Gathered Blouse by Katya Frankel

Gathered Blouse

Knitting
September 2012
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 27 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
914 - 1280 yards (836 - 1170 m)
32 (353⁄4, 401⁄2, 441⁄4, 48)" bust circumference.
English
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A sweet blouse is nipped in with cables at the collar and cuffs. Pullover is worked in the round from the top down with a combination of a circular yoke and a raglan and short-row shaping.

  • Difficulty Intermediate - knitting in the round, knit, purl, cables, simple decreases and increases, and finishing.
  • Finished Measurements 32 (35 ¾, 40 ½ , 44 ¼, 48, 51 ¾) in / 81.5 (91, 103, 112.5, 122, 131.5) cm bust circumference. Designed to fit with 1-2 in / 2.5-5cm of negative ease.
  • Gauge 21 sts and 27 rnds = 4 in / 10 cm square in St st; 24 sts = 4 in / 10 cm wide in cable patt. Adjust needle size if necessary to get the correct gauge.
  • Yarn Cascade Yarns Venezia Worsted (70% merino wool, 30% silk; 218 yds / 199 m / 3 ½ oz / 100 g): #178 deep sea, 5 (6, 6, 7, 7, 8) skeins. Substitute with approximately 990 (1100, 1250, 1400, 1480, 1590) yds / 900 (1010, 1140, 1250, 1350, 1460) m of Worsted weight yarn with the following knitting gauge. The yarn amount may vary depending on the weight and type of the yarn you are using.
  • Needles and Notions Size 6 (4 mm): 24 in / 60 cm circular and set of double-pointed (dpn). Markers, cable needle, stitch holders & tapestry needle.