X-Files I Want to Believe by KT Simmons-Uvin

X-Files I Want to Believe

Knitting
October 2021
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
5.5 stitches and 7 rows = 1 inch
in stockinette
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 9 - 5.5 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
1365 yards (1248 m)
19" across, 24.5" long from the shoulder, 26" sleeves from the shoulder
English
This pattern is available from etsy.com for $7.00.

This is a design I created -- results may vary.

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Size: I’m a US size 10-12 dress and this was meant to fit my body. The arms are long, as I like to roll my sleeves. The finished sweater I made measures 19” across, 24.5” long from the shoulder, and the sleeves measure 26” from the shoulder. If you need help adjusting the pattern, please email me: kathmack92@gmail.com

Gauge: 5.5sts/1” and about 7 rows/1”

Materials I used:

  • Malabrigo Rios
  • Purpuras (almost 2 hanks or 420 yds)
  • Archangel (almost 2 hanks or 420 yds)
  • Sunset (about 2.5 hanks or 525 yds) Color 1 (C1) Color 2 (C2) Color 3 (C3)
  • US 3 (3.25mm) and US 9 (5.5mm) straight needles
  • US 4 (3.5mm) circle needles with either 16” or 24” cable
  • 2 7.87’’/20CM stitch holders (for holding the front and back panel collar stitches)
  • 1 smaller stitch holder (4.72’’/12CM or so)

Stitches to know:

  • Cast on (or stretchy cast on -- or German twist cast on); abbreviated CO
  • Stockinette stitch
  • Make 1 (or invisible increase); abbreviated m1
  • Knit; abbreviated k(# corresponding to how many stitches to knit)
  • Purl; abbreviated p(#corresponding to how many stitches to purl)
  • Bind off (definitely use the stretchy bind off for the collar); abbreviated BO