Basketweave by Cristina Cusano

Basketweave

Knitting
November 2024
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
13 stitches and 21 rows = 4 inches
in Basketweave Stitch pattern
US 10 - 6.0 mm
US 10½ - 6.5 mm
218 yards (199 m)
One size
English Finnish

This dickey will keep the chill away as you crunch through leaves on a fall walk, trek along a snowy winter path or step out into a fresh spring morning.

SIZE
One size

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Width: 11.5” / 29 cm.

Length (without Collar): 11.25” / 28 cm.

Height of Ribbed Collar: 2.5” / 6.5 cm.

Neck Circumference: 19” / 47.5 cm.

MATERIALS
Yarn: 2 skeins of Cardo by Manos del Uruguay (100% non-sw Uruguayan Corriedale wool, 109 yds / 100 m – 100 g), colourway Peach Blossom.

Or approx. 218 yds / 200 m of bulky-weight yarn. Alternative yarn suggestions are for example Cascade Yarns 220 Grande, Malabrigo Mecha and Berroco Lanas Quick.

Needles: US 10.5 / 6.5 mm 32” / 80 cm circular needles and US 10 / 6 mm DPNs or preferred needles for working small circumferences in the round (for the ribbed collar).

Notions: Stitch holders or waste yarn, stitch marker.

GAUGE
13.5 sts x 21 rows to 4” / 10 cm on US 10.5 / 6.5 mm in Basketweave St patt, after blocking.

CONSTRUCTION
This dickey is knitted from the bottom up in pieces. The front and back are knitted separately in a Basketweave stitch pattern featuring an integrated i-cord edging. The neck is shaped using a sloped bind-off. The shoulders are grafted together, and the collar is picked up along the neckline and knitted in 1 x 1 rib.