Petronella Top
Finished
March 1, 2020
March 15, 2020

Petronella Top

Project info
175-32 Petronella Top by DROPS design
Knitting
TopsTee
Needles & yarn
US 6 - 4.0 mm
18 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
1,089 yards
Phildar Paillettes
1044 yards in stash
2 skeins = 232.0 yards (212.1 meters), 100 grams
Zeeman Sissy
none left in stash
8 skeins = 857.4 yards (784.0 meters), 400 grams
Notes

No lace for me, I added the ridges to the end of the sleeves and it looks even better than expected. Especially with the elasticated cast off in ssk of the purled stitches.

See notes.. added stitches under the arm: only 6 (instead of 8).

When piece measures 4 cm decrease 1 st on each side of stmarkers: decrease every 2,5 cm (= every 6th round) in total 6 times - 152 stitches (about 44 cm wide) Work stockinette stitch until piece measures 21 cm.

Increase every 3+ cm (= every 8th round) in total 4 times - 168 stitches.

Finish using the grey yarn, when switching to black yarn: work in 2x2 rib.

I'm hoping I've got enough yarn for it to cover my butt, but with 11 skeins or 550 grams, you would think that would suffice… fingers crossed!
Haven't finished it yet, but I've got definitely enough yarn to make this tunic long enough to wear with a legging. Yay!
Finished and used only two of the skeins of black yarn.

Replaced the ridges at the top of 72 with the same for 92 stitches. Looks practically the same with the difference that I now no longer feel like this tunic wants to choke the life out of me.

In case of a next time: start with 92 stitches for 4,5 mm needles. Then divide like this: 18/10/36/10/18. Or perhaps even starting with 96 stitches, divided like this: 18/12/36/12/18 and with less increases for the yoke.

Yay, indeed a next time, as you can see here made from my handspun yarn. Can’t wait for Winter to start, nope… only kidding, Spring hasn’t even landed properly yet. Yay, Spring yellow_heart

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  • Project created: March 1, 2020
  • Finished: March 15, 2020
  • Updated: January 4, 2021
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