Oak Creek Pullover by Claire Borchardt

Oak Creek Pullover

Knitting
November 2021
yarn held together
Fingering
+ Lace
= DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette on needle 2
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
1175 - 2550 yards (1074 - 2332 m)
36 (40, 44, 48, 52) (56, 60, 64, 68)” / 91.5 (101.5, 112, 122, 132) (142, 152.5, 162.5, 172.5) cm
English
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This pullover is knit from the top down in the round. Sleeves are placed on hold while the rest of the body is knit. The split hem is worked back and forth and bound off. Once the body is completed the sleeves are picked up and knit to the cuff. Techniques include: Tubular cast on, tubular bind off.

Basic information:
Craft: Knitting
Skill level: Intermediate - defined raglan increases, and tubular cast on / bind off

Sizes:
1 (2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9)

Bust:
36 (40, 44, 48, 52) (56, 60, 64, 68)”
91.5 (101.5, 112, 122, 132) (142, 152.5, 162.5, 172.5) cm
Note: Pick a finished size that offers 4-6” / 10-15 cm of positive ease. Sample shown size 2 with intended positive ease of 6” / 15 cm.

Yarn:
1: Autumn and Indigo Local Fingering / 100% Rambouillet // Shown in color Concord
Held with
2: Autumn and Indigo Suri Silk / 74% Suri Alpaca / 26% silk // Shown in color Stone

Yardage:
1: Fingering weight:
1157 (1255, 1452, 1614, 1800)(1986, 2158, 2345, 2536) yds
1059 (1149, 1328, 1476, 1647)(1817, 1974, 2145, 2320) m

2: Lace weight (Suri):
1128 (1230, 1418, 1578, 1758)(1938, 2107, 2289, 2476) yds
1032 (1126, 1297, 1444, 1608)(1773, 1928, 2094, 2265) m

A DK yarn may be substituted in place of holding a fingering & lace weight yarn together. If doing so, use the yardage recommendations for the fingering weight yarn.

Gauge:
20 sts x 32 rows in stockinette stitch on needle 2 = 4“ / 10cm

Needles:
Needle 1: US 5 / 3.75 mm 16” (40 cm) or matching set DPNs (for cuffs), and 24” (60 cm) or longer circular for body ribbing at waistband

Needle 2: US 6 / 4 mm 32” (80cm) or larger circular needle for the body and magic loop for the sleeves