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Placentia

Placentia means a pleasant place to live. Beside the sea and the smell of the ocean is a happy day even if the sun isn’t out. The sweater is a cosy, oversized drop-shoulder pullover. The stranded colourwork body is worked bottom up to the underarms, and the upper front and back are worked separately and flat to the shoulder BOs. Stitches are picked up along the shoulder BOs and then joined with a modified 3-needle BO. The sleeves are picked up
and worked in the round to the cuffs. To finish, the cowl neck and hem are picked up and worked in the round. Placentia is meant to be lived in! At all hours of the day.

Placentia is pattern #17 of Landed, Volume 1: The Avalon, Timeless Lace and Stranded Knitting Patterns for the Adventurous Handknitter.

Sizes

Sizes 1(2,3,4)(5,6,7) corresponding to knitted measurements:

A. Body circumference:
104.5(114.5,124.5,134.5)(150,164.5,181.5)cm /
41.25(45,49,53)(59,64.75,71.5)“

B. Depth underarm to hem: 40cm / 15.75”

C. Upper arm circumference: 29.5(32.5,35.5,38)(41,44,47)cm /
11.5(12.75,14,15)(16.25,17.25,18.5)“

See Schematic. Intended to be worn with around 13 to 26cm /
5 to 10” positive ease at chest. Sample shown is the size 2 on an
87cm / 34.25” chest, corresponding to 27.5cm / 10.75” ease at chest.

Yarn

Julie Asselin Leizu Fingering Simple (90% Superwash Merino,
10% Silk; 438 metres / 115 grams) in 2 colours:

MC (Tilleul): 4(4,4,5)(5,5,6) skeins or
1555(1655,1750,1855)(2010,2165,2310) metres /
1700(1810,1915,2030)(2200,2370,2525) yards

CC (Trench): 2(2,2,2)(3,3,3) skeins or
615(690,770,845)(970,1090,1235) metres /
675(755,845,925)(1060,1195,1350) yards

Gauges

Listed gauges are to 10cm / 4”.
Lace: 28 sts / 33 rnds/rows using size A needles
Stranded: 28 sts / 30 rnds/rows using size B needles

Needles & Notions

Size A: 3mm / US 2.5 needles
Size B: 3.25mm / US 3 needles
Change needle size as necessary to obtain gauge

You will also need:
stitch markers; spare needles or scrap yarn for holding sts

Tech edited by Sue Hislop (Ravelry: Sue-Cat