Landskein Necklace by Mary-Anne Mace

Landskein Necklace

Knitting
April 2019
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
26.5 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
1374 - 2375 yards (1256 - 2172 m)
1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) Garment measurements at bust: 85 (90.5, 95, 99.5, 105.5, 110.5, 118) cm / 33.5 (35.5, 37, 39, 41, 43, 46) inches.
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Description
Landskein Necklace is worked top down, circularly, beginning with the body. The neckline is picked up and knitted last so that you can adjust the neckline to your preference. The yoke features a cabled lace motif I developed call Landskein, which I also used in my Landskein shawl design. This lace motif is picked up again at the cuffs and around the hem. The lace portions are charted only.
Short rows are worked at the back of the neck to ensure a good fit, and optional short rows are included at the lower, rear hem. The garment is slightly A-line in shape, designed to skim the body.

Measurements
The measurements given represent the garment measurements - select a size based on your own measurements and the fit you would like. For example, if you measure 35 inches around the bust, select size 3 to give you a garment with 2 inches of ease at the bust. I think it looks lovely with at least 2 inches of ease. You could of course choose a closer fit at the bust, and make additional increases through the body to achieve a looser fit there.

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) - 85 (90.5, 95, 99.5, 105.5, 110.5, 118) cm / 33.5 (35.5, 37, 39, 41, 43, 46) inches.

Gauge
Stockinette gauge: 26.5 sts and 38 rounds per 10 cm / 4 inches on main needle: 3.25 mm (US 3). Please choose whichever needle size gives you this gauge - it might well be different from the one specified.

Yarn
Knitsch Yarns 100% Merino Sock (fingering weight); 100% machine washable high twist merino; 166 metres (182 yards) per 50 grams; Shade: Bottleneck. 8 (8, 9, 10, 11, 11, 12) x 50 gram skeins. Or approximately: 1256 (1342, 1463, 1597, 1691, 1798, 1986), metres / 1374 (1468, 1600, 1747, 1849, 1966, 2172) yards of fingering weight yarn.

Needles
3.25 mm (US 3) 80 cm (32 inch) length circular needle (main needle), or size required to achieve gauge
2.75 mm (US 2) 100 cm (40 inch) length circular needle for neck and cuff ribbing using magic loop, or long set of DPNs.
3 mm (US 2.5) 80 or 100 cm (32 / 40 inch) needle for body hem ribbing.
Cable needle for cabling.
Stitch markers

Errata and clarifications
On page 3, lower RH column. The 2 sts that are increased (via yarn overs) each repeat of the Yoke chart are on rnd 8, not rnd 7

If you don’t magic loop the neckline of the body, you will likely require a set of DPNs in your main needle size.