Patterns : #5 – Bulky, Knitscene Fall 2012

Cliff House Cowl

AmyPalmer — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:40:08 GMT

Designer Brenda Patipa
Size 19½" neck circumference and 44" circumference at lower edge
Yarn Berroco Voyage (93% superfine alpaca, 7% polyester; 125 yd [115 m]/50 g):
• #4001 ecru, 4 skeins
Gauge 14 sts and 18 rows = 4" in St st on larger needles
Tools
• Size 11 (8 mm) needles
• Size 10 (6 mm) needles
• Cable needle (cn)
• Yarn needle
• Seven 1" buttons
• Seven ⅝" backing buttons

Women’s cabled cowl knit flat and buttoned.

Bridget Hoodie

AmyPalmer — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 19:22:58 GMT

Designer Carol Feller
Sizes 35½ (40¼, 43½, 48¼, 51½)" bust circumference, buttoned; shown in size 35½"
Yarn Spud & Chloë Outer (65% wool, 35% organic cotton; 60 yd [55 m]/100 g):
• #7214 ballerina, 10 (12, 13, 14, 15) skeins
Yarn distributed by Blue Sky Alpacas
Gauge 10 sts and 14 rows = 4" in St st; 16 sts of cable and lace panel = 6" wide
Tools
• Size 11 (8 mm): 40" circular (cir) needle and set of double-pointed needles (dpn)
• Markers (m)
• Stitch holders
• Cable needle (cn)
• Tapestry needle
• 1¼" button

Women’s hooded cardigan knit in a bulky yarn with a cable and lace pattern.

Rhonda Cap

AmyPalmer — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:58:25 GMT

Designer Brenda K. B. Anderson
Size 20½" circumference and 7½" tall
Yarn O-Wool Legacy Bulky (100% certified organic merino wool; 106 yd [97 m]/100 g):
• #4567 grove (MC), 1 skein
• #1000 natural (CC), 1 skein
Yarn distributed by Tunney Wool Company
Gauge 18 sts and 24 rows = 4" in houndstooth patt on larger needle (see Stitches for how to work gauge swatch)
Tools • Size 10 (6 mm): 16" circular (cir) needle and set of double-pointed needles (dpn)
• Size 7 (4.5 mm): 16" cir needle
• Markers (m)
• Yarn needle
• Two 1⅛" buttons
• A piece of thin, flexible plastic, such as an ice cream bucket lid or the cover from an old planner-style calendar, cut into a 7¾" × 1¾" rectangle
• Straight pins
• Sewing needle and matching thread

Women’s cap with houndstooth slipped stitch pattern and brim.