When we brought Di Gilpin in from Scotland, I was so excited to have found a lovely sticky wool with incredible softness. I knew it would make absolutely gorgeous garments. This winter, I was finally able to find what I felt was a perfect pattern for this yarn – Bernadette by Quince & Co.
I particularly love that this project gave me a chance to play with different color pairings of the yarn, and my team has put together some other amazing color combos for you to look at!
Project details:
Finished measurements
31 (33¾, 36¾, 39¾, 42½, 45½, 48¼, 51¼)” [78.5 (85.5, 93.5, 101, 108, 115.5, 122.5, 130) cm] bust circumference
Materials:
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- Main color: 960 (960, 1120, 1120, 1280, 1440, 1440, 1600) of main color or 5 (5, 6, 6, 8, 8, 9) balls of Di Gilpin Lalland
- Contrast color: roughly 100 yards in each of two contrast colors or 1 ball in each of two contrast colors
- One 32″ circular needle (circ) in size US 5 [3.75 mm]
- One 24″ circ in size US 4 [3.5 mm]
- One set double-pointed needles (dpns) in size US 5 [3.75 mm]
- One set dpns in size US 4 [3.5 mm]
- Stitch markers
- Tapestry needle
- Locking stitch markers
- ¾-1″ [19-25 mm] buttons, 6-12
- Copy of the Bernadette pattern from Ravelry
Gauge:
22 sts and 29 rows = 4″ [10 cm] in stockinette stitch with larger needles, after blocking.
Skills required
Long-tail cast on, picking up stitches, yarnover short rows, seaming (links provided); increasing, decreasing, working small circumferences in the round.
