Marjorie

Re-introducing Marjorie – a feminine raglan pullover with a stockinette bodice and lovely, lace, three-quarter sleeves.  Newly tweaked with revised text and metrics, this design is worked bottom-up and in-the-round to the armholes where it splits with front and back panels worked separately and flat.  The sleeves are worked flat too, in Diamond Mesh Lace – an initially daunting 12 stitch by 20 row repeat, that is easily mastered and oh so pretty, making all knitting efforts worthwhile.  Sleeves are seamed and joined to the upper bodice along their raglan edges.  Ribbed trim at the neckline matches that at the hems, with stitches picked up from those held at bodice and sleeve tops.  It’s a fun project.  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
Hips: 31(35, 39, 43, 47, 51, 55)"/ 78.7(88.9, 99.1, 109.2, 119.4, 129.5, 139.7) cm
Length: 24¼(24¾, 25, 25¼, 25½, 25¾, 26)"/ 61.6(62.9, 63.5, 64.1, 64.8, 65.4, 66) cm

MATERIALS
Yarn
Shown in Nature Spun Sport yarn by Brown Sheep Company, Inc. (100% US grown wool; 184 yards /168 m per 50g skein); color –Snow #740S; 5(6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10) skeins, or for comparable yarn, approximately 900(1050, 1175, 1325, 1475, 1625, 1775) yds / 825(960, 1075, 1210, 1350, 1485,
1625) m.  I always have additional yarn on-hand for swatching.

Needles
US5/ 3.75mm 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 sleeves)
• 1 16"/ 40 cm circular (for neckline trim)

Notions
• Stitch markers
• Stitch holders
• Tapestry needle

GAUGE (after blocking)
• 24 sts and 32 rows = 4"/ 10.2 cm in Stockinette stitch
• 19.6 sts and 32 rows = 4"/ 10.2 cm in Diamond Mesh Lace

SKILLS REQUIRED
Long-tail CO, circular knitting, decreasing (ssk, k2tog, sl1–k2tog–psso, p2tog, p2tog tbl), increasing (m1L, m1R, yo, k1/p1 (or p1/k1) in the same st), short row shaping, seaming, stitch pick-up for neckline trim, and blocking.

14 page pdf includes pattern instructions, photographs, schematics, relevant abbreviations, Lace description, chart, and shaping notes, a Row Tracker for managing AT THE SAME TIME shaping instructions, and a full-page Lace rep chart, for tracking rows and making stitch adjustments during shaping.

You'll find this pattern for sale on Ravelry.