Yakan by Walaa Emad

Yakan

Knitting
September 2024
both are used in this pattern
yarn held together
Lace
+ DK
= Worsted (9 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch in the rnd
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
1615 - 3262 yards (1477 - 2983 m)
1, 2, 3, 4 (5, 6, 7, 8) 9, 10, 11, 12 (13, 14, 15, 16)
English
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Yakan is a top down skirt with negative ease at the waist and an A-line skirt. it has two cables running on each side of the skirt and cabled hem with an i-cord finishing. The pockets are knitted separately and sewn it at the end

Sizes: 1, 2, 3, 4 (5, 6, 7, 8) 9, 10, 11, 12 (13, 14, 15, 16)
Finished waist circumference: 59, 65, 68.5, 74.5 (80, 84, 89.5, 93.5) 99, 105, 108.5, 114.5 (120, 124, 129.5, 133.5) cm
Ease: 5 - 0 cm of negative ease
Sample is size 2 with 1 cm of negative ease at the waist

Yarn
Schaapjeswol Lutjebroek/Threse 250 (100% Dutch wool, 250 m / 100 g) held with Filcolana Tilia (70% mohair 30% silk, 210 m / 25 g)
Sample colourway: Nachtblauw and Navy blue

6, 7, 7, 7 (8, 8, 9, 9) 10, 10, 10, 11 (11, 12, 12, 12) skeins of Schaapjeswol Lutjebroek/Threse 250 & 7, 7, 7, 8 (8, 9, 9, 10) 10, 11, 11, 12 (12, 13, 13, 13) skeins of Filcolana Tilia

Meterage

  • Schaapjeswol Lutjebroek/Threse 250: 1477, 1547, 1612, 1749 (1852, 1950, 2072, 2158) 2279, 2400, 2481, 2602 (2724, 2804, 2931, 2983) m

  • Filcolana Tilia: 1340, 1403, 1462, 1586 (1680, 1770, 1880, 1958) 2068, 2178, 2251, 2361 (2471, 2544, 2659, 2706) m

Gauge

  • Stockinette: 17 sts x 23 rnds = 10 cm in the rnd after blocking with Needle B with DK and lace held together & 21 sts x 30 rnds = 10 cm in the rnd after blocking with Needle A with DK held single

  • Cables: 21 sts x 30 rnds = 10 cm in the rnd after blocking with Needle B with DK and lace held together

Needles
Needle A: 3.5 mm
Needle B: 5 mm

Notions
4 stitch markers including a unique one for BOR, cable needle, darning needle, 55-130 elastic with a width of 3 cm