Saint Vincent's Beach

Saint VIncent’s Beach

Saint Vincent’s Beach is a modular and cropped dolman, sporting a very quirky and unique construction. At first, you may feel that you are knittng a beach towel, but then adding in some perpendicular directions, folding, and grafting, the sweater begins to take shape. It is worked top down; the yoke is worked sideways to the stranded band across the wingspan where the remaining sweater is worked down to the hem. It’s a great layering piece over a tank top or summer dress, if you need a snuggly layer of warmth!

Saint Vincent’s Beach is part of the Landed series. You can find Volume 1 here: Landed, Volume 1: The Avalon, Timeless Lace and Stranded Knitting Patterns for the Adventurous Handknitter

File

The pattern is 1 PDF file as a digital download.

Sizes

A. Hem circumference:
99(112,125,137.5)(150.5,163,176)cm /
39(44,49.25,54.25)(59.25,64.25,69.25)“

B. Cross-back shoulder width:
35.5(36.5,38.5,40.5)(42.5,44.5,45.5)cm /
14(14.25,15.25,16)(16.75,17.5,18)“

C. Yoke depth (shoulder to beginning of stranded colourwork band
across wingspan):
17(19,20.5,22)(23.5,25,27)cm /
6.75(7.5,8,8.75)(9.25,9.75,10.75)“

See Schematic. Intended to be worn with around 20 to 30cm / 8 to 12” positive ease at hem level. Sample shown is the size 3 on 92cm / 36.25” upper hips, corresponding to 33cm / 13” ease at upper hip level.

Yarn

Essence of Autumn BFL Sock (100% Non-Superwash BFL Wool; approx 384 metres / 115 grams) in 3 colours (MC, CC1, CC2) and Essence of Autumn Gilded Merino (84% Superwash Merino, 16% Gold Stellina; approx 384 metres / 115 grams) in 1 colour (CC3):

MC (Shrimp; peach pink): 2(2,2,3)(3,3,3) skeins or
610(690,770,855)(945,1040,1140) metres /
670(755,845,935)(1035,1140,1245) yards

CC1 (Sailing; blue): 1 skein or
100(110,115,125)(130,135,145) metres /
110(120,125,135)(145,150,160) yards

CC2 (Thyme; sage green): 1 skein or
25(30,30,30)(35,35,35) metres /
30(35,35,35)(40,40,40) yards

CC3 (Pearl of Cortez; variegated): 1 skein or
165(175,185,200)(215,225,240) metres /
180(195,205,220)(235,245,265) yards

Gauges

Listed gauges are to 10cm / 4”:

Lace: 25 sts / 37 rows using size B needles
Stockinette: 25 sts / 35 rows using size C needles
Stranded: 25 sts / 29 rows using size D needles

Needles & Notions

Size A: 2.5mm / US 1.5 needles
Size B: 2.75mm / US 2 needles
Size C: 3mm / US 2.5 needles
Size D: 3.5mm / US 4 needles
Change needle size as necessary to obtain gauge

Stitch markers; removable markers; spare needles or scrap yarn
for holding sts

Tech edited by: Sue Hislop (Ravelry: Sue-Cat)