Here’s something fun for spinners: a simple tunic designed around a complex yarn.

It can look both rustic and modern depending on how you choose to style it, working equally well with hiking boots and neon high-tops. I love the idea of making a fibre blend that encompasses the complexity of our spinners’ hearts, knitting it into something so plain, and then accessorizing it up to elevate it once more.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest: 30 [32, 35, 36.5, 38/40, 43, 44, 47//49, 51, 54, 55///58, 60, 62, 63, 65, 68] inches
Length: 29.75 [30.25, 30.5, 30.5, 30.75/31.25, 31.25, 31.5, 31.75//32.25, 32.25, 32.5, 32.75///33.5, 33.5, 33.5, 33.5, 33.75, 34.25] inches

Shown in 38-inch bust circumference with 4 inches of positive ease at upper bust and 1.5 inches of positive ease at full bust.

MATERIALS
Custom drum-carded blend 30% Gotland, 22% Hebridean, 20% Masham, 11% Derbyshire Gritstone, 6% Bluefaced Leicester, 6% alpaca, 2% Finn, 2% Seacell; Total weight: 1415, 16.5, 17, 18//19, 20.5, 21, 22.5///24, 25, 26.5, 27////29, 30, 31, 31.5, 32.5, 34.5 ounces / 385417, 456, 471, 500//535, 567, 591, 632///668, 696, 738, 765////816, 845, 867, 884, 918, 970 grams

(Wraps per inch: 9; Ply: 2; Yardage used: 812y/748m; Drafting method: Long draw)

3 16-inch circular needles: one each of US #8/5mm, US #6/4mm, and US #4/3.5mm
3 24-inch circular needles: one each of US #8/5mm, US #6/4mm, and US #4/3.5mm
3 sets of needles for working small circumference in the round (DPNs, 1 long circular or 2 short), US #8/5mm, US #6/4mm, and US #4/3.5mm