Cotton Quadruplets by Kathryn Doubrley-The Answer Lady

Cotton Quadruplets

Machine Knitting
April 2014
Cottontale 8
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
6.7 stitches and 10 rows = 1 inch
in stockinette after washing
4800 - 6800 yards (4389 - 6218 m)
finished bust 35.8-55.3
English

The pattern includes 3 sleeveless tops, all of which coordinate with one cardigan. In most sizes, each piece may be made with a single cone of yarn. The yardage shown covers all 4 pieces. This pattern is part of the book The Cotton Collection for standard gauge knitting machines.
Contents of entire book are shown below.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
This collection is written for standard gauge Japanese machines. Skilled Passap users may succeed with many of the patterns but Passap language is not used in most.
Finding and working with cotton yarns………………………….page 3
Also see page 30 for “Be a Blend Master”
Cotton quadruplets—1 cardigan & 3 shells made in Cottontale 8 or Mayflower Cotton. Finished bust sizes from 35.8-55.3” …….page 4
Oodles of details in this collection may be used elsewhere. They are:
Multicolor tuck hem……………………………………………………………….page 5
Automatic picot hem……………………………………………………………….page 6
Wanderlust cable………………………………………………………………page 9
Piping trim & bands…………………………………………………………….page 10
Tuck trim & 2 crocheted trims…………………………………page 11
Band-less armhole………………………………………………………….page 12
Tuck & roll trim……………………………………………………………….page 12
South of the Border summer top to fit bust sizes 32-48. Actual bust measurement is about 6” larger than “size”. This design is for standard gauge machines…………………………………………page 13
Panama Pants are yoga-styled pants with finished hip from 34.5-51.4. they are made with yeoman’s Panama 50%cotton/50% acrylic yarn and employ a short rowed seat. ………………………..….page 15
Cool Capris are cropped pants with side button tabs on the legs. They are made with 2 strands of Yeoman’s Brittany run together in finished hip sizes from 36-56………………………………………page 17
Denim Skirt is made with Yeoman Indigo yarn with finished hip 35.7-44.3”………………………………………………………………………..page 19
Summer Set Kangaroo Tunic & Perfection Shorts tunic bust 36.7-47.7”, shorts hip 36-56”made with Yeoman Panama ……page 21
Turtleneck Top with 3 hem and 3 neck finish options bust 34-51” made from a DIY blend of cotton & acrylic yarns…………………………………………………………….page 26
Blend Master T made with a DIY blend in bust sizes 33.7-48.8”……………………………………………………………………page 28
Be a Blend Master—the art and science of combining multiple thin yarns……………………………………………………………………..page 29

This collection of cotton clothes is designed with Japanese standard gauge machines in mind. None of the patterns require a ribber although it is an option in some of them.
Passap Knitters: many of these may be knitted on the Passap but most of the patterns do not use Passap language so thorough knowledge of how techniques are achieved is required by the knitter. I don’t recommend using Cottontale 8 on the Passap. It does knit for me but I find the resulting fabric hard and not pleasant. If you wish to knit the cotton quadruplets on the Passap, I suggest substituting Tamm Perle yarn. Length should come out the same but circumference will be 96% of that given in the pattern, creating sizes from 34.4-53” in the bust.