#55 Joan by Ursula Marxer

#55 Joan

Knitting
May 2010
Aran (8 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette st with size US 7(4.5mm) needles
US 7 - 4.5 mm
4.0 mm (G)
800 - 1000 yards (732 - 914 m)
42/44, 46/48, 50/52
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“The light blue top of biological cotton features empire styling. The fitted bust is knit in a seeded stitch with full fashioned dart shaping and the skirt releases below the bust in a smooth stockinette stitch with a pleat below the dart.”

Yardage equals 8 (9, 10) balls in color 15, light blue, of Lana Grossa ‘Organico’ (100% organic cotton, 100 yds/90 m, 50 g)

Requires both straight and 3 DPNs in size US 7(4.5mm) needles

GAUGE
18 sts and 24 rows of St st = 4 x 4” with size 7(4.5mm) needles;
19 sts and 23 rows of double seed st = 4 x 4” with size 7(4.5mm) needles;
29 sts of smocked pat = 4-3/4“/12 cm wide with size 7(4.5mm) needles