Navajo Belted Topper by Lisa Gentry

Navajo Belted Topper

Knitting
November 2011
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
15 stitches and 19 rows = 4 inches
in St st
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 9 - 5.5 mm
1120 - 1440 yards (1024 - 1317 m)
Woman’s small (medium, large, extra-large, 2X-large, 3X-large) Instructions are given for smallest size, with larger sizes in parentheses. When only 1 number is given, it applies to all sizes.
English

Enjoy a laid-back afternoon, while you slip on this southwestern-inspired cover up.

Skill Level:
Intermediate

Finished Measurements:
Chest: 35 (38, 41 1/2, 44 1/2, 48, 51) inches, without rib border
Length: 26 1/4 (26 1/4, 26 3/4, 26 3/4, 27 1/4, 27 1/4) inches

Materials:

  • Chunky weight yarn* (160 yds/ 142g per skein): 5 (6, 6, 6, 7, 7) skeins ocean #0004 (MC); 1 skein each sand #0001 (A) and black #0006 (B)
  • Size 7 (4.5mm) 29-inch circular needle
  • Size 9 (5.5mm) 29-inch circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge

Sample project was completed with Simply Soft Chunky (100% acrylic) from Caron International.