Holly by Samira Hill

Holly

Knitting
October 2024
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
12 stitches and 20 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch
US 10 - 6.0 mm
US 9 - 5.5 mm
700 - 1400 yards (640 - 1280 m)
9 sizes, Chest circumf. 80 89 100 106 117 124 137 146 156 cm / 31.5 35 39.25 41.75 46 48.75 54 57.5 61.5 in
English
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Holly is a beautiful, cosy and highly textured jumper knitted in the round from the bottom up, with a pretty lacy yoke full of holly berries!

Materials:
Annfield Farm Young Farmers Yarn Chunky (100% wool, Suffolk, Texel and Shetland mix), 128 m / 140 yds per 100g skein: 5 (5, 6, 7, 7) (8, 8, 9, 10) skeins (yarn quantities include 30-40g for swatching, see Tension)

• Main needles: 6mm (or size needed to match tension) and smaller needles: 5.5mm (or 0.5mm smaller than main needles) circular needle in following lengths:
o 60 (80, 80, 100, 100) (120, 120, 120, 150) cm for body
o 100 (120, 120, 150, 150) (150, 150, 150, 150) cm for start of yoke (smaller needles only)
o 50 (50, 50, 50, 50) (50, 60, 60, 60) cm for neck (smaller needles only)
o 20 (20, 20, 20, 20) (40, 40, 40, 40) cm for sleeves (main needles only)
o Double pointed needles for cuffs

• Stitch markers (1 differentiated for BOR + markers to track lace repeats)
• Stitch holders
• Approx. 60 cm long piece of thinner contrasting yarn

Sizes:
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
Note: this garment is designed to be worn with 5-8 cm / 2-3” of positive ease.
The measurements in the table are the finished garment measurements: pick a size according to your own measurements, plus desired amount of ease.