#08 Banby by Mary Beth Kelso

#08 Banby

Knitting
October 2022
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
1615 - 3040 yards (1477 - 2780 m)
Bust 32 (36 1⁄2, 40 1⁄2, 45, 49)(53, 57 1⁄2, 62, 66)"
English

Sinuous ski tracks. Curvy cables combine with simple texture, and an eyelet fabric lends a thermal touch to this dropped shoulder pull. Crisp knit/purl creates contrast in the deep turtleneck.

MATERIALS
• 17 (18, 20, 22, 24)(25, 28, 30, 32) 1 3⁄4oz/50g skeins (each approx 95yd/87m) of Trendsetter Merino 8 Ply (wool) in #9501 light grey
• One size 6 (4mm) circular needle, 24” long,
• One each size 8 (5mm) circular needles 16”/40cm and 24”/60cm long, OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE
• One each sizes 9 and 10 (5.5 and 6mm) circular needles, 16”/40cm long
• Stitch markers
• Stitch holders or waste yarn

GAUGES
18 sts and 24 rows = 4”/10cm over St st using size 8 (5mm) needle, blocked.
23 sts and 24 rows = 4”/10cm over Body Cable using size 8 (5mm) needle, blocked.
22 1⁄2 sts and 24 rows = 4”/10cm over Slipped Cable A or B using size 8 (5mm) needle, blocked.
16-st Sleeve Cable = 2 1⁄2”/6.5cm wide using size 8 (5mm) needle, blocked.
TAKE TIME TO CHECK GAUGES.