FAIR ISLE DOLMAN

Vogue Knitting Fall 2008 #35
By Jenn Jarvis

The dolman silhouette of Jarvis’ ski sweater takes shape when you knit the bodice from center back to cuffs then sew on the separately stitched broken-rib lower body.

Difficulty level

MATERIALS
• 5 (6, 7, 7) 1¾oz/50g balls (each approx 186yd/170m) of GGH/Muench Yarns Merino Soft (extrafine merino superwash) in #14 charcoal (A)
• 1 (1, 2, 2) balls in #15 black (B)
• 1 (2, 2, 2) balls each in #67 taupe (C) and #52 chocolate (D)
• 2 (2, 2, 2) balls in #3 ecru (H)
• 1 1¾oz/50g ball (each approx 150yd/137m) of Soft Kid (super kid mohair/polyamide/wool) each in #4 gray (E) and #83 camel (F)
• 1 (1, 1, 2) balls in #1 natural (G)
• Size 4 (3.5mm) circular needle, 32″/80cm length OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE
• Size F-5 (3.75mm) crochet hook
• Two 1½”/4cm buttons and scrap yarn

KNITTED MEASUREMENTS
• Sized for X-Small, Small, Medium, Large. Shown in size X-Small.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
• Bust 32 (36, 40, 44)”/81.5 (91.5, 101.5, 112)cm
• Length 22½ (22½, 23½, 23½)”/57 (57, 59.5, 59.5)cm
• Upper arm 25 (25, 27, 27)”/63.5 (63.5, 68.5, 68.5)cm

GAUGES
• 25 sts and 36 rows = 4″/10cm over broken rib.
• 24 sts and 29 rows = 4″/10cm over charted Fairisle pats in St st.

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