Gingerbread by Libby Jonson

Gingerbread

Knitting
January 2017
DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette worked flat and in the round on larger needles
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
1060 - 1520 yards (969 - 1390 m)
Finished Bust Circumference 36 [38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50]"/91.5 [96.5, 101.5, 106.5, 112, 117, 122, 127]cm
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Get ready to fall in love.

Gingerbread is your new favourite comfy sweater with a twist and it’s going to make you feel cosy and fabulous, whether you’re curled up with your knitting or heading out into the cold.

Striking chevron bands and a wide, shallow neckline add a feminine touch. The boxy body and slim arms are flattering and easy to wear, and the edges feature a tubular bind off for a really special finish.

Knitted seamlessly from the top, you’ll enjoy soothing, relaxing knitting all the way to the lace and cable bands. Sleeves are picked up around the armhole and the sleeve caps shaped with short rows.

Instructions for the bands are charted.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust circumference 36 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50“/91.5 96.5, 101.5, 106.5, 112, 117, 122, 127cm

Length 23 23.25, 23.75, 24, 24.5, 24.5, 24.75, 25“/58.5 59, 60.5, 61, 62, 62, 63, 63.5cm

Intended to be worn with positive ease. Shown in bust size 40”/101.5cm with 4”/10cm of ease.

GAUGE
20 sts /26 rows = 10cm/4” with larger needles
in stockinette stitch, flat & in the round, after
wet blocking

YARN
1060 1100, 1180, 1240, 1300, 1360, 1460, 1520yd/960 1020, 1080, 1140, 1200, 1240, 1320, 1380m of DK yarn.

The sample used just under 5 skeins of Blacker Tamar DK (100% pure new wool; 238yd/220m per 100g skein) in colourway “Camel”.

SKILL LEVEL
2 balls (see: https://www.trulymyrtle.com/blog/all-the-balls)

As with all Truly Myrtle designs, the pattern has been professionally edited and test knitted.

Errata:

Chart D, line 13 contained a small error - the PYKOK should be 1 st further to the right. It has been corrected in the latest version of the pattern.

At the top of pg 6, for the largest size, rep the shaping rows 14 times. It has been corrected in the latest version of the pattern.