Totnes Road by Jaana Etula

Totnes Road

Knitting
February 2024
both are used in this pattern
DK (11 wpi) ?
1 (2)
English Finnish

​Totnes Road is a simple, cosy collar with a twist. It combines stylish stitch patterns with a modern construction.

SIZES
1 (2)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Length at Back (from Back Neckline to Hem): 11.5 (12.25)“ / 29.5 (31.5) cm.
Length at Front (from Front Neckline to Hem): 9 (9.5)” / 23 (24.5) cm.
Back and Front Width: 14.75 (16.25)“ / 37 (40.5) cm.
Turtleneck Circumference: 14.5 (16)” / 36.5 (40) cm.

MATERIALS
Yarn: Yarn A: 2 skeins of Knit by Numbers DK by John Arbon Textiles (50% merino, 50% Bluefaced Leicester, 273 yds / 250 m – 100 g), colourway KBN117.

Or approx. 410 (525) yds / 375 (480) m of DK-weight yarn or any yarn you obtain gauge with. Alternative yarn suggestions are for example Sandnes Garn Double Sunday and Vuonue Pentti kampalanka.

Yarn B: 1 (2) skein(s) of Nurja Mohair by Nurja (72% kid mohair, 28% silk, 459 yds ​/420 m – 50 g), colourway Ruoste.

Or approx. 410 (525) yds / 375 (480) m of lace-weight yarn or any yarn you obtain gauge with. Alternative yarn suggestions are for example Isager Silk Mohair and Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair.

The yarns are held together throughout the pattern.

Needles: US 7 / 4.5 mm 32” / 80 cm circular needles (and 16” / 40 cm for turtleneck if not using magic loop), US 8 / 5 mm 16” / 40 cm circular needles (for turtleneck). US 6 / 4 mm 32” / 80 cm circular needles for last rows of bottom edge ribbing (optional).

Notions: Removable stitch markers, stitch holder or waste yarn.

GAUGE
16.5 sts x 41 rows to 4” / 10 cm on US 7 ​/ 4.5 mm needles in Half Fisherman’s Rib, after blocking.

23 sts x 26 rows to 4” / 10 cm on US ​7 / 4.5 mm needles in 1 x 1 Rib, after blocking.

CONSTRUCTION
This collar is worked seamlessly from the top down with two yarns held together. First the turtleneck collar is worked in the round in 1 ​x 1 Rib. The back piece starts from the turtleneck and is worked flat in Half Fisherman’s Rib. Stitches for the front piece are picked up from the shoulders and the shoulder pieces are worked separately. The front is worked in one piece from the front neckline downwards. The sample is shown in size 1.