Penstemon by Kristen TenDyke

Penstemon

Knitting
December 2021
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in St st, after blocking
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
1315 - 2440 yards (1202 - 2231 m)
33½ (37, 41, 44¾, 48¾) (52¼, 56¼, 60, 64)" / 85 (94, 104, 113.5, 124) (132.5, 143, 152.5, 162.5) cm bust circumference
English
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With all this stockinette, the simplicity lends itself to showing off a beautiful yarn. Something hand-dyed, multi or solid colors—the yarn will really be the visual highlight of this classic styled sweater.

As the knitter, the fun also comes from the techniques used to construct this top-down seamless sweater. It uses techniques like short-rows, the cable cast-on method and the suggested (though not required) tubular bind off.

Shown in size 41” / 94 cm on a 37” / 94 cm, 5’ 4” / 162.5 cm tall model (4” / 10 cm positive ease). Suggested 2” / 5 cm negative to 4” / 10 cm positive ease

yarn
phoebe / 5 (5, 6, 6, 7) (7, 8, 8, 9) skeins ursa 812

needles
32” circular needle in size US 5 / 3.75 mm
16” 40 cm circular needle in size US 4 / 3.5 mm
Set dpns in sizes US 4 / 3.5 mm and US 5 / 3.75 mm

gauge
22 sts and 32 rows = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette stitch larger needle, after blocking.

construction
Pullover is worked seamlessly from the top-down with contiguous set-in sleeves shaped with short rows.