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Lopes by Lee Meredith
convertible wrap cardigan / skirt with pockets, custom sized in any gauge
- sleeves get laced or drawstring-ed closed through eyelet holes to become skirt pockets
- use any weight yarn for a custom-sized garment
- project requires math (simple with a calculator) to find your custom numbers
- modular construction - body is one piece, sleeves are added last directly onto live stitches
- braided cables run down centers of sleeves/pockets, and around bottom edging
- drapey, airy cardigan is good for warmer days
- see-through skirt can be layered over another skirt/petticoat, or worn over leggings in cooler weather
- both items close with buttons on the inside and outside, wrapping to fit your body
- cardigan can be cinched tighter with optional ribbons tied in back
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you'll need:
- enough yarn in any weight - vague (very approximate!) estimates can be seen here - these are the total yardages for shorter and longer sizes, in a loose gauge
- needles sized to match your yarn, to knit at a looser gauge than normal; either a long circular, to knit the body flat and work magic loop method for the sleeves, or any kind of needles (straight or circular) for the body worked flat, plus a set of double pointed needles the same size for the sleeves in the round
- a crochet hook for provisional cast-on
- a tape measure and a calculator (or calculator phone/computer app) for finding your custom numbers
self-published in April 2015
on ravelry
photos on flickr
blog post
$6 for the single pattern pdf
or $12 for the pattern trio
