FREE
PATTERN
ALICE IN
WONDERLAND
DUSTER
designed by Rosemary Drysdale
SIZES X-Small (Small, Medium,
Large, XL)
MATERIALS
5 (6, 7, 8, 9) skeins Tahki Yarns
DONEGAL TWEED, 100% pure new
wool (3.5oz/100g; 183yds/167m) in
color #813 blue heather
One pair size 8 (5mm) needles
OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE
Cable needle (cn)
Four buttons, ⅝”/6mm diameter
Yarn needle
KNITTED MEASUREMENTS
Bust 33 (37, 40, 44, 50½)”/
84 (94, 101.5, 112.5, 128.5) cm
Length 29½ (30, 31½, 32, 33½)”/
75 (76, 80, 81, 85) cm
GAUGE
18 sts and 24 rows = 4”/10 cm in Lace Stitch and
Cable Pattern
TAKE TIME TO CHECK GAUGE
SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS
K2tog Knit 2 together (dec) – Knit 2 sts tog through
the front loops.
Ssk Slip, slip, knit (dec) – Slip 2 sts, one at a time
KNITWISE to RH needle, return the sts to LH needle in
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the turned position and knit them together through the
back loops.
PATTERN STITCHES
Reverse Stockinette Stitch (Rev St st) Purl on RS,
knit on WS.
Stockinette Stitch (St st) Knit on RS, purl on WS.
K1, P1 Rib (multiple of 2 sts + 1)
Lace Stitch (worked over 7 sts)
Row 1 (RS) K1, k2tog, yo, k2, p2.
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Row 2 K2, p5.
Row 3 K2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, p2.
Row 4 K2, p5.
Repeat Rows 1-4 for Lace st.
Cable Pattern (worked over 8 sts)
Row 1 (RS) Slip 2 sts to cn and hold in back, k1,
k2 from cn, k1, slip 1 st to cn and hold in front, k1,
k1 from cn, p2.
Row 2 K2, p6.
Row 3 K6, p2.
Row 4 K2, p6.
Repeat Rows 1-4 for Cable Pattern.
BACK
Cast on 99 (107, 114, 122, 129) sts.
Row 1 (RS) P2 (6, 2, 6, 2) for Rev St st, beginning
with Row 1, [work Lace Stitch over 7 sts, work Cable
Pattern over 8 sts] 6 (6, 7, 7, 8) times, work Lace
Stitch over 7 sts, p0 (4, 0, 4, 0) for Rev St st.
Work in patterns as est until piece measures 13” from
beg, end with a WS row.
Shape Waist
Decrease Row (RS) Change to work in K1, p1 rib,
dec 22 (22, 25, 27, 28) evenly spaced – 77 (85,
89, 95, 101) sts.
Work in K1, p1 rib for 4½”, end with a WS row, dec 1
(1, 0, 0, 1) st on last row – 76 (84, 89, 95, 100) sts.
Begin Patterns
Row 1 (RS) K3 (7, 2, 5, 0), p2, beginning with Row 1,
[work Cable Pattern over 8 sts, work Lace Stitch over
7 sts] 4 (4, 5, 5, 6) times, work Cable Pattern over 8
sts, k3 (7, 2, 5, 0).
Work as est, keeping first and last sts in St st, until
piece measures 3½ (3½, 4½, 4½, 5½)” from rib
section, end with a WS row.
Shape Armholes
Bind off 3 sts at beg of next 4 rows, then 2 sts at beg
of next 2 (4, 2, 4, 2) rows – 60 (64, 73, 75, 84) sts.
Dec 1 st each side every other row 10 (12, 9, 10, 7)
times – 40 (40, 55, 55, 70) sts.
Work even until Armhole measures 7 (7½, 8, 8½, 9)”,
end with a WS row.
Shape Neck
Mark center 16 (16, 31, 31, 32) sts for Neck.
Work to marked center sts, join second ball of yarn
and bind off center 16 (16, 31, 31, 32) sts, work to
end of row.
Working both sides at same time with separate balls
of yarn, bind off 2 sts from each Neck edge once – 10
(10, 10, 10, 17) sts each side.
Work until Armhole measures 8½ (9, 9½, 10, 10½)”.
Bind off.
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LEFT FRONT
Cast on 49 (57, 64, 72, 79) sts.
Row 1 (RS) P2, beginning with Row 1, [work Cable
Pattern over 8 sts, work Lace Stitch over 7 sts,] 3 (3,
4, 4, 5) times, work Cable Pattern over 8 sts 0 (1, 0, 1,
0) time, p2.
Work in patterns as est until piece measures 13” from
beg, end with a WS row.
Shape Waist
Decrease Row (RS) Change to work in K1, p1 rib,
dec 12 (16, 13, 15, 14) sts evenly spaced – 37 (41,
51, 57, 65) sts.
Work in K1, p1 rib for 4½”, end with a WS row, dec 0
(0, 0, 0, 1) st on last row – 37 (41, 51, 57, 64) sts.
Begin Patterns
Row 1 (RS) K3 (1, 2, 0, 0), p2, beginning with Row 1,
[work Cable Pattern over 8 sts, Lace Stitch over 7 sts]
2 (2, 3, 3, 4) times, work Cable Pattern over 8 sts 0 (1,
0, 1, 0) time, p2.
Work as est until piece measures 3½ (3½, 4½, 4½,
5½)” from rib section, end with a WS row.
Shape Armholes
Bind off 3 sts at beg of RS row twice, then 2 sts at beg of
next RS row 1 (2, 1, 2, 1) times – 29 (31, 43, 47, 56) sts.
Dec 1 st at side edge every other row 10 (12, 9, 13, 7)
times – 19 (19, 34, 34, 49) sts.
Work even until Armhole measures 3 (3½, 4, 4½, 5)”,
end with a RS row.
Shape Neck
Bind off 6 sts at beg of WS row 1 (1, 3, 3, 4) times,
then 3 sts at beg of WS rows 1 (1, 2, 2, 2) times, dec
1 st at neck edge every other row 0 (0, 0, 0, 2) times –
10 (10, 10, 10, 17) sts.
Work until Armhole measures 8½ (9, 9½, 10, 10½)”.
Bind off.
RIGHT FRONT
Cast on 49 (57, 64, 72, 79) sts.
Row 1 (RS) P4, beginning with Row 1, work Cable
Pattern over 8 sts 0 (1, 0, 1, 0) time, [work Lace
Stitch over 7 sts, work Cable Pattern over 8 sts] 3 (3,
4, 4, 5) times.
Work as for LEFT FRONT, reversing shaping.
FINISHING
Block pieces to measurements. Sew Shoulder seams.
Armhole Edging
With right side facing, join yarn at side seam, pick
up and knit 102 (108, 114, 120, 126) sts around
Armhole edge.
Bind off knitwise.
Repeat around second Armhole edge.
Sew side and Armhole Edging seams.
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8½ (9, 9½, 10, 10½)"
1½"
#8
Back
4½"
13"
5½"
4½"
#8
Left
Front
3½ (3½, 4½, 4½, 5½)"
17 (19, 20, 21, 22½)"
22 (23, 25, 27, 28)"
8½ (9, 9½, 10, 10½)"
ABBREVIATIONS
begbegin(ning)
cmcentimeter
decdecrease(d)(s)(ing)
estestablish(ed)(ing)
kknit
LHleft-hand
mmmillimeters
p purl
RHright-hand
RS
right side
st(s) stitch(es)
togtogether
WS wrong side
yo
yarn over
4½ (4½, 7½, 7½, 7½)"
29½ (30, 31½, 32, 33½)"
Neck Edging
With right side facing, join yarn at RIGHT FRONT
Neck edge, pick up and knit 98 (98, 128, 128, 158) sts
evenly around Neck.
Bind off knitwise.
Buttonband
With right side facing, pick up and knit 101 (105, 109,
113, 117) sts evenly along LEFT FRONT edge from
Neck edge to lower edge.
Knit 1 row on WS.
Bind off purlwise.
Mark for 4 buttons evenly spaced with first at beginning
of Rib Waist section and last ½” from Neck edge.
Buttonhole Band
With right side facing, pick up and knit 101 (105, 109,
113, 117) sts evenly along RIGHT FRONT edge from
lower edge to Neck edge.
Buttonhole Row *Knit to where marked for Button,
yo, k2tog; repeat from * across.
Bind off purlwise.
Sew buttons opposite Buttonholes.
Weave in ends.
3½ (3½, 4½, 4½, 5½)"
2 (2, 2, 2, 3½)"
13"
8 (9, 11, 12, 14)"
11 (12½, 14, 16, 17½)"
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