a little romance by Laura Aylor

a little romance

Knitting
February 2020
DK (11 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in lightly blocked stockinette
US 6 - 4.0 mm
855 - 1555 yards (782 - 1422 m)
See notes and schematic (last photo)
English
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A simple, body-skimming pullover knit seamlessly from the top down with yoke and then raglan increases. A little colorwork around the neck (just 4 rounds!) spices things up just a bit. Wear with 1-8” of ease depending on your preference. Modeled with about 8” of ease.

Skills required
 Long-tail cast-on
 Stranded colorwork (colorwork is charted only)
 German short rows
 Increasing
 Backwards-loop cast-on
 Decreasing
 Picking up stitches

Sizes and approximate yardage
XXS: 31.6 - 855 yards (825 MC/30 CC)
XS: 34.7 - 930 yards (900/30)
S: 37.7 - 1010 yards (975/35)
M1: 40.8 - 1095 yards (1060/35)
M2: 44.2 - 1185 yards (1150/35
M3: 47.2 - 1265 yards (1230/35)
L: 49.9 - 1340 yards (1300/40)
XL: 53.7 - 1440 yards (1400/40)
XXL: 56.8 - 1520 yards (1480/40)
XXXL: 59.8 - 1595 yards (1555/40)

Materials
 US 6/4 mm circular needles or size needed to obtain gauge
 Needles one or two sizes larger than gauge needles for binding off body
 Needles one size smaller than gauge needles to work neck trim
 Waste yarn to hold sleeve stitches while body is completed
 Stitch markers
 Tape measure
 Tapestry needle for weaving in ends

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Sample was knit in Primrose Yarns Vintage DK Tweed (superwash merino) in Romance Novel and Blood Moon