Skill Level: Intermediate

Yarn

Sample 1 (Yarn A and B are held together):

• Yarn A: Woollentwine Thrive (100% unspun wool; 100g per plate). 2.5 plates in “Rye”.

• Yarn B: Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair (70% mohair, 30% silk; lace weight; 246yds/25g). 4.5 skeins in “Bark”.

Sample 2 (Yarn A and B are held together):

• Yarn A: Zeilinger Wool Company pencil roving (100% unspun wool; 250g per plate). 1.5 plates in undyed.

• Yarn B: Woolen Women Fibers Matsumoto (64% mohair, 36% silk; lace weight; 459yds/50g). 2 skeins in “Beer Garden”.

Yardage: 987 (1101, 1218, 1337, 1440), 1564 (1691, 1797, 1928, 2062) yds of each

Meterage: 903 (1007, 1114, 1223, 1317), 1430, (1546, 1643, 1763, 1885) m of each

Note: Unspun yarns often do not have exact yardages listed because the fragility makes it difficult to measure precisely. It also breaks easily and often requires wet-splicing, which requires more yardage, so I recommend buying slightly more if you have never worked with unspun yarns before.

Alternate Yarn Suggestions:

• Yarn A: Höner och Eir Nutiden, Wooldreamers Manchelopis, Ístex Plötulopi
• Yarn B: Knit Picks Aloft, Rowan Kidsilk Haze, Rowan Cashmere Haze

Needles

• US 8 (5mm) circular needles, or size to obtain gauge (for sleeve and collar ribbing)

• US 10 (6mm) circular needles, or size to obtain gauge (for stockinette and body ribbing)

Notions

• Yarn needle


• Stitch markers (4—1 for BOR, 3 for raglan shaping)

• Optional: 1 removable stitch marker to mark front of raglan for short rows

• Scrap yarn or extra cables to hold stitches

• Scrap yarn for provisional cast on

• Crochet hook for provisional cast on (5mm or larger)

Gauge

• 16 sts and 23 rows = 4” in Stockinette stitch on 6mm needles, blocked

• 16 sts and 26 rows = 4” in 2x2 rib on 5mm needles, blocked

• Please make a tension/gauge swatch to ensure a proper fit.

Finished Measurements

• Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5), 6 (7, 8, 9, 10)

• 40 (44, 48, 52, 56), 60 (64, 68, 72, 76)” finished garment bust measurement; garment is meant to be worn with 10” of positive ease

• 100 (110, 120, 130, 140), 150 (160, 170, 180, 190)cm finished garment bust measurement; garment is meant to be worn with 25cm of positive ease Samples shown are Size 3 on 39”/98cm bust