Irish Coffee
Irish Coffee is a tunic, knit in a gorgeous tweed. The details themselves are simple and flattering, but unusual enough that the sweater garners attention wherever I wear it! A long line of cables brings the eye to the center of the waist, while short sleeves and ribbing at the top balance out the long length. Knit seamlessly from the top down in one piece. Cable is both charted and written. Notes are in pattern on how to modify in a number of ways.
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Yarn: Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (100% Targhee-Columbia wool; 140yds/128m per 1.76oz/50g skein).
If substituting, choose a solid, semi solid or heathered worsted weight in a lightweight fiber that will not grow too much with wear.
Gauge: 16sts/24rounds = 4”/10cm in stockinette, lightly blocked
Needles: US 8/5.0mm
Sizes:
34(36,39,40,42,45)(47,49,50,53)“
86.5(91,99,101.5,106.5,114.5)(119.5,124.5,127,134.5)cm
Size is based on circumference around bust. For fit shown, choose the size that allows for 2”-4/5-10cm positive ease at bust.
Yardage:
800(900,950 1000,1050,1100)(1200,1250,1300,1400)yards
730(825,870,915,960,1005)(1100,1145,1190,1280)meters