Hawk by Kim Hargreaves

Hawk

Knitting
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in Knit 6, Purl 6 ribbing
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
755 - 1359 yards (690 - 1243 m)
English

SUMMARY: Hawk is a loose turtle-neck, pullover sweater with cap sleeves. It is presented in both a shorter, high-hip length woman’s version and a longer, hip-length man’s version.The entire sweater is worked in a Knit 6, Purl 6 ribbing, with the hemline, cuffs and collar worked on the smaller needle. The collar is picked-up from the body stitches and knit in pattern in the finishing stages.

SIZES: Woman’s Small (Medium, Large) and Men’s Medium (Large, Extra Large).

FINISHED BUST:36 (38, 40)”/ 92 (98, 102) cm and 48 (50, 52)” / 112 (128, 132) cm

YARN REQUIREMENTS: Bulky-weight yarn, 755 (906, 906) yds / 5 (6, 6) skeins and 1208 (1208, 1359) yds / 8 (8, 9) skeins.

SHOWN IN: Rowan Chunky Chenille, #381 Blackcurrant (woman’s) and #362 Forest Green (man’s).

CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES: increasing and decreasing in knitting, back stitch or mattress stitch seaming and picking-up stitches to knit onwards.