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With our carefully curated selection of non-superwash, plastic-free yarns and notions, we have everything you need to get started on your next project - and the one after that.
Here's to a wardrobe of knits we love and want to wear for years to come!
We're here to help you stitch sustainability into every aspect of your making.
With our carefully curated selection of non-superwash, plastic-free yarns and notions, we have everything you need to get started on your next project - and the one after that.
Here's to a wardrobe of knits we love and want to wear for years to come!
Theophrastus is a delightful whisper of a T-shirt - light, airy, marled, ruffles. It looks great over jeans as well as skirts, and is, for us, the embodiment of spring in a garment.
A top-down raglan construction, this top begins with two different coloured strands of lace-weight yarn held together. Amongst the raglan increases is a hidden purl row which serves as the anchor for the double ruffle that will be added later: two ruffles, one in each of the colours of the marled body, knit with two versions of the Old Shale lace pattern, and reminiscent of double rose petals.
Valerie Rachel
Krea Deluxe Deluxe Silk Mohair
This listing is for the single PDF pattern. You'll get an email with a download link immediately after purchase.
This pattern is also available in Making Stories Magazine Issue 9, In Bloom.
SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) [6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Finished bust circumference: 88 (97, 106, 115, 124) [134, 143, 152, 161, 169] cm / 34.5 (38, 41.75, 45.25, 48.75) [52.75, 56.25, 59.75, 63.5, 66.5]” - recommended to be worn with 10-20 cm / 4-8” of positive ease at the bust.
YARN
Krea Deluxe Silk Mohair (45% Silk, 33% Mohair, 22% Baby Alpaca; 240 metres / 262 yards per 20 g)
585 (650, 700, 805, 865) [955, 1020, 1105, 1260, 1360] metres / 640 (710, 765, 880, 945) [1045, 1115, 1210, 1380] yards each of MC and CC
Sample shown is knit in colourways No. 01 (MC) and No. 32 (CC).
Carmen wears a size 3 with 11 cm / 4.25" of positive ease.
NEEDLES
4 mm / US 6 circular needle with a cable length of at least 80 cm / 32” (or needle size to obtain gauge)
3.5 mm / US 4 circular needle with a cable length of at least 80 cm / 32” (or needle size to obtain gauge)
GAUGE
20 sts x 26 rounds = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” (in the round, in stockinette stitch, with yarns held double, on larger needle, after blocking)
22 sts x 26 rounds = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” (in the round, in half-twisted rib stitch, with yarns held double, on smaller needle, after blocking)
NOTIONS
• Blocking tools (blocking mats, t-pins, blocking wires)
• Darning needle
• Removable stitch markers (optional)
• Scrap yarn
• Stitch markers (1 unique for beginning of round, 4 for raglan, 18-36 for lace)
• Tape measure
• Back neck width: 15 (15.5, 16, 16, 16.5) [17, 17, 17.5, 18, 18.5] cm / 5.75 (6, 6.25, 6.25, 6.5) [6.75, 6.75, 7, 7.25, 7.5]”
• Front neck drop: 5.5 cm / 2.25”
• Armhole depth: 16.5 (17.5, 18, 19, 20.5) [21, 22.5, 23.5, 26.5, 28] cm / 6.5 (7, 7, 7.5, 8) [8.25, 8.75, 9.25, 10.5, 11]”
• Bust circumference: 88 (97, 106, 115, 124) [134, 143, 152, 161, 169] cm / 34.5 (38, 41.75, 45.25, 48.75) [52.75, 56.25, 59.75, 63.5, 66.5]”
• Side length from underarm: 32 (32, 32, 34, 34) [34, 34, 34, 36, 36] cm / 12.5 (12.5, 12.5, 13.5, 13.5) [13.5, 13.5, 13.5, 14.25, 14.25]”
• Upper sleeve circumference: 26 (28.5, 31, 34.5, 37) [39, 41.5, 44, 48.5, 51.5] cm / 10.25 (11.25, 12.25, 13.5, 14.5) [15.25, 16.25, 17.25, 19, 20.25]”
• Sleeve length from underarm: 5 cm / 2”
Designer: Valerie Rachel
Model: Carmen Bahlmann
Photography: Melinda Dela Costa
Tech Editing: Jessica Schwab
Graphic Design: Camille Romano
De Rerum Natura's latest strike of amazingness: A fluffy cloud of a yarn that blends responsibly-sourced Mohair with Merino d'Arles, spun up delightfully soft around a silk core. Perfect for holding together with Ulysse or Gilliatt, or on its own to create an oh-so-light whisper of a T-Shirt or sweater.
De Rerum Natura's latest strike of amazingness: A fluffy cloud of a yarn that blends responsibly-sourced Mohair with Merino d'Arles, spun up delightfully soft around a silk core. Perfect for holding together with Ulysse or Gilliatt, or on its own to create an oh-so-light whisper of a T-Shirt or sweater.
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