Description
A puffy chunky-weight alpaca yarn gives clingy, slinky drape to densely braided cables in this tunic. A kangaroo pocket and a tall turtleneck finish a long, lean shape.
Finished
Size:
30½ (35½, 40½, 45¼, 50¼)” bust circumference. Tunic shown
measures 30½”, modeled with negative ease.
Yarn: Alpaca with a Twist Big Baby (100% baby alpaca; 82 yd [75 m]/3½ oz
[100 g]): #0094 harvest, 10 (10, 11, 12, 13) skeins.
Yarn Weight: #6 – Super Bulky
Needles: Body. sizes 10 (6 mm) and 10½ (6.5 mm): straight. Collar and
sleeves. size 10 (6 mm): 16″ circular (cir). Adjust needle size if
necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Notions: Markers (m); stitch holders; tapestry needle.
Gauge: 13 sts and 17 rows = 4″ in St st on larger needles; 15 sts
and 20 rows = 4″ in k2, p2 rib on smaller needles; 34 sts of Cable chart =
8½ ” wide.
Originally Published: Interweave Knits Fall 2012
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