Blue Hibiscus Tunic by Guzel Eaves

Blue Hibiscus Tunic

Knitting
October 2025
yarn held together
Fingering
+ Lace
= Worsted (9 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch in the round
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
710 - 1342 yards (649 - 1227 m)
1 (2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7) (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
English
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The tunic is a collaboration with Island Dyeworks and uses hand-dyed yarn from The Stitchery of St Simons.
It’s knitted top-down with an A-line silhouette and features a lace insert.
The yarn combination includes one strand of fingering weight and one strand of lace mohair.

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
Finished bust circumference: 35.5( 37, 38.5, 41, 43, 45.5, 48) ( 50, 53.5, 55, 57, 59, 61)/ 89 ( 93, 96, 103, 108, 114, 120) (125, 134, 138, 143, 148, 153) cm
Upper arm circumference: 12.5 ( 13, 14, 14.5 15, 16, 17) (17.5, 18.25, 19, 20, 20.5, 21.5)” / 31 ( 33, 35,36, 38, 40, 43) ( 44, 46, 48, 50, 51, 54) cm
Yoke length: 8 ( 8.5, 9, 9.25, 9.5, 9.75, 10) (10.25, 10.5, 10.75, 11, 11.25, 11.5)” / 20 ( 21, 23, 23, 24, 24, 25) ( 26, 26, 27, 28, 28, 29) cm
Length from hem to underarm: 14.5” / 36 cm for all sizes.
Length of sleeve to underarm: 2” / 5 cm for all sizes.

Yarn: The sample was made holding two strands of yarn together:
2(2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3) (3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4) of fingering Sparkling merino by “Island Dywork” hand dyed yarn (75% Merino, 20% nylon, 5% stelina, 100g/ 438 yds ) and
2(2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3) (3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3) of mohair lace yarn (64% kidmohair, 36% silk, 50g/459 yds)
OR 710 (755, 802, 854, 905, 961, 1015) (1068, 1135, 1179, 1236, 1285, 1342) yrds / 649 ( 690, 733, 781, 827, 879, 928) (976, 1038, 1077, 1129, 1175, 1226) meters of worsted yarn.

Needles:
Size US 5 (3.75mm): 16” circular.
Size US 7 (4.5mm): 16”, 24” circular.
Notions:
Markers, waste yarn, tapestry needle, and blocking tools.
Gauge:
17 sts and 24 rnds = 4” in St sts on the larger needle, in the round, after blocking.