silk and paper by Åkesson

silk and paper

Knitting
May 2021
both are used in this pattern
yarn held together
Lace
+ Lace
= Light Fingering ?
22 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
2.5 mm
820 - 1422 yards (750 - 1300 m)
XS(S, M)[L, XL]
English
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Errata available: akesson-design.jimdosite.com

Important errata available (see Errata link above)

‘silk and paper’ is worked top down, seamlessly with contiguous set-in short sleeves.
use metal needles, because the two yarns are held together and slide more smoothly across metal than wood.

Difficulty‌ ‌Level‌ ‌: intermediate
Materials‌ ‌: ‌
suggested‌ ‌yarn‌ ‌
75(75,‌ ‌100)100,‌ ‌125g‌ ‌ITO‌ ‌Washi,‌ ‌
colourway‌ ‌260‌ ‌Angora‌ ‌
or‌ ‌choose‌ ‌a‌ ‌yarn‌ ‌with‌ ‌the‌ ‌following‌ ‌
characteristics:‌ ‌
250m=25g,‌ ‌lace‌ ‌
28sts=10cm‌ ‌
needle‌ ‌size‌ ‌2-4mm/US0-6‌ ‌
fibers‌ ‌54%‌ ‌cellulose,‌ ‌46%‌ ‌
rayon/viscose‌ ‌

100(100,‌ ‌100)150,‌ ‌150g‌ ‌ITO‌ ‌Kinu‌
colourway‌ ‌81‌ ‌Angora‌ ‌
or‌ ‌choose‌ ‌a‌ ‌yarn‌ ‌with‌ ‌the‌ ‌following‌ ‌
characteristics:‌ ‌
425m=50g,‌ ‌lace‌ ‌
17-28sts=10cm‌ ‌
needle‌ ‌size‌ ‌2-4.5mm/US0-7‌ ‌
fibre‌ ‌100%‌ ‌silk‌ ‌

suggested‌ ‌needles‌ ‌
circular‌ ‌needle:‌ ‌2.5-3.5mm/US1.5-4,‌ ‌
100cm‌ ‌

crochet‌ ‌hook:‌ ‌2.5‌ ‌-3mm/US‌ ‌C‌ ‌
‌ ‌
other‌ ‌equipment‌ ‌
4‌ ‌stitch‌ ‌holders‌ ‌(SH#1,‌ ‌SH#2,‌ ‌SH#3,‌ ‌
SH#4)‌ ‌
6‌ ‌removable‌ ‌stitch‌ ‌markers‌ ‌(SM#1,‌ ‌
SM#2,‌ ‌SM#3,‌ ‌SM#4,‌ ‌SM#5,‌ ‌SM#6)‌ ‌
yarn‌ ‌needle‌ ‌


Gauge‌ ‌
worked‌ ‌flat‌ ‌in‌ ‌stockinette‌ ‌stitch:‌ ‌
22‌ ‌sts‌ ‌=‌ ‌10cm‌ ‌
34‌ ‌rows‌ ‌=‌ ‌10cm‌ ‌
after‌ ‌blocking‌ ‌

Size‌ ‌information‌
size‌ ‌XS‌ ‌(S,M)‌ ‌L,‌ ‌XL‌ ‌
bust‌ ‌circumference‌ ‌96‌ ‌(106,‌ ‌118)‌ ‌130,‌ ‌142‌ ‌cm.‌ ‌
model‌ ‌wears‌ ‌size‌ ‌M‌ ‌with‌ ‌positive‌ ‌ease‌ ‌of‌ ‌18‌ ‌cm.‌ ‌