#05 Matador by Pam Allen

#05 Matador

Knitting
September 2006
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
11 stitches and 17 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch on larger needles
US 11 - 8.0 mm
US 13 - 9.0 mm
220 - 440 yards (201 - 402 m)
34 (38, 42, 46, 50)" bust when front edges meet
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This pattern is available from interweave.com for $7.99.
Errata available: interweave.com

Pattern Description from Interweave Online Store: “Part capelet and part cardi, this textured lightweight wool bolero flickers with the hand-dyed hues of Black Forest Naturwolle.”

Finished Size:

  • 34 (38, 42, 46, 50)“ bust when front edges meet
  • 12 (13½, 14½, 15½, 16½)“ from bottom edge to top edge of back neck.

Yarn: Black Forest Naturwolle Multi-Soft, 100% wool; 110 yd (100 m)/100 g: #07 red variegated, 2 (3, 3, 4, 4) skeins. Yarn distributed by Muench Yarns.

Yarn weight: #5 - Bulky

Gauge: 11 sts and 17 rows = 4” in St st on larger needles.

Needles: Sizes 11 (8 mm) and 13 (9 mm): 24” circular needles

Notions: Stitch markers; Yarn needle

Originally Published: Knitscene, Fall 2006 Photograph on page 5, Pattern on page 53.