Contains:
- Knitting Pattern with written instructions and schematic
- US Imperial Measurement
- Women's sizes XX-Small to 6X (26" to 66" bust)
- Suitable for intermediate knitters
Materials you need at home:
- 1070 (1175, 1335, 1580) (1745, 1860, 2050) (2115, 2230, 2430, 2610) yards sport weight wool yarn
- Size 4 (3.5 mm) circular needles, 12" or 16" , * Size 4 (3.5 mm) circular needles, 24" long or longer
- Size 4 (3.5 mm) double-pointed needles
- Size 3 (3.25 mm) circular needles, 16"
- Size 3 (3.25 mm) circular needles 24" long or longer
- Size 3 (3.25 mm) double-pointed needles
- Stitch markers in 2 colors
- Cable needle
Vineland is worked from the top down, beginning at each back shoulder, then stitches are cast on for the center back neck, and the back sides are joined and worked to the armholes. Stitches for the front are picked up from the back shoulders and the front is worked in a similar manner down to the armholes. The back and front are joined and the body is worked in the round to the bottom edge, with waist and hip shaping. The sleeves are picked up from the armholes and worked to the cuffs, with short-row sleeve cap shaping. To minimize pooling when working with a semi-solid yarn, you might want to work with 2 balls of yarn, changing balls every few rounds by loosely twisting the yarns once around each other once at the color change.
Skills Used: Increasing and decreasing, picking up stitches, working in the round, German Short-Rows (explained in the pattern)
Sizes: XX-Small (X-Small, Small, Medium) (Large, 1X, 2X) (3X, 4X, 5X, 6X)
Finished Measurements: 26 (30, 34, 38) (42, 46, 50) (54, 58, 62, 66)" bust; intended to be worn with approximately 2" ease
Materials: Sport weight wool yarn: 1070 (1175, 1335, 1580) (1745, 1860, 2050) (2115, 2230, 2430, 2610) yards. NOTE: If you plan to increase the length of the Body or Sleeves, be sure to purchase extra yarn.
Model knit in Wonderland Yarns Mad Hatter Sport (100% merino superwash; 4 ounces / 344 yards): color #13 Eat Me, Drink Me
Needles and Notions: Size 4 (3.5 mm) circular needles, 12" or 16" and 24" long or longer, and one set of double-pointed needles, OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE; size 3 (3.25 mm) circular needles, 16" and 24" long or longer, and one set of double-pointed needles
Stitch markers in 2 colors; cable needle
Gauges: 24 sts and 36 rows = 4" (10 cm) in St st, using larger needle
Sue McCain
Like many knitters, I learned how to knit from my mother at an early age, then promptly forgot as life got in the way. I returned to it for a short time as a student in Paris when a friend convinced me to try it again. The third time was the charm—my mother retaught me while I was in grad school. I was tired of trying to find sweaters with long enough sleeves to fit my 6′ frame, so I decided I’d just make my own. I fell madly in love with knitting, and eventually slipped into designing for myself when I began reworking existing patterns with elements that I liked better. And, of course, adjusting the sleeve and body lengths.