ASTRIDE - a beautiful rustic guernsey in DK-weight wool. Very good to slacks as well as to a skirt. Worked in rounds until armhole. The pattern consists of columns in stocking st and moss st while the yoke is made in a rustic V-pattern. The sleeves to operate top down - or make them separately to sew in.
The model is suitable to work flat.
Required skill level from 1 (basic) to 5 (advanced): 3↑.
The measurements given throughout the pattern are all in cm as well as inches.
Sizes included in the pattern: small - medium - large - xlarge - xxlarge
Measurements of the garment:
Bust: 92 - 100 - 112 - 124 - 135 cm (in: 36.25 - 39.5 - 44 - 48.75 - 53)
Length: 62 - 62 - 64 - 66 - 68 cm (in: 24.5 - 24.5 - 25.25 - 26 - 26.75)
Yarn: this design applies for a DK-weight wool, 50 g = 125 meters. In total 450 - 550 - 700 - 850 - 1000 g.
The original model was made in SPORT, 100 % merino wool, from Campolmi Roberto Filati in Florence (Firenze), Italy.
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Needles: and circolar needles no 3.5 and 4 mm.
Tension/gauge in stocking st: 20 sts and 30 rows on needles no 4 mm = 10 cm.
Suggestions of yarn alternatives: CAMPOLMI Eco Sport, PATONS Merino Extrafine DK, SCHOPPEL Wolle On Touch, Rico Essentials Merino DK, Cascade Longwood Sport, Lang Yarns Merino 120, MONDIAL Merino Sport, Willow and Lark Ramble.