Powell by Meghan Kelly
This pattern is available on Ravelry.
Powell is knit from the bottom up in pieces and then seamed. Once completed, the shoulders are joined with a 3-needle bind-off, and the sleeves and body are seamed.
To make a nice clean edge for finishing, a single stockinette stitch is worked at the selvedge. When working the sleeve increases and 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. Additionally, the selvedge worked in Stockinette as described here is not charted. In order to ease working from the Body and Sleeve Charts, we recommend you highlight the beginning and ending lines for your size.
Specifications
YARN
Kelbourne Woolens Scout (100% wool; 274 yds/100 gm skein): sunflower heather 709: 5 (5, 5, 6, 6, 7) skeins.
GAUGE
23 sts + 29 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Body and Sleeve Chart on larger needles, after blocking.
NEEDLES
1 – 16” (40 cm) US 3 (3.25 mm) circular.
1 – set US 3 (3.25 mm) DPNs.
1 – 24” (60 cm) US 5 (3.75 mm) circular.
1 – set US 5 (3.75 mm) DPNs.
Check your gauge and adjust needle size(s) accordingly if necessary.
NOTIONS
Stitch markers, tapestry needle, waste yarn or stitch holder.
SIZE
33.5 (37.5, 41.75, 46, 50, 54.25)” 85 (95.5, 106, 117, 127, 138) cm finished bust. Sweater is designed to be worn with 2-4” (5–10 cm) of positive ease. Please see schematic for more detailed finished measurements.
SKILLS
Reading basic lace from charts, mattress stitch, 3-Needle Bind Off, picking up stitches, increasing and decreasing in pattern.
