Forest Weave by Yumiko Alexander

Forest Weave

Knitting
March 2012
DK (11 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch with larger needles
US 8 - 5.0 mm
44", 48", 52", 56", 60"
English

This DanDoh signature cable dropped-stitch design makes an eye-catching piece.
This stitch pattern combines cables and dropped stitches. You will drop a stitch when you cross stitches for a cable. If you know how to work cables, you are good to go!

PATTERN NOTE

  • The Front and Back are worked sideways. The row gauge determines chest size, and the stitch gauge determines body length. The sleeves are picked up and knit out from the body.
  • A 15” length top has five horizontal, dropped-stitch lines, 19”, 21”, 23” length tops have eight horizontal, dropped-stitch lines, and a 26” length top has eleven horizontal, dropped-stitch lines.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest: 44 (48, 52, 56, 60)“/110 (120, 130, 140, 150)cm
Length (laid flat): Choice of 15”, 19”, 21”, 23”, or 26”/37.5cm, 47.5cm, 52.5m, 57.5cm, or 65cm
Choose the chest size based on your ease preference and length.

Shown here on a model with 33” chest and 5’ 5” tall.
L. Gray top: 48” chest and 15” length
Lava Rock top: 44” chest and 19” length
Royal Purple top: 44” chest and 26” length

DANDOH YARN
“Silk+” (76% silk, 24% cotton, 227yards/50g);
colors: L. Gray, Lava Rock, Royal Purple
15” length: 4 (4, 4, 4, 4) skeins or 688 (722, 778, 823, 868)yds
19” length: 4 (4, 5, 5, 5) skeins or 836 (894, 951, 1008, 1065)yds
21” length: 4 (5, 5, 5, 6) skeins or 900 (962, 1025, 1087, 1149)yds
23” length: 5 (5, 5, 6, 6) skeins or 964 (1032, 1099, 1166, 1234)yds
26” length: 5 (6, 6, 6, 7) skeins or 1070 (1146, 1222, 1298, 1375)yds

These amounts are for a short sleeve top. For longer sleeves like the photo, you need 1 skein more.