Tillie by Pam Allen

Tillie

Knitting
December 2014
Sport (12 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch with larger needle, after blocking
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 9 - 5.5 mm
1267 - 1991 yards (1159 - 1821 m)
16 (20, 24)" [40.5 (51, 61) cm] lower back width, intended to fit 30-38 (38¼-46¼, 46½-54½)" [76-96.5 (97-117.5, 118-138) cm] bust
English
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Shown in size 16” / [40.5 cm] on 33” / [84 cm]\ model

yarn
chickadee / twig 119
7 (9, 11) skeins

needles
32” circular in size US 9 / [5.5 mm]
24” circular in size US 8 / [5 mm]
set dpns in size US 8 / [5 mm]

notes
Shrug is knitted from the center back in each direction. Stitches are bound off for lower back, and remaining stitches are worked to create shoulder and front. Held stitches and stitches picked up in lower back edge are worked in a continuous rib along lower edge. Fronts are seamed to back, and stitches are picked up around armhole for cuff.

skills required
Long-tail cast on, seaming, working in the round, picking up stitches.