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Drape Waistcoat

The waterfall front of this garment adds a fluid shape to your wardrobe while taking full advantage of the yardage Road to China Lace provides. This is worked in one piece, creating arm shaping as you go before binding off to block. A fluid garment with a gentle knitting experience to introduce you to the feel of lace weight yarn without the pressure of
lace stitches.

SIZES
To fit bust: 76-91 97-112: 117-132 cm (30-36: 38-44: 46-52] in)

RECOMMENDED EASE
The waistcoat is intended to fit comfortably across the back. To find your size, measure the distance between your armholes across the back, compare this measurement to the schematic and choose size closest to it. Sample shown in first size.

GARMENT MEASUREMENTS
Back width (between armholes): 42.5 51: 59 cm (17 20.25: 23.5 in)
Length (from top to bottom): 49.5 54: 58 cm (19.75 21.5: 23.25 in)
Length (to underarm): 16 17: 18.5 cm (6.5 6.75: 7.5 in)
Armhole depth: 18.5 21.5: 24.5 cm (7.5 8.5: 9.75 in)

YARN
The Fibre Co. Road to China Lace (65% baby alpaca, 15% silk, 10% camel, 10% cashmere, 600 m (656 yd) per 100 g hank) in Tanzanite - 2 3: 3 hanks.

You can purchase Road to China Lace from select local yarn shops around the world and directly from The Fibre Co.’s online shop. Follow this link for a list of stockists.

NEEDLES
1 pair 3mm (US 2.5) needles (or size to obtain gauge)

TENSION
28 sts and 40 rows to 10 cm (4 in) measured over st st using 3mm (US 2.5) needles.

Foundations: The first wobbly scarf you knit and knotted proudly around your neck to keep out the cold. The handmade mittens you wore as a child, a gift from a beloved relative. When we think about the hours spent making those items, we understand that they are an act of love. It’s the time you set aside for your own creativity that day. It’s the way you felt as your beloved pulled on your hat as they left for work that day. Each stitch, a hidden wish. The gift of handmade is at the core of our latest series of design collections. We named it ‘Foundations’ because these are the building blocks for a lifelong hobby in which we can clothe ourselves and our loved ones in beautiful colours and texture.