Description
London Pattern by Helga Isager
MATERIALS AND MEASUREMENTS
MATERIALS
400 (450) 500 (550) g Alpaca 3 col 43
MEASUREMENTS
Half chest circumference (from armhole edge to armhole edge):
56 (60) 64 (68) cm [22 (23,5) 25,5 (26,5) inches]
Half circumference at hem: 46 (50) 54 (58) cm
[18 (19,5) 21,5 (22,5) inches]
Body length (from armhole and down):
30 (31) 32 (32) cm [11,5 (12,5) 12,5 (12,5) inches]
Armhole length: 18 (20) 22 (24) [7 (7,5) 8,5 (9,5) inches]
Total length: 53 (56) 59 (61) cm [20,5 (22) 23,5 (24) inches]
Sleeve length: 42 (42) 43 (43) cm [16,5 (16,5) 17 (17) inches]
Collar length: 20 cm [7,5 inches]
CONSTRUCTION NOTES
The design is worked from the bottom up in reverse stockinette stitch (WS out) with raised stitches along the sides and armholes. Short rows are worked on the shoulders and a rib section is worked sideways on each shoulder, joining the front and back.
Stitches are picked up and knitted for a turtleneck that is worked in rib and finished with an Italian bind-off.
The sleeves are worked in reverse stockinette stitch (WS out), and finished with a tight fitting rib cuff and an Italian bind-off.
RECOMMENDED NEEDLES
5,5 mm [US9], 6,5 mm [US10,5] and 7 mm [no US equivalent]