Description
TOUDOU – WEEKDAYS
SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4)[5, 6, 7](8, 9, 10)
Finished bust: 85 (90, 97.5, 102.5)[107.5, 115, 122.5](130, 135, 140) cm / 33½ (35½, 38½, 40¼)[42¼, 45¼, 48¼](51¼, 53¼, 55)” ― Sizes 6 – 10’s front is [2.5](5) cm / [1](2)” larger than the back.
Recommended ease: approx. 5 (3 to 5)[1 to 3](0 to 2) cm / 2 (1¼ to 2)[½ to 2¼](0 to ¾)” ― Brioche stitch fabric tends to relax with wear and will give you about 10 cm / 4” ease.
YARN
Y1 & Y2 are held together throughout.
Y1: Isager Alpaca 2 (50% alpaca & 50% merino, 250 m / 273 yds for 50 g) #E3S or light fingering weight yarn
Y2: fonty Kidopale (70% kid mohair & 30% polyamide, 215 m / 235 yds for 25 g) #288 or lace weight yarn
990 (1070, 1150, 1210)[1310, 1380, 1440](1560, 1600, 1680) m / 1085 (1165, 1260, 1322)[1435, 1510, 1575](1705, 1750, 1835) yds for each yarn (for fonty Kidopale, you need 5 (5, 5, 6)[6, 6, 6](7, 7, 7) balls)
GAUGE
16 sts and 42 rows/rnds = 10 cm* in Brioche stitch (see next page) with 3 mm / US 2½ needle, blocked
Take time to knit swatch, count sts and rows and take a note BEFORE and AFTER blocking.
*Measure your gauge with a metric ruler.
TOUDOU – WEEKEND
SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4)[5, 6, 7](8, 9, 10)
Finished bust: 87.5 (95, 102.5, 110)[117.5, 125, 132.5](140, 147.5, 155) cm / 34½ (37½, 40¼, 43¼)[46¼, 49¼, 52¼](55, 58, 61)”
Recommended ease: approx. 8 – 15 cm / 3¼ – 6” — Choose a size with about 10 cm / 4” positive ease. Brioche stitch fabric tends to relax with wear and will give you more ease (15 – 20 cm / 6 – 8”).
YARN
Y1 & Y2 are held together throughout.
Y1: Knitting for Olive Merino (100% merino, 250 m / 273 yds for 50 g) Autumn or light fingering weight yarn
1310 (1445, 1535, 1665)[1750, 1850, 1935](2050, 2185, 2295) m / 1365 (1500, 1595, 1730)[1820, 1925, 2010] (2130, 2270, 2385) yds
Y2: Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair (70% kid mohair & 30% silk, 225 m / 246 yds for 25 g) Copper or lace weight mohair yarn
1190 (1310, 1390, 1510)[1585, 1675, 1755](1860, 1980, 2080) m / 1235 (1360, 1445, 1570)[1650, 1745, 1825] (1930, 2060, 2160) yds
GAUGE
16 sts and 46 rows/rnds = 10 cm* in Brioche stitch** with 3 mm / US 2½ needle, blocked
*Measure your gauge with metric ruler.
BOTH TOUDOUX
CONSTRUCTION
Bottom-up body and top-down sleeves, worked in the round
DIFFICULTY
Intermediate – German twisted cast-on, Brioche stitch, knitting in the round, bind-off, German short rows, W&T short rows, 3-needle bind-off, increase and decrease
TERMS OF USE
For personal and non-commercial use only
