Ruschia was originally available as part of the ‘A Year of Techniques’ collection and is now available to purchase as a single pattern.
Featuring cushy garter stitch and a simple and effective slipped stitch pattern, Ruschia is all you want in a comfort slouch. Worked sideways the pattern is easily adjusted for different sizes and/or yarn gauges.
The pattern is both fully charted and written, and also includes illustrated tutorials for the relevant techniques.
Sample details: Shown in Fyberspates Scrumptious Aran (180yd/165m per 100g; 55% Merino, 45% Silk). Shown in size 21in/56cm, on model with 21.5in/54.5cm circumference head.
Gauge: 18 sts x 24 rows to 4in/10cm on 4.5mm needles over St.St. 18 sts x 36 rows to 4in/10cm on 4.5mm needles over Garter St.
Skills required: Knit & purl sts, slipped stitches, short rows, provisional cast-on, kitchener stitch
Contains:
- Written & charted instructions
- Illustrated tutorials for Provisional Cast-on, Short Rows & Kitchener Stitch (Garter St.)
- US Imperial Measurement / Metric Measurement
- To fit sizes 19 (21, 23) in/ 48.25 (53.25, 58.5) cm
Materials you need at home:
- 130 (161, 195) yd/119 (147, 179) m Aran weight, plied yarn
- 33yd/30m for a 6x6in/15x15cm swatch in Garter St.
- Pair 4.5mm/UK7/US7 straight needles or size needed to obtain gauge
- 4.5mm crochet hook
- Approx. 2yd/2m waste yarn
- Stitch marker as necessary
- Tapestry needle
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