Pierre Sweater by Valentina Bogdanova

Pierre Sweater

Knitting
August 2021
all 3 are used in this pattern
yarn held together
Lace
+ Lace
+ Fingering
= Fingering (14 wpi) ?
26 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
1565 - 3055 yards (1431 - 2793 m)
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10) To fit chest circumference: 70 (80, 90, 100, 110) (120, 130, 140, 150, 160) cm/28 (32, 36, 40, 44) (48, 52, 56, 60, 64)"
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PIERRE is a seamless top-down sweater with a stranded colorwork yoke. The range of ease varies across all the sizes. The picture shows size 2 with 5.5 cm/2.25” of positive ease on a model with 87 cm/34.25” chest circumference.

YARN:
MAIN COLOR:

CÔME by WOOLISSIME, single fingering, (100% Merino Superwash), 366 m/400 yds in 100 Gr
Grams: 285 (310, 335, 370, 420) (445, 470, 500, 535, 570)
Metres: 1045 (1135, 1225, 1355, 1535) (1630, 1720, 1830, 1960, 2085)
Yards: 1140 (1240, 1340, 1480, 1680) (1780, 1880, 2000, 2140, 2280)
I used color Ronsard

CONTRAST COLOR:

TESS by WOOLISSIME, lace weight (80% extra-fine merino, 20% silk), 600 m/656 yds in 100 Gr
Grams: 30 (35, 35, 35, 40) (40, 45, 45, 50, 55)
Metres: 180 (210, 210, 210, 240) (240, 270, 270, 300, 330)
Yards: 195 (230, 230, 230, 260) (260, 295, 295, 330, 360)

held together with:
STELLA by WOOLISSIME, lace weight (72% kidmohair, 28% silk), 420 m/459 yds in 50 Gr
Grams: 25 (30, 30, 30, 35) (35, 35, 40, 40, 45)
Metres: 210 (250, 250, 250, 295) (295, 295, 335, 335, 380)
Yards: 230 (275, 275, 275, 320) (320, 320, 365, 365, 415)
I used color Bourgogne

NEEDLES:
• 2.5 mm/U.S. size 1.5 80 cm/32” circular needles
• 2.5 mm/U.S. size 1.5 60 cm/24” circular needles or your preferred needles for knitting small circumference in the round (cuffs)
• 3.5 mm/U.S. size 4 80 cm/32” circular needles, or size needed to obtain gauge
• 3.5 mm/U.S. size 4 circular needles or your preferred needles for knitting small circumference in the round (sleeves)

NOTIONS:
• stitch holders or waste yarn
• main marker and smaller markers for chart sections
• cable needle
• tapestry needle or crochet hook to weave in ends

GAUGE:
26 sts/36 RNDs = 10 cm/4” square in stockinette stitch on 3.5 mm/U.S. size 4 needles after blocking

SIZES:
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
To fit chest circumference: 70 (80, 90, 100, 110) (120, 130, 140, 150, 160) cm/28 (32, 36, 40, 44) (48, 52, 56, 60, 64)“

FINISHED CHEST MEASUREMENT:
83 (92.5, 101.5, 115.5, 124.5) (134, 143, 152.5, 166, 175.5) cm
33.25 (37, 40.5, 46.25, 49.75) (53.5, 57.25, 61, 66.5, 70.25)“