Hilda

Welcome new Hilda! – reintroduced top-down this time and worked in-the-round. My Hilda design is a two-color, fitted pullover with a wide shawl collar. Three-quarter length sleeves are top-down, in-the-round too, and set in. The collar, worked from stitches picked up along neckline edges, is shaped with short rows. This knit is a fun one, and trimmed with a second color, a bit of a stash buster too – a win-win. Enjoy!

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust: 31¼, 35¼, 39¼, 42¾, 47¼, 51¼, 55¼" / 79.4, 89.5, 99.7, 108.6, 120, 130.2, 140.3 cm
Waist: 27¼, 31¼, 35¼, 38¾, 43¼, 47¼, 51¼" / 69.2, 79.4, 89.5, 98.4, 109.9, 120, 130.2 cm
Hip: 31¼, 35¼, 39¼, 42¾, 47¼, 51¼, 55¼" / 79.4, 89.5, 99.7, 108.6, 120, 130.2, 140.3 cm
Length: 24½, 25, 25¼, 25½, 25¾, 26, 26¼" / 62.2, 63.5, 64.1, 64.8, 65.4, 66, 66.7 cm

Bust: 31, 35, 39, 43, 47, 51, 55" / 78.75, 89, 99, 109.25, 119.5, 129.5, 139.75 cm
Waist: 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48" / 61, 71, 81.25, 91.5, 101.5, 111.75, 122 cm
Hip: 33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53, 57" / 83.75, 94, 104, 114.25, 124.5, 134.5, 144.75 cm
Length: 25¼, 25¾, 26, 26¼, 26½, 26¾, 27" / 64, 65.5, 66, 66.75, 67.25, 68, 68.5 cm

MATERIALS
Yarn
Shown in Chickadee wool by Quince & Co. (100% wool; 181 yards /166 m per 50g skein);
• Main color (MC) – Shell #171; 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 9 skeins, or for comparable yarn, approximately 875, 995, 1120, 1230, 1370, 1515, 1635 yards / 800, 910, 1025, 1125, 1255, 1385, 1495 m.
• Collar and trim (CC) – Iceland #153; 2 skeins, or for comparable yarn, approximately 210, 230, 240, 250, 280, 295, 305 yards / 195, 210, 220, 230, 255, 270, 280 m.
I always have additional yarn on-hand for swatching.

Needles
US5 / 3.75mm or size to obtain gauge
• 1 24" / 60 cm circular (for upper bodice and sleeve caps)
• 1 24" / 60 cm to 32" / 80 cm circular (for lower bodice – use length shorter than waist measurement, and collar)
• 1 set double-pointed or preferred needle style for working small circumferences of the sleeves in the round

Notions
• Stitch markers
• Stitch holders
• Tapestry needle
• T-pins for blocking (blocking wires optional)

GAUGE
24 sts and 32 rows (35 rnds) = 4" / 10.2 cm in Stockinette stitch

SKILLS REQUIRED
Long-tail CO, Cable CO, decreases (ssk, k2tog), increases (m1R, m1L), short row shaping, picking up stitches, circular knitting, setting in sleeves, and blocking.

14 page PDF includes pattern instructions, photographs, schematics, a row tracking tool for managing at the same time instructions, and definitions for relevant abbreviations.

You'll find this pattern for sale on Ravelry.