Bailiwick Pullover by Courtney Spainhower

Bailiwick Pullover

Knitting
February 2014
Light Fingering ?
24 stitches and 31 rows = 4 inches
in Bed Jacket patt on smaller and larger needles alternately; 28 sts and 36 rnds = 4" in St st on smaller needle.
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
850 - 1360 yards (777 - 1244 m)
38 (40 3/4, 43 1/4, 46 3/4, 50, 52, 54 3/4)" bust circumference. Sweater shown measures 43 1/4", modeled with 8 3/4" of positive ease.
English
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Designer Courtney Spainhower

Finished Size 38 (40 3/4, 43 1/4, 46 3/4, 50, 52, 54 3/4)“ bust circumference. Sweater shown measures 43 1/4”, modeled with 8 3/4” of positive ease.

Yarn Manos del Uruguay Serena (60% baby alpaca, 40% pima cotton; 170 yd 155 m/1 3/4 oz 50 g): #S2550 seal, 5 (5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8) skeins. Yarn distributed by Fairmount Fibers.

Needles Size 4 (3.5 mm): 16” circular (cir), 24” cir, and set of double-pointed (dpn). Size 8 (5 mm): 24” cir. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Markers (m); cable needle (cn); stitch holders; tapestry needle.

Gauge 24 sts and 31 rnds = 4” in Bed Jacket patt on smaller and larger needles alternately; 28 sts and 36 rnds = 4” in St st on smaller needle.

Styled with ample ease, the Bailiwick Pullover further modernizes the gansey—traditionally, a densely knitted sweater with texture patterns made for fishermen of the Channel Islands—with top-down construction and a luxe alpaca blend.