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Helena represents the best of summer knitting — a design so simple you can knit it at a barbecue or on the beach. Knit it before summer is over and wear it with everything from jeans and a t-shirt to a sundress or swimming suit. When the weather turns cold, you might want a winter version. The pattern also contains directions for knitting it with circular needles and at different gauges. A loose, drapey fabric knitted with strong yarn is recommended.

Skills Needed
General knitting skills
Three Needle BO
Mattress st worked on WS (explained in pattern)

Size
Small (Medium, Large, 1X, 2X, 3X)

Finished Measurements

Bust: 48 (52, 56, 60, 64, 68)” / 122 (132, 142, 152, 163, 173) cm ; meant for 10–15” / 25-38 cm positive ease around Bust (this is what makes it drop off the shoulders and drape longer at the sides)
Length from top of shoulder: 19 (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)” / 48 (51, 53, 56, 58, 61) cm or desired length

Materials
Yarn
500 (600, 700, 800, 900, 1090) yds / 457 (549, 640, 732, 823, 997) m of a tape or strong linen/cotton yarn, approx worsted weight, that gets gauge

Shown in:

Habu Textiles a-188
56% Linen, 44% Cotton; 109 yds per 1 oz skein
5 (6, 7, 8, 9, 10) skeins in undyed/natural, sample yarn dipped in indigo by AVFKW (blue)

Habu Textiles n-100 Wide Gima
100% Cotton; 109 yds per 1 oz skein
6 (6, 7, 8, 9, 10) skeins in color 40 Black

Needles
US 10.5–11 circ or straight
Extra US 11 for 3-needle BO
Change needle size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.

Notions
8 stitch markers
stitch holders (or spare circ needle)

Gauge
14 sts = 4” / 10 cm square in St st; row gauge not important.

Errata
Version III

Rnd 1: Sl3, K41(45, 48, 52, 55, 59)
Working back and forth in St st, work an additional 7 (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)“. on first 44 (48, 52, 55, 58, 62) sts only. Place sts on hold. Break yarn leaving a tail. Repeat for next 44 (48, 52, 55, 58, 62) sts…