Skipperdee by Julia Farwell-Clay

Skipperdee

Knitting
May 2012
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in St st
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
1300 - 2300 yards (1189 - 2103 m)
33 ¾ , 35 ¾, 37 ¾, 40, 42, 44 ¼, 46 ¼, 48 ¼, 50 ½, 52 ½, 54 ¾”
English
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A youtube video tutorial for the 4 from 1 increase and the 4 to 1 decrease can be found here.

Suggested Yarn: 6 (6, 7, 7, 8, 8) 9, 9, 10, 10, 11 skeins of Spirit Trail Verdande; 75 % Superwash Merino / 15 % Cashmere / 10 % Bombyx Silk; Worsted Weight, 220 yards per 3.9 ounce / 113 gram skein. Sample was knit in “Chipotle.”

Errata: Second page, under BODY, paragraph says

“Starting on RS, work St st until work
measures 5 (5, 5, 5 ¼, 5 ½, 5 ½) 5 ¾ , 5
¾, 6, 6, 6 ¼
”, ending with a RS row. On
next (WS) row, place markers at side seams
for waist shaping: purl 38 (40, 43, 45, 48,
50) 53, 55, 58, 60, 63 sts, pm; knit 79 (85,
89, 95, 99, 105) 109, 115, 119, 125, 129
sts, pm.”

Paragraph should read:

“Starting on RS, work St st until work
measures 5 (5, 5, 5 ¼, 5 ½, 5 ½) 5 ¾ , 5
¾, 6, 6, 6 ¼
”, ending with a RS row. On
next (WS) row, place markers at side seams
for waist shaping: purl 38 (40, 43, 45, 48,
50) 53, 55, 58, 60, 63 sts, pm; purl 79 (85,
89, 95, 99, 105) 109, 115, 119, 125, 129
sts, pm, purl 38 (40, 43, 45, 48,
50) 53, 55, 58, 60, 63 sts to end of row
.

This cardigan was inspired by a long standing interest of mine in all those beautiful sideways cable sweaters, and my frustration with the way they fit me. This horizontal cable will not bind at the shoulders, and the sweater fits and feels great on the body, whether buttoned up or not.

For the largest 4 sizes, the yoke is proportionately deeper and the neckline slightly smaller than the size shown.

Size shown: 42”, worn with no ease.

Notions: 8 ¾” buttons and markers for button positioning, scrap yarn to hold underarm sts, 2 st markers for side seams, removable marker of any sort to denote center back st, 2 circular needles in similar or smaller sizes to hold sleeves sts before join, darning needle.