Birgitte Lace Pullover by Andrea Rangel

Birgitte Lace Pullover

Knitting
November 2009
DK (11 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 8 - 5.0 mm
4.0 mm (G)
616 - 770 yards (563 - 704 m)
XS (S, M, L, XL); Bust Circumference: 28 (31.5, 35, 38.5, 42) in/71 (80, 89, 98, 106.5) cm
English
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This is a light-weight but warm mohair lace pullover worked seamlessly bottom-up in the round with raglan shaping. The construction is simple with very little shaping. It includes a row of single crochet as a neck edge and grafted underarms.

The Diamonds lace pattern is given in both written and charted instructions.

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Sizes and Finished Measurements
XS (S, M, L, XL); shown in size XS
Bust Circumference: 28 (31.5, 35, 38.5, 42) in/71 (80, 89, 98, 106.5) cm

Yarn
616 (616, 770, 770, 770) yd/564 (564, 705, 705, 705) m worsted weight yarn

Shown in GGH Soft Kid (75% Super Kid Mohair, 5% wool, 25% polyamide nylon; 154yd/140m per 25g skein)
Color: 55 - Rose; 4 (4, 5, 5, 5) skeins

Blocked Gauge
17 sts/24 rows = 4 in/10 cm in Stockinette st

Needles and Notions
Needle Sizes are recommendations only. Always use needle size necessary to obtain gauge.

US #8/5mm needle; use double pointed needles, 32 in/80 cm, longer circular needle for magic loop method, or 2 circular needles; use your preferred small-circumference circular knitting method.
US #8/5mm 24 in/60 cm circular needle

stitch markers
tapestry needle
waste yarn or 4 stitch holders

Skills
working in the round, knit, purl, lace including yo, K2tog, & ssk, decreasing, single crochet