Product Description
Difficulty: Intermediate. Ability to read your knitting is required.
Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished bust circumference:
-90 (100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170) cm
-36 (40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 68)”
Designed to be worn with 10-15 cm / 4-6” positive ease around the chest.
Yarn: Fluffy sport or DK weight yarn. Depending on the length of the sweater, allow approximately:
-790 (840, 910, 965, 1035, 1115, 1175, 1240, 1305) m
-865 (920, 995, 1055, 1130, 1220, 1285, 1355, 1425) yds
Yarn used in the sample (size 2 with ¾ sleeves) is 4 skeins of Moondrake Co. Fuwa Fuwa Sport (70% Brushed Cashmere, 30% Superwash Merino; 175 m 191 yds / 50 g) in colourway Magenta.
Gauge: 16 sts & 24 rows = 10 cm / 4” in 1x3 Twisted Rib on larger needles, blocked.
Note: Achieving the correct row gauge is important because the sleeve cap shaping depends on the number of yoke rows.
Techniques used: Short rows, twisted stitches, twisted lifted increases, backwards loop cast-on, tubular bind-off.
Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | Sport |
| Pages: | 18 |
| Designer: | zaneteknits |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Notes: | Stitch markers, row counter, scissors, tape measure, stitch holders or waste yarn, tapestry needle, locking stitch markers or bobby pins for JSR. |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |