Biches & Bûches no. 6 by Astrid Troland

Biches & Bûches no. 6

Knitting
March 2020
yarn held together
Aran
+ Lace
= Bulky (7 wpi) ?
12.5 stitches and 18 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch
US 10 - 6.0 mm
7.0 mm
1319 - 2625 yards (1206 - 2400 m)
x-small to 2x-large
English French
This pattern is available from bichesetbuches.com for €6.00.

Construction notes
The sweater features a V-neck and large rib edges.

The back and front are worked flat in stockinette stitch with a lace pattern at the upper part of the sweater.

Then the shoulder seams are assembled and stitches for the sleeves are knit up at the armhole and worked flat, top-down in stockinette stitch. The sleeves are balloon shaped.

Dimensions of the finished sweater
X-small chest width 47cm 18.5”/ total length 62cm 24.4”/ sleeve length 40cm 15.8” / armhole 20cm 7.9”

Small chest width 52cm 20.5”/ total length 64cm 25.2”/ sleeve length 40cm 15.8”/ armhole 22cm 8.7”

Medium chest width 57cm 22.5”/ total length 66cm 26”/ sleeve length 41cm 16.1”/ armhole 23cm 9.1”

Large chest width 62cm 24.4”/ total length 68cm 26.8”/ sleeve length 41cm 16.1”/ armhole 24cm 9.5”

X-large chest width 67cm 26.4”/ total length 70cm 27.6”/ sleeve length 41cm 16.1”/ armhole 26cm 10.2”

XX-large chest width 72cm 28.4”/ total length 70cm 27.6”/ sleeve length 41cm 16.1”/ armhole 26cm 10.2”

Positive ease: on the photo, the model has a chest width of 44cm/17.3” and the sweater is a size Medium.

Tension/Gauge
12.5 sts x 18 rows = 10x10cm/4x4” in stockinette stitch using 2 threads held together (worked back and forth).
Needle size 7mm/UK2/US10.75 or the right size to obtain gauge.

Suggested Needle Sizes
Needle sizes 6mm/UK4/US10 + 7mm/UK2/US10.75.
We use circular needles 80cm/32” because of the many stitches.