Borghild by Elsebeth Lavold

Borghild

Knitting
January 2006
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette on larger needles
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
English

Level of Difficulty: Advanced

Sizes: S (M) L (XL)

Measurements:

  • Chest - 35.5 (39.5) 44 (48) inches / 90 (100) 112 (122) cm
  • Length - 30 inches / 76 cm

Materials:

  • Silky Tweed - 11 (12 - 13) 14 (15) skeins, 1441 - 1965 yards
  • Silky Wool - 7 (8) 9 (10) skeins, 1344 - 1920 yards

Both of these yarns are DK weight.

Additional yarn notes: Pattern requires ONLY one of the suggested yarns (i.e. EITHER Silky Tweed, OR Silky Wool).

Additional materials:

  • 2 buttons 3/4 inches / 20 mm diameter
  • Cable needle

Additional gauge information:
22 sts x 30 rows in stockinette on larger needles = 4 x 4 inches (10 x 10 cm).

1 repeat = 44 rows = 5.5 inches (14 cm) in length

Charts are included for the cabled panels.

Description from the pattern:
“…two versions, one in Silky Wool and one is Silky Tweed… Whichever yarn you choose, the slight wrap effect allows for choice between buttons and a knitted belt.
   Simple knots, arranged in a zipper-like way, create a border around the front edge and the bottom of the sleeves. The border continues around the neck to create a yoke.”