nerissa / Elizabeth Smith
The mesh detail on the front of this brief raglan, worked from the top down, makes this piece a fun knit. We love the ¾ sleeves and wide scoop neck. The mesh is echoed in the eyelets along the raglan lines.
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
32¼ (34¾, 37¾, 40¼, 43¾, 46¾, 50, 52¼)" [82 (88.5, 96, 102, 111, 118.5, 127, 132.5) cm] bust circumference; shown in size 34¾" [88.5 cm] on a 34" [86.5 cm], 5'8" [172.5 cm] tall model (¾" [2 cm] positive ease)
YARN:
willet / squall 715 / 5 (5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8) skeins
NEEDLES:
24" circular in size US 6 [4 mm] / 32" circular in size US 7 [4.5 mm] / set dpns in sizes US 6 and 7 [4 and 4.5 mm]
GAUGE:
20 sts and 30 rnds = 4" [10 cm] in stockinette stitch with larger needles, after blocking / 23 sts and 34 rnds = 4" [10 cm] in lace pattern with larger needles, after blocking
SKILLS REQUIRED:
Long-tail and cable cast ons, picking up stitches (links provided); increasing, decreasing. Charts and line-by-line instructions included.