Usonia by NellKnits

Usonia

Knitting
April 2019
Sport (12 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette in the round
1020 - 1700 yards (933 - 1554 m)
Measurement at Bust: 35 1/4 (39 1/4, 43 1/2, 47 1/2, 51 1/2, 55 1/2) inches
English
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Clusters of Eyelets provide the shaping for the yoke of this simple-to-knit and easy-to-wear Pullover.
Designed to have positive ease in the body and only a little ease in the yoke and the sleeve.

Choose a yarn that achieves the gauge with some fluidity
for the best drape.

Materials Needed
Sizes 31 (35, 39, 43, 47, 51)
Suggested Yarns: 3 (3, 3, 4, 4, 5) skeins Manos del Uruguay Milo 65% wool/ 35% linen, 380 yards per 100gr.
3 ( 3, 4, 4, 5, 5) skeins Dragonfly Fibers Selkie Sport 70% BFL, 30% Mulberry silk, 340 yards per 4 oz. shown in Nymeria
Suggested Needles: US5 or size needed to achieve gauge, plus a needle 1 size smaller for the ribbings
Gauge: 22 stitches and 34 rounds = 4”
Stitch Markers, Tapestry Needle
Measurements
Neck: 22 (24, 26, 26, 26, 28) inches
Bust and Hem: 35 1/4 (39 1/4, 43 1/2, 47 1/2, 51 1/2, 55 1/2) inches
Sleeve at top of gusset: 12 1/8 (13 1/4, 14 1/2, 15 3/4, 17, 18 1/4) inches
Sleeve at base of gusset: 10 (10 3/4,11 1/5, 12 1/2, 14 1/4, 14 1/4) inches
Cuff, unstretched: 7 1/4 (7 3/4, 8, 8 3/4, 9 1/2, 9 1/2) inches

Usonia is the name of Frank Lloyd Wright’s planned community of well-designed modest homes in the town of Mt. Pleasant, NY.
I listened to this podcast and then did some further research while designing and working on this sweater.

https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/usonia/

Many thanks to Liz Kaplan for her tech editing,
Jane Cleary for the new format style and to
Haley Parker for beautiful images.