White Pine by Andrea Mowry

White Pine

Knitting
January 2016
Aran (8 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 29 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch in the round, after blocking
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
950 - 1425 yards (869 - 1303 m)
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)(9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
English
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White Pine is the perfect layering sweater. Knit in a beautiful, naturally dyed worsted weight yarn, with simple texture that results in a slimming silhouette with no shaping needed. Completely seamless and worked from the top down so you can try it on as you go!

Sizes:
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)(9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
#sizeinclusive

Finished Bust Measurements
32 (34.25, 36.25, 38, 40, 42.25, 44.25, 46)(48, 50.25, 52.25, 54, 56, 58.25, 60.25)”
81.5 (87, 92, 96.5, 101.5, 107.5, 112.5, 117)(122, 127.5, 132.5, 137, 142, 148, 153) cm
Recommended ease is -2 to +2”/-5 to +5 cm; sample is shown in Size 2 with 0”/0 cm ease.

Yardage Requirements:
Worsted weight (80 g/210 yds)
387 (414, 437, 462, 498, 527, 560, 594)(622, 654, 685, 710, 747, 786, 821) g
1014 (1086, 1146, 1211, 1307, 1382, 1469, 1557)(1631, 1717, 1797, 1863, 1959, 2063, 2154) yds
927 (993, 1048, 1107, 1195, 1263, 1343, 1424)(1492, 1570, 1643, 1704, 1791, 1887, 1970) m

Suggested yarn:
Swans Island All American (210yd/80g)
5 (6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8)(8, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10, 11) skeins in Driftwood

Suggested Needles: US 7/4.5mm in 32” circulars & dpns and US 6/4mm in 16” circulars

Notions: stitch markers, 4 removeable stitch markers, scrap yarn or stitch holders, scissors, tapestry needle

Gauge: Measured over stockinette stitch in the round after blocking - 18 sts & 29 rows = 4 in/10cm on larger needles

Techniques to indulge in:
Top down, seamless sweater construction
provisional cast on
knitting in the round
purling in the round
creating a faux seam
picking up stitches
seamless set-in sleeves
short rows
binding off
increasing
decreasing

Read more about this pattern on my blog!

Please check out Annie Rowden (byAnnieClaire) and her fabulous contribution to our collection - Riverflow!