Steadfast friends are jewels indeed. Approachable, kind and witty, Joan Fuller Brock was my Mom’s dear pal. She was in the saddle for any manner of fun, or any not-fun.
Like Joan the person, Joan Fuller the sweater is a compatriot at the ready for a concert in the park or a cup of coffee and pajamas. It is knit from the bottom up on circular needles, with short row shaping at the hem and the cuffs to create curved hemlines.
The front is cropped to feature a bit of one’s shirt, dress, or a spectacular belt buckle.
The sleeves and body are joined on a circular needle, and worked into a raglan yoke. There are no seams to sew.
The bust and sleeves are graded proportionally to each other, therefore ease can be determined by your own personal preference. Wear it loose or fitted, you know what works best.
Finished Bust
31½-34-36½-39---41½-44-46½-49---51½-54-56½-59 inches
Suggested Yarn
Green Mountain Spinnery’s Weekend Wool
2-ply worsted weight, 140 yards
6-6-6-7---8-8-8-9---10-10-11-11 skeins
or another robust and toothy yarn
710-770-840-900---990-1060-1120-1190---
1270-1360-1410-1490 yards required
Gauge
16 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch on larger needles
18 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in cable pattern on larger needles
Skills Used
Cabling, short rows, working a small
circumference in the round.
Materials
• Needle sizes: US 8 (4.5mm) & US 9 (5mm) suggested to obtain gauge. Needle styles: 32” (80cm) or longer circulars for the body, and your preferred needle style for working sleeves in the round (double points, two circulars, or one long circular).
• Stitch markers: 4 to indicate cable panel boundaries, plus 4 of a different color or style to indicate shaping, and 2 locking markers for row counting
• Cable needle
• Stitch holders: Spare circular needles or waste yarn
• Tapestry needle
• 5 excellent buttons, and 5 small flat buttons for inside the button band (optional)
1 comment:
Looks like a good match - she sounds like a perfect friend.
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