Ketch

Knitting
August 2023
Sport (12 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in Triangle Pattern
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
685 - 1233 yards (626 - 1127 m)
40.5 (44.5, 48.5, 52.5, 56.5, 60.5, 64.5)” [102.5 (113, 123, 133, 143, 153.5, 163.5) cm] circ. at underarm
English
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Worthy of Note
Knit using Kelbourne Woolens stunning 100% cotton yarn, Skipper, Ketch is a quintessentially Kate design: it has clean lines, graphic patterning, and simple shapes with small details such as short row shaping, sloped bind offs, and seams finished with mattress stitch.

Ketch is worked back and forth from the bottom up in separate pieces and seamed. After the shoulders and sides are seamed, stitches are picked up to work the armhole bands and neckband.

When working form the chart, you will begin and end as indicated for your size, working the required number of stitches to the pattern repeat, the 14-stitch repeat until the required number of stitches remain, and then the pattern to the end of the row.

The sweater shown measures 44.5” on a 37” bust.

Specifications
YARN

Kelbourne Woolens Skipper (100% cotton; 137 yards/50 gram skein): 038 ash, 5 (5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8) skeins.
GAUGE
20 sts and 36 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Triangle Pattern on larger ndls, after blocking.
NEEDLES
1 – US 3 (3.25 mm) 40–60” (100–150 cm) circular.
1 – US 4 (3.5 mm) 40–60” (100–150 cm) circular.
Check your gauge and adjust needle size accordingly if necessary.
NOTIONS
Stitch markers, stitch holder, tapestry needle.
SIZE
40.5 (44.5, 48.5, 52.5, 56.5, 60.5, 64.5)” 102.5 (113, 123, 133, 143, 153.5, 163.5) cm circumference at underarm, after finishing. Tee is designed to be worn with appx. 6” (15 cm) ease. Please see schematic for more detailed finished measurements.
SKILLS
Mattress stitch, picking up stitches, short row shaping.

Useful Tips
For a tutorial on working from charts, visit: kelbournewoolens.com/blog/2015/01/charts-knit-purl-patterning

For a tutorial on seaming using mattress stitch, visit:
kelbournewoolens.com/blog/2018/10/mattress-stitch

For a tutorial on perfectly picked up stitches, visit:
kelbournewoolens.com/blog/2015/04/perfectly-picked-up-stitches

For a tutorial on working the sloped bind off, visit: kelbournewoolens.com/blog/2019/09/sloped-bind-off

Images Linette Messina Kielinski