Whirlwind

Knitting
December 2013
Aran (8 wpi) ?
15 stitches and 21 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch
US 10½ - 6.5 mm
755 - 1310 yards (690 - 1198 m)
32 (35 ¼, 38 ½, 41 ½, 44 ¾, 48, 51 ¼, 54 ½, 57 ¾)”
English
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Whirlwind is knit from the top down seamlessly in Stockinette Stitch with a ribbed cable at the center back waist. The cable is an interesting detail that also provides waist shaping. The stitches for the collar are picked up and then worked in a knit and purl pattern with an optional buttonhole.

Finished Measurements at bust- 32 (35 ¼, 38 ½, 41 ½, 44 ¾, 48, 51 ¼, 54 ½, 57 ¾)”
Sample is shown with ½” of positive ease.

Materials:
Osprey by Quince and Co. (100% American wool; 100 skein = approx 170 yards)
• 5 (5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8) skeins Kittywake
• Approx yards- 755 (835, 920, 950, 1030, 1090, 1160, 1230, 1310)yards
Needles:
• One 29” circular (circ) needle size US 10 ½ (6.5 mm). (Body is worked flat, circ needle is used to accommodate large number of sts)
• One set double pointed needles (dpns) size US 10 ½ (6.5 mm). (for sleeves)
Or size to obtain gauge.
Notions:

• Large stitch holders or waste yarn
• Cable needle

Gauge: 15 sts and 21 rows = 4” in Stockinette Stitch. Take time to save time, check your gauge.