Banoffi by Lisa Richardson

Banoffi

Knitting
January 2013
yarn held together
Sport
+ Fingering
= Super Bulky (5-6 wpi) ?
10 stitches and 13 rows = 4 inches
in over design pattern using a special combination of needles and yarn (see Notes)
US 10½ - 6.5 mm
US 17 - 12.0 mm
2985 - 4776 yards (2729 - 4367 m)
32-34, 36-38, 40-42, 44-46, 48-50 inches
English

With a wide ballet neck and dropped sleeves that almost to your fingertips, this project uses 6.5 mm and 12 mm needles with 4 strands of fingering weight yarn held together. The 4 different colorways blend into a variegated flurry in which the individual colors pop.

Finished width dimensions:
53, 57, 63, 69, 77 cm
21, 22.5, 25, 27, 30.5 inches

Yarn Information:
Panama
A - Begonia 306
5, 6, 6, 7, 8 skeins
740, 888, 888, 1036, 1184 yards

B - Aster 310
5, 6, 6, 7, 8 skeins
740, 888, 888, 1036, 1184 yards

C - Straw 313
5, 6, 6, 7, 8 skeins
740, 888, 888, 1036, 1184 yards

Siena 4 Ply
D - Madras 675
5, 6, 6, 7, 8 skeins
765, 918, 918, 1071, 1224 yards

Gauge notes:

  • The listed Yarn weight is reflected after holding 4 strands together.
  • 10 stitches and 13 rows to 10 cm (4 inches) measured over design pattern using a combination of 6.5mm (US 10.5) and one 12mm (US 17) needle with 1 strand each of yarns A, B, C, and D held together.
  • 12mm needles are listed in the pattern as the equivalent of US 17 needles.