Bonanza

A modern shout-out to western wear of the 60’s, introducing Bonanza – a stylish, crewneck pullover, with a detached fringed cowl collar! Worked mostly in stockinette, moss stitch adds texture to front and back panels. Its cropped length extends high on the hip with gentle shaping at the waist. This bottom-up design is worked in-the-round to the armholes, then split and worked flat. Long sleeves are worked bottom-up and in-the-round too, with caps set-in. The matching cowl is worked flat, grafted into a loop, then blocked and fringed – a fun new technique worked simply by unraveling its edges and trimming. Enjoy!

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust: 31(35, 39, 43, 47, 51, 55)"/ 78.7(88.9, 99.1, 109.2, 119.4, 129.5, 139.7) cm
Waist: 27(31, 35, 39, 43, 47, 51)"/ 68.6(78.7, 88.9, 99.1, 109.2, 119.4, 129.5) cm
High hips (4¾"/ 12 cm below waist): 29(33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53)"/ 73.7(83.8, 94, 104.1, 114.3, 124.5, 134.6) cm
Length: 21½(22, 22¼, 22½, 22¾, 23, 23¼)"/ 54.6(55.9, 56.5, 57.2, 57.8, 58.4, 59.1) cm at center back

MATERIALS
Yarn
Shown in Cascade 220 Heathers by Cascade Yarns (100% Peruvian Highland wool; 220 yds/ 200 m; 3½ oz/ 100 g skein); color – Pumpkin Spice #2453; 6(6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9) skeins, or for comparable yarn, approximately 1180(1290, 1390, 1490, 1610, 1730, 1830) yards/ 1080(1180, 1270, 1365, 1475, 1585, 1675) m. I always have additional yarn on-hand for swatching.

Needles
US8/ 5mm or size to obtain gauge
• 1 24"/ 60 cm to 32"/ 80 cm circular (choose length shorter than waist measurement)
• 1 24"/ 60 cm circular or 1 pair straight (for upper bodice and sleeve caps)
• 1 set double-pointed, or preferred needle style for working small circumferences of the sleeves in-the-round
US7/ 4.5mm (one size smaller than above)
• 1 16"/ 40 cm circular (for neckline trim)

Notions
• Stitch markers
• Stitch holders
• Tapestry needle
• Waste yarn of contrasting color for cowl grafting
• T-pins, blocking wires for cowl

GAUGE (after blocking)
• 20 sts and 23.6 rows = 4"/ 10.2 cm in Stockinette stitch
• 20 sts and 24.9 rows = 4"/ 10.2 cm in Moss stitch

SKILLS REQUIRED
Long-tail CO, circular knitting, decreasing (ssk, k2tog), increasing (m1L, m1R), 3-needle BO, short rows (for equalizing stockinette and moss stitch gauges), setting in sleeve caps, stitch pick-up for neckline trim, and blocking. Cowl uses Provisional CO and grafting – an alternative method for both using waste knitting is provided.

11 page pdf includes pattern instructions, photographs, schematics, a photo tutorial for creating fringe, and definitions for relevant abbreviations.

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