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Andalusia Pattern

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Category:

Knitting

Type:

Clothing

Fit:

Tall, Petite, Women

Item:

Sweater

Skill Level:

Intermediate

Basic Skills Necessary:

Knit, purl, cast on, bind off, stripes.simple lace..

Pattern Description:

Completely seamless, top down, wrap cardi with striped belt.
Stripe chart included has space to colour-in your own stripe combo and sequence. Make up your own stripes or follow the one shown on the chart.
Work the stripe pattern all over or just on the top or bottom section.
Instructions also given for fuller "skirt" if desired.

Gauge:

25 stitches x 30 rows = 4"/10cm worked in Stockinette Stitch (St st) using US 4/3.5mm knitting needles
Or size needed to obtain gauge.

Sizing / Finished Measurements:

Finished Chest Circumference: 33 (35, 38, 40, 421/2, 451/2, 471/2, 50)" / 84 (89, 97, 102, 108, 116, 121, 127)cm

Materials:

Yarn Blue Sky Alpacas Alpaca Silk (50% Alpaca / 50% Silk), 50g/1.76oz, 146yds/133.5m. Main Colour (MC): 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4) Skeins of # 141 Peapod Contrast Colour 1 (CC1): 2 (2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4) Skeins of # 120 White Contrast Colour 2 (CC2): 3 (3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5) Skeins of # 150 Night Contrast Colour 3 (CC3): 1 (1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3) Skeins of # 140 Blueberry Contrast Colour 4 (CC4): 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4) Skeins of # 142 Lime Contrast Colour 5 (CC5): 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4) Skeins of # 123 Ruby Contrast Colour 6 (CC6): 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2) Skeins of # 145 Guava Contrast Colour 7 (CC7): 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2) Skeins of # 104 Truffle Contrast Colour 8 (CC8): 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2) Skeins of # 126 Rust Contrast Colour 9 (CC9): 1 (1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3) Skeins of # 137 Sapphire Or yarn that knits to specified gauge. Note:* Yarn amounts will need to be increased if working the Fuller "Skirt".*

You Will Also Need:

Needles 1 24"/60cm or longer US 4/3.5mm circular needle Sleeves can also be knitted using a set of double pointed needles. 1 larger sized needle for binding off, (if you are unable to bind off loosely.) 2 Stitch holders 4 Stitch markers