Woman's Irish Knit Sweater by Nora O'leary

Woman's Irish Knit Sweater

Knitting
July 1986
Aran (8 wpi) ?
9 stitches and 12 rows = 2 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
1530 - 1800 yards (1399 - 1646 m)
Petite (6), Small (8-10), Medium (12-14), Large (16)
English

The tradition of the Irish knit stated centuries ago, when each county, town and family in Ireland had its own particular stitch-as recognizable as the different plaids in Scotland. Our sweater combines many different stitches to create this patterned knit.

Note: this is a Loose fitting sweater.