
larger needles. Work in St st, inc 1 st at each side every 4th row 6 (9, 12, 12) times, then every 6th row 5 (3, 1, 1)
times – 43 (47, 50, 51) sts. Cont even in St st until piece meas 20 (20, 20½, 20½) in. from beg. Bind off all sts.

FINISHING: Sew right shoulder seam.

Neckband: With RS facing, using smaller needles and B, pick up and k 58 sts evenly around neck edge.
Next row: K.
Next row: K 2, (k2tog, k 4) 9 times, k 2 – 49 sts. K 3 rows. Bind off. Sew left shoulder/neckband seam. Set in
Sleeves. Sew Sleeve seams. Sew underarm seams, leaving lower 4 in. open for slit.

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 ABBREVIATIONS / REFERENCES
Click for explanation and illustration
beg = begin(s)(ning) cont = continu(e)(s)(ing)
est = establish(ed) inc = increas(e)(s)(ing)
k = knit meas = measure(s)
p = purl pat = pattern
rem = remain(s)(ing) RS = right side
St st = Stockinette stitch st(s) = stitch(es)
WS = wrong side

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Every effort has been made to have the knitting and crochet instructions accurate and complete. We cannot be responsible for variance of
individual knitters and crocheters, human errors, or typographical mistakes.

*Wool-Ease® Thick & Quick® (Article #640) is the super bulky member of the Wool-Ease family. It has the feel,
warmth and softness of wool with the easy care of acrylic. It is packaged in 6 oz/170g, 106 yd/97m skeins.
Solids, Heathers, Twists: 80% acrylic, 20% wool; Wheat: 86% acrylic, 10% wool, 4% rayon

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