High-Contrast Boheme
Finished
January 18, 2014
December 19, 2018

High-Contrast Boheme

Project info
La Boheme by Marie Wallin
Knitting
SweaterPullover
Me
My Own Frankenstein
Needles & yarn
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
28 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in design pattern using larger needles with 2 strands of yarn
2,732 yards
Rowan Kidsilk Haze Eclipse
258 yards in stash
1.82 skeins = 398.6 yards (364.5 meters), 45 grams
Yellow
Rowan Kidsilk Haze Eclipse
1237 yards in stash
4.35 skeins = 952.7 yards (871.1 meters), 108 grams
Black
elann.com Peruvian Baby Lace Merino
222 yards in stash
1.63 skeins = 978.0 yards (894.3 meters), 81 grams
Black
Elann
madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light
437 yards in stash
0.96 skeins = 403.2 yards (368.7 meters), 96 grams
Brown
Espace Tricot
Notes

How to Frankenstein patterns like I did here, on the blog!

I’m throwing this pattern out the window, but using the sheer sleeves and stranded motif.

  1. Semi-fitted, aim 38”-39”, 2” positive ease.
  2. Waist shaping
  3. In the round
  4. Set-in sleeves on body
  5. Picked-up top-down short row sleeves

Calculations:

2.5mm instead of 2.25 for garter (seems too tight for Wharf)

Flat swatch = 28 sts x 28 rows

Body should be 36-38 of Wharf.

Chart is 135 sts.

CO 270 sts, do whole chart 2X omitting last column, replacing first column with 1 black seam st and adding 1 black seam st = 2 black seam sts at all times to hide jog). Get rid of the black seam sts after underarm.

Use 2-row M1 increase so stitches aren’t too tight at seams.

6 rows garter in black, 2.5mm

Waist shaping/set-in sleeve should be like Trinity for length (2cm shorter to start) and Wharf for width:

(Trinity = decreases over 25 rows, knit 17, inc over 29 rows = 10.14 in total
Wharf = Dec/Inc 10 sts = 1.42 in)

Knit to 8 cm, dec 1 st at each end of next and 4 foll 6th rows. Work 17 rows. Inc 1 st of next and 4 foll 8th rows, continue until 41 cm, RS facing.

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Finished
January 18, 2014
December 19, 2018
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  • Project created: January 18, 2014
  • Finished: January 27, 2019
  • Updated: November 17, 2019
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