Windfall
Windfall – lighter than air – is a perfectly named lace pullover worked in a silk wool blend. Imitation Embroidery is its lace, a simple 6 stitch by 6 row repeat. This is a top down design, mostly seamless and trimmed at its hems and neckline with a wide panel rib spawned from the pattern of its lace. Its shallow scooped neckline dips slightly in the back for a romantic touch. Sleeves are worked top down and in the round with short row shaping at their caps, and set in. Enjoy!
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust: 30, 34¼, 38½, 43, 47, 51½, 53½" / 76.2, 87, 97.8, 109.2, 119.4, 130.8, 135.9 cm
Waist: 26½, 30¾, 35, 39¼, 43½, 48, 50" / 67.3, 78.1, 88.9, 99.7, 110.5, 121.9, 127 cm
High hip: 30, 34¼, 38½, 43, 47, 51½, 53½" / 76.2, 87, 97.8, 109.2, 119.4, 130.8, 135.9 cm
Length: 24, 24¾, 25½, 25½, 26½, 26½, 26½" / 61, 62.9, 64.8, 64.8, 67.3, 67.3, 67.3 cm
MATERIALS
Yarn
Shown in Tern yarn by Quince & Co. (75% American wool / 25% silk; 221 yards / 202 m per 50g skein); color – Columbine #403; 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 8 skeins, or for comparable yarn, approximately 990, 1100, 1230, 1335, 1485, 1595, 1655 yards / 905, 1005, 1125, 1220, 1360, 1460, 1515 m.
I always have additional yarn on-hand for swatching.
Needles
US6 / 4.0mm or size to obtain gauge
• 1 24" / 60 cm circ or 1 pair straight ndls for upper bodice
• 1 24 to 36" / 60 to 90 cm circ – choose length shorter than waist measurement
• 1 set dpn or preferred ndl style for working small circumferences of the sleeves in the round
US5 / 3.75mm (one size smaller than above)
• 1 20 to 24" / 50 to 60 cm circ for neckline trim
Notions
• Stitch markers (rings and locking)
• Tapestry needle
• Pins (blocking wires, optional)
GAUGE
• 22 sts and 34 rows = 4” / 10.2 cm in Stockinette stitch (given as gauge reference, not used in the pattern)
• 22.4 sts and 29.6 rows = 4” / 10.2 cm in Imitation Embroidery Lace
SKILLS REQUIRED
Long-tail cast on, Cable cast on, circular knitting, decreasing (skp, k2tog, p2tog, p2tog tbl), increasing (m1R, m1L, yo), short row shaping, setting in sleeve caps, stitch pick-up around neckline, and blocking.
15 page PDF includes pattern instructions, photographs, schematics, instructional links, and definitions for relevant abbreviations.
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