Chiara by Rita Maassen

Chiara

Knitting
April 2021
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 33 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
1312 - 2406 yards (1200 - 2200 m)
XS (S/M/L/XL/XXL/3XL)
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This is an easy-to-knit project for the next summer season: Chiara is worked bottom up in single pieces and contains very easy color work stitch patterns. Even the tweed pattern is easy to do, because you always work with only one color per row.

SIZES:
XS (S/M/L/XL/XXL/3XL)

Bust circumference of finished sweater:
34½ (38/41/43/46/49/52) inches
88 (96/104/110/118/126/134) cm

This sweater is intended to fit with about 1½“ - 2” 4 - 6 cm of positive ease at bust. Shown in size S with 1½” 4 cm positive ease at bust.

MATERIALS:

  • BC Garn “Allino” (50 % linen, 50 % cotton, yardage 137 yds 125 m / 50 g);
    250 (300/350/400/450/500/550) g in natural, each 100 (100/150/150/200/200/250) g in silver grey and pink, furthermore 50 (50/50/50/50/100/100) g in light blue
  • US size 2½ 3 mm circular needles, 16” and 32” 40 and 80 cm long US size 4 3,5 mm circular needles, 32” 80 cm long

GAUGE:
22 sts and 33 rows in stockinette stitch with smaller needles = 4” 10 x 10 cm
22 sts and 54 rows in tweed pattern with bigger needles = 4” 10 x 10 cm