Wake by Holli Yeoh

Wake

Knitting
September 2013
yarn held together
Fingering
+ Fingering
= Worsted (9 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in lace stitch pattern with yarn held double
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
1875 - 2950 yards (1715 - 2697 m)
Finished bust: 34.25 (38.5, 42.75, 47, 51.25)". Designed to be worn with zero ease.
English
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Sizes to fit a 52” / 132 cm chest and above are available upon request at no additional cost to you. Please message me with your desired size. I’m happy to move this pattern to the top of my revision list and make this pattern accessible for you. A small handful of my patterns that were originally published by third party publishers haven’t been drafted in my full size range, at publisher’s request. Most of my patterns are size inclusive to fit at least a 60” / 152 cm chest.

With knitting on my mind I was thrilled to see lacy stitch patterns in the wake behind the BC ferry while going through Active Pass. Every time I rode the ferry I just knew I had to recreate the frothy movement of the water in a sweater design.

The body is worked in one piece to the armholes before dividing to work the fronts and back separately. Waist shaping is achieved by using progressively smaller, then progressively larger needle sizes making an unbroken flow of lace to hug the curves. English tailored shoulders and fully-fashioned details finish off the polished, yet feminine look.

The fingering weight yarn is held double throughout to meet gauge.

This knitting pattern includes written directions, front and back images, both lace charts and written instructions, and a schematic with measurements.

Sizes/Finished Measurements
Sizes: S (M, L, 1X, 2X).
Finished bust: 34 ¼ (38 ½, 42 ¾, 47, 51 ¼)“ / 87 (98, 108.5, 119.5, 130) cm.
Length from shoulder: 22 (22 ½, 23, 23 ½, 24)” / 56 (57, 58.5, 59.5, 61) cm.
Upper arm: 11 ¾ (13 ½, 14 ¾, 16, 17 ¼)“ / 30 (34.5, 37.5, 40.5, 44) cm.
Intended to be worn with zero ease; shown in size S.

Yarn
Fingering weight (sock) yarn held double
2496 (2798, 3126, 3497, 3942) yd / 2283 (2558, 2858, 3198, 3604) m

Shown in SweetGeorgia Yarns Tough Love Sock (affiliate link); 425 yd / 388 m per 4 oz / 115 g skein; 80% superwash merino wool, 20% nylon; 5 (5, 6, 7, 7) skeins in Hush

Substitution Notes
Originally designed for hand-dyed yarns, hold two strands of fingering weight yarn (sock yarn) together to get a worsted weight gauge. The two strands help break up pooling. A single strand of worsted weight yarn may be substituted. Commercially dyed yarns will also work. A wool or wool blend is recommended. A cotton/acrylic blend should also work.

Gauge
19 sts and 27 rows = 4 inches / 10 cm in stocking stitch with 2 strands of yarn held together, on US #6/4mm needle
19 sts and 28 rows = 4 inches / 10 cm in pattern stitch with 2 strands of yarn held together, on US #6/4mm needle, after blocking

Techniques
Increases/decreases, working lace from chart or written instructions, working shaping in pattern, basic set-in sleeve sweater construction, English tailored shoulders, worked flat, bottom up, one piece to armholes, seaming, picking up stitches, buttonholes and sewing on buttons.

Helpful Links
Raised Increases Video Tutorial
Raised Increases Photo Tutorial
SSK & SSP Decreases