Bernadette by Kate Gagnon Osborn

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Designed by Kate Gagnon Osborn

Bernadette is worked in pieces from the bottom up. The sweater features a deep ribbing at the cuffs and hem and an all over textured stitch pattern makes up the body and sleeves.

To make a nice clean edge for finishing when working the armhole shaping on both the body and sleeves, maintain the first and last stitch in stockinette, then work the pattern in between the two edge stitches as established, working partial repeats as the shaping dictates.

Once the pieces are blocked and seamed, stitches are picked up to work the neck.

Specifications

YARN

Kelbourne Woolens Andorra:  haint blue, 7 (7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11) skeins.

GAUGE

24 sts + 36 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Texture Stitch on larger ndls, after blocking.

NEEDLES

1 - set US 2 (2.75 mm) DPNs

1 - US 2 (2.75 mm) 16” (40 cm) circular.

1 - US 2 (2.75 mm) 24” (60 cm) circular or pair straights.

1 - set US 4 (3.5 mm) DPNs.

1 - US 4 (3.5 mm) 24” (60 cm) circular or pair straights.

Check your gauge and adjust needle size(s) accordingly if necessary.

NOTIONS
Tapestry needle

stitch holders or waste yarn.

SIZE

32 (36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60)” 81.25 (91.5, 101.5, 111.75, 122, 132, 142.25, 152.5) cm finished bust. Sweater is designed to be worn with 4-6” (10-15 cm) positive ease. Sample shown meas 40” and is modeled on a 34” bust. Please see schematic for more detailed finished measurements.

SKILLS

Mattress stitch

picking up stitches

short row shaping