Katla by Pam Allen

Katla

Knitting
October 2017
Aran (8 wpi) ?
13 stitches and 19 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch with larger needles, after blocking
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 11 - 8.0 mm
680 - 1530 yards (622 - 1399 m)
35 (38½, 42, 45¾, 49¼, 52¾, 56¼, 59¾, 63½)" [89 (98, 106.5, 116, 125, 134, 143, 152, 161.5) cm] bust circumference
English
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Pam Allen’s Katla is a quick fix of colorwork perfection. Knitted in the round from the bottom up, this comfortably oversized pullover in Aran weight Osprey pays homage to a beloved, well-worn favorite.

Shown in size 42” / 98 cm on a 31” / 78.5 cm, 5’7½“ / 171.5 cm tall model (11” / 28 cm positive ease)

yarn
osprey
4 (5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9) skeins iceland 153
1 skein egret 101

needles
16” circular in size US 8 / 5 mm
32” circular in sizes US 8 and US 11 / 5 mm and 8 mm
set dpns in sizes US 8 and US 11 / 5 mm and 8 mm

skills required
Long-tail and backward loop cast ons, stranded colorwork, wrap-and-turn short rows, three-needle bind off, picking up stitches (links provided), increasing, decreasing, cables, knitting in the round. Charts only.