Parmenia by Andrea Rangel

Parmenia

Knitting
February 2011
Aran (8 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 25 rows = 4 inches
in Slip Stitch Ovals Pattern
US 9 - 5.5 mm
US 10 - 6.0 mm
1000 - 1740 yards (914 - 1591 m)
XS (S, M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X); shown in size XS; Bust Circumference: 28 (32.25, 36.25, 40.5, 44.5, 48.75, 53) in/71 (82, 92, 103, 113, 124, 134.5) cm
English
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A very fitted dress worked in textured stitches from the bottom up. Cowl is worked separately and grafted to the neckline using kitchener st.

Sizes and Finished Measurements
XS (S, M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X); shown in size XS
Bust Circumference: 28 (32.25, 36.25, 40.5, 44.5, 48.75, 53) in/71 (82, 92, 103, 113, 124, 134.5) cm
Full Hip Circumference: 34 (37, 39.75, 45.5, 48.25, 54, 56.75) in/86.5 (94, 101, 115.5, 122.5, 137, 144) cm

Yarn
Main Color: 777 (895, 1006, 1124, 1235, 1353, 1471) yd/711 (819, 921, 1029, 1131, 1239, 1347) m aran weight yarn
Contrast Color: 221 (221, 242, 242, 265, 265, 265) yd/202 (202, 221, 221, 242, 242, 242) m

Shown in Plymouth Trabajos Del Peru (100% Merino Wool; 147 yd/135 m per 100g skein
Main Color:Color # 002; 6 (7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) skeins
Contrast Color: Color #004; 2 skeins

Gauge
17 sts/25 rows = 4 in/10 cm in Slip Stitch Ovals pattern using smaller needle
15 sts/23 rows = 4 in/10 cm in Lattice Pattern using smaller needle
13 sts/20 rows = 4 in/10 cm in Cowl Lace Pattern using smaller needle

Needles and Notions
Needle Sizes are recommendations only. Always use needle size necessary to obtain gauge.

US #10/6.00 mm 24 in/60 cm circular needle
US #9/5.5mm 24 in/60 cm circular needle
US #9/5.5mm double pointed needles or long circular needle for magic loop; use preferred small-circumference circular knitting method
Optional for larger sizes: US#9 32-40 in/80-100 cm circular needle

tapestry needle
place markers

Skills
Cast on, knit, purl, working from a chart and/or written directions, twisted stitch patterns, working in the round, decrease, increase, grafting using kitchener stitch, lace

I’m happy to email the schematic to anyone interested in more exact measurements.