Nerissa by Elizabeth Smith

Nerissa

Knitting
June 2018
Sport (12 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch with larger needles, after blocking
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
800 - 1280 yards (732 - 1170 m)
32¼ (34¾, 37¾, 40¼, 43¾, 46¾, 50, 52¼)" [82 (88.5, 96, 102, 111, 118.5, 127, 132.5) cm] bust circumference
English
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The mesh detail on the front of this brief raglan, worked from the top down, makes this piece a fun knit. We love the ¾ sleeves and wide scoop neck. The mesh is echoed in the eyelets along the raglan lines.

Shown in size 34¾“ / 88.5 cm on a 34” / 86.5 cm, 5’8” / 172.5 cm tall model (¾” / 2 cm positive ease)

yarn
willet / squall 715
5 (5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8) skeins

needles
24” circular in size US 6 / 4 mm
32” circular in size US 7 / 4.5 mm
set dpns in sizes US 6 and 7 / 4 and 4.5 mm

gauge
20 sts and 30 rnds = 4” / 10 cm in stockinette stitch with larger needles, after blocking
23 sts and 34 rnds = 4” / 10 cm in lace pattern with larger needles, after blocking

skills required
Long-tail and cable cast ons, picking up stitches (links provided); increasing, decreasing. Charts and line-by-line instructions included.