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Evening Primrose
Errata Update Chart A refers to the Main Color Work Pattern and Chart B is for the 9 stitch steek, which alternates main color and contrasting color (see chart B in the photos to the right).
Evening Primrose is a stranded sweater-vest worked from the bottom-up with an allover floral motif. Steeks are worked for the openings at the front, the armholes, the neck, and the pockets. Pattern is sized from 30” / 76 cm bust to 60” / 152 cm bust, with sizing increments every 5” / 13 cm.
Pattern Difficulty: Advanced. Pattern uses stranded knitting, multiple steeks, increases and decreases, knitting in the round, and Kitchener stitch grafting.
Yarn used for sample pictured:
Knit Picks Andes del Campo (aran weight, 100% Highland Wool, 164 yards per 100 gram ball), Dove Heather 25472 Colorway (Main Color) and Wharf Heather 25476 Colorway (Contrasting Color)
- Main Color: 4 (5, 6, 6, 7, 7,8) skeins
- Contrasting Color: 2 (2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4) skeins
Needles: US 8 (5mm) and US 7 (4.5 mm) or size to achieve gauge, circular needle at least 29” / 74 cm long and set of double pointed needles (DPNs) for sleeves or a long circular needle for Magic Loop.
Gauge: 21 stitches by 24 rows = 4” x 4” / 10 cm x 10 cm in stranded pattern on larger needles, worked in the round after blocking. Take time to check gauge.
Notions: Stitch markers (8), tapestry needle, sewing needle and thread for steeks, buttons 6 (7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8/ 8), pins for blocking
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- First published: September 2012
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- Last updated: September 24, 2012 …
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