La Dijonnaise

✥ This design became an homage to everything “Dijon”. The mustard colour is vibrant and intense, yet subdued – a richness which is always welcome to brighten the season.

✥ I had the pleasure of visiting friends in Dijon, France and what a quaint town it is with its cobblestone streets and picturesque homes displaying colourful window boxes that so beautifully frame those Juliet balconies. Oh, and the food!

✥ The story behind the making of Dijon mustard is a curious one. Mustard seed grown in Canada is exported to France and once processed into Dijon mustard, it’s then imported into Canada as a French product. Who would have thought!

La Dijonnaise pullover is accented with winding cables at the hem, cuff and neckline. The design, with its subtle A-line shaping, modified drop shoulder and sweetheart neckline provides for a more fitted silhouette. The sweater is knit in the round from the bottom up to the armhole shaping and then worked flat to the shoulders.

DESIGN NOTE

A consistent look and fit across all nine sizes is accomplished with slight modifications in the shaping and construction of this #sizeinclusive design, therefore the initial sleeve cap is worked with short rows for sizes 5-9.

SIZES

(1, 2, 3) [4, 5, 6] {7, 8, 9}

Finished Bust Measurements:

(37, 39, 43) [47, 50, 53] {57, 61, 65}”

(92.5, 97.5, 107.5) [117.5, 125, 132.5] {142.5, 152.5, 162.5} cm

Finished hip measurements:

(38.5, 40.75, 45.5) [48.75, 52.5, 59.5] {63.75, 68, 72.25}”

(96.5, 102, 114) [122, 131.5, 149] {159.5, 170, 180.5} cm

Suggested ease:

Approx. 4-5”/10-12.5 cm positive ease at bust.

Approx. 8”/20 cm positive ease at hips.

Sample shown in size 3, with 5”/12.5 cm positive ease at bust and 8”/20 cm positive ease at hips.

MATERIALS

Yarn – Fingering weight:

Approx. (1302, 1302, 1488) [1674, 1674, 1860] {2046, 2232, 2418} yds.

(1190, 1190, 1360) [1530, 1530, 1700] {1870, 2040, 2210} m

(7, 7, 8) [9, 9, 10] {11, 12, 13} skeins

Shown in DROPS Nord (45%alpaca/30%polyamide/25%wool, 186 yards/170 m per 1.8 oz./50 g skein) in colour 18/Goldenrod.

Needles:

US 2½/3 mm needles (32”/80 cm circulars)

The body is knit in the round to the armholes. Sleeves are knit in the round with DPNs, magic loop, or whichever method is most comfortable.

Use size needed to obtain gauge.

Crochet hook:

D/3 mm (Used to finish the neckline edge.)

Crochet hook should be same size as needle size used.

Notions:

Cable needle, stitch holders or waste yarn, stitch markers, tapestry needle.

Gauge:

28 sts x 36 rows = 4”/10 cm (in stockinette st, after blocking)

TECHNIQUES USED

• Cables

• German Short Rows

• German Twisted CO

• Increasing/decreasing

• Picking up stitches

• Sloped BO

Crochet:

• Single crochet

• Slip stitch

CONSTRUCTION

The body is knit in the round from the bottom up to the armhole shaping, the front and back are then each worked flat. Sleeves stitches are picked up along the armhole, worked flat for several rows and then knit in the round to the cuff.

The initial sleeve cap is worked with short row shaping for sizes 5-9.