Portrait by Norah Gaughan

Portrait

Knitting
June 2008
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch on larger needles
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
1342 - 2074 yards (1227 - 1896 m)
Bust: 32 (34) 38 (42) 46 (50)"
English

Pullover with elbow length sleeves and a pixilated simile of a cable stitch pattern worked in a Fair Isle technique. The further away you are from the sweater, the clearer the picture becomes.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Finished Measurements:

  • Bust: 32 (34) 38 (42) 46 (50)“
  • Length: 22½ (22½) 23 (23½) 24 (24)“

Materials:

  • Main Color: 9 (9) 11 (12) 14 (15) hanks Berroco Inca Gold (80% Merino wool, 20% silk; 112m / 122yds; 50g / 1.76oz)
  • Contrasting Color: 2 hanks Berroco Inca Gold
  • Straight needles 3.75 mm / US 5
  • Straight needles 4.5 mm / US 7, or size needed to obtain gauge
  • 3.75 mm / US 5 circular needle, 40cm / 16” long
  • Two stitch markers