Iktsuarpok by Nomad Stitches

Iktsuarpok

Crochet
April 2022
DK (11 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 18 rows = 4 inches
in sc worked flat
5.0 mm (H)
448 - 837 yards (410 - 765 m)
9 sizes from 82.5 cm / 32.5 in to 157 cm / 62 in
US
English

Found in Colorful Crochet Knitwear by Sandra Gutierrez.
To be released on April 12th, 2022. Click HERE for more info including where to preorder.

Iktsuarpok (Inuit) – the feeling of anticipation while waiting for someone to arrive, often leading to intermittently going outside to check for them.

The feeling of Iktsuarpok is something I am most familiar with when waiting for Spring, especially if the Winter was particularly harsh or snowy. Looking out the window in search of those first buds is how I spend most mornings during that time, and the Iktsuarpok tank is a taste of that beautiful feeling that comes when flowers finally start blooming, days get longer and the sun warms the earth again. It is a colorful tank top worked seamlessly bottom-up with tapestry crochet accents in the body, a rounded neckline that is lower at the back and an accent edging around armhole openings and neckline.

These are the actual garment measurements. Choose size based on body measurements and desired ease.

Bust Circumference: 32½ (35½, 38¼, 44¼, 47¼) (50¼, 56, 59, 62) in / 82.5 (90, 97.5, 112.5, 120) (127.5, 142.5, 150, 157) cm

Body length is adjustable to desired length. Designed with 1–4in (2.5–10cm) of ease.

Yarn

Knit Picks Swish DK (100% Superwash Merino), light worsted (DK), 50g (123yd/112m), in the following colors:

A: Nutmeg Heather; 1¼ (1¼, 1¼, 1½, 1¾) (1¾, 2, 2, 2¼) skeins

B: Moss; ½ (¾, ¾, ¾, 1) (1, 1, 1, 1¼) skeins

C: Amethyst Heather; 2¼ (2¼, 2½, 2¾, 3) (3¼, 3½, 3¾, 3¾) skeins

YARDAGE
Yarn A:

131¼ (142¼, 153¼, 180½, 202½) (202½, 224¼, 240¾, 251¾) yd

120 (130, 140, 165, 185) (185, 205, 220, 230) m

Yarn B:

65¾ (71¼, 76¾, 93, 98½) (104, 115, 120¼, 126) yd

60 (65, 70, 85, 90) (95, 105, 110, 115) m

Yarn C:

251¾ (273½, 295½, 328¼, 350) (383, 415¾, 437½, 459½) yd

230 (250, 270, 300, 320) (350, 380, 400, 420) m

Amounts included 10% extra for swatching and margin or error.
Amounts are approximate for a semi–cropped top.