Aloft by Brontë Swannick

Aloft

Knitting
February 2020
both are used in this pattern
Sport (12 wpi) ?
15 stitches and 21 rows = 4 inches
in Fisherman's Rib worked flat and in the round on 4.5mm needles
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
2546 - 5397 yards (2328 - 4935 m)
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
English

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Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished chest (fullest point) circumference:
96 (104,118,126,137,147.5, 158.5, 169, 177.5)cm / 37¾ (41, 46½, 49½, 53¾, 58, 62½, 66½, 69¾)“ - to be worn with 15-20cm / 6-8” positive ease
The Model’s height is 168cm / 5’6”, with a chest circumference of 104cm / 41” and is shown wearing a size 4.

Yam A: Quince & Co. Finch (fingering/ 4-ply weight; 100% American wool; 202m / 221 yds
per 50g skein)
Shade: Frost; 6 (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 11, 12) skeins
Yarn B: Quince & Co. Piper (heavy lace weight; 50% super kid mohair, 50% South African superfine merino; 279111 / 305yds per 50g skein) Shade: Avocet; 4 (5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9) skeins

Gauge: 15 sts & 21 rows= 10cm / 4” over Fisherman’s Rib worked flat and in the round on 4.5mm needles after blocking.

Needles: 4.5mm / US 7 circular needle, 80-100cm I 32-40” length (depending on size worked) AND needles suitable for working small circumferences in the round
3mm / US 2.5 needles suitable for working small circumferences in the round
3.5mm / US 4 needles suitable for working small circumferences in the round
Spare 4.5mm circular needle, minimum 60cm I 24” length
Always use a needle size that will result in the correct gauge after blocking.

Notions: 1 stitch marker, scrap yarn or stitch holders, tapestry needle

Notes: Aloft is worked in Fisherman’s Rib from the bottom up in the round, to the armholes, before separating for the front and back to work the upper body flat. The shoulders are joined with the 3-needle cast-off. The sleeves are then picked up around the armholes and worked down in the round. Finally, the neckband is finished with a short section of Fisherman’s Rib and a tubular cast-off.