Skills Needed
- General knitting skills
- Short row shaping
Silke is a drapey, flattering tunic with front points that hang down longer than the back. She’s worked in one piece up to the English tailored shoulder seams.
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Size
Small (Medium, Large, 1X, 2X)
To Fit
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Bust: 32–34 (35–37, 38–42, 43–46, 47–50) in / 81-86 (89-94, 96-107, 109-117, 119-127) cm
Finished Measurements
- Bust: 35 (38, 42, 47, 50) in / 89 ( 95.5, 107, 127) cm
- Length at center back: 23 (25, 26, 27, 28) in 58 (63.5, 66, 68.5, 71) cm
Materials
Yarn
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Approx 1100 (1300, 1700, 1900, 2100) yds of a DK weight yarn that gets gauge
Shown in:
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Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool
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45% wool, 35% silk, 20% nylon, 191 yds per 50 g skein
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6 (7, 9, 10, 11) skeins in Bronzed Green
Also Recommended:
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Habu A-1 Tsumugi
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100% silk, 472 yds per 1.75 oz - used double throughout
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5 (6, 8, 9, 9) cones
Needles
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US 6 / 4 mm needles or size needed to obtain gauge.
Notions
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Six buttons
Gauge
20 sts and 30 rows = 4in / 10 cm square – with two strands Tsumugi silk or one strand DK weight in pattern stitch.
