Elms by Åsa Buchta

Elms

Knitting
February 2025
DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
992 - 1860 yards (907 - 1701 m)
Bust: (34½, 38½, 42½) [46½, 50½, 54½, 58½] {62½, 66½, 70½}" / (87.5, 98, 108) [118, 128.5, 138.5, 148.5] {158.5, 169, 179} cm
English
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A classic striped pullover to protect from the coastal chill, Elms will be an easy choice for both style and comfort. This project is a straightforward knit with the wide stripes providing easy progress points as you work soothing stockinette stitch. Pima Soft ensures that your finished pullover will be cool and comfortable to wear, with a silky-soft feel. 

Elms is knit in the round from the bottom up to the underarms, where the back and front are completed separately before being seamed together at the shoulders. Sleeve stitches are picked up around the armhole edge and worked down in the round to the cuff.

SIZES
(1, 2, 3) 4, 5, 6, 7 {8, 9, 10}

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust: (34½, 38½, 42½) 46½, 50½, 54½, 58½ {62½, 66½, 70½}“ / (87.5, 98, 108) 118, 128.5, 138.5, 148.5 {158.5, 169, 179} cm
Length: (23, 23¼, 23½) 24, 24½, 24¾, 25 {25¼, 25½, 25¾}” / (58.5, 59, 59.5) 61, 62, 63, 63.5 {64, 64.5, 65.5} cm
Shown in size 3 (42½“ / 108 cm), modeled with approximately 8” / 20 cm of positive ease.
Recommended ease: approximately 4–8” / 10–20 cm of positive ease.

YARN 
BERROCO PIMA SOFT (50 g): (4, 5, 5) 6, 6, 7, 7 {7, 8, 8} balls #4602 Chiffon (C1), (3, 3, 3) 4, 4, 4, 4 {5, 5, 5} balls #4614 Powder (C2), and (1, 1, 1) 2, 2, 2, 2 {2, 2, 2} balls #4641 Navy (C3)

NEEDLES
32” / 80 cm circular needles, sizes 4 / 3.5 mm and 6 / 4 mm or size to obtain gauge
16” / 40 cm circular needles, size 4 / 3.5 mm
Double-pointed needles (or preferred needles for working small circumferences), sizes 4 / 3.5 mm and 6 / 4 mm

NOTIONS 
Stitch marker, waste yarn to hold stitches, tapestry needle

GAUGE
20 sts and 28 rows = 4” / 10 cm in St st on larger needles
Gauge shown is after blocking. To save time and ensure accurate measurements, take time to check gauge.