Mon Manet Light by Jonna Helin

Mon Manet Light

Knitting
September 2018
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
1600 - 2800 yards (1463 - 2560 m)
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
English Finnish
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Mon Manet Light is worked from top to bottom as one piece using circular needles. This lighter version has the knit side as the right side (in the original, aran weight version the purl side is the right side). Feel free to decide, which side looks better to you. If you prefer the reverse stockinette stitch side as the right side, the alterations are given in the pattern.

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

Shown in size 2 on a 32.5” / 83 cm bust. Recommended ease: approx. 5” / 12.5 cm of positive ease.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust Circumference:
35.25 (39.25, 43, 47, 51, 54.75, 56.75, 60.75, 66.75)” / 88.5 (98.5, 107.5, 117.5, 127.5, 136.5, 141.5, 151.5, 166.5) cm.
Arm Circumference:
13.5 (15, 15.75, 17, 18.75, 20.25, 20.75, 22.25, 22.75)” / 34 (37.5, 39.5, 42.5, 46.5, 50.5, 51.5, 55.5, 57) cm.
Length from underarm to hem:
13.5 (13.75, 14.25, 14.5, 14.5, 14.75, 14.75, 14.75, 14.75)” / 34 (35, 36, 36.5, 37, 37.5, 37.5, 37.5, 37.5) cm or desired length.
Sleeve length from underarm:
17.75 (18, 18, 18.75, 18.75, 19.25, 19.25, 19.25, 19.25)” / 45 (45.5, 45.5, 47.5, 47.5, 49, 49, 49, 49) cm or desired length.

MATERIALS
Yarn: Version 1 (blue): 4 (4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7) skeins of Merino Singles by Garn Stories (100% wool, 400 yds / 366 m – 100 g), colourway Memento. Version 2 (peach): 4 (4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7) skeins of BFL High Twist by Twisted Fintch (80% bluefaced leicester, 400 yds / 365 m – 100 g), colourway Sunset Magnolia. Or approx. 1600 (1600, 1600, 2000, 2400, 2400, 2400, 2800, 2800) yds / 1464 (1464, 1464, 1830, 2196, 2196, 2196, 2562, 2562) m total of fingering weight yarn.

Needles: US 2.5 / 3 mm 32 or 40” / 80 or 100 cm circular needles for ribbing, depending on your size. For neck ribbing, choose shorter circular needles or DPN’s, if you do not like to use the magic loop method. US 4 / 3.5 mm 32–40” / 80–100 cm circular needles for stockinette stitch.

Notions: Stitch markers, scrap yarn, tapestry needle.

GAUGE
24 sts x 40 rows to 4” / 10 cm on US 4 / 3.5 mm needles in stockinette stitch after blocking.

If you are interested in an aran weight version of Mon Manet Light, you will find one here. When you get one of the Mon Manets, you will automatically get a 25% discount on the second one!