Rilke Duster by Alison Green

Craft: Knitting

A fashionable twist on the classic twinset, Rilke features stripes of an eyelet lace pattern on the duster-length cardigan. Always have the right piece to grab for an elegant look that will keep you cool and comfortable even as the weather heats up.

The Rilke duster is worked in one piece from the bottom up to the underarms, where the back and front are completed separately and joined at the shoulders with a three-needle bind off. 

Lace pattern is both charted and written out.

Sizes

(1, 2, 3, 4) 5, 6, 7, 8 {9, 10, 11, 12}

Finished measurements

Bust (worn open; shown as back width x 2): (40, 43, 46½, 49½) 53, 56, 59, 62½ {65½, 69, 72, 75}“ / (101.5, 109, 118, 125.5) 134.5, 142, 150, 159 {166.5, 175.5, 183, 190.5} cm (includes 5½–7½” / 14–19 cm gap in front)

Length: 36” / 91.5 cm (for all sizes)

Shown in Size 3 (46½“ / 118 cm), modeled with approximately 12” / 30 cm positive ease.

Recommended ease: Approximately 6–12” / 15–30 cm positive ease

Yarn

BERROCO MODERN LINEN (100 g): (4, 4,

Gauge

20 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

Needle size

US 4 - 3.5 mm

US 5 - 3.75 mm