Description
SIZES
2Y (4Y, 6Y, 8Y, 10Y, 12Y)
Finished chest: 56 (60, 66, 70, 75, 79) cm / 22 (23½, 26, 27½, 29½, 31)” ― ± 5 cm / 2” ease is built in.
YARN
fingering weight yarn: 300 (350, 395, 465, 540, 635) m / 330 (385, 440, 510, 590, 695) yds
shown in Drops BABY ALPACA SILK (70% alpaca/30% silk, 167 m / 183 yds per 50 g) #8108 Light Grey
NEEDLES
60 cm / 24” circular needle in sizes 3.5 mm / US 4 (front), 3.25 mm / US 3 (back) & 3 mm / US 2½ (border)
NOTIONS
tapestry needle, waste yarn or stitch holder, metric gauge ruler; 1 button (φ 10 mm / ⅜”) for sizes 2Y & 4Y
optional for beading: 390 (465, 555, 650, 740, 865) size 8/0 (3 mm) seed beads& 0.9 (or 0.75) mm / US 13 crochet hook or beading wire (smaller than φ 0.4 mm / 0.014”)
shown in Toho Rocaille 8/0 seed beads #0206 Hydrangea Gold Luster
GAUGES
26 sts and 40 rows = 10 cm* in Quilted lattice stitch with 3.5 mm / US 4 needle, blocked
26 sts and 33 rows = 10 cm* in Stockinette stitch with 3.25 mm / US 3 needle, blocked
*The gauges should be measured over 10 cm using a metric ruler.
DIFFICULTY
intermeiate – knitting in the round, short rows
