Presque Isle

This pattern is available to download from Ravelry.

by Kate Gagnon Osborn

Suggested yarn:
Kelbourne Woolens Camper

Gauge:
28 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in stranded colorwork
Needle size:
US 1 - 2.25 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
Yardage:
1800 - 2400 yards (1646 - 2195 m)
Sizes available:
32 (36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60)” [81 (91.5, 101.5, 112, 122, 132, 142, 152.5) cm] finished bust.

Materials:
Kelbourne Woolens Camper (100% wool; 200 yards/50 gm skein): Gray Heather 058 (MC), 5 (5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9) skeins, Plum Heather 501 (CC1), Orchid Heather 519 (CC2), Coral Heather 667 (CC3), Sunflower Heather 709 (CC4), Natural 105 (CC5), 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2) skein(s) each.

Presque Isle is worked in the round from the bottom up. Choose a circular length between 24–60” (60–150 cm) to best suit the size you are knitting. When working the yoke, you may want to change to an even longer circular if the stitches do not fit comfortably on your needles.

After the sleeves and body are complete, the pieces are joined to work the yoke. Raglan decreases shape the yoke, then short rows are worked to raise the back neck. Stranded colorwork with integrated decreases is knit from a chart, and then a ribbed crewneck completes the sweater.