Washington

SIZES

128.5 cm (142 cm, 156 cm, 173 cm) / 50.5” (56”, 61.5”, 68”) finished circumference at hip, to fit bust sizes 86.5-102 cm, (106.5-122 cm, 127-142 cm, 147.5-162.5 cm) / 34”-40” (42”-48”, 50”-56”, 58”-64”)

YARN

Hudson + West Co. Forge (70% U.S. Merino, 30% U.S. Corriedale; 214 meters / 235 yards per 100 g / 3.5 oz.)

5 (6, 6, 6) skeins.

Sample shown is knit in colorway Ash.

NEEDLES

Size US 7 (4.5mm): 40” (100 cm) and 16” (40 cm) circs.

Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

GAUGE

19 sts and 38 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Garter Stitch.

NOTIONS

• Darning needle
• Stitch markers

SKILLS REQUIRED

Increasing; decreasing; seaming; circular knitting; picking up stitches.

128.5 cm (142 cm, 156 cm, 173 cm) / 50.5” (56”, 61.5”, 68”) finished circumference at hip, to fit bust sizes 86.5-102 cm, (106.5-122 cm, 127-142 cm, 147.5-162.5 cm) / 34”-40” (42”-48”, 50”-56”, 58”-64”)

For more measurements see schematic.

Elise Young (illitilli) loves minimalism, maximalism, and thinking laterally about knit technique. She lives and knits on an island in the Salish Sea, where it is always sweater weather.
Find her on Instagram at @illitilli and at www.illitilli.com.