Medallion by Joan Forgione

Medallion

Knitting
December 2011
DK (11 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch with larger needles, blocked
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
712 - 1332 yards (651 - 1218 m)
32 (34¾, 38¼, 41, 43¾, 48, 50¾, 54¼)” [80 (87, 95.5, 102.5, 109.5, 120, 127, 135.5)cm]
English
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A large cable accents the neck of Medallion and a smaller one adorns the sleeve in this simple, fitted pullover with modified boatneck. This is the perfect project to showcase that special, hand-dyed yarn.

The cable patterns are both written and charted.

Sizes
• Finished Bust: 32 (34¾, 38¼, 41, 43¾, 48, 50¾, 54¼)” / 80 (87, 95.5, 102.5, 109.5, 120, 127, 135.5)cm

Pullover shown measures 34¾ / 87cm and is modeled with 1” / 2.5cm negative ease.

Yarn
• 3 (3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5) skeins The Verdant Gryphon Traveller
100% superwash Merino
280 yds / 257m / 113g

Shown in Barbary Coast

or

• 712 (779, 863, 952, 1034, 1142, 1252, 1332) yds / 653 (715, 792, 874, 949, 1048, 1150, 1223)m DK weight yarn

Needles
• US 3 (3.25mm), 16” / 40cm or 24” / 60cm circular needles and one double-pointed needle or spare circular
• US 5 3.75mm needles

Notions
• cable needle
• stitch markers (2)
• tapestry needle

Gauge
• 23 sts and 34 rnds = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette stitch with larger needles, blocked

Skills Used
• increasing
• decreasing
• cables
• reading charts (optional)
• seaming
• picking up stitches
• I-cord bind off