Biches & Bûches no. 93 by Biches & Bûches

Biches & Bûches no. 93

Knitting
October 2022
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
1312 - 2417 yards (1200 - 2210 m)
x-small - small - medium - large - x-large - 2x-large - 3x-large
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The Biches & Bûches no. 93 is a slightly oversize Jumper knit in the round with a feminine yoke, with a colorwork pattern which is also repeated in the Main Color lower below.

Construction
The sweater is knitted in the round, top down. It is knitted in stockinette with a stranded colourwork pattern at the yoke and the same pattern in knit/purl stitches at the body and sleeves. The neckband and the bottom hem of the sweater are knitted in 2x2 rib. The sleeves are knitted top down, making it easy to adjust the length.

The original Wool
Biches & Bûches Le Petit Lambswool

Quantity
Sizes: XS (S, M, L) (XL, 2XL, 3XL)
Main Color: 4 (5, 5, 6) (7, 7, 8) skeins
Contrast Color: 1 skein for all sizes

Original Colorway
(MC) Light Grey
(CC) Blue Green

Knitting needles (suggested)

  • Circular needles 3.5 mm / US 4 / UK 9 for the stockinette, the colourwork pattern and the neckband
  • Larger needles may be needed for the stranded colourwork pattern
  • Circular needles 3 mm / US 2½ / UK 11 for the bottom hem ribbing

Gauge
23 sts x 36 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4 in with 3.5 mm / US 4 / UK 9 needles in stockinette and pattern

Sizes & Measurements of the finished knit
Sizes: XS (S, M, L) (XL, 2XL, 3XL)

Chest circumference of the finished knit
89.5 (101.5, 112, 122.5) (130.5, 141, 151.5) cm
35¼ (40, 44, 48¼) (51¼, 55½, 59¾) in

Total length
51 (53, 56, 58.5) (62, 64.5, 67) cm
20 (20¾, 22, 23) (24½, 25½, 26½) in

Length from underarm to hem
30 (31.5, 33, 35) (36.5, 38.5, 40) cm
11¾ (12½, 13, 13¾) (14¼, 15¼, 15¾) in

Sleeve length
30 (31.5, 33.5, 34.5) (36.5, 37.5, 39.5) cm
11¾ (12½, 13¼, 13½) (14¼, 14¾, 15½) in

Upper arm circumference
34 (36, 39, 41) (44.5, 47, 51.5) cm
13½ (14¼, 15¼, 16¼) (17½, 18½, 20¼) in

Ease
The sweater is designed to have approximately 22 cm / 8½“ of positive ease at the chest circumference