Koyo

Life in the Long Grass Singles [100g / 366m / 100% Merino Wool]
col.Rhassoul 1463m / 400g

3.6mm / JP5 circular needle

3.0mm / JP3 circular needle

27 sts and 38 rows = 10cm
In Moss Stitch ( Chart) with 3.6mm / JP5 needle

Stitch markers

Holders

Cable needle

Finished body circumference approximately 100cm

• R: Row / Round
• RS: Right Side
• WS: Wrong Side
• CO: Cast on
• BO: Bind off
• BOR: Beginning Of Round
• st(s): stitch(es)
• [ ]: repeat [ ]
• bef: before
• M: Marker
• MM: Main Marker
• S(M)M: Slip (Main) Marker
• P(M)M: Place (Main) Marker
• R(M)M: Remove (Main) Marker
• K: Knit
• P: Purl
• Sl: Slip
• K2tog: Knit 2 stitches together
• SSK: Slip, Slip, Knit 2 sts together through back loop
• P2tog: Purl 2 stitches together
• SSP: Slip, Slip, Purl 2 sts together through back loop
• M1R: Make 1 stitch knit Right leaning stitch
• M1PR: Make 1 stitch Purl Right leaning stitch
• M1L: Make 1 stitch knit Left leaning stitch
• M1PL: Make 1 stitch Purl Left leaning stitch
• S2KP: Sl2 together, K1, Pass slipped stitches over
• tbl: through back loop
• MDS: Make Double Stitch
• KDS: Knit Double Stitch
• PDS: Purl Double Stitch
• Moss: Work Moss Stitch Chart
• Cable R: Work Cable R Chart
• Cable L: Work Cable L Chart
• Cable C: Work Cable C Chart
• inc: increase
• dec: decrease

Use 3.6mm / JP5 circular needle and Work Back Yoke flat

Setup1(RS): CO169 using Long Tail cast on method
Setup2(WS): P19, PM, P38, PM, P55, PM, P38, PM, P19

Start German Short Rows

R1-24: Work Back Yoke Chart

Start Cable L / R and Moss Stitch

R25(RS): K2, P1, Moss to M, SM, Cable R, SM, Moss to M, SM, Cable L, SM, Moss to 3 sts before End, P1, K2
> Start with R1 of Cable L / R Chart
R26(WS): P2, K1, Moss to M, SM, Cable L, SM, Moss to M, SM, Cable R, SM, Moss to 3 sts before End, K1, P2
R27-72: [R25-26] 23 times
> End with R12 of Cable L / R Chart

Break yarn and Place 169 sts for Back Yoke on a holder

Use 3.6mm / JP5 circular needle and Work Left Shoulder flat

Setup1(RS): Join yarn at 58th st from the left of Back Yoke CO edge, Pick up and knit 58 sts
Setup2(WS): P19, PM, P38, PM, P1

Start German Short Rows

R1-20: Work Left Shoulder Chart
> 12 sts inc, 70 sts in total

Break yarn and Place 70 sts for Left Shoulder on a holder

Use 3.6mm / JP5 circular needle and Work Right Shoulder flat

Setup1(RS): Join yarn at the right of Back Yoke CO edge, Pick up and knit 58 sts
Setup2(WS): P1, PM, P38, PM, P19

Start German Short Rows

R1-20: Work Right Shoulder Chart
> 12 sts inc, 70 sts in total

Don't break yarn and Continue to Sec.4

Join Left Shoulder and Right Shoulder and Work Front Yoke flat

R1(RS): Work Front Yoke Chart (1-70th sts), CO29, Place 70 sts for Left Shoulder on a needle, Work Front Yoke Chart (100-169th sts)
> 169 sts in total
R2-4: Work Front Yoke Chart

Start Cable L / R and Increases and Decreases every 3 rows

R25(RS): K2, P1, Moss to M, M1R, SM, Cable R, SM, K2tog, Moss to M, SSK, SM, Cable L, SM, M1L, Moss to 3 sts before End, P1, K2
> Start with R1 of Cable L / R Chart
> 49 sts between 2 Center Markers, 22 sts between each End and Marker
R26(WS): P2, K1, Moss to M, SM, Cable L, SM, Moss to M, SM, Cable R, SM, Moss to 3 sts before End, K1, P2
R27(RS): K2, P1, Moss to M, SM, Cable R, SM, Moss to M, SM, Cable L, SM, Moss to 3 sts before End, P1, K2
R28(WS): P2, K1, Moss to M, M1PL, SM, Cable L, SM, SSP, Moss to M, P2tog, SM, Cable R, SM, M1PR, Moss to 3 sts before End, K1, P2
> 47 sts between 2 Center Markers, 23 sts between each End and Marker
R29(RS): K2, P1, Moss to M, SM, Cable R, SM, Moss to M, SM, Cable L, SM, Moss to 3 sts before End, P1, K2
R30(WS): P2, K1, Moss to M, SM, Cable L, SM, Moss to M, SM, Cable R, SM, Moss to 3 sts before End, K1, P2
R31-72: [R25-30] 7 times
> End with R12 of Cable L / R Chart
> 19 sts between 2 Center Markers, 37 sts between each End and Marker

Don't break yarn and Continue to Sec.5

Join Front Yoke and Back Yoke and Work Body in the round

Continue Cable L / R and Increases and Decreases every 3 rows in the front

R1: K2, P1, Moss to M, M1R, SM, Cable R, SM, K2tog, Moss to M, SSK, SM, Cable L, SM, M1L, Moss to 3 sts before End, P1, K1, PM,
K2tog (the last stitch of Front Yoke and the first stitch of Back Yoke),
K1, P1, Moss to M, SM, Cable R, SM, Moss to M, SM, Cable L, SM, Moss to 3 sts before End, P1, K1,
K2tog (the last stitch of Back Yoke and the first stitch of Front Yoke), PMM
> Start with R13 of Cable L / R Chart
> 167 sts for the front, 169 sts for the back, 336 sts in total
> 17 sts between 2 Center Markers, 37 sts between each Side and Marker in the front
R2-3: SMM, Moss to M, SM, Cable R, SM, Moss to M, SM, Cable L, SM, Moss to M, SM,
P1, Moss to M, SM, Cable R, SM, Moss to M, SM, Cable L, SM, Moss to 1st before MM, P1
R4: SMM, Moss to M, M1R, SM, Cable R, SM, K2tog, Moss to M, SSK, SM, Cable L, SM, M1L, Moss to M, SM,
P1, Moss to M, SM, Cable R, SM, Moss to M, SM, Cable L, SM, Moss to 1st before MM, P1
> 15 sts between 2 Center Markers, 38 sts between each Side and Marker in the front
R5-22: [R2-4] 6 times
R23-24: R2-3
> End with R36 of Cable L / R Chart
> 3 sts between 2 Center Markers, 44 sts between each Side and Marker in the front

Start Cable C and End Increases and Decreases in the front

Continue Cable L / R in the back

R1: SMM, Moss to M, M1R, SM, Cable C (Removing Markers), SM, M1L, Moss to M, SM,
P1, Moss to M, SM, Cable R, SM, Moss to M, SM, Cable L, SM, Moss to 1st before MM, P1
> Start with R1 of Cable C Chart, 45 sts between each Side and Marker in the front
> Start with R1 of Cable L / R Chart in the back
R2-84: SMM, Moss to M, SM, Cable C, SM, Moss to M, SM,
P1, Moss to M, SM, Cable R, SM, Moss to M, SM, Cable L, SM, Moss to 1st before MM, P1
> End with R84 of Cable C Chart in the front, 3 sts dec, 164 sts for the front
> End with R12 of Cable L / R Chart in the back

Change to 3.0mm / JP3 circular needle

R1: SMM, K2tog, K1, P2, [K2, P2] to 4 sts bef M, K2, P2tog, RM, *P1, K2, M1PR, P1, K2tog, K1, P1, M1PR, K2tog,
[SSK, M1PR, P1, K2tog, K1, P1, M1PR, K2tog] to 10 sts bef M, SSK, M1PR, P1, K2tog, K1, P1, M1PR, K2, P1,*
RM, P2tog, [K2, P2] to 3 sts bef M, K1, K2tog, RM, P1, P2tog, [K2, P2] to 4 sts bef M, K2, P2tog, RM,
*-*, RM, P2tog, [K2, P2] 6 times, K1, K2tog, [P2, K2] to 2 sts bef M, P2tog, RM,
*-*, RM, P2tog, [K2, P2] to 5 sts bef MM, K2, P2tog, P1
> 21 sts dec, 312 sts in total
R2-27: SMM, [K2, P2] to MM
R28: BO in R27 pattern

Use 3.6mm / JP5 circular needle and Work Sleeve in the round

Setup: Join Yarn, Pick up and knit 93 sts starting at the bottom of the armhole, PM
> approximately pick up 3 sts per 4 rows, 93 sts in total
R1-20: SM, P1, Moss to M
R21: SM, P1, K2tog, Moss to 2 sts bef M, SSK
> 2 sts dec, 91 sts in total
R22-36: SM, P1, Moss to M
R37-84: [R21-36] 3 times
> every 16 rows decrease
> 6 sts dec, 85 sts in total
R85: SM, P1, K2tog, Moss to 2 sts bef M, SSK
> 2 sts dec, 83 sts in total
R86-96: SM, P1, Moss to M
R97-120: [R85-96] 2 times
> every 12 rows decrease
> 4 sts dec, 79 sts in total

Change to 3.0mm / JP3 circular needle

R1: SM, K2tog, K6, [K2tog, K5] 10 times, K1
> 11 sts dec, 68 sts in total
R2-19: SM, [K2, P2] to M
R20: BO in R19 pattern

Use 3.0mm / JP3 circular needle

Setup: Join yarn at the center of the back, Pick up and knit 27 sts from the back,
Pick up and knit 22 sts from the left of the front, Pick up and knit 29 sts from the center of the front,
Pick up and knit 22 sts from the right of the front, Pick up and knit 26 sts from the back, PM
> 126 sts in total
R1: SM, P to M
R2: I-cord BO (CO 3 sts using cable CO, [K2, K2tog tbl, slip 3 sts back to left needle] to M)