Introducing At the Seaside – a delicate, shapely shell worked in fingering weight wool, perfect for warm weather making and wearing. This is a top down knit with no seaming. Its overall texture – Mock English Rib, a simple knit/purl repeat – is bordered by 1x1 ribbing at its sides and edges. Its neckline trim is worked wider than expected and in a complimentary color for added pizzazz. This is a quick knit and a fun project – just in time for summer. Enjoy!

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust: 31¼, 35, 38¾, 41½, 47½, 51¼, 55” / 79.4, 88.9, 98.4, 108, 120.7, 130.2, 139.7 cm
Waist: 27½, 31¼, 35, 38¾, 43¾, 47½, 51¼“ / 69.9, 79.4, 88.9, 98.4, 111.1, 120.7, 130.2 cm
Hip: 31¼, 35, 38¾, 41½, 47½, 51¼, 55” / 79.4, 88.9, 98.4, 108, 120.7, 130.2, 139.7 cm
Length: 22, 22½, 22¾, 23, 23¼, 23½, 23¾” / 55.9, 57.2, 57.8, 58.4, 59.1, 59.7, 60.3 cm
Shown in size 35”/ 88.9 cm, worn with no ease.

MATERIALS
Yarn
Shown in Finch by Quince & Co. (100% American Wool; 221 yds/202m per 50g skein);
main color (MC) – Canvas #177; 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5 skeins, or for comparable yarn, approximately 650, 725, 800, 875, 950, 1025, 1085 yards / 595, 665, 730, 800, 870, 940, 995 m;
trim (CC) – Egret #101; 1 skein, or for comparable yarn, 35–45 yards / 32–42 m.
I always have additional yarn on-hand for swatching.

Needles
US4 / 3.5mm or size to obtain gauge
• 1 16” / 40 cm circular (for armhole trim)
• 1 24” / 60 cm circular (for crossback and neckline trim)
• 1 24” / 60 cm to 32” / 80 cm circular (for bodice, choose length shorter than waist measurement)

Notions
• Stitch markers
• Tapestry needle
• Pins (blocking wires, optional)

GAUGE (after blocking)
• 25.6 sts and 40 rows to 4” / 10.2 cm in Stockinette Stitch
• 25.6 sts and 40 rows to 4” / 10.2 cm in Mock English Rib

SKILLS REQUIRED
Long-tail CO, Cable CO, decreases (ssk, k2tog, p2tog, p2tog tbl), increases (m1R, m1L), short row shaping, picking up stitches for trims, circular knitting, and blocking.

10 page pdf includes pattern instructions, photographs, schematics, tutorial links, and definitions for relevant abbreviations.

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