Dale by Elizabeth Smith

Dale

Knitting
August 2018
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 25 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch with larger needles, after blocking
US 9 - 5.5 mm
US 10 - 6.0 mm
938 - 1474 yards (858 - 1348 m)
34 (36¾, 39½, 42¼, 45¼, 48, 50¾, 53¾)" [86.5 (93.5, 100.5, 107.5, 115, 122, 129, 136.5) cm] bust circumference
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It’s really hard to go wrong with broken rib—it’s always such a pleasing texture. In Dale, Elizabeth has used it not only in the split hem, cuffs, and short funnel neck of this pullover, but also in the raglan shaping, which we think is a really cool detail.

Shown in size 36¾“ / 93.5 cm. Recommended ease: 2-4” /5-10 cm positive

yarn
lark / twig 119
7 (7, 8, 9, 9, 10, 10, 11) skeins

needles
16” and 24” circulars in size US 10 / 6 mm
32” circulars in sizes US 9 and 10 / 5.5 and 6 mm
set dpns in sizes US 9 and 10 / 5.5 and 6 mm

skills required
Long-tail and cable cast ons, wrap-and-turn short rows, grafting (Kitchener stitch) (links provided); increasing, decreasing.