Luyanda by Noma Ndlovu

Luyanda

Knitting
July 2022
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in ribbing
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
1312 - 2515 yards (1200 - 2300 m)
34.5 - 63.5" finished bust
English
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Luyanda is a top-down raglan top with a ribbed yoke and flared cabled body. The top is fun to knit project with engaging stitchwork throughput. It works fairly quickly on DK weight yarn and larger needles.

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Materials:
6(7, 8, 9, 9, 10, 11, 12) 100g Skeins (each approx. 210m/230yards) Miss La Motte Yarns DK Luxe 60% Superwash Merino, 20% KidSilk, 20% Superfine Alpaca Colour – Sandcastles
US 7 (4.5 mm) circular needles 32” (80cm) long
US 6 (4.0mm) circular needles 32” (80cm) long
Scrap yarn
5 stitch markers (BOR marker should be different)
Yarn needle

Gauge: 21 stitches and 32 rows in stockinette pattern = 4 inches/10cm

Sizes: 1(2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)

Finished Bust Measurements: 34.5(40, 43.5, 47, 53, 56, 60, 63.5)” / 87.5(101.5, 110.5, 119, 134.5, 142, 152, 161) cm

Recommended Ease: 0 – 2” (0 – 5 cm) negative ease. Sample has a 40” bust modelled on a 42” bust.

See last photo for schematic and finished measurements.