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Antonia is really a blank slate; a jumping off point to show you how to work English Tailoring from the top down. Once you work the shoulder area you can do anything with your Antonia...add waist shaping, pockets, a stitch pattern, a completely different collar. You will see how working English Tailoring from the top-down eliminates all seams.
Gauge: 17 sts and 21 rows = 4" in St st.
Finished Measurements: small (medium, large, 1x, 2x, 3x)
- Bust: 34 (38, 42, 46, 50, 54)"
- Length: 22.5 (23, 24, 25, 26, 27.5)"
Materials Used: Yarn Options:
- 8 (8, 9, 9, 10, 10) skeins Berroco Blackstone Tweed (65% wool, 25% superkid Mohair, 10% Angora rabbit hair, 130 yds/50g); sample knitted in color 2602
or
- approx 900 (1000, 1150, 1200, 1300, 1350) yards any worsted-aran weight yarn that gets gauge
Needle Size:
- US 7 circ for body (32" or longer)
- US 7 dpn or circ for sleeves
- US 6 for ribbin
Change needle size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.g
Pattern Includes:
Skill Level: General knitting skills.
