Byzantine Pullover by Tanis Lavallee

Byzantine Pullover

Knitting
August 2013
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
25 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch worked in the round
US 4 - 3.5 mm
1200 - 2000 yards (1097 - 1829 m)
28.5 (32.75, 36.5, 40.25, 44.24, 48)" bust
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Knit in the round from the top down, this Fair Isle yoke pullover is a work of art not unlike the Byzantine mosaics that inspired it.

Yarn:
TFA Purple Label Cashmere sock yarn (70% merino, 20% cashmere, 10% nylon; 400 yd (365m)/115g);

  • Sand (A) 3 (3, 4, 4, 5, 5) skeins
  • Peacock (B), Deep Sea (C), Garnet (D), and Gold (E), 1 skein each