Queen Of Hearts by Elizabeth Penney

Queen Of Hearts

Knitting
August 2025
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in Stocking Stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
2717 - 3320 yards (2484 - 3036 m)
To Fit Chest/Bust from 81cm/32in up to 127cm/50in
English
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This over-sized jumper features all over colour work, including vibrant intarsia panels on the front and back worked from colour charts. The colour work makes this quite an advanced knit, although the jumper itself has minimal shaping. Techniques include knit and purl stitches, intarsia colour work from charts, increases and decreases and picking up stitches.

Skill Level: Advanced
Pages: 10

This pattern is in multiple sizes:

To Fit Chest/Bust: 81-86cm/32-34in: 91-97cm/36-38in: 102-107cm/40-42in: 112-117cm/44-46in: 122-127cm/48-50in

Actual Chest/Bust: 109cm/43in: 120cm/47 1/4in: 127cm/50in: 138cm/54 1/4in: 145cm/57in

Back Length: 70cm/27 1/2in: 71cm/28in: 72cm/28 1/4in: 73cm/28 3/4in: 74cm/29 1/4in

Pattern includes a full list of abbreviations, schematic, colour charts and a printable page for your notes.

You will need:
Paintbox Yarns Simply DK (276m/302yds per 100g)
4 (5: 5: 6: 6) x 100g in ‘Pure Black’
2 (2: 2: 2: 2) x 100g in ‘Rose Red’
1 x 100g in each of the following colours: ‘Bubblegum Pink’, ‘Champagne White’ & ‘Lipstick Pink’

1 x pair 3.5mm/US 4 needles
1 x pair 4mm/US 6 needles
4 x lockable stitch markers
2 x stitch holders
Tapestry needle

Most DK yarns will work with this pattern, provided it can be knitted to the stated tension.