Buttress by Kaffe Fassett

Buttress

Knitting
September 2023
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
2483 - 3820 yards (2270 - 3493 m)
28-30(32-34, 36-38, 40-42, 44-46, 48-50, 52-54, 56-58, 60-62)" 71-76(81-86, 91-97, 102-107, 112-117, 122-127, 133-137, 142-147, 152-154)CM
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This pattern is very oversized. Please look at the measurements before you start. Because of the wide width, the sleeves are shorter than normally expected.

You may wish to use a circular needle versus straight needles.

You will need 7 buttons. Rowan used .5” (12 mm) wooden buttons # TGB4456 from Textile Garden in the UK.

Finished measurements:
Bust circumference: 68.25( 72.75, 76.25, 80.5, 84, 88.5, 92, 96.25, 100.5)“ 173.5( 184.5, 193.5, 204.5, 213.5, 224.5, 233.5, 244.5, 255.5) cm
Finished length: 21.75( 22, 22.75, 23.5, 24.5, 25.25, 25.5, 26.5, 26.75)” 54( 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 65, 67, 68) cm
Sleeve length: 9.75(10.25, 10.25, 10.5, 10.5, 10.5, 10.5, 10.5, 10.5)“ 25( 26, 26, 27, 27, 27, 27 ,27, 27) cm

Yarn used:
Rowan Felted Tweed
A. 197 ALabaster - 5(5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8) balls
B. 213 Lim e- 1(1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2) balls
C. 181 Mineral - 1 ball for all sizes
D. 218 Fjord - 1(1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2) balls
E. 212 Peach - 1(1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2) balls
F. 173 Duck Egg - 1(1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2) balls
G. 175 Cinnamon - 1 ball for all sizes
H. 217 Astor - 1 ball for all sizes
I. 219 Heliotrope - 1 ball for all sizes