Bagamoyo is an old Swahili coastal town about an hour’s drive from Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. These days it’s pretty chill but the architecture harkens back to a time when it was the bustling major port city on the mainland. Most of the work on this pattern was done while stuck in Dar traffic dreaming of a lazy weekend away wandering around Old Bagamoyo.

Finished Sizes:

XS (S1, S2, M1) M2 (L1, L2, XL)

with finished chest circumferences of:

30.5 (35.5, 40.5, 45.5) 50.5 (55.5, 60.5, 65.5)”
77.5 (90, 103, 115.5) 128.5 (141, 153.5, 166) cm

Bagamoyo is designed to be worn with minimal positive ease. Choose the size 1-2” larger than the intended wearer’s bust measurement.

The sample shown is shown with in a size S1 on a 34” bust.

Yarn Requirements:

Approximately 712 (822, 945, 1045) 1190 (1297, 1410, 1548) yards / 651 (752, 864, 956) 1088 (1186, 1289, 1415) meters DK weight yarn.

Sample shown in Juniper Moon Farm, Zooey DK (60% Cotton 40% Linen & 284 yards / 260 meters per 100g) Colorway: Pearl; 3 (3, 4, 4) 4 (5, 5, 5) balls

Needles and Notions:

US size 6 / 4 mm 24” / 60 cm circular needles plus one size smaller and needles of both sizes as preferred for working small circumferences in the round.

2 stitch markers, tapestry needle.

Techniques used:

Increasing, decreasing, knitting in the round, short rows, yarn overs.

This pattern is knit in the round from the bottom up and includes short row shaping at the shoulders.

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