Description
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
NEEDLES & NOTIONS
3 mm / US 2½ and 2.5 mm / US 1½: 60 cm / 24” or longer circular needles
stitch markers, removable markers, waste yarn, tapestry needle, metric ruler
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.
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
