The Free Spirit Petticoat is the perfect little cover-up to add carefree style to aimless afternoon wandering. Every free spirit needs a pretty travel coat to help her skim the moun-tains with ease. Wear it with frills or dusty blue jeans!
Owl Experience Level: Intermediate
Sizes: 32-34 (36-38 : 40-42 : 44-46 : 48-50)” bust circumference; shown in size 32-34”
Yarns used: DK weight yarn such as: Rowan Purelife Revive, 50 g – 137 yd – 125 m, 36% Recycled Silk, 36% Recycled Cotton, 28% Recycled Viscose.
MC: #461 Pumice: 7 (8 : 9 : 10 : 11)skeins.
CC1: #463 Pink Granite: 2 (2 : 2 : 2 : 2) skeins.
CC2: #472 Loam: 2 (2 : 2 : 2 : 2) skeins.
CC3: #465 Rock: 2 (2 : 2 : 2 : 2) skeins.
CC4: #462 Basalt: 1 (1 : 1 : 2 : 2)
Finished measurements: 36 (40: 44: 48: 52) inches wide x 33 (34: 35: 36: 37) inches wide measured flat.
Tension/gauge: This creates a quite gauzy fabric!
Work 16 sts and 20 rows to measure 4×4” in St stitch using US 10 or 6mm needles with DK yarn. Finished object is stretchy and row gauge will stretch lots.
Notions:
A pair of US 10 (6mm) circular needles 32” long,
A pair of US 10.5 (6.5mm) circular needles 32” long,
A pair of US 10.5 (6.5mm) circular needles 16” long,
stitch holder, stitch markers, tapestry needle, medium sized crochet hook for making cords. (You could just make twisted cords if you want instead.)
Tiny owl stitch dictionary:
beg: beginning
CC 1: contrasting color 1
CC 2: contrasting color 2
CC 3: contrasting color 3
CC 4: contrasting color 4
dec: decrease(s)
foll: follows/following
k:knit
k2tog:knit the next two stitches together.
MC: main color
p:purl
rem: remaining
(RS):right side
sm: slip marker
ssk:slip next 2 sts knitwise onto right needle, insert left needle purlwise into the front of the sts and knit them tog.
St st: stockinette/stocking stitch. k a row, purl a row.
st(s): stitch(es)
(WS):wrong side
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