Koto

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Koto

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• Product description

  The always-innovative Olga Buraya-Kefelian brings us a modern pullover in Shelter, pairing a high-relief fabric with bold construction for a futuristic look. Slender welts accentuate the scoop of the hem, which is shaped with short rows to produce a silhouette Audrey Hepburn would have coveted, and the perfect ring collar completes the effect.

  Koto’s body and sleeves are worked in the round to the underarm, then worked flat with simultaneous shoulder shaping on the front and back. The short rows use the Shadow Wrap method, which is fully explained in the pattern. The collar is worked from stitches picked up after seaming and faced with stockinette fabric for added structure. Tiny facings at the hem and cuffs make for a beautiful, minimalist finish that doesn’t interrupt the lines of the sweater.

  Pale colors such as the sample in Snowbound will amplify the corrugated texture of Koto, while dark shades will diminish the effect.

  Designer: Olga Buraya-Kefelian

  Collection: Wool People, Volume 9

   

• Pattern materials

  YARDAGE

  • 1235 (1290, 1340, 1395, 1490, 1600) yards [1129 (1180, 1225, 1276, 1362, 1463) meters] of worsted weight wool yarn
 


  
  

  YARN

  • 9 (10, 10, 10, 11, 12) skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 140 yards/128 meters per 50 grams)
  • Photographed in colors Snowbound and Yellowstone

  
  

• Pattern specs

  CONSTRUCTION

  • The body is worked in the round to the underarms, with the hem shaped using Short Rows: Shadow Wrap Method. The upper back and front are worked flat separately to the shoulders, with the neck and shoulders shaped concurrently using short rows. The sleeves are worked in the round from the bottom up. The collar is worked from a combination of held and picked-up stitches, after joining the shoulders. The collar is faced to provide stability.

  
  

  GAUGE

  • 18 stitches & 32 rounds = 4″/10 cm in Articulated Rib with Size A needle(s), after blocking

  
  

  NEEDLES

  Size A (for Main Fabric):

  • One each 16"/40 cm and 32"/80 cm circular needles and one set of double-pointed needles (DPNs)* in size needed to obtain gauge listed
  • Suggested Size: 4.5 mm (US 7)

  
  

  Size B (for Facings):

  • One each 16″/40 cm and 32″/80 cm circular needles and one set of DPNs*, one size smaller than Size A
  • Suggested Size: 4 mm (US 6)

  
  

  *32″/80 cm circular needle can be used instead of DPNs if using the Magic Loop method for working small circumferences in the round (i.e. sleeves).

  
  

  FINISHED DIMENSIONS

  • 42¼ (44, 46¼, 48, 52, 56)” [107.5 (112, 117.5, 122, 132, 142) cm] circumference at chest
  • Sample shown in Snowbound is 42¼”/107.5 cm with 8¼”/21 cm positive ease on model
  • Sample shown in Yellowstone is 44”/112 cm with 5”/12.5 cm positive ease on model

  
  

• Techniques

  Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern

  • Crochet Provisional Cast On
  • Short Rows: Shadow Wrap Method
  • Joinery Bind Off

  
  

• Pattern Updates

  23 October 2020: Version 2.0

  A clarification has been added regarding working the Inv-R and Inv-Lp increases. Metric measurements have been added to Koto's Components and Schematic pages. The pattern update also includes imagery of an additional sample.

  
  

  14 June 2016: Version 1.1 

  On page 9, under “All Sizes Resume” (left side) the following change has been made:

  • With RS facing, transfer the first 34 (35, 37, 39, 42, 45) stitches to a stitch holder or waste yarn for left shoulder.

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