Country Roads by Ágnes Kutas

Country Roads

Knitting
October 2016
Aran (8 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in pattern (Chart B) on larger needle
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
820 - 1395 yards (750 - 1276 m)
XS, S, M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X
English German Hungarian
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We travel to the peaceful quiet and winding roads of the country, with the changing colors of the season around us. Gentle rolling hills and twisting paths lead us into our journey. Travelling down the road with a cooler breeze along our hand and the peaceful quiet of the fields and forests, a country estate or bed-and-breakfast over the horizon. We settle into the gentle rhythm and enjoy the moment.

Country Roads is a seamlessly knit sweater, worked from the bottom up, in the round to the underarm. The front and back are then worked separately back and forth, before joining the shoulders with a 3-needle bind-off. The sleeves are knit seamlessly from the top down to the cuff, with the aid of size-specific charts. Finally, the neckband is picked up and knit.

The pattern includes both charted and written directions, color-coded according to sizes. US and metric measurements.

Sizes
S (M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X)

Finished measurements
Chest
86.5 (93.5, 106.5, 115.5, 126.5, 138) cm
34 (36¾, 42, 45½, 49¾, 54¼) inches

Yarn
Debbie Bliss Blue Faced Leicester Aran
100% wool
75 meters (82 yards) / 50 grams
#06 mustard
10 (11, 13, 14, 15, 17) balls

Needles

  • 4 mm (US 6) circular needle, 80 or 100 cm (32 or 40 inches) long, depending on the chosen size
  • 4 mm (US 6) dpn or short circular needle 4.5 mm (US 7) circular needle, 80 or 100 cm (32 or 40 inches) long, depending on the chosen size
  • 4.5 mm (US 7) double-pointed needles or use needle size that gives you the correct gauge

Notions
stitch markers
cable needle

Gauge
18 stitches / 24 rnds = 10 cm in pattern (Chart B) on larger needle
18 stitches / 27 rnds or rows = 10 cm in stockinette and seed stripes on larger needle