Hild by Elsebeth Lavold

Hild

Knitting
January 2006
DK (11 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette on larger needles
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
1344 - 1536 yards (1229 - 1405 m)
M (L)
English
Errata available: ingenkonst.se

Level of Difficulty: Intermedate

Needle size and type:

  • US 4 / 3.5 mm straight needles
  • US 6 / 4.0 mm straight needles
  • US 4 / 3.5 mm 16” / 40 cm circular needle
  • cable needle

Gauge:
23 sts and 34 rows in stockinette stitch on larger needles = 4” x 4” / 10cm x 10cm.

28 sts in ribbing on smaller needles (slightly stretched) = 4” / 10 cm. 1 repeat measures 6” / 15.5 cm in width and 2 3/4” / 7 cm in length.

Measurements:

  • Chest - 41 (45) in / 104 (114) cm
  • Length - 21 3/4 (22 1/2) in / 55 (57) cm

A chart for the cable design is included in the pattern.

Description from the pattern: “_A wide section of ribbing at the waist develops into (cabled) pattern panels as the project progresses, and the same ribbing is used on the collar and sleeves. All in all, this makes for a simple but stunning design._”