Ylva Shell by Elsebeth Lavold

Ylva Shell

Knitting
January 2006
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette on larger needles
S (M) L (XL)
English
Errata available: ingenkonst.se

Level of Difficulty: Intermediate

Sizes: S (M) L (XL)

Measurements:

  • Chest - 33 (36.25) 39.5 (43.25) in / 84 (92) 100 (110) cm
  • Length - 24 (24.5) 25.25 (25.5) in / 61, (62), 64, (65), cm

Materials:

  • _Hempathy_ - 5 (5) 6 (7) balls/skeins = 765 - 1071 yards
  • _Silky Wool_ - 5 (5) 6 (7) balls/skeins = 960 - 1344 yards
  • _Silky Tweed_ - 6 (6) 7 (8) hanks = 786 - 1048 yards

All of these yarns are DK weight.

Additional Yarn Notes: Pattern requires ONLY one of the suggested yarns (i.e. EITHER Hempathy, OR Silky Wool, OR Silky Tweed).

Needles:

  • _Hempathy_: US 2 / 3.0 mm, and US 4 / 3.5 mm, and US 2 / 3.0 mm circular needle for neckband.
  • _Silky Wool and Silky Tweed_: US 4 / 3.5 mm, and US 6 / 4.0 mm, and US 4 / 3.5 mm circular needle for neckband.

Additional Materials: Cable needle

A chart for the cabled motif is included in the pattern.

Description from the pattern: “_Ylva can be made as a slightly shaped shell with cables running up the front and back, unfolding into a four-knot and continuing around the V-neck. The cables also edge the armholes…. The jacket has the same basic design, but with the four-knot also emerging from the armhole cable._”

Click to see the Ylva Jacket pattern page.