siksik by thepetiteknitter

siksik

Knitting
March 2024
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
30 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in 30 sts x 32 rnds
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
831 - 2838 yards (760 - 2595 m)
1 (2, 3, 4) 5, 6 (7, 8, 9) 10
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Siksik accessory kits are available here.
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The little critters might look like squirrels, but they are actually siksiks! Siksik, also known as arctic ground squirrels are native to the arctic where I call home. They hibernate over winter and we only see them in summer, if we are lucky!

You can find the matching sock design here.

This top-down jumper is knitted in the round and features a seamless construction and colourwork yoke. It comes in ten adult sizes with customization options for body length and sleeve length. There are neck and chest short rows.

Chest size
1 (2, 3, 4) 5, 6 (7, 8, 9) 10
cm - 79 (89, 98, 105) 118, 130 (137, 150, 158) 168
inches - 31 (34¾, 38½, 41½) 46¼, 51 (53¾, 59, 62) 66

Please note that these measurements are final garment chest measurements. They include a positive ease of 7.5cm / 3” to 13cm / 5”.

Yarn - fingering
tukuwool fingering
mc – runo
cc – nila

Yarn Substitute
Biches et Buches Le Petit Lambswool
Jamieson and Smith 2Ply
Cascade 220 Heritage Solids
Knitpicks Stroll Merino
Rauma Finull Garn
Retrosaria Pomar Mondim

Gauge
30 sts x 32 rnds = 4”/10 cm in colourwork sts

Needle
Size 3mm / US 2 circular needle or size necessary to obtain gauge

Yardage
meters- cropped
mc - 569 (625, 719, 864) 926, 1078 (1185, 1284, 1362) 1437
cc - 126 (138, 151, 165) 181, 192 (208, 224, 236) 245

yards - cropped
mc - 622 (684, 786, 945) 1013, 1179 (1296, 1404, 1490) 1572
cc - 138 (151, 165, 180) 198, 210 (227, 245, 258) 268

metres - regular
mc - 866 (1014, 1139, 1316) 1520, 1674 (1843, 2013, 2220) 2350
cc - 126 (138, 151, 165) 181, 192 (208, 224, 236) 245

yards - regular
mc - 947 (1109, 1246, 1439)1662, 1831 (2016, 2201, 24280 2570
cc - 138 (151, 165, 180) 198, 210 (227, 245, 258) 268

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