Vela

• Product description

  Allover texture and an A-line shape give this Loft pullover effortless style. A subtle Eye of Partridge pattern—usually seen in sock heels—lends interest to the skirt and sleeve fabric, while a garter slip stitch creates a woven effect for the bodice. Vela begins with the front and back yoke worked flat; stitches for the lower body and sleeves are picked up purlwise to expose the selvedge and worked downward in the round. A delicate neckband is worked in slipped-stitch stockinette after seaming. The result is a graceful, seasonless layering piece that’s easy to dress up or down.

  Designer: Julie Hoover

  Collection: Winter 2016

   

• Pattern materials

  YARDAGE

  • 1870 (2085, 2310, 2530, 2725, 2920) yards of fingering weight wool yarn

  
  

  YARN

  • 7 (8, 9, 10, 10, 11) skeins Brooklyn Tweed Loft (100% American Targhee-Columbia wool; 275 yards/50g)
  • Photographed in color Bale

  
  

• Pattern specs

  GAUGE

  • 24 stitches & 45 rows = 4″ in Garter Slip Stitch, after blocking
  • 24 stitches & 42 rounds = 4″ in Stockinette Slip Stitch, after blocking

  
  

  NEEDLES

  • One each 16″ and 32″ circular needles, in size needed to obtain gauge listed
  • Suggested Size: 4 mm (US 6)

  
  

  FINISHED DIMENSIONS

  • 34¼ (38¼, 42¼, 46¼, 50¼, 54¼)” circumference at bust
  • Intended Ease: + 2–4″
  • Sample shown is size 38¼” with 3¼” ease on model

  
  

• Techniques

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

  • Slip-Stitch Selvedge
  • Sloped Bind Off
  • Pick up and Purl

  
  

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