Ekubo by Ririko

Ekubo

by Ririko
Knitting
August 2022
Light Fingering ?
27 stitches and 37 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
1394 - 2991 yards (1275 - 2735 m)
1 (2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9) : see below
English Japanese
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英語版と日本語版、同時に両方のファイルをダウンロードできます。
This pattern has been professionally edited and test knitted.


“Ekubo” – dimples in Japanese – is a comfortable boxy pullover with loose sleeves. Almost all the body is worked in textured Ekubo stitch.
The pullover is worked from the top down. After casting on, the shoulders are shaped using German short rows. The front and back are then worked in Ekubo stitch, back and forth separately to the underarm, then joined to be worked in the round to the hem. Sleeves stitches are picked up around arm openings and worked from the top down in the round. The hem and cuffs are worked in 1x3 slip stitch rib, and all edgings are neatly finished with I-cord bind off.

Finished measurements
Bust circumference

Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9) = 111 (120, 130.5, 140.5, 149.5)(160, 170.5, 180.5, 189.5) cm / 43¾ (47½, 51¼, 55½, 59)(63, 67, 71¼, 74½)”
From underarm to hem: 26.5 cm / 10½”

Suggested ease: + 25 – 40 cm / 9¾ – 15¾” at bust
Size 1 sample is worn with + 34.5 cm / 13½” ease.

Yarn
The Wool Barn Smooth Sock (75% wool, 25% nylon, 425 m / 465 yards per 100 g skein) – 3 (4, 4, 5, 5)(5, 6, 6, 7) skeins – color Walnut

Or light fingering weight;
Approximately 1275 (1425, 1580, 1760, 1930)(2120, 2325, 2530, 2735) m / 1394 (1558, 1728, 1925, 2111)(2318, 2543, 2767, 2991) yards
Please keep in mind that yardage is an estimate.

Needles
3 mm / US 2½; 40 – 100 cm / 16 – 40” or longer circular needle or double-pointed needles – Adjust cable length to fit sts comfortably.
3.75 mm / US 5; 40 – 100 cm / 16 – 40” or longer circular needle – Adjust cable length to fit sts comfortably.
Adjust needle size to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions
Stitch markers, spare circular needle of both sizes, tapestry needle, stitch holders, waste yarn

Gauge (after blocking)
27 sts and 50 rows = 10 cm / 4” in Ekubo stitch (page 6) on 3.75 mm / US 5 needle
27 sts and 37 rows = 10 cm / 4” in Stockinette stitch on 3 mm / US 2½ needle


“Ekubo” – 笑窪(えくぼ) – 袖がゆったりした着心地の良いボックス型のプルオーバー. 身頃のほとんどをえくぼ模様で編みます.
上から下に向かってトップダウン式に編み進めます.
作り目をし,ドイツ式の引き返し編みで肩下がりをつけたら, えくぼ模様で前後身頃を脇下までは往復編み, 脇下からは輪にして編みます. 袖は袖開きから目を拾い, 輪にして上から下に袖口に向かって編みます. 身頃裾と袖口は, すべり目を使ったゴム編みで, 縁編みはI-コードで綺麗に仕上げます.

出来上がり寸法
胸囲

サイズ1 (2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9) = 111 (120, 130.5, 140.5, 149.5)(160, 170.5, 180.5, 189.5) cm
脇下から裾まで: 26.5 cm

推奨するゆとり: バストで + 25~40 cm
サンプルは, サイズ1を + 34.5 cm / 13½” のゆとりで着用.


The Wool Barn Smooth Sock (75%ウール, 25%ナイロン, 425 m / 100 gカセ) – 3 (4, 4, 5, 5)(5, 6, 6, 7)カセ – 色 Walnut
または合細;
約1275 (1425, 1580, 1760, 1930)(2120, 2325, 2530, 2735) m
糸の長さは概算であることに注意すること.


3 mm / US 2½; 40 – 100 cm以上の輪針, 4本棒針 – 編む目数に合わせてケーブルの長さは調節する.
3.75 mm / US 5; 40 – 100 cm以上の輪針, 4本棒針 – 編む目数に合わせてケーブルの長さは調節する.
ゲージに合うよう必要に応じて針のサイズを変えること.

用具
目数マーカー, 両サイズの予備の輪針, とじ針, ステッチホルダー, 別糸

ゲージ (ブロッキング後)
3.75 mm / US 5の針で, Ekubo模様(6ページ) 27目50段 = 10 cm四方
3 mm / US 2½ の針で, メリヤス編み27目37段 = 10 cm四方


Special thanks to……….
changuma, KnittaBelle, nekokumikyoku, ojaoja, robertapall1959, tom0shi (test knitters) and Akiko (Yarnaholic)

nami44: Naoko Ogawa (technical editor)
皆様のお力添えに心より感謝いたします。ありがとうございました。


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