Stria
Stria
n. A linear mark, slight ridge, or groove on a surface, often one of a number of similar parallel features.
A convertible cardigan with an unusual construction, pockets, and i-cord edging in The Fibre Company Acadia in Driftwood and Bog.
Finished Measurements:
14 ¾ (16 ¾, 17 ¾, 19 ¾, 20 ¾, 22 ½, 23 ½)” 37.5 (42.5, 45, 50, 53, 57, 59.5) cm cross back width (measured from mid-underarm and across the back to mid-underarm), to fit bust measurement 30 (34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54)” 76 (86.5, 96.5, 106.5, 117, 127, 137) cm
Yarn:
Acadia by The Fibre Company (60% merino, 20% silk, 20% alpaca; 145 yds 133 m / 50 g)
Main Color (MC): Driftwood—10 (11, 12, 12, 13, 13, 14) skeins
Contrast Color (CC): Bog—3 (3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4) skeins
Or 1450 (1595, 1740, 1740, 1885, 1885, 2030) yards of DK weight yarn in MC
435 (435, 435, 435, 580, 580, 580) yards of DK weight yarn in CC
Needles:
One 32” or 40” circular needle (circ) in size US 6 4 mm
Set of double pointed needles (DPNs) in size US 6 4 mm
One straight or DPN in size US 8 5 mm for applied i-cord
Or size needed to obtain gauge
Note: body of sweater is worked flat; circular needle is suggested to accommodate large number of stitches
Notions:
Tapestry needle
Stitch Markers
Waste Yarn
Stitch Holder (optional)
One 1” 2.5 cm button
Gauge:
23 sts and 32 rows = 4” 10 cm in stockinette stitch