#15 Basketweave Pullover by Joan Vass

#15 Basketweave Pullover

Knitting
August 1998
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in wide rib pattern stitch, slightly stretched
US 10½ - 6.5 mm
726 - 1089 yards (664 - 996 m)
X-Small
English

Sizes:

  • X-Small (Small, Medium, Large)
  • Bust: 32 (34-1/2, 37-1/2, 40)“ / 81.5 (88, 95.5, 101.5)cm
  • Length: 17 (18, 19, 19-1/2)“ / 43 (45.5, 48.5, 49.5)cm
  • Upper arm: 12 (13, 14, 15)“ / 30 (31, 36, 38)cm

Additional Gauge:
- 18 sts and 26 rows/rnds = 4”/10cm over basketweave pattern stitch.

Notes:

  • Body of sweater is knit in rnds on circular needle to underarm.
  • Sleeves are picked up around armholes and worked down to cuff on dpns.

From Vogue Knitting, Fall 1998:
“Soothe the senses. Simple stitch patterns - basketweave and wide ribs - add textural interest to a cropped Joan Vass pullover. The extra appeal is in the yarn - Baruffa ‘Maratona,’ a silky-soft extra-fine pure wool merino.”