MacGowan Pullover by Quenna Lee

MacGowan Pullover

Knitting
October 2015
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in St st on larger needle; 20 sts and 32 rnds in Moss st on larger needle; 29-st Front Lace chart = 5¼" wide on larger needle; 25-st Back Lace chart = 4½" wide on larger needle.
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
1080 - 1560 yards (988 - 1426 m)
33 (34½, 37¾, 41, 44¼, 49, 52¼)" bust circumference. Pullover shown measures 34½", modeled with 2½" of positive ease.
English
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Quenna Lee

Lace, cables, and luxurious fibers come together in the MacGowan Pullover, which updates the traditional Aran.

Finished Size 33 (34½, 37¾, 41, 44¼, 49, 52¼)“ bust circumference. Pullover shown measures 34½”, modeled with 2½“ of positive ease.

Yarn The Fibre Company Knightsbridge (65% baby llama, 25% merino wool, 10% silk; 120 yd 110 m/1¾ oz 50 g): barley, 9 (9, 10, 10, 11, 12, 13) skeins. Yarn distributed by Kelbourne Woolens.

Needles Bands—size 5 (3.75 mm): 16” and 29” circulars (cir) and set of double-pointed (dpn). Body and sleeves—size 6 (4 mm): 29” cir and set of dpn. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Markers (m); cable needle (cn); stitch holders; tapestry needle.

Gauge 20 sts and 28 rnds = 4” in St st on larger needle; 20 sts and 32 rnds in Moss st on larger needle; 29-st Front Lace chart = 5¼“ wide on larger needle; 25-st Back Lace chart = 4½” wide on larger needle.