Voussoir by Melissa Wehrle

Voussoir

Knitting
May 2011
DK (11 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 25 rows = 4 inches
in Fair Isle St st
US 6 - 4.0 mm
1520 - 2280 yards (1390 - 2085 m)
33 (35¼, 37¼, 39½, 43, 47, 51¼)” bust/chest circumference, buttoned
English
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FINISHED SIZE
33 (35¼, 37¼, 39½, 43, 47, 51¼)” bust/chest circumference, buttoned. Cardigan shown measures 35¼”.

YARN
O-WOOL LEGACY DK (100% certified organic wool; 152 yd 140 m/50 g): 1000 Natural (MC), 6 (6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10) skeins; 2174 Russet (CC), 4 (4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5) skeins.

GAUGE
23 sts and 25 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Fair Isle St st with larger needles. Take time to save time, check your gauge.

NEEDLES
Body and Sleeves—Size 6 (4 mm): 26” circular (cir) and double-pointed (dpn);
Ribbing—Size 5 (3.75 mm): 26” cir and dpn. Adjust needle sizes if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

NOTIONS
Stitch holders or waste yarn; stitch markers (m); tapestry needle; size E/4 (3.5 mm) crochet hook or sewing machine; sharp scissors; five 3/4” buttons.

NOTES
Body is worked in the rnd with a steek up the center front. Sleeves are worked in the rnd and added to the body at the underarms. Body and sleeves are worked together in the rnd to the shoulders. Shoulders and top of sleeve cap are then worked back and forth. Read through pattern carefully. Pocket and waist decreases are worked at the same time, then waist increases and neck shaping are worked at the same time.