Delilah by Belinda Harris-Reid

Delilah

Knitting
August 2013
Belinda Harris-Reid Warm Moonshine
DK (11 wpi) ?
18 stitches = 4 inches
in stocking stitch
US 8 - 5.0 mm
7.0 mm
US 11 - 8.0 mm
US 13 - 9.0 mm
945 - 1089 yards (864 - 996 m)
One size fit all - freesize
English
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The name Delilah conjures up feelings of allure and treachery, of deceit and beauty - an interesting connection of emotions; two looks, one garment.

Delilah - worn two ways; as a coat (one size fits all - size 12-20)* flowing softly over your shoulders and down your back. Fasten with a shawl-pin of your choice, or as a floating waterfall cardigan wrap. Pull-up over your head for cold breezy walks, or wear loose with a very special ‘black frock’.

YOU WILL NEED

ORIGINAL (as in photographs): 5 x 100g LIGHT MOONSHINE (70% alpaca, 20% silk and 10% cashmere) - 225m/100g OR

MORE LACY THAN ORIGINAL: 4 x 100g LIGHT SILKY (80% alpaca and 20% silk) - 262m/100g OR

LACY: 2 x 100g WARM MOONSHINE (70% alpaca, 20% silk and 10% cashmere) - 400m/100g

1 pair 5mm single-point needles, 7mm, 8mm and 9mm (100cm) circular needles and sewing-up needle, row-counter and stitch markers.

GAUGE - Important

18sts to 10cm over stocking st using 5mm needles in ALL YARN TYPES.

FINISHED SIZE
From cuff to cuff: 178cms, back width (from underarm to underarm) - 92cms, whole length - 148cms, length (from top of collar to beginning of body/back section) - 60cms.

ABBREVIATIONS
k: knit p: purl R: row
Rep: repeat Patt: pattern st(s): stitch(es)
(RS)/(WS): right side facing/wrong side facing
pm: place marker sm: slip marker
m1: make one st by picking-up running thread between st on left-hand needle and st on right and k into the back of it to form a new st. Increase leaves a neat open space beneath.
k2tog/p2tog: k/p 2sts together as one st.
ssk: slip next st k-wise, repeat, insert tip of left-hand needle into these 2sts (right to left) and k together as one.
cdd: central double decrease. Slip 2sts together (without working, moving from left to right needle), k1, pass slipped sts over (together).
yo: yarn over, starting at front of work pass yarn over right-hand needle to back.