Description
SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4)[5, 6, 7]
Finished bust: 84 (89, 94, 99)[104, 109, 114] cm / 33 (35, 37, 39)[41, 43, 45]”
Suggested ease: + 0-5 cm / 0-2” for neat fit, + 5-10 cm / 2-4” for more relaxed fit
YARN
De Rerum Natura, Albertine (90% French merino + 10% silk, produced in France, 200 m / 219 yds per 50 g),
6 (6, 6, 7)[7, 7, 8] balls
or 900 (950, 1000, 1075)[1140, 1195, 1250] m / 980 (1035, 1095, 1175)[1250, 1305, 1370] yds of your local fingering weight yarn
NEEDLES & NOTIONS
3.5 mm / US 4, 3.25 mm / US 3, and 3 mm / US 2½ 60 cm / 24” circular needles
3.25 mm / US 3 and 3 mm / US 2½ double-pointed needles
Waste yarn or stitch holder, removable markers or tiny safety pins, tapestry needle, metric gauge ruler
Optional: size 8 or 6 seed beads and 0.75-0.9 mm / US 13-14 steel crochet hook for beading
GAUGES
24 sts and 40 rows = 10 cm* with 3.5 mm / US 4 needles in Quilted lattice stitch, blocked
24 sts and 32 rows/rounds = 10 cm* with 3.25 mm / US 3 needles in Stockinette stitch, blocked
*The gauges should be measures over 10 cm using a metric ruler.
DIFFICULTY
intermeiate – knitting in the round, short rows
