A true winter essential.
It can be worn over a sweater as an extra layer on cold days or just over a blouse when it is too warm for a sweater.
Both neck and yoke are worked in a classic 1x1 twisted rib pattern. The yoke features a set of decorative increases. The lower part of the garment is worked in stockinette stitch and is shaped with some invisible decreases. The front and back are worked separately.
LEVEL
Intermediate (2/3)
YARN
2 skeins of Natural Cotton Merino Gregoria Fibers (50g = 180 yards/165 m) (70% cotton, 30% merino).
2 skeins of Kidsilk Lace Gregoria Fibers (25g = 230 yards/ 210 m) (73% super kid mohair, 27% silk).
The dickey is worked by holding two strands of yarn together (one of Kidsilk Lace and one of Natural Cotton Merino).
For the sample, we used one strand of our colorway “Ivory” of Kidsilk Lace, and one strand of our colorway “Oat” of Natural Cotton Merino.
NEEDLES
3 mm / US 2.5 circular needles, cable length 60 or 80 cm / 24 or 32” for the pattern stitch (both rib and stockinette stitch).
3 mm / US 2.5 DPNs for working the i-cord.
GAUGE**
28 stitches x 32 rounds = 10 cm / 4” on 3 mm / US 2.5 needles in twisted rib worked in the round after blocking.
25 stitches x 40 rounds = 10 cm / 4” on 3 mm / US 2.5 needles in stockinette stitch worked flat after blocking.
SIZES
One size
Shoulder width: 35 cm /14”
Collar length (measured at the front from CO): 40 cm / 16”