Skills Needed
- General knitting skills
- 3-needle BO
- Mattress st worked on WS (explained in pattern)
Helena represents the best of summer knitting — a design so simple you can knit it at a barbeque or on the beach. Knit it before summer is over and wear it with everything from jeans and a t-shirt to a sundress or swimming suit. When the weather turns cold, you might want a winter version. The pattern also contains directions for knitting it with circular needles and at different gauges. A loose, drapey fabric knitted with strong yarn is recommended.
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Size
Small (medium, large, 1X, 2X, 3X)
Finished Measurements
- Bust: 48 (52, 56, 60, 64, 68) in/ 122 (132, 142, 152, 163, 173) cm ; meant for 10–15 in/ 25-38 cm positive ease around Bust (this is what makes it drop off the shoulders and drape longer at the sides)
- Length from top of shoulder: 19 (20, 21, 22, 23, 24) in / 48 (51, 53, 56, 58, 61) cm, or desired length
Materials
Yarn
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500 (600, 700, 800, 900, 1090) yds / 457 (549, 640, 732, 823, 997) m of a tape or strong linen/cotton yarn, approx worsted weight, that gets gauge
Shown in:
Habu Textiles a-188 only comes undyed/natural (this was dipped in indigo by AVFKW)
- 56% linen, 44% cotton. 109 yds. per 1 oz skein
- 5 (6, 7, 8, 9, 10) skeins in Undyed/natural and dyed with indigo [blue]
Habu Textiles n-100 Wide Gima
- 100% cotton, 109 yds per 1 oz skein
- 6 (6, 7, 8, 9, 10) skeins in color 40 Black
Needles
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US 10.5–11 circ or straight
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Extra US 11 for 3-needle BO
Change needle size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.
Notions
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stitch holders (or spare circ needle) or Leather Cord & Needle Kit
Gauge
14 sts = 4 in/ 10 cm square in St st; row gauge not important.
Errata
Version III
- Rnd 1: Sl3, K41(45, 48, 52, 55, 59)
- Working back and forth in St st, work an additional 7 (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)". on first 44 (48, 52, 55, 58, 62) sts only. Place sts on hold. Break yarn leaving a tail. Repeat for next 44 (48, 52, 55, 58, 62) sts...
Kits
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