Mathilde dickey is the perfect 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.

Worked in a 1x1 twisted rib pattern with a special shoulder construction that adds a steadier and more structured feel to the dickey. Front and back are worked flat separately, then the neck stitches are picked up and knit in the round.

LEVEL

Advanced (3/3)

YARN

3 (3) skeins of Cloud Gregoria Fibers (50g = 120 yards/ 110 m) (42% baby alpaca, 28% extra fine wool, 30% cotton).

For the sample we used the colourway “Shadow”.

NEEDLES

US 8 / 5 mm circular needles, cable length 16 or 24” 40 or 60 cm and 32 or 40” 80 or 100 cm for both stockinette stitch and ribbing DPN of the same size to create the i-cord.

US 7 / 4.5 mm circular needles, cable length 16 or 24” 40 or 60 cm and 32 or 40” 80 or 100 cm for ribbing.

GAUGE

18 stitches x 17 rounds = 4” / 10 cm on US 8 / 5 mm needles in pattern stitch worked in the round after blocking on larger needle.

SIZES

1 (2)

Shoulder width: 3.2 (4)” 8 (10) cmCollar length (measured at the front from CO edge): 13 (16)” 33 (40.5) cm