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Jess over at the Colchique-along is doing yeoman's work with the pattern. Since I'm oh-so busy at work and don't speak a lick of French, I spent some time doing it myself. Here's what I got. Some of it makes absolutely no sense. Some of it I didn't understand the French knitting lingo. Some of it I just couldn't translate. Bold is the stuff I couldn't figure out. Any help would be great.

Colchique Pattern Translation
(bold = untranslated)

SIZE:
1) 34/36 – 2) 38/40 – 3) 42/44 – 4) 46/48 – 5) 50/52

QUALITY? of WOOL (Number of skeins)

QUALITY? COLOR 34/36 38/60 42/44 46/48 50/52
100% wool Camel 11 12 13 14 15

Composition of modeled ?:
100% wool

NEEDLES:
US4, cable needle

NOTIONS:
Commercialisees chez PHILDAR
2 stitch holders ?
3 buttons 27 mm ref : 475 821 0008

STITCHES USED:
fantaisie ribs (see diagrams) – fantaisie stitch #1 and #2 (see diagrams) – godron stitch: 2 rows of stockinet wrong side, 2 rows of stockinet right side. Keep repeating these 4 rows.
Decrease single to 5 stitches of the edge/border:
Proceed in pattern until 7 stitches remain, knit 2 stitches together then the rest of the stitches
Decrease double to 5 stitches of the edge/border:
Proceed in pattern until 8 stitches remain; knit 3 stitches together then the rest of the stitches
Stockinet rightside

GAUGE:
Important: They are indispensable to the execution of a knit project of the dimensions.
10 cm of the first fantaisie stitch on needles US4 = 25 stitches x 30 rows
10 cm of the godron stitch stretched in height (blocked?), needles US4 = 20 stitches x 32 rows

BACK:
X → CO: 1) 104 st; 2) 108 st; 3) 120 st: 4) 132 st; 5) 144 st, needles US4, knit fantaise rib (see diagram) at the beginning herewith: 1) 3rd st; 2) 1st st; 3) 9th st; 4) 3rd st; 5) 11th st of diagram for 12 cm (36 rows).

▲→ Continue in fantaise stitch #1, (see diagram) for 14 cm.

Δ→ At 26 cm of height total, continue in godron stitch (see stitches used), evenly space:
1) 22 decrease; 2) 20 decrease; 3) 24 decrease; 4) 28 decrease; 5) 28 decrease over the 1st row.
Stitches remaining: 1) 82 stitches – 2) 88 stitches – 3) 96 stitches – 4) 104 stitches – 5) 116 stitches

■→ When piece measures 11 cm from the godron stitch (36 rows), for the raglan, bind off 3 stitches on each side, then/next:
1) * 4 rows higher up, bind off 1 stitch on each side ts the 2 rows; 2x1 st * Repeat * to * 5 fs, ts the 2 rows: 9x1 st
2) * 4 rows higher up, bind off 1 stitch on each side ts the 2 rows; 3x1 st * Repeat * to * 4 fs, ts the 2 rows: 11x1 st
3) ts the 4 rows: 2x1 st et ts the 2 rows: 29x1 st
4) ts the 2 rows: 34x1 st
5) ts the 2 rows: * 1x2 st to 3x1 st * Repeat * to * 4 fs, ts the 2 rows: 20x1 st

Meanwhile to:
1) 29 cm (92 rows); 2) 30 cm (96 rows); 3) 31 cm (100 rows); 4) 32 cm (102 rows); 5) 33 cm (106 rows)
from height of godron stitch, from l’encol. en BO the: 1) 2) 3) 12 sts; 4) 5) 14 sts centr. Then continue in rib encol. ts the 2 rows: 2x4 sts

[DIAGRAM]

FRONT:

[DIAGRAM]

X → ▲→ Knit as for back

Δ→ When the piece measures 26 cm total, continue in godron stitch and fantaisie stitch #2 at knit in the following manner:
1) 43 sts; 2) 45 sts; 3) 51 sts; 4) 57 sts; 5) 63 sts from the godron stitch and spread: 1) 11 decrease; 2) 10 decrease; 3) 12 decrease: 4) 14 decrease; 5) 14 decrease over the 1st row. 18 stitches of fantaisie stitch #2 (see diagram) and end with: 1) 43 sts; 2) 45 sts; 3) 51 sts; 4) 57 sts; 5) 63 sts and spread 1) 11 decrease; 2) 10 decreas; 3) 12 decrease; 4) 14 decrease; 5) 14 decrease over the 1st row.

On a: 1) 82 sts; 2) 88 sts; 3) 96 sts; 4) 104 sts; 5) 116 sts

■→ When the piece measures 11 cm (36 rows) from the godron stitch, for the raglan, BO 3 sts of each side.
1) * 4 rows higher up, bind off 1 stitch on each side, ts the 2 rows; 2x1 st * Repeat * to * 5 fs, ts the 2 rows: 9x1 st
2) * 4 rows higher up, bind off 1 stitch on each side, ts the 2 rows; 3x1 st * Repeat * to * 4 fs, ts the 2 rows: 8x1 st
3) ts the 4 rows: 2x1 st et ts the 2 rows: 26x1 st
4) ts the 2 rows: 31x1 st
5) ts the 2 rows: * 1x2 st to 3x1 st * Repeat * to * 4 fs, ts the 2 rows: 17x1 st

Meanwhile to:
1) 25 cm (80 rows); 2) 26 cm (84 rows); 3) 27 cm (88 rows); 4) 28 cm (90 rows); 5) 29 cm (94 rows)
from height of godron stitch, from l’encol. en BO the: 1) 2) 3) 10 sts; 4) 5) 12 sts centr. Then continue in rib a la fs en BO rib encol. ts the 2 rows: 1x4 sts, 1x3 sts, 1x2 sts, and 1x1 sts,

At 1) 28,5 cm (90 rows); 2) 29,5 cm (94 rows); 3) 30,5 cm (98 rows); 4) 31,5 cm (100 rows); 32,5 cm (104 rows)
from height of godron stitch, BO the 2 sts remaining

LEFT SLEEVE WITH MITTEN

THUMB
□→ CO 15 sts, needles US4, knit in stockinet over 2 cm then BO 1 st of each rib, place st marker and leave it waiting.
Knit a second thumb the same way.

HAND
(1st part)

□→ CO: 1) 40 sts; 2) 42 sts; 3) 45 sts; 4) 47 sts; 5) 50 sts, needles US4, knit in fantaise rib (see diagram) in beginning by the: 1) 12th sts; 2) 10th sts; 3) 7th sts; 4) 5th sts; 5) 2nd sts of the diagram knit 4 cm and leave it waiting on a stitch holder.

(2nd part)

□→ CO: 1) 18 sts; 2) 20 sts; 3) 23 sts; 4) 25 sts; 5) 28 sts, needles US4, knit in fantaise rib (see diagram) in beginning by the: 10th sts of the diagram knit 4 cm and leave it waiting.

X → Take back the: 1) 40 sts; 2) 42 sts; 3) 45 sts; 4) 47 sts; 5) 50 sts, the 13 sts of thumb then the: 1) 18 sts; 2) 20 sts; 3) 23 sts; 4) 25 sts; 5) 28 sts of the 2nd part.
Someone has: 1) 71 sts; 2) 75 sts; 3) 81 sts; 4) 85 sts; 5) 91 sts

Continue over all the sts in fantaisie rib except the 13 sts of thumb in stockinet right side to make each rib of the st marked ts the 2 rows: 6x1 simple decrease (slip, knit, psso of right side with the 2 stitches preceding the marked stitch and knit together at the front the 2 stitches following the stitch marker) then 2 rows further K2tog, the stitch WS at the stitch marker.
The rest: 1) 58 sts; 2) 62 sts; 3) 68 sts; 4) 72 sts; 5) 78 sts.

▲→ At 9 cm of total height, mark the st lis with a ring marker and increase from each rib to recreate the ribs as one goes along the increases.
1) ts the 14 rows: 3x1 st and ts the 16 rows: 3x1 st
2) 10 rows then high: 1x1 st and ts the 12 rows: 7x1 st
3) ts the 8 rows: 2x1 st and ts the 8 rows: 7x1 st
4) ts the 6 rows: 7x1 st and ts the 16 rows: 3x1 st
5) ts the 6 rows: 15x1 st and 16 rows then high: 1x1 st

Δ→ Meanwhile: at 21 cm of height, after the ring marker, continue in fantaisie stitch #1 over 14 cm.

● → At 35 cm of height, after the ring marker, one at 1) 70 sts; 2) 78 sts; 3) 88 sts; 4) 100 sts; 5) 110 sts.

Continue in godron stitch (see stitches used) at spread: 1) 14 decrease; 2) 16 decrease; 3) 18 decrease; 4) 22 decrease; 5) 20 decrease.
The rest: 1) 56 sts; 2) 62 sts; 3) 70 sts; 4) 78 sts; 5) 90 sts.

Continue in increase of each rib: ts the 12 rows: 2x1 sts.
One at: 1) 60 sts; 2) 66 sts; 3) 74 sts; 4) 82 sts; 5) 94 sts.

■→ At 11 cm (36 rows) from the godron st for the raglan by BO from each rib: 1x3 sts, Turn the work increase 1x5 st at the edge (to form the under paw of button hole).
Then continue the raglan:
A right: BO at the end
A left: make the decrease at 5 sts from the end
1) * 4 rows then high: 1x1 sts, ts the 2 rows: 2x1 sts * Repeat * to * 5 fs, ts the 2 rows: 6x1 sts.
2) * 4 rows then high: 1x1 sts, ts the 2 rows: 3x1 sts * Repeat * to * 4 fs, ts the 2 rows: 8x1 sts.
3) ts the 4 rows: 2x1 st and ts the 2 rows: 26x1 st
4) ts the 2 rows: 31x1 st
5) ts the 2 rows: * 1x2 sts and 3x1 sts * Repeat * to * 4 fs ts the 2 rows: 17x1 sts.

At 1) 28,5 cm (90 rows); 2) 29,5 cm (94 rows): 3) 30,5 cm (98 rows); 4) 31,5 cm (100 rows); 5) 32,5 cm (104 rows) of height from the godron st, BO
at left, ts the 2 rows: 3x1 sts
at right, ts the 2 rows:
1) 2) 3) 1x8 sts and 3x2 sts
4) 5) 1x9 sts, 1x3 sts, and 2x2 sts

[DIAGRAM]

RIGHT SLEEVE WITH MITTEN

HAND
(1st part)

□→ CO: 1) 18 sts; 2) 20 sts; 3) 23 sts; 4) 25 sts; 5) 28 sts, needles US4, knit in fantaise rib (see diagram) in beginning by the: 1) 12th sts; 2) 10th sts; 3) 7th sts; 4) 5th sts; 5) 2nd sts of the diagram knit 4 cm and leave it waiting.

□→ CO: 1) 40 sts; 2) 42 sts; 3) 45 sts; 4) 47 sts; 5) 50 sts, needles US4, knit in fantaise rib (see diagram) in beginning by the: 1) 12th sts; 2) 10th sts; 3) 7th sts; 4) 5th sts; 5) 2nd sts of the diagram knit 4 cm and leave it waiting on a stitch holder.

X → Take back the: 1) 18 sts; 2) 20 sts; 3) 23 sts; 4) 25 sts; 5) 28 sts, the 13 sts of thumb then the: 1) 40 sts; 2) 42 sts; 3) 45 sts; 4) 47 sts; 5) 50 sts of the 2nd part.
Someone has: 1) 71 sts; 2) 75 sts; 3) 81 sts; 4) 85 sts; 5) 91 sts

Continue over all the sts in fantaisie rib except the 13 sts of thumb in stockinet right side to make each rib of the st marked ts the 2 rows: 6x1 simple decrease (slip, knit, psso of right side with the 2 stitches preceding the marked stitch and knit together at the front the 2 stitches following the stitch marker) then 2 rows further K2tog, the stitch WS at the stitch marker.
The rest: 1) 58 sts; 2) 62 sts; 3) 68 sts; 4) 72 sts; 5) 78 sts.

Continue following the steps ▲→ Δ→ ● → of the left sleeve.

■→ At 11 cm (36 rows) from the godron st for the raglan by BO from each rib: 1x3 sts, Turn the work increase 1x5 st at the edge (to form the under paw of button hole).
Then continue the raglan:
A right: BO at the end
A left: make the decrease at 5 sts from the end
1) * 4 rows then high: 1x1 sts, ts the 2 rows: 2x1 sts * Repeat * to * 5 fs, ts the 2 rows: 6x1 sts.
2) * 4 rows then high: 1x1 sts, ts the 2 rows: 3x1 sts * Repeat * to * 4 fs, ts the 2 rows: 8x1 sts.
3) ts the 4 rows: 2x1 st and ts the 2 rows: 26x1 st
4) ts the 2 rows: 31x1 st
5) ts the 2 rows: * 1x2 sts and 3x1 sts * Repeat * to * 4 fs ts the 2 rows: 17x1 sts.

At 1) 28,5 cm (90 rows); 2) 29,5 cm (94 rows): 3) 30,5 cm (98 rows); 4) 31,5 cm (100 rows); 5) 32,5 cm (104 rows) of height from the godron st, BO
at left, ts the 2 rows:
1) 2) 3) 1x3 sts and 3x2 sts
4) 5) 1x4 sts, 1x3 sts, and 2x2 sts
at right, ts the 2 rows: 3x1 sts

LEFT SLEEVE WITHOUT MITTEN:

[DIAGRAM]

X → CO: 1) 58 sts; 2) 62 sts; 3) 68 sts; 4) 72 sts; 5) 78 sts, needles US4, knit in fantaisie rib (see diagram) beginning at the 1) 12th st; 2) 10th st; 3) 7th st; 4) 5th st; 5) 2nd st of the diagram.
Increase from each rib to bring together the rib as one goes along the increases:
1) ts the 14 rows: 3x1 sts and ts the 16 rows: 3x1 st
2) 10 rows more high: 1x1 st and ts the 12 rows: 7x1 st
3) ts the 8 rows: 2x1 st and ts the 10 rows: 8x1 st
4) ts the 6 rows: 7x1 st and ts the 8 rows: 7x1 st
5) ts the 6 rows: 15x1 st and 8 rows more high: 1x1 st
then knit following the directions for the left sleeve with mitten starting at the Δ→

RIGHT SLEEVE WITHOUT MITTEN

[DIAGRAM]

X → CO: 1) 58 sts; 2) 62 sts; 3) 68 sts; 4) 72 sts; 5) 78 sts, needles US4, knit in fantaisie rib (see diagram) beginning at the 1) 12th st; 2) 10th st; 3) 7th st; 4) 5th st; 5) 2nd st of the diagram.
Increase from each rib to bring together the rib as one goes along the increases:
1) ts the 14 rows: 3x1 sts and ts the 16 rows: 3x1 st
2) 10 rows more high: 1x1 st and ts the 12 rows: 7x1 st
3) ts the 8 rows: 2x1 st and ts the 10 rows: 8x1 st
4) ts the 6 rows: 7x1 st and ts the 8 rows: 7x1 st
5) ts the 6 rows: 15x1 st and 8 rows more high: 1x1 st
then knit following the directions for the left sleeve with mitten starting at the Δ→

BUTTONHOLE LEG (?)

CO 7 sts, needles #4, knit in godron st (see stitches used) allocate to 3 sts of the buttonhole edge from 3 rows the 1st at 5,5 cm the next spaced of 1) 5,5 cm; 2) 6 cm; 3) 6,5 cm; 4) 7 cm; 5) 7,5 cm knit over 1) 35cm; 2) 36 cm; 3) 37 cm; 4) 38 cm; 5) 39 cm and BO with flexibility

COLLAR

CO: 1) 2) 3) 80 sts; 4) 5) 85 sts, needles US4, knit in godron st over 15 cm.
Then make 1 row on RS and a few rows of stockinet of another colored?, repeat these rows of stockinete. The parts at the moment of organization of the detricoter for meeting up with the colored? of base.

ASSEMBLAGE

Seam the different pieces
CO the sleeves at the body for the raglan; the parties the more long corresponding to the back.
The collar piece, st by st, at stitches back over the RS of the turn?work?
The buttonhole piece the length of the left sleeve so that the length of the collar, in reverse of the piece for the lapel.
Seam the pieces of rib and the sleeves in invisible seam.
Embroider the buttonholes and sew the buttons in place.

DIAGRAM FANTAISIE STITCH #2

Knit the 80 rows and 2) 3) 4) 5) end at the godron stitch
18 stitches across

DIAGRAM

Fantaisie stitch #1
Repeat these 16 rows: 2 fs then knit 1 fs of the first at the 10th row.

Fantaisie rib

Arrow between 13 and 12 on the x axis:
Center of the turn? back before the sleeves

A = knit over knitwise or purl over purlwise

B = purl over purlwise or knit over knitwise.

C = 4 sts cross over the right knitwise (2 and 2): slip 2 sts onto a cable needle held behind, knit knitwise the next 2 sts, then the 2 sts on the cable needle.

D = 4 sts cross over the left knitwise (2 and 2): slip 2 st onto a cable needle held in front, knit knitwise the next 2 sts, the the 2 sts from the cable needle.

E = 3 sts cross over the right (1 WS and 2 RS): slip 1 st onto a cable needle held behind, knit knitwise the next 2 sts, then purl the st from the cable needle

F = 3 sts cross over the left (2 RS and 2 WS): slip 2 sts onto a cable needle held in front, knit purlwise the next st, then knit the 2 sts from the cable needle.

G = 3 sts cross over the right knitwise (1 and 2): slip 1 st onto a cable needle held behind, knit knitwise the next 2 sts, the knitwise the st from the cable needle.

H = 3 sts cross over the left (2 and 1): slip 2 sts onto the cable needle held in front, knit knitwise the next sts, then knitwise the 2 sts from the cable needle.