#16 Intarsia Icicle Pullover by Zara Zsido

#16 Intarsia Icicle Pullover

Knitting
August 1985
Baruffa Piazza Navona
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in reverse stockinette
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
1380 - 1610 yards (1262 - 1472 m)
32, 34, 36, 38
English

From Vogue Knitting, Fall/Winter 1985:
“Alpine: the peak of perfection! This brisk patterning: Powder white icicles cabled against a crispy blue ground in reverse stockinette and slip stitches.”

Oversized, cabled icicle pattern pullover with drop shoulders, ribbed yoke, and funnel collar.

Finished measurements:
Bust at underarm: 36 (40, 44, 48)“/ 81 (86, 91, 96)cm
Length: 25.5 (26, 26.5, 27)”/ 64 (65, 66.5, 68)cm
Sleeve width at upper arm: 19 (20, 21, 22)“/ 48 (50, 53, 56)cm

Materials:
8 (8, 9, 10) balls (each approx. 115yds/104m) of Baruffa Piazza Navona (silk/wool/mohair/acrylic) in color #508 turquoise (MC)
4 balls (for all sizes) of Baruffa Piazza Navona in color #502 ecru (CC)
Use smaller needles for ribbed hem, larger needles (those that achieve the stated gauge) for main body of sweater.