Stenness by Laura Aylor

Stenness

Knitting
September 2022
DK (11 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 27 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 6 - 4.0 mm
850 - 1615 yards (777 - 1477 m)
XS (32), S (35.4), M1 (39.6), M2 (43.8), M3 (48), L (52.2), XL (56.4), XXL (60.6)
English
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This simple top-down raglan pullover features textured stitch patterns and garter stitch trim. The textured stitch patterns were inspired by stone carvings found at Neolithic sites in the Orkney Islands.

Skills required
Long-tail cast-on
Increasing
Decreasing
Picking up stitches
Backwards-loop cast-on

Sizes and approximate yardage required
(actual garment measurement in inches - see schematic for more measurements)
XS, (S, M1, M2, M3), {L XL XXL}
Bust 32, (35.4, 39.6, 43.8, 48), {52.2, 56.4, 60.6}
Yardage 940, (1035, 1160, 1285, 1405), {1530, 1650, 1775}

Materials
DK-weight yarn. See yardages above. Sample was knit in Miss Babs Killington
(80% Polworth wool/20% Tussah silk)
US 6/4 mm circular needles or size needed to obtain gauge in lengths needed to work body. You will also need needles for your preferred method of working small circumferences for the sleeves
US 4/3.5 mm circular needles or two sizes smaller than gauge needles with appropriate cable lengths for working the garter body edging and mock turtleneck
Needles a size or two larger than gauge needles for binding off
Stitch markers
Measuring tape
Tapestry needle for weaving in end

sample was knit in Miss Babs Killington in White Peppercorn and is shown with 1-2 inches of positive ease