CLARITY by amirisu magazine

CLARITY

Knitting
September 2020
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
15 stitches and 21 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 9 - 5.5 mm
780 - 1455 yards (713 - 1330 m)
Finished bust measurements: XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL) = 34 3⁄4 (39, 43 1⁄4, 47 1⁄4, 51 1⁄2, 55 3⁄4)” / 88 (99, 109.5, 120, 130.5, 141.5) cm
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Yarn
Bulky weight yarn
Approximately 780 (920, 1025, 1150, 1275, 1455) yards / 720 (840, 940, 1050, 1165, 1330) m
7 (8, 9, 10, 11, 12) balls of DARUMA GEEK (56% Wool, 30% Polyester, 14 % Alpaca; 126 yards / 116 m, 50g)
Sample is shown in col. #6

Needles
A US 8 (5.0 mm) 24” / 60 cm (or longer) circular needle, or double pointed needles (DPNs)
A US 9 (5.5 mm) 24” / 60 cm (or longer) circular needle, or double pointed needles (DPNs)
Or, needles required to obtain gauge

Tools
Stitch marker(1), tapestry needle, stitch holder or waste yarn
Gauge (after blocking)
15 stitches & 21 rows = 4” / 10 cm in St st with US 9 (5.5 mm) needle

Sizes
Finished bust measurements: XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL) = 34 3⁄4 (39, 43 1⁄4, 47 1⁄4, 51 1⁄2, 55 3⁄4)” / 88 (99, 109.5, 120, 130.5, 141.5) cm
The sample is in size S on a 5’5” / 165 cm tall model with 9 1⁄2” / 24 cm positive ease at bust.

Note
Sweater knitted in the round from the bottom up. Body is worked in the round up to underarm after shaping high-low hem using short rows, and front and back are then separated and worked flat individually. After joining shoulders, sleeves are worked directly from armhole down to cuff. Lastly, collar is knitted directly in 2x2 rib.