Butterfly Wing Raglan Pullover with Scalloped Edges

Machine: LK150 / similar 6.5 mm mid-gauge (user “LL150”). Not for 4.5 mm standard without full re-swatch.
Yarn: Worsted, ~900 / 1000 / 1100 / 1200 yd (S / M / L / XL).
Level: Intermediate (swatch, fully fashioned raglan, transfers, seaming).
Yoke: A — Bottom-up raglan, four flat panels, seamed.

Sizes (finished, blocked)

| | S | M | L | XL | | Chest | 36" (91 cm) | 40" (102 cm) | 44" (112 cm) | 48" (122 cm) | | Body length | 24" | 24" | 24½" | 25" | | Sleeve underarm | 18" | 18" | 18½" | 19" | | Upper arm | 13" | 14" | 15" | 16" |

Gauge (mandatory): 40 sts × 60 rows, T7 main, wash, dry flat, then measure. Target 18 sts × 24 rows = 4" (10 cm). If not, change tension, not the numbers.

Tools: LK150, weights, cast-on comb, waste yarn, ravel cord, 1- and 2-prong transfer tools, latch tool, tapestry needle. No ribber.

Tensions: Main T7. Scallop/mock-rib T5. Waste T8.

Machine setup (every piece)

1. Main bed only. Needles in WP as stated. Carriage levers: KC / N as for stocking stitch (plain knit).
2. Cast on waste yarn; knit 8–10 rows. Hang ravel cord; ravel cord sits on the last waste row (pulls toward you when you unzip).
3. Reset RC 000 after ravel. COL or COR as stated.
4. Fully fashioned decrease: transfer edge st + next st inward so decrease sits 2 sts in from the edge; empty edge needle out of work or leave empty then fill next row—pattern uses: 2-prong, move 2 sts in, leave empty needle, knit across so a hole does not form (fill empty needle from adjacent if needed for a clean FF). Standard: transfer the 3rd st onto the 4th, move the outer 2 sts in one needle so 1 st is decreased 2–3 in from edge.

Scalloped hem (all pieces)

Worked after ravel, T5, then T7 for body.

Needle multiple: 6 + 4 (2 edge sts each side).

Scallop row (COR, RC as given):
Using 2-prong tool, leave 2 edge sts; (transfer 3rd onto 2nd, 4th onto 5th, leave center needle empty, skip 1 working st) across, ending 2 edge sts. Knit 2 rows T5. Repeat transfer on the same groups (deepen scallop) once more. Knit 2 rows T5. Change to T7. Empty needles: pick up bar from adjacent st to close holes except at true scallop points if you want an open picot—this pattern closes empties for a firm scallop.

Butterfly wing motif (Front & Back only)

Work between raglan decrease lines; never transfer the 3 edge sts.

Chart (18-st repeat, 24-row repeat) — stitch symbols as transfers on stocking stitch:
Rows 1–4: knit.
Row 5 (COR): in each 18-st block, transfer sts 4 onto 3, 6 onto 7, 13 onto 12, 15 onto 16 (wing upper). Knit.
Rows 6–8: knit.
Row 9: transfer 5 onto 4, 7 onto 8, 12 onto 11, 14 onto 15. Knit.
Rows 10–12: knit.
Row 13: transfer 8 onto 7, 11 onto 12 (body of butterfly). Knit.
Rows 14–24: knit.
Repeat from Row 1 until raglan begins; then keep motif centered, dropping outer repeats as stitch count falls. Sleeves: plain stocking stitch.

BACK

Needles: 82 / 90 / 100 / 108 WP. Cast on waste + ravel. RC 000, COR, T5.
Scalloped hem as above through RC 8. T7.
Knit even to RC 80 (S/M) / 84 (L) / 88 (XL) — length to underarm ~13–14" including hem. Sts remain 82 / 90 / 100 / 108.

Raglan — RC 80/80/84/88, COL.
Cast off 3 sts beg next 2 rows (carriage each side): 76 / 84 / 94 / 102 sts.
Then: dec 1 st each end every 4th row (FF, 2 sts in), 18 / 20 / 22 / 24 times.
Checkpoints:

• After 8 raglan decs: RC 80+4+32 = note RC 114 / 114 / 118 / 122, sts 60 / 68 / 78 / 86.
• Continue until 40 / 44 / 50 / 54 sts remain.
  Total RC at shoulder: 152 / 160 / 172 / 184 (S/M/L/XL).
  COR. Bind off remaining with latch tool, medium taut.

FRONT

Same as Back through start of raglan and same raglan rate to 46 / 50 / 56 / 60 sts (6 more sts than Back at same RC for neck).

Neck (at RC 128 / 136 / 148 / 160 approx., COL):
Place center 16 / 18 / 20 / 22 sts on waste (or into HP then waste). Work each shoulder separately.

Right neck (as worn): Knit, at neck edge dec 1 st every 2nd row 3 times (FF 2 sts in), and continue raglan at arm edge on schedule until 10 / 11 / 13 / 14 sts. Short-row shoulder optional: hold 3 sts twice at arm. Latch-tool BO.
Left neck: Mirror, watch COL/COR so decreases fall on knit rows toward the neck.

SLEEVES (make 2)

Needles: 40 / 44 / 48 / 52 WP. Waste + ravel. RC 000, COR, T5. Scalloped hem RC 0–8. T7.

Increase 1 st each end every 6th row 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 times (bring extra needle to WP, pick up bar).
Sts: 58 / 64 / 70 / 76.
Knit even to RC 108 / 108 / 112 / 116.

Raglan: Cast off 3 sts beg next 2 rows: 52 / 58 / 64 / 70.
Dec 1 st each end every 4th row 18 / 20 / 22 / 24 times to 16 / 18 / 20 / 22 sts.
Total RC ~ 180 / 188 / 200 / 212. Latch-tool BO.

Neckband

Mattress-stitch raglan seams and one shoulder.
Rehang neck on machine, pick up 2 sts of every 3 rows plus all bound-off neck sts. Typical 90 / 96 / 104 / 112 needles. RC 000, T5.
Knit 2 rows. Work one scallop transfer sequence (as hem). Knit 4 rows T5. Folded mock: knit 8 more rows T6, hang hem in the pick-up row, latch-tool BO through both. Finished band ~1¼".

Join remaining raglan and side/sleeve seams: mattress stitch, 1-st seam allowance.

Finishing

Wash and block panels before seaming; mid-gauge worsted relaxes. Pin scallops into curves; steam lightly, do not crush transfers. Weave ends.
Weights: use throughout; extra claw weights at raglan edges.

Notes

• Butterfly is transfer lace, not a punchcard; count 18-st repeats from center.
• If fabric is stiff, go T8 and recast stitch counts from a new swatch.
• Contiguous set-in is not used (advanced); this is classic seamed raglan.