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Biches & Bûches no. 20
A little pillow of heaven. Soft, light, adorable. we are loving the loose fit, with a delicate collar. There are 3 different yarns worked together for this sweater, to create this delightful texture.
Construction of the sweater no. 20
The sweater is worked in stocking stitch, in the round, using 3 threads held together. It features a neckband, hem and cuff in corrugated ribbing. First, the body is worked bottom up seamlessly and, in the round up to the armholes. Then, the sleeves are worked from the cuff to the armhole, bottom up. Then, body and sleeves are joined in a longer cable circular needle and the yoke is worked bottom up to the neckband.
Yarn
Color A: Biches & Bûches Le Petit Lambswool 200/200/250/250/300g +
Le Petit Silk & Mohair 100/125/150/175/200g
(1 thread of each held together)
Color B: Isager Spinni 100/150/200/200/250g
off-white: Le Petit Lambswool off-white + Isager Spinni light pink no. 61 + Le Petit Silk & Mohair off-white
dark gold: Le Petit Lambswool dark gold + Isager Spinni yellow mustard no. 3 + Le Petit Silk & Mohair dark blue green
Sizes: small, medium, large, x-large, 2x-large
Dimensions of the finished sweater
Recommended ease 10-15 cm (4-6”) in chest width
Size Small: chest width 51cm 20”/length 52cm 20.5”/sleeve length 43cm 16.94”
Size Medium: chest width 56cm 22.06”/length 54cm 21.28”/sleeve length 44cm 17.34”
Size Large: chest width 62cm 24.43”/length 56cm 22”/sleeve length 45cm 18”
Size X-Large: chest width 66cm 26.5”/length 58cm 23.2”/sleeve length 45cm 18”
Size 2X-Large: chest width 71cm 28.7”/length 60cm 24”/sleeve length 45cm 18”
Gauge/tension
20 sts and 20 rounds = 10x10cm 4x4” in corrugated rib 2/1
13.5 sts and 20 rounds = 10x10cm 4x4” in stocking stitch using color A + color B (3 threads held together and knit in the round).
Suggested Needle Sizes
5mm UK 6/US 8 and 6mm UK 4/US 10 circular needles and double pointed needles or the needle sizes to obtain the gauge.
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