Stria by Bristol Ivy

Stria

Knitting
February 2013
DK (11 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
1885 - 2610 yards (1724 - 2387 m)
14 ¾ (16 ¾, 17 ¾, 19 ¾, 20 ¾, 22 ½, 23 ½)” [37.5 (42.5, 45, 50, 53, 57, 59.5) cm] cross back width (measured from mid-underarm and across the back to mid-underarm), to fit bust measurement 30 (34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54)” [76 (86.5, 96.5, 106.5, 117, 127, 137
English
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A convertible cardigan with an unusual construction, pockets, and i-cord edging in The Fibre Company Acadia in Driftwood and Bog.

Finished Measurements:
14 ¾ (16 ¾, 17 ¾, 19 ¾, 20 ¾, 22 ½, 23 ½)” 37.5 (42.5, 45, 50, 53, 57, 59.5) cm cross back width (measured from mid-underarm and across the back to mid-underarm), to fit bust measurement 30 (34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54)” 76 (86.5, 96.5, 106.5, 117, 127, 137) cm

Yarn:
Acadia by The Fibre Company (60% merino, 20% silk, 20% alpaca; 145 yds 133 m / 50 g)
Main Color (MC): Driftwood—10 (11, 12, 12, 13, 13, 14) skeins
Contrast Color (CC): Bog—3 (3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4) skeins
Or 1450 (1595, 1740, 1740, 1885, 1885, 2030) yards of DK weight yarn in MC
435 (435, 435, 435, 580, 580, 580) yards of DK weight yarn in CC

Needles:
One 32” or 40” circular needle (circ) in size US 6 4 mm
Set of double pointed needles (DPNs) in size US 6 4 mm
One straight or DPN in size US 8 5 mm for applied i-cord
Or size needed to obtain gauge

Note: body of sweater is worked flat; circular needle is suggested to accommodate large number of stitches

Notions:
Tapestry needle
Stitch Markers
Waste Yarn
Stitch Holder (optional)
One 1” 2.5 cm button

Gauge:
23 sts and 32 rows = 4” 10 cm in stockinette stitch

Skills needed: Knitting flat, knitting in the round, increasing, decreasing, short rows, 3-needle bind-off.