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CALIVERT
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Join me in celebrating Northern Summers with this sumptuously striped sideways steekathon.

A simple vertically-striped top at first glance, Calivert is brimming with hidden nuance. Knitted in the round, it is then flipped on its side, steeked at the neckline and hem, and finished with ribbed edgings.

In addition to creating vertical stripes, this unusual process allows the knitter a fine degree of control over sizing, neckline depth, sleeve width, and shoulder shaping than traditional construction methods.

A fun way to combine your favourite colours, or to use up small amounts of leftover yarns, Calivert (an anagram of ‘vertical’) offers a fresh perspective on sideways construction, and a thorough introduction to steeking!

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MATERIALS & INFORMATION

SIZE 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Bodice Circumference of finished garment measures as follows -
92cm/ 36.75” (102cm/ 40.75”, 112cm/ 44.75”, 122cm/ 48.75”, 132cm/ 52.75”, 142cm/ 56.75”, 153cm/ 61”, 165cm/ 66”)

GAUGE
17 sts x 22 rounds = 10cm/ 4” x 10cm/ 4”
in stockinette for main fabric

NEEDLES
4.5mm in diameter, or as needed to meet gauge

YARN
suitable for steekable yarns
DK weight (approximately 200m/ 100g) or equivalent
note that fingering weight yarns (400m/ 100g)
can be held double to achieve this weight

colour 1: 200g (200g, 250g, 250g, 300g, 300g, 350g, 350g)
colour 2: up to 100g
colour 3: up to 100g

NOTIONS
stitch markers, measuring tape, tapestry needle, scrap yarn, scissors, steam-iron

SPECIAL TECHNIQUES
steeking; picking up sts at selvage edge,
optional: provisional cast-on

one of the following assembly techniques is also required:
3-needle bind-off, Kitchener’s stitch, or basic sewing
(you do not need all 3 techniques; just choose one)

CONSTRUCTION
This garment is worked in the round, sideways, from left to right in a single piece, with shaped shoulders and neckline. After completion, the hem and neckline are steeked and finished with ribbed edgings. The sides are assembled up to the underarms, leaving armholes which are then likewise finished with ribbed edgings.

SAMPLE INFO
sample shown is a Size 2, with ribbed hem,
modelled with 20cm/ 8” of ease
knitted in Höner och Eir Nutiden, held double
colours: Linärva (Colour 1), Kakafoni (Colour 2), MasGulin (Colour 3)