Heartstrings Crop by Andrea Mowry. Cropped, vintage style drop shoulder pullover with small peerie motifs.
Gauge: 26.5 sts & 29 rows = 4”/10 cm on larger needles
Finished Measurements: 34.5 (39, 43.5, 46.5, 51)(55.5, 58.5, 63, 67.5)” / 88 (99, 110.5, 118, 129.5)(141, 148.5, 160, 171.5) cm (*Note: Recommended ease is positive 4-6”/10 -15 cm; sample is shown in Size 2 on a 34”/86.5 cm bust with 5”/13 cm positive ease.)
Materials Used:
- Light Fingering Weight (270 yds/248 m/50 g) using 1 color as MC and 4 Contrasting Colors (although you could use a single contrasting color for all of the colorwork.)
- MC - 809 (904, 1010, 1122, 1239)(1350, 1463, 1574, 1689) yds 743 (830, 928, 1030, 1138)(1240, 1344, 1446, 1551) m 150 (168, 187, 208, 230)(250, 271, 292, 313) g
- A - 64 (72, 80, 89, 98)(107, 116, 125, 134) yds 59 (66, 74, 82, 90)(98, 107, 115, 123) m 12 (14, 15, 17, 19)(20, 22, 24, 25) g
- B, C, & D each - 27 (30, 34, 37, 41)(45, 49, 52, 56) yds 25 (28, 31, 34, 38)(41, 45, 48, 52) m 5 (6, 7, 7, 8)(9, 9, 10, 11) g
- Biches Buches Le Petit Lambswool is recommended
Needle Size:
- Main Fabric: US 3/3.25 mm – 32”/80 cm to 40”/100 cm circular and preferred needles for small circum. knitting (Magic Loop or DPNs)
- Ribbing: US 2/2.75 mm - 32”/80 cm to 40”/100 cm circular and preferred needles for small circum. knitting (Magic Loop or DPNs), plus a spare for the Tubular Bind Off
- *Note: Use the needle size you need to achieve gauge. Go down 1 needle size for the ribbing