Sleet, from the Sweater Weather Collection by Deborah Doherty

Sleet, from the Sweater Weather Collection

Knitting
November 2022
both are used in this pattern
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Slip Stitch pattern, after blocking
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
1000 - 2165 yards (914 - 1980 m)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9
English
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A part of the Sweater Weather Collection, Sleet is a mohair pullover with short gathered sleeves. Slipped stitches are turned into ticking stripes by weaving a contrasting yarn through them.

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FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
37 (41, 45, 49, 53) 57, 61, 65, 69
94 (104, 114, 124.5, 134.5) 145, 155, 165, 175 cm

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) 6, 7, 8, 9

YARN
6 (7, 8, 8, 9) 10, 11, 12, 13 skeins of Woolfolk Täge (160 yards / 145 meters / 50 grams)
1 skein Woolfolk Får in a contrasting color (optional)
Sample colors in photographs: Tåge 24 with Får 33 ticking stripes.

NEEDLES AND NOTIONS
Needle A (gauge needle): US 7 (4.5 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge, 16” and 24” circular needles.
Needle B (for ribbing): US 4 (3.5 mm), or three sizes smaller than gauge needle, 16” and 24” circular needles.
Needle C (for tubular cast on and bind off): US 3 (3.25 mm)
Tapestry needle, waste yarn, stitch holder, removable markers, and a unique marker

GAUGE
20 stitches and 28 rows for 4”/10cm in Slip Stitch pattern, after blocking

NOTES
Worked from the bottom up in pieces, stripes are woven through the slipped stitch pattern with a contrasting color before assembly. Ticking stripes in Får add a textural contrast as well as color.
Sleeves are ‘gathered’ by increasing stitches in a single row.

Skill Level
3 of 5