Pencil

🇬🇧 This sweater is a top down worked in the round. The shoulder pads and edging are worked in twisted rib, the rest of the sweater is in stockinette stitch. Its unique penciled stripes punctuate the knitting and offer endless possibilities for playing with colors.

YARN – LIGHT FINGERING 2 threads held together:

Remember to provide more yarn if you want to lengthen the sweater compared to the indicated measurements.

• MC: approximately 1179-1318-1533-1711 (1986-2134-2380-2601) meters / 1290-1442-1677-1872 (2172-2335-2604-2845) yards.
• CC: approximately 446-499-580-648 (752-808-901-984) meters / 488-546-635-709 (822-884-986-1077) yards.

Recommended yarn :
Baby Alpaca by BC Garn (100% alpaca – 250 m / 273 yds per 50 gr):

• MC: 5-6-7-7 (8-9-10-11) skeins,
• CC: 2-2-3-3 (4-4-4-4) skeins.

NEEDLES:

4 mm (US 6) circular needles,
4.5 mm (US 7) circular needles.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:

TECHNIQUES:

• Long Tail Cast On
• Stockinette stitch, twisted stitches, rib (explain in the pattern)
• Short rows (explain in the pattern)
• Increases & decreases (explain in the pattern)
• Rib bind-off (explain in the pattern)

Written instructions.

If you need any help on the pattern, please send us an email: support@lucileateliersdesigns.com