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Helen
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust: 31, 35½, 39, 43, 47, 51, 55½“/ 78.7, 90.2, 99.1, 109.2, 119.4, 129.5, 141 cm
Waist: 26, 30½, 34, 38, 42, 46, 50½”/ 66, 77.5, 86.4, 96.5, 106.7, 116.8, 128.3 cm
Hips: 31, 35½, 39, 43, 47, 51, 55½“/ 78.7, 90.2, 99.1, 109.2, 119.4, 129.5, 141 cm
Length: 25¾, 26¼, 26½, 26¾, 27, 27¼, 27½”/ 65.4, 66.7, 67.3, 67.9, 68.6, 69.2, 69.9 cm
MATERIALS
Yarn
Shown in Chickadee wool by Quince & Co. (100% wool; 181 yards /166 m per 50g skein); color – Pomegranate #112; 6, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10 skeins, or for comparable yarn, approximately 940, 1075, 1190, 1325, 1450, 1590, 1720 yards / 860, 985, 1090, 1215, 1325, 1455, 1575 m.
I always have additional yarn on-hand for swatching.
Needles
US5 / 3.75mm or size to obtain Stockinette Stitch gauge
• 1 24”/ 60 cm circular or 1 pair straight
• 1 20”/ 50 cm to 24”/ 60 cm circular (for neckline trim)
Notions
• Stitch markers (locking and rings)
• Stitch holders
• Tapestry needle
• T-pins for blocking
GAUGE (after blocking)
• 24 sts and 32 rows = 4”/ 10.2 cm in Stockinette Stitch
• 22.4 sts and 29.5 rows = 4”/ 10.2 cm in Hexagon Fern Lace
SKILLS REQUIRED
Long-tail CO, circular knitting, decreasing (ssk, k2tog), double decreasing (ssk-L-psso-R, sl-k2tog-psso), increasing (m1L, m1R, yo), 3-needle BO, short row shaping, setting in sleeve caps, stitch pick-up for neckline trim, blocking and seaming.
16 page pdf includes pattern instructions, Hexagon Fern Lace stitch description, charts, and shaping notes, photographs, schematics, tutorial links, Row Trackers (a tool for managing at the same time instructions if you choose), and definitions for relevant abbreviations.
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- First published: May 2012
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