Moments

Moments is the sixth design of my Ffrench Collection, a series of designs inspired by the music of Alexis Ffrench. Moments is a flowing, delicate piece, with a lightly romantic quality thanks to its waltz-like triple time structure.

SIZING GUIDE

This garment is graded into sizes XS (S, M, L, XL) (2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL). Recommended positive ease is 2-8” / 5-20 cm at the chest circumference.

Finished Garment Chest Circumference: 32.25 (37, 41.25, 45.5, 49.75) (53, 57.25, 61, 64)“ / 81 (92.5, 103, 114, 124.5) (132.5, 143, 152.5, 160) cm.

SAMPLE

The wearer is 5’10” / 178 cm with a 37” / 92.5 cm chest circumference. The sample has been worked in size L, giving the wearer 8.5” / 21.5 cm of positive ease at the chest. To allow for the wearer’s height, an extra 1” / 2.5 cm of depth has been worked into the yoke and an extra 1” / 2.5 cm of length has been added to the sleeves.

CONSTRUCTION

This garment is worked top-down, in the round. The yoke combines raglan and circular yoke constructions for shaping. After the neckband, raglan shoulder shaping and short row shaping is incorporated to optimise fit. The majority of the yoke features a stranded colourwork pattern, worked in either two or three colours. Once the yoke is completed, stitches are separated into body and sleeves, which are each worked separately and in the round. After separation, body and sleeves are each worked in stockinette and finished with half-twisted ribbing. Optional colourwork can be added to the sleeves above the cuff.

An option to work the yoke in three colours is included in this pattern.

GAUGE

Using 3.25 mm / US size 3 needles, or needle size required to meet gauge, 26 stitches over 32 rounds in both stockinette stitch and colourwork, wet blocked, creates a 4x4” / 10x10 cm square.

Neckband, waistband and cuff circumferences assume you are working 7 sts per 1” / 2.5 cm.

YARN

The sample has been worked using The Fibre Fox’s Yak Sock base (70% Superwash Merino / 20% Yak / 10% Nylon; 400 m / 438 yds per 100 g) in colourways Deadly Nightshade as the Main Colour and Peony as the Contrast Colour.

TOOLS & NOTIONS

2.75 mm / US size 2 circular needles (to work neckband, cuffs and waistband; varying cable lengths would be helpful)

3.25 mm / US size 3 circular needles (to work yoke, body and sleeves; varying cable lengths would be helpful)

4 markers (one of different colour / style for BOR)

scrap yarn

tapestry needle to weave in ends

SKILLS REQUIRED

-long tail cast on

-joining and working in the round

-working half-twisted ribbing

-working left and right lifted increases

-German short row shaping

-reading colourwork charts

-working stranded colourwork with two colours

-cable cast on

-working a repeating pattern of decreases

-decreasing using K2tog and SSK

-standard bind off