MELINDA - a lovely and useful kid jumper in an aran-weight linen/cotton. A beautiful textured pattern in moss stitch with parts in stocking st with
tip-coloured stripes in stocking st in reverse. The sleeves are set-in sleeves - one in plain knitting and the other in moss st.
The pattern is a written pattern with charts. Worked flat.
Goes also well in pure cotton.
Skill level required from 1 (beginner) to 5 (advanged): 3↑.
The measurements given troughout the pattern are all in cm as well as in inches. Sizes: 4 - 6 - 8 yrs
Sizes included in the pattern: 4 - 6 - 8 yrs Measurements of the garment: Chest: 68 cm - 72 cm - 76 cm (in: 26¾ - 28¼ - 30) Length: 33 cm - 38 cm - 42 cm (in: 13 - 15 - 16½) Yarn: this design applies for an aran-weight linen/cotton, 50 g = ca. 85 meters. To use
250 - 300 - 400 g of the main colour and 25 g each tip colour. The original model was made in
LINO COTONE 1/7000, 50 % linen/50 % cotton
(100 g = 700 meters), worked with 3 strands.
The yarn comes from Campolmi Roberto Filati in Florence (Firenze), Italy.
Also a good design for a pure cotton. For more information regarding pattern and yarn - please make contact here. Needles: no 4 mm and 4½ mm. Tension/gauge in pattern: 18 sts on needles no 4½ mm = 10 cm (4 in). Suggestions of yarn alternatives: ROWAN Creative Linen, Fibra Natura Good Earth. More patterns for linen/cotton - look here.
