stripes with a twist by alfa knits

stripes with a twist

Knitting
January 2015
DK (11 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
1006 - 1859 yards (920 - 1700 m)
XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL: finished measurements (chest) 28.5 / 32 / 36 / 41 / 45 / 50 / 53.5 “ (72, 82, 92, 104, 114, 128, 136 cm)
English
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Stripes with a twist is a pullover that features a buttoned turtle neck, stripes, extra long sleeves with thumbholes and a playful (easy) stitch pattern that makes the stripes go dancing.

It is worked top-down, seamlessly in the round with a contiguous sleeve inset developed by Susie Myers.

What you’ll need
MC (main color): ± 600, 700, 800, 900 1000, 1100, 1200m (660, 770, 880, 990, 1100, 1200, 1300 yards) of DK / 8 ply

CC (contrasting color): ± 340, 400, 450, 500, 550, 600, 650m (380, 440, 500, 550, 600, 660, 710 yards) of DK / 8 ply

4 mm (US 6) circular needle
3.5 mm (US 4) circular needle
crochet hook for the provisional cast-on

2 different kinds of markers
- 2 or 3 markers to mark the stitch
patterns
- 4 markers to mark the sleevecap

5 buttons (diameter: 1.5 to 2 cm
(0.5 to 0.75”)

Gauge
20 sts and 30 rows stockinette stitch with the larger needle = 10 x 10 cm (4”x4”)

Errata:
XL-size: page 5 row 52 stitch count at the end of the row should be (306sts:94+59+94+59)