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Imogene Collection
INTRODUCTION
This collection includes patterns for 3 items: a cowl, hat, and pair of mittens with a fingerless mitt option. They feature simple colourwork for the cowl and mittens, with an opportunity to show off your skills in the show-stopping hat pattern. All three patterns are worked in the round using light sport-weight/heavy fingering-weight yarn.
SPECIAL TECHNIQUES REQUIRED (pattern dependant)
working in the round, stranded colourwork, placing stitches on hold, casting on stitches mid-row, picking up stitches, decreasing in pattern, seaming live stitches (optional).
SIZING
Sizes range from toddler to adult large, depending on the item worked.
Cowl - 2 sizes
Mittens and Fingerless Mitts - 4 sizes
Hat - 5 sizes
YARN required to work all 3 patterns in the largest size option
John Arbon Textiles Yarnadelic Sport (100% falklands Corriedale), 333m / 100g:
- 2 hanks of “Ordinary Joe” (light-toned MC),
- 1 hank of “Indigo Dust” (dark-toned C1) and
- 1 hank of “Pink Moon” (medium-toned C2),
or equal yardage of substitute 100% wool, light sport-weight yarn or heavy fingering-weight yarn.
NEEDLES
Ribbing: 2.75mm (US 2) circular needles.
Main: 3.5mm (US 4) circular needles.
Colourwork: 4mm (US 6) circular needles.
The listed needle sizes are only suggestions; change sizes as required to meet gauge.
CIRCULAR CORD LENGTHS - increase or decrease cord length as needed.
Short: 16 inch/40cm for working small stitch counts in the round.
Long: 30 inch/75cm cord for working small circumference in magic loop, or choose your preferred methods.
NOTIONS
scissors, scrap yarn or st holders, tapestry needle, stitch markers (3).
GAUGE in 4 inches/10cm of blocked fabric
You may use the Cowl pattern as a gauge swatch.
Stockinette with Main needles and Colourwork with Colourwork needles, worked in the rnd:
- 27 sts by 33 rnds.
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- First published: December 2024
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