Lovely Girl by Helen Rose

Lovely Girl

Knitting
September 2014
DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 7 - 4.5 mm
265 - 795 yards (242 - 727 m)
3m, 6m, 12m, 18m, 24m, 4y, 6y, 8y, 10y
English
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Worked top down with no sewing, Gypsy Girl has a simple design

The complicated and lovely lace on the sleeves makes it a show stopper, but the stockinette body makes it a quick and fun knit.

Data:
Size: 3m (6m, 12m, 18m, 24m, 4y, 6y, 8y, 10y)

Chest: 16 (17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 25, 26 ½, 28) inches 40.6 (43.2, 45.7, 48.3, 50.8, 58.4, 63.5, 67.3, 71.1) cm – actual body measurements
Gauge: 20 sts and 28 rows = 4 inches 10 cm in stockinette

Yarn: Super-Sheep DK by Holiday Yarns, 100% superwash merino wool, 265 yards (242 meters) per skein, color show: Green Lantern, 1 (2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3) skeins

Needles (use size that gives gauge): US 7 (4.5 mm) 24” circulars, US 7 (4.5 mm), 9” circulars for sleeves (or preferred size for small circumference knitting)

Materials: stitch holders, tapestry needle, stitch markers, one ½” button