Raglan Sleeve Sacque Pattern

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Raglan Sleeve Sacque Pattern

3 1-oz. Balls 3-ply Baby Yarn
1 Pr. Size 4 Standard Knitting Needles
1 Pr. Size 1 Standard Knitting Needles
Size 2 White Crochet Hook

Gauge: 7½ sts to 1 in.

With size 4 needles cast on 72 sts. Starting at neck edge, purl 1 row, then work 1 row of beading as follows: K 1, * Y O, K 2 tog.; repeat from * ending K 1. Purl 1 row, then work as follows:
Row 1—K 15 (left front); Y O, K 1, Y O (seam st); K 6 (sleeve); Y O, K 1, Y O (seam st); K 26 (back) : Y O, K 1, Y O (seam st); K 6 (sleeve); Y O, K 1, Y O (seam st); K 15 (right front).
Row 2—K 2, P 4, K 2, P 64 (including the Y O's), K 2, P 4, K 2.
Row 3—K 16, Y O, K 1, Y O, K 8, Y O, K 1,Y O, K 28, Y O, K 1, Y O, K 8, Y O, K 1, Y O, K 16.
Row 4—K 2, P 4, K 2, P 72, K 2, P 4, K 2.
Row 5—K 17, Y O, K 1, Y O, K 10, Y O, K 1, Y O, K 30, Y O, K 1, Y O, K 10, Y O, K 1, Y O, K 17.
Row 6—K 2, P 4, K 2, P 80 , K 2, P 4, K 2.
Continue working as given above, adding 1 more st to each front, 2 sts to each sleeve, and 2 sts to the back, every other row; keeping the first and last 8 sts worked in pattern of K 2, P 4, K 2, on the P side; until there are 20 increased rows (232 sts). P 1 row, then K 36; place on st-holder. K the next 46 sts for left sleeve. Place remaining sts on 2nd st- holder.
Work back and forth in stockinette st on the 46 sleeve sts for 5½ in., ending with a K row.
Change to size 1 needles and P 1 row decreasing to 38 sts. Work cuff as follows: K 4 rows; K 1 row, P 1 row, for 6 rows; K 4 rows. Bind off.
Place the 150 sts from 2nd st-holder to needle. At­tach yarn at back underarm seam of sleeve just made. K across 68 sts for back; place them on st- holder. K across the next 46 sts for right sleeve; place remaining sts on st-holder for right front. Work right sleeve to correspond to left.
Join yarn at right front seam. Place sts of right front from st-holder to left hand needle and K across to front edge.
Join sacque tog. at underarms as follows: K 2, P 4, K 2, P 28; place sts of back from st-holder to needle and P them; place sts of left front from st- holder to needle and P 28, K 2, P 4, K 2 (140 sts). Working the first 8 sts in pattern and remaining sts in stockinette st, start increasing for gussets at un­derarms on the next row as follows: Row 1—K 35, increase 1 st in each of next 2 sts, K 66, increase 1 st in each of next 2 sts. K 35.
Rows 2 and 4—K 2, P 4, K 2, P 128, K 2, P 4, K 2.
Rows 3 and 7—Knit.
Row 5—K 35, increase 1 st in next st, K 2, in­crease 1 st in next st, K 66, increase 1 st in next st, K 2, increase 1 st in next st, K 35.
Rows 6 and 8—K 2, P 4, K 2, P 132, K 2, P 4, K 2.
Row 9—K 35, increase in next st, K 4, increase in next st, K 66, increase in next st, K 4, increase in next st, K 35.
Continue increasing as given above, every 4th row, until there are 10 increased rows (180 sts), then work as follows: Rows 1 and 3 (wrong side)—K 2, P 4, K 168, P 4, K 2. Rows 2 and 4—Knit. Keeping the first and last 2 sts K on the P side; P 1 row, K 1 row, for 4 rows. K 4 rows. Bind off. Sew underarm seams.
Work 1 row of picot sts around en­tire opening.