Kitsch by Kim Hargreaves

Kitsch

Knitting
January 1996
Aran (8 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 20 rows = 4 inches
in Patterned stocking stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
1824 - 1976 yards (1668 - 1807 m)
English

SUMMARY: Kitsch is a woman’s straight, hip-length pullover with long, drop-shoulder sleeves and a round-neck collar. The overall pattern is like tesselated light-coloured swirls (colour B) against a dark background colour (colour A), done in the Fair Isle technique. The hemline, sleeve and neck edges are done in a K2, P2 ribbing, using the darker colour. The round collar is picked-up from the body of the sweater and knit-on in the finishing steps.

SIZES: Small (Medium, Large).

FINISHED CHEST: 46 (48, 50)” / 117 (122, 126) cm.

YARN REQUIREMENTS: A – 912 (912,1064) yds / 600 (600, 700) gms / 6 (6, 7) balls, B – 912 yds / 600 gms/ 6 balls for each size.

SHOWN IN: Rowan Chunky Chenille, A - #367 Black and B - #365 Ecru.

CHARTS: 1 colourwork charts.

CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES: Fair Isle knitting, increasing and decreasing in knitting, picking-up stitches to knit onwards and back stitch or mattress stitch seaming.