Francisca by Christopher Croucher

Francisca

Knitting
September 2016
yarn held together
Lace
+ Lace
= Light Fingering ?
14 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch with yarn held doubled
US 10 - 6.0 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
1600 - 2500 yards (1463 - 2286 m)
XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL
English
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SKILL LEVEL
Easy

SIZES
XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust: 33 (36½, 41, 44½, 49, 53½)“
Length: 20¾ (22, 22½, 23¼, 23¾, 24¼)”

YARN
Silky Alpaca Lace by Classic Elite Yarns
(70% alpaca, 30% silk; 50 g = approx 440 yards)
A – 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3) balls 2453 Berry
B – 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3) balls 2443 Apricot

NEEDLES
Knitting needles in size US 6 (4 mm) or size to obtain gauge.
Knitting needles in size US 10 (6 mm) or size to obtain gauge.

GAUGE
14 sts and 22 rows = 4” in St st using larger needles and 2 strands of yarn held together, blocked (see Notes);
30 sts and 28 rows = 4” in 3 x 3 Rib using smaller needles and 2 strands of yarn held together, relaxed so 3-st purl columns appear 1½ sts wide. Take time to save time, check your gauge.

NOTES
Work with one strand each of A and B held together throughout. The stockinette sections of this project are deliberately worked using a large needle at a loose gauge to produce a softly draping fabric. The sleeves are worked from the top down.