Mode Moderne by Kristen Hanley Cardozo

Mode Moderne

Knitting
June 2013
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 29 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 6 - 4.0 mm
800 - 1880 yards (732 - 1719 m)
Bust size: 28 (30, 32, 34, 36) (38, 40, 42, 44, 46) (48, 50, 52, 54, 56) inches
English
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I am usually all about the negative ease shaped sweaters, but my sister wears oversized drapey sweaters and looks amazing in them. I wanted to make something in her style and colors, so I went with an oversized cowl necked tunic with some crazy bright stripes. This is probably the easiest sweater you’ll ever knit. It’s just a big rectangle, and even though I used a fingering weight yarn, the oversized needles ensure that it knits up fast with lots of drape. The result is a lovely, lightweight sweater for all occasions!

SIZES
Bust size: 28 (30, 32, 34, 36) (38, 40, 42, 44, 46) (48, 50, 52, 54, 56) inches

MATERIALS

  • MC: 580 (630, 685, 735, 770) (820, 900, 935, 990, 1040) (1115, 1165, 1200, 1265, 1365) yards Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light 100% Superwash Merino; 420 yds per 100gm skein, shown in colorway Tern
  • CC: 220 (235, 260, 275, 290) (305, 340, 350, 375, 390) (420, 440, 450, 475, 515) yards Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light 100% Superwash Merino; 420 yds per 100gm skein, shown in colorway Neon Rose
  • U.S. size 6 (4 mm) 24” circular needles (for cowl and sizes 28 through 32)
  • U.S. size 6 (4 mm) 32” circular needles (for sizes 32 and up)
  • U.S. size 6 (4 mm) dpns OR long circular needle for Magic Loop
  • tapestry needle

GAUGE
21 sts/29 rows = 4 inches in stockinette st on size 6 needles

Tech edited by Lauren Cross