Lila by Kiri FitzGerald

Lila

Knitting
June 2016
Sport (12 wpi) ?
27 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in lace pattern with larger needles, see notes
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
1094 - 1902 yards (1000 - 1739 m)
85 (97, 109, 121, 133, 145, 157) cm / 33½ (38¼, 43, 47¾, 52½, 57, 61¾)”.
English
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Worked in a beautiful lace pattern, this top is perfect worn on its own or layered for cooler seasons. Pattern comes with both charted and written instructions.

Yarn
1094 (1268, 1313, 1422, 1585, 1805, 1902) yds / 1000 (1160, 1200, 1300, 1450, 1650, 1740) m sport weight yarn.
Sample knit in -
Mrs. Crosby, Hat Box, 75% Superwash Merino, 15% Silk, 10% Cashmere (100g/3½oz, 290m/317yds), 4 (4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6) skeins in Wild Huckleberry.

Needles and notions
3.25mm 40cm/16” and 80cm/32” circular needles.
3.75mm 80cm/32” circular needle.
6 stitch markers (you may want more to mark lace repeats)
cable needle
waste yarn

Gauge
27 sts and 40 rows to 10cm (4”) in pattern on larger needle after blocking worked in the round, (1 pattern repeat equals 6cm (2½”) in width and 5cm (2”) in height).
24 sts and 38 rows to 10cm (4”) in st st on larger needle worked flat.

Finished measurements
Garment Bust Circumference approx: 85 (97, 109, 121, 133, 145, 157) cm / 33½ (38¼, 43, 47¾, 52½, 57, 61¾)”.
Length approx: 51 (51, 51, 61, 61, 66, 66) cm / 20 (20, 20, 24, 24, 26, 26)”.
Sleeve Length approx: 11cm / 4½”.
This top is intended to be worn with small amount of positive ease. Sample knit 38¼, modelled on a 37” bust (dark hair) and plus sized model (blonde hair).

Please note PDF is slightly different to Yarn magazine pattern.