Biches & Bûches no. 22 by Astrid Troland

Biches & Bûches no. 22

Knitting
March 2021
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
25 stitches and 48 rows = 4 inches
in slipped stitch pattern
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
1640 - 3007 yards (1500 - 2750 m)
x-small - small - medium - large - x-large
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Construction of sweater no. 22

The body is worked in the round from the bottom up to the armhole and then back and forth up to the shoulders.
The borders are worked in stranded knitting and the main part in a slipped stitch pattern.
The sleeves are worked bottom up in the round.

Yarn

Biches & Bûches Le Petit Lambswool
main color (very dark grey) 100/100/150/150/150g
pattern color 1 (medium blue) 50/100/100/100/150g
pattern color 2 (very light blue) 100/100/150/150/150g
pattern color 3 (off-white) 50/50/50/100/100g

Sweater sizes and measurements

X-small: chest width 46 cm 18” / length 50 cm 19.75” / sleeve length 45 cm 17.75”/ armhole 18 cm 7” / lower body ribbing width 41 cm 16.25”
Small: chest width 51 cm 20” / length 52 cm 20.5” / sleeve length 45 cm 17.75”/ armhole 19 cm 7.5” / lower body ribbing width 45.5 cm 18”
Medium: chest width 56 cm 22” / length 54 cm 21.25” / sleeve length 47 cm 18.5”/ armhole 20 cm 7.75” / lower body ribbing width 50 cm 19.75”
Large: chest width 61 cm 23.75” / length 56 cm 22”/ sleeve length 47 cm 18.5”/ armhole 21 cm 8.25” / lower body ribbing width 54.5 cm 21.25”
X-large: chest width 65 cm 25.5” / length 58 cm 22.75”/ sleeve length 45 cm 17.75”/ armhole 22 cm 8.75” / lower body ribbing width 58.5 cm 23”

Gauge/Tension
2x2 corrugated ribbing: 28 sts x 32 rounds = 10 cm / 4” using size 3.5 mm (UK 9.5 – US 4) needle
Pattern A: 28 sts x 36 rounds = 10 cm / 4” using size 3.5 mm (UK 9.5 – US 4) needle
Pattern B: 25 sts x 48 rounds/rows = 10 cm / 4” using size 3 mm (UK 11 – US 2.5) needle

Suggested Needle Sizes
Circular needles and double-pointed needles:
3.5 mm (UK 9.5 - US 4) for corrugated ribbing and pattern A
3 mm (UK 11 - US 2.5) for pattern B