Drifter by Kristen TenDyke

Drifter

Knitting
August 2020
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 25 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette st
US 8 - 5.0 mm
1400 - 2400 yards (1280 - 2195 m)
Seven Sizes
English
This pattern is available for C$11.00 CAD
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This is the simplest, yet most fun layering piece you can imagine, with endless options for colour. Whether worked a single colour, bold colour blocks, or marled with two colours, the button-closed sides and one-piece construction make it a must for the fall season!

SKILL LEVEL
Easy

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
36 ½ (40 ½, 44 ½, 48 ½, 52 ½, 56 ½, 60 ½)“ / 92.5 (103, 113, 123, 133.5, 143.5, 153.5) cm bust circumference, buttoned.
Intended to be worn with 3-5” / 7.5-12.5 cm positive ease.
Sample shown meas 40 ½” / 103 cm.

YARN
7 (7, 7, 7, 7, 9,10) skeins SweetGeorgia Yarns Superwash Worsted, 3 (3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4) in Mink (MC), 2 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3) in Pine Tree (CC1) and 2 (2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3) in Deep Cove (CC2) (200 yd / 182 m per 4 oz / 115 g skein; 100% Superwash Merino Wool).
Also shown worked in a marled fashioned (2 colours held together) using 6 (6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9) skeins of Tough Love Sock in Apricot and Classic Blue (425 yd / 388 m per 4 oz / 115 g skein; 80% Superwash Merino, 20% Nylon).

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
Size 8 US / 5 mm circular needle, 32” / 80 cm long
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Smooth waste yarn, stitch marker, yarn needle, six 28 mm buttons

GAUGE
18 sts and 25 rows = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette stitch, after blocking.

PATTERN NOTES
The Front is worked in rows, straight, from the hem to the neckline, changing colors when indicated. The Front neck stitches are bound off, then decreased. The shoulder stitches continue to be worked down the Back, increasing, then casting on for the Back neck. Once the Back neck is completed, the Back is worked straight to the hem. For the button bands, stitches are picked up along each selvedge edge and buttonholes are worked at the lower portion of the Front. Collar stitches are picked up around the neckline.
When working the Tubular Bind off, it saves time if you only pull the full length of the yarn through the stitches after steps 2 and 5.
SweetGeorgia Yarns wants to ensure
you have everything you need for knitting success, so if some of the techniques used in the pattern are new to you, be sure to check out our tutorials , including Cable Cast-On, Tubular Cast On, Tubular Bind -Off, and One-Row Buttonhole, at www.schoolofsweetgeorgia.com. If colour selection feels a little elusive, we’re here to help, too, with the Colour Mastery and Colour Play workshops!