A Tower in Paris Pullover by Marion Crivelli

A Tower in Paris Pullover

Knitting
September 2018
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
25 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Reverse Stockinette Stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
1312 - 2297 yards (1200 - 2100 m)
XS (S, M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X), shown in size S; Bust circumference: 31¼ (34¼, 40, 42½, 48¼, 50¾, 54½) inches/79.25 (87.25, 101.5, 108, 122.5, 128.75, 138.5) cm
English
This pattern is available for €4.50 EUR
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Despite what you may have seen in the movies, you can’t spot the Eiffel Tower from every window in Paris. Why not knit a Tower of your very own in beautiful cables? Worked from the top-down with beautiful details, you will love having your very own tower in Paris. Cables are provided in both charted and written formats.

SIZES
XS (S, M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X) to fit bust sizes 28 (32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52) inches/71 (81, 91, 101, 111, 122, 132) cm, shown in size S with 2 inches/5 cm of ease

MATERIALS

  • La Fée Fil Single Mérinos Fingering (100% Merino; 394 yd/360 m per 3½ oz/100 g skein); color: Ernest; 3.5 (3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6) skeins or approximately 1312 (1312, 1530, 1640, 1860, 2080, 2300) yd/1200 (1200, 1400, 1500, 1700, 1900, 2100) m of fingering yarn
  • US4/3.5 mm circular needle, 47-inch/120 cm + set of DPNs (or size needed to achieve gauge)
  • US2½/3.0 mm circular needle, 47-inch/120 cm + set of DPNs (or approximately 0.5 mm smaller than gauge needle)
  • Stitch markers, cable needle, tapestry needle

GAUGE
25 sts x 32 rnds = 4 inches/10 cm in reverse Stockinette stitch with larger needle, after blocking

I Knit Paris
Print copies available from One More Row Press

From the Eiffel Tower to jardins a la française, take a knitting whirl through Paris. We introduce you to nine French knitwear designers, visit eight Parisian LYSes, and share our favorite bits of the City of Light.

Want to know where to find the Paris that the locals know and love? I Knit Paris shares shops, restaurants, cafes, bars, museums, and more. And if you can’t make it to the City of Light, we include lists of our favorite books, movies, TV shows, and songs, so you can bring Paris home.

Designers include

  • Christelle Bagéa/Tricot et Stitch
  • Enrico Castronovo/Les Tricoteurs Volants
  • Marion Crivelli
  • Julie Dubreux/Julie Knits In Paris
  • Chloé Fourtune-Ravard/Tisserin Coquet
  • Lucile Francomme/Lucile Ateliers Designs
  • Marie-Amélie/Marie Amélie Designs
  • Sara Maternini/La Cave à Laine
  • Sylvie Polo/Polo & Co.

Plus visit eight Parisian yarn shops with Kathleen Dames/kathleen dames knitwear design and Alice O’Reilly/Backyard Fiberworks.

Featured yarns include La Bien Aimée, De Rerum Natura, La Fée Fil, Maison Corlène, Les Petits Points Parisiens, Polo & Co., Tôt Le Matin, (Vi)laines, and Yarn by Simone.

Shot on location in Paris by French photographer Clara Ferrand. Illustrations by Laurel Johnson, Mountain Laurel Artwork.

Join One More Row Press on our Knit Like A Local™ adventure in Paris.