Sanctuary

$12.00

Sanctuary is warmth, home, safety.

Sanctuary will look just as good with a pair of jeans out for brunch with friends as it does a little more casual, on a weekend curled up with a cuppa and a good book.

Worked top-down in the round, with a fun use of texture Sanctuary will quickly become your go-to winter garment.

All prices are shown in NZ dollars

Description

Details: 

Gauge:

22 sts/30 rows over 10cm/4” in stocking stitch

16 sts/36 rows in fisherman’s rib over 4”/10cm on 4mm needles

Shown in body size 110cm/44” and sleeve size 45cm/18.25” on a model with the following measurements: Upper Bust: 105cm/42” Full Bust: 120cm/48” Upper Arm: 44cm/17.5”

Sanctuary has been graded to a finished size range of 90cm/36″ – 160cm/64″ and is intended to be worn with 10-15cm/4-6” ease.

Yarn requirements: 

500, (600, 700, 750, 800){900, 1000, 1100} Grams of DK weight yarn
Or
1055, (1266, 1477, 1583, 1688){1899, 2110, 2321} Meters
1154, (1385, 1616, 1731, 1847){2078, 2308, 2539} Yards
This reflects an approximate 10% buffer

Yarn used in the sample is Tweedy DK by Yarn therapy
Cost to use this yarn $175 – $385 NZD

Other yarns that would be suitable:

nb: I have not tried all of the yarns recommended here, some recommendations come through friends or testers. 

Wild earth Rosella
$38-$84 NZD

Wild Earth Natural
$99 – $217 NZD

Bendigo have a range of 8plys that would be lovely.
$41-$89 AUD

Naturally Loyal available through The Yarn Queen
$70-$154 NZD

The Yarn Queen also have a range of other 8ply/dk yarns that would be lovely, ranging in price up to $30 per 100g/200m

Ashford Yarns have a great range of 8ply yarns ranging in price from $4.90 100g/100m to $38.90 100g/220m, with a lot being under $15 per ball.

**Techniques needed** 

Working fisherman’s rib in the round & flat (video tutorial provided)
Working decreases in fisherman’s rib (video tutorial provided)
Working flat & in the round
Working top down
Picking up stitches

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