Ausma by Michele Wang

Ausma

Knitting
October 2017
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in 16 sts and 32 rows = 4" / 10 cm in garter stitch, after wet blocking
US 8 - 5.0 mm
1072 - 2144 yards (980 - 1960 m)
36 (40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64)" [91.5 (101.5, 112, 122, 132, 142, 152.5, 162.5) cm] bust circumference
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Michele Wang’s Ausma pairs a slip-stitch and garter fabric with the soft and springy nature of Lark. Sophisticated shaping and clean lines make for an incredibly comfortable and flattering sweater, knitted flat from the bottom up and seamed.

Shown in size 40” / 101.5 cm on a 31” / 78.5 cm, 5’7½“ / 171.5 cm tall model (9” / 23 cm positive ease)

yarn
lark / damson 149
8 (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16) skeins

needles
16” and 24” or longer circulars in size US 8 / 5 mm

gauge
16 sts and 32 rows = 4” / 10 cm in garter stitch, after wet blocking
16 sts and 24 rows = 4” / 10 cm in stockinette stitch, after wet blocking.

skills required
Long-tail cast on, cables, picking up stitches, seaming (links provided), increasing.