Out of the Box by Nancy Rawlinson

Out of the Box

Crochet
September 2001
Aran (8 wpi) ?
12 stitches and 11 rows = 4 inches
in Wave pattern
6.0 mm (J)
1290 - 1720 yards (1180 - 1573 m)
English

Other Materials: 16 or 18 inch separating zipper, matching sewing thread, hand-sewing needle, quilting pins.

Sizing: To fit bust: 31.5 (34.25, 37.25, 41, 43.25) inches/80 (87, 95, 104, 110) cm
Finished bust: 35.5 (39.5, 41, 45, 47.5) inches/90 (100, 104, 114, 121) cm

Design Details:

  • Semi-fitted
  • Body length to high hip
  • No shoulder seams (back and fronts worked as one piece)
  • Full-length sleeve worked from armhole to cuff
  • Slight drop shoulder
  • Scallop hem edging

From the book: Chase away the chills in style with this pure wool, zipper-front sweater. Inspired by the classic Chanel jacket, its boxy effect is softened with a subtle, undulating wave pattern that’s produced by working alternating groups of single- and double-crochet stitches.