Midnight River Mantle by Holli Yeoh

Midnight River Mantle

Knitting
July 2019
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch using larger needles, blocked
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
660 - 770 yards (604 - 704 m)
34 (36.25, 38.25)" width × 24.5 (25.5, 26.5)" length; to fit bust sizes 30-38 (40-48, 50-62)"
English
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Golden flecks on the surface of this rippling fabric suggest lights reflected on quiet water. The gentle movement of the angled stitch pattern creates a fabric that catches the light in interesting ways, making the most of the shape’s broad canvas and flattering the wearer.

This casually elegant mantle is equally soothing to make and to wear: knitted from the bottom up, it finishes with a few rows of ribbing at the center for the neck. The fabric is then folded over and seamed (using a 3-Needle Bind Off) along one arm, leaving a wide neck opening at one side of the folded rectangle, with the folded edge along the other arm. The pattern is written in three sizes, to fit 30-62” (76-157.5 cm) busts.

#sizeinclusive to fit a 62” / 157.5 cm finished chest measurement.

Sizes & Finished Measurements
To fit 30-38 (40-48, 50-62)“ / 76-96.5 (101.5-122, 127-157.5) cm chest.
Width: 34 (36 ¼, 38 ¼)” / 86.5 (92, 97) cm
Length: 24 ½ (25 ½, 26 ½)“ / 62 (65, 67.5) cm

Yardage
Worsted weight yarn; 1300 (1445, 1585) yd / 1190 (1320, 1450) m.

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Shown in Knit Picks Provincial Tweed (80% Superwash Fine Highland Wool, 20% Donegal Tweed; 250 yards/100g) in Winter Walk.

Substitution Notes
Choose a worsted weight yarn. The original is a superwash blend that works up at 4.5 to 5 sts per inch (2.5 cm) on 4 to 5.5 mm (US 6-9) needles. Wools, wool blends, and acrylics will substitute well.

Techniques
Increases (yo) /decreases (k2tog & ssk), three needle bind off, working simple stitch pattern from written instructions, slipped stitch selvedge, worked in one piece.

Helpful Links
SSK & SSP Decreases video tutorial

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