Description
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.
NEEDLES & NOTIONS
3 mm / US 2½ & 2.5 mm / US 1½ circular needles, 60 cm / 24” or longer
Stitch marker, removable markers, tapestry needle, metric ruler
CONSTRUCTION
Bottom-up body and top-down sleeves, worked in the round
Tips for working it entirely bottom-up and flat (no purling in Brioche stitch) provided
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
