Akina Tunic by Courtney Spainhower

Akina Tunic

Knitting
January 2020
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in Garter St
US 6 - 4.0 mm
1357 - 2200 yards (1241 - 2012 m)
32 (34.25, 36.25, 39, 41, 43.25, 45.5, 48, 50.25)" bust cir
English

Worn with about 1.5” added for ease.

Everything spring is wrapped up in this tunic-length pullover. Worked from the bottom up and featuring a simple lace body, it then continues to the garter stitch top with sloped shoulders. Shoulders are seamed and sleeve stitches are picked up and knit from the armholes, dotted with a simple lace pattern reminiscent of flower buds. Sleeves and neckline are all finished in a clean I-cord bind-off. The kimono-style sleeves are probably my favorite feature of the design -- both breezy and cozy, they elevate the simple silhouette to something striking and modern.