Māls (Clay) Sweater by Linda Skuja

Māls (Clay) Sweater

Crochet
September 2023
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 11 rows = 4 inches
in dc after blocking
4.5 mm
4.0 mm (G)
1505 - 3250 yards (1376 - 2972 m)
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
US
English

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Throughout history and around the world, people have developed the art of forming clay to make ceramic objects, or pottery. Just as clay becomes art in a potter’s hands, the Māls Sweater gives you the feeling of sculpting and molding the textured stitches into a fiber masterpiece. The vertical bars and post stitch diagonals form an intricate yoke that balances with repetitive post stitch lines on the body.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

Finished bust: 30 (34, 38, 42, 46) (50, 54, 58, 62)“ / 76 (86, 97, 107, 117) (127, 137, 147, 157) cm

Gauge
18 sts x 11 rows = 4” / 10 cm in dc after blocking

Yarn
Fingering weight, Quince & Co. Tern (75% Wool, 25% Silk), 221 yds (202 m) per 50-g skein, or use any fingering weight wool-silk blend to achieve a similar effect

Yardage/Meterage
1505 (1635, 1925, 2080, 2325) (2545, 2810, 3030, 3250) yds / 1375 (1495, 1760, 1900, 2125) (2325, 2570, 2770, 2970) m

Shown in Colorway Terra Cotta

Hooks
7 / 4.5 mm for the main sections of the Yoke, Body and Sleeves, or size needed to obtain gauge
G/6 / 4 mm for ribbing, or one size smaller than size needed to obtain gauge

Notions
Tapestry needle, 4 stitch markers

Skills
Experience with making crocheted top-down
sweaters