Gambrel by Norah Gaughan

Gambrel

Knitting
April 2017
Aran (8 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch with largest needles, after wet blocking
US 9 - 5.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
548 - 1172 yards (501 - 1072 m)
30½ (32½, 35½, 38½, 41½, 44½, 47½, 50½)" [77.5 (82.5, 90.25, 97.75, 105.5, 113, 120.75, 128.25) cm] bust circumference
English
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Combining our Sparrow and Kestrel linens together to create an eye-catching statement in sleeves, Norah’s Gambrel pullover is a really fun piece to knit. Worked flat, center front to center front, its fronts and back are divided to work wide circular openings for the armholes. From there, sleeve stitches are picked up and worked in concentric circles of lace ladders, alternating Sparrow and Kestrel to create the beautiful openwork on its shapely sleeves. A simple crochet trim finishes off the neck and joins the front pieces down the center.

shown in size 32½“ / 82.5 cm with 1½” / 4 cm negative ease

yarn
kestrel / anemone 513
5 (6, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) skeins

sparrow / paprika 210
1 (1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2) skeins

needles
32” circular in size US 9 / 5.5 mm
24” circular in sizes US 4 and 6 / 3.5 and 4 mm
one spare needle in size US 9 / 5.5 mm

gauge
16 sts and 24 rows = 4” / 10 cm in stockinette stitch with largest needle, after wet blocking

skills required
Long-tail and cable cast ons, dropped stitches, increasing and decreasing, seaming.