Bamboo Shell by Purl Soho

Bamboo Shell

Knitting
July 2014
Sport (12 wpi) ?
27 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 3 - 3.25 mm
630 - 1240 yards (576 - 1134 m)
5 Size and 3 Lengths
English
This pattern is available for free.

MATERIALS

  • Short, waist-length shell: 1 (1, 1, 2, 2) skein(s) of Habu’s Dyed Bamboo, 100% bamboo; 638 (733, 832, 945, 1063) yards required.
  • Medium, dropped-waist shell: 1 (2, 2, 2, 2) skein(s) of Habu’s Dyed Bamboo, 100% bamboo; 694 (797, 903, 1024, 1149) yards required.
  • Long, hip-length shell (pictured here): 1 (2, 2, 2, 2) skein(s) of Habu’s Dyed Bamboo, 100% bamboo; 751 (860, 974, 1103, 1236) yards required. I used the color Teal.

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GAUGE
27 stitches x 32 rows = 4 inches x 4 inches in stockinette stitch

SIZES
32 (36, 40, 44½, 49)

  • Finished Chest Circumference: 32 (36, 40, 44½, 49)) inches
  • Length from Shoulder to Underarm: 8½ (9, 9½, 10, 10½) inches
  • Length from Underarm to Front Bottom Edge for Short (Medium, Long) versions: 12 (14, 16) inches
  • Length from Underarm to Back Bottom Edge for Short (Medium, Long) versions: 14 (16, 18) inches
  • Ease: This garment is designed with a 1 to 3-inch ease around the chest.

Sample: Pictured here is Size 36, Long.