Construction
Rustling is knitted in the round and top down. The yoke consists of a series of wedges shaping the shoulder section. Each wedge begins with 8 stitches and increases to 24 stitches over a length of 70 rounds. Based on the below mentioned tension each wedge measures 3 cm at its top, enlarges to 7.5 cm at the bottom and its length is 20 cm. While the shoulder part is knitted in stranded colour technique, the body is knitted in a staggering hexagon lace pattern. The tension of the stranded pattern is different from the one of the lace pattern. Therefore Rustling involves decreasing and increasing rounds to facilitate the changes of stitch patterns. The adjustments occur right after the yoke for body and sleeves ánd before finishing with the border edges. Furthermore as body and sleeves are knitted as tubes without shaping, they can easily be adapted to the length you wish. You can adjust width of body and sleeves too. As long as you consider the pattern’s amount of multiples and the amount of stitches you need when moving on from yoke to body and sleeves, and from body and sleeves to the edges.

Sizes (As the multiples of wedged yoke and lace pattern taken into account, the sum of the stitches match the “Size Chart Women” as close as possible.)
36 (neck 45 cm/17.7 in; full bust 86 cm/33.8 in; upper arm 27 cm/10.6 in; length body 59 cm/ 23.2 in or optional).
38 (neck 47 cm/18.5 in; full bust 89 cm/35 in; upper arm 29.5 cm/11.6 in; length body 59 cm / 23.2 in or optional).
40 (neck 50 cm/19.6 in; full bust 92 cm/36.2 in; upper arm 29.5 cm/11.6 in; length body 59 cm / 23.2 in or optional).
42 (neck 50 cm/19.6 in; full bust 95 cm/37.4 in; upper arm 32.5 cm/12.7 in; length body 59 cm / 23.2 in or optional).
44 (neck 50 cm/19.6 in; full bust 101 cm/39.7 in; upper arm 32.5 cm/12.7 in; length body 59 cm/ 23.2 in or optional).
46 (neck 52 cm/20.4 in; full bust 104 cm/40.9 in; upper arm 32,5 cm/12.7 in; length body 59 cm/ 23.2 in or optional).

Skills required
I-cord.
Knitting in the round.
Lace knitting with yarn overs, k2tog, ssk, k3togtbl.
Provisional cast on crochet.
Stranded colourwork knitting with two colours.

Yarn requirement
Size Fingering weight, Ushitita, 100g/366m (400yd), 100% Superwash Merino, Hand dyed, colour Mulholland Drive (green, CC) Fingering weight, Wol met Verve, 100g/366m (400yd), 100% Superwash Merino, Hand dyed, colour Rose Dust 509 (salmon, MC)
36 65 g/238m -260 yds 171 g/626m - 684 yds
38 69 g/251m -274 yds 181 g/661m – 722 yds
40 72 g/264m – 288 yds 190 g/695m – 760 yds
42 76 g/278m – 304 yds 200 g/730m – 798 yds
44 80 g/291m – 318 yds 209 g/765m – 836 yds
46 83 g/304m – 332 yds 219 g/800m – 874 yds

Other material
Circular needles 3 mm (US 3), 40, 60, 80, 100 cm (16, 24, 32, 40 in), DPNs.
Circular needle 2.5 mm (US 1), 40 cm or DPNs, or longer when knitting with magic loop.
Crochet hook 3 mm (US 3).
Stitch markers and tapestry needle.

Tension
Measured after blocking:
• Stranded colourwork with needle 3 mm (US 3): 32 stsx35 rounds = 10 cm/4 in.
• Lace pattern with needle 3 mm (US 3): 27 stsx31 rounds = 10 cm/4 in.

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