Combat by Carol Meldrum

Combat

Knitting
July 2004
DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch using largest needles before washing
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
1800 - 2424 yards (1646 - 2217 m)
34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 inches
English
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Available for individual sale in English.

Knit this unisex combat style sweater, a design from the Rowan archive that is now available to purchase online. Designed by Carol Meldrum using one of our best loved yarns Original Denim (cotton), this ribbed sweater has a stand up collar and has knitted patches, in a darker shade of Denim, on the shoulders and elbows.

Finished width dimensions:
50: 53: 55: 58: 60: 63 cm
19.5: 21: 21.5: 23: 23.5: 25 inches

Yarn Information:
A - Memphis 229
16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22 skeins
1600, 1700, 1800, 2000, 2100, 2200 yards

B - Nashville 225
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 skeins
200, 200, 200, 200, 200, 200 yards

Gauge notes:

  • Before washing: 20 stitches and 28 rows to 10 cm (4 inches) measured over stockinette stitch using largest needles.
  • Machine wash all pieces before completing the sewing together.
  • Denim will shrink in length when washed for the first time. Allowances have been made in the pattern for shrinkage.