Size

S (M, L, XL)

Material

• 300 (360, 420, 500)g of CASA wool (100% Peruvian wool by La Maison Tricotée 200 m per 100g)
• a pair of 8 mm circular needles (with a cable of 60 to 80 cm depending on the size)
• 8 marker rings, including 1 of a different color to identify the end/beginning of the row.

abbreviations

mr. end.

knit stitch

mr. end. torso

knit stitch knitted in the back loop

mr. approx.

purl stitch

aug. int. g.

increment to the left. Insert the left needle from front to back into the horizontal loop between the knitted stitch and the next stitch and knit 1 st. end. torso. aug. int. d. – incremental increase towards the right. Insert the left needle from back to front in the horizontal loop between the knitted stitch and the next stitch and knit 1 st. end.

pl. am

place the marker ring

gl. am

slide marker ring

Sample

12 mx 18 rows for 10 cm by 10 cm in jersey with doubled wool. Important: check the sample and adapt the needle number if necessary.

Realization

With the doubled wool, cast on 64 stitches, place the marker ring and join in the round.

Knit ribs over 24 cm, repeating * 1 st. approx., 1 m. end. Torso * (NB: start with a purl)

Next row: * 1 st. approx., 1 m. end. torso, 1 m. approx., pl. am, 1 (1, 3, 5) sts. end., pl. am, 1 m. approx., 1 m. end. torso, 1 m. approx., pl. am, 25 (25, 23, 21) m. end. *, twice

Start the increases

Row 1: * 1 st. approx., 1 m. end. torso, 1 m. approx. gl. am, aug. int. d., knit. until am, 1 aug. int. g., gl. am * four times (8 more stitches)

Row 2: Knit according to the dimensions.

Repeat these two rows 6 (8, 10, 12) more times until you obtain 120 (136, 152, 168) stitches.

Continue knitting following the dimensions until the piece measures 30 cm or 5 cm less than the desired length.

Pick up the ribs for 5 cm, repeating * 1 st. approx., 1 m. end. torso *

Cast off the stitches.