Retro blouse
Finished
June 13, 2011
June 28, 2011

Retro blouse

Project info
夏 – Xia (Summer) by Kessa Tay Anlin
Knitting
TopsSleeveless Top
me
40"
Needles & yarn
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
Knit Picks Simply Cotton Sport
6 skeins = 984.0 yards (899.8 meters), 300 grams
Blue
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Notes

test knitting this for kessa

for waistband i knit until piece measured 36” unstretched (basically i knit until it fit, stretched somewhat aggressively, around the upper part of my 44” hips). then i picked up 1 st in every garter ridge, 202 sts total (basically i followed the directions for the 52” bust size up to this point because that more closely mimicked my hip measurement). then only increased up to stitch count for 40” size.

my gauge was a teeny tiny bit big, not measurable in a swatch, but it meant that the garment came out with the just right amount of ease (close to zero) rather than 1” of negative ease (my actual bust measurement is 41-42” depending on the time of the month).

used size c hook instead of d because my crochet gauge is loose and also i did not have a d hook.

for neckline, sc 1 st in every st along bo edge; sc in 5 of every 6 rows along shoulder edges. on 2nd round of sc, i decreased 3 sts across front and back (none on shoulders) because fabric was flaring out slightly.

for sleeve edges, sc in 5 of every 6 rows

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Finished
June 13, 2011
June 28, 2011
 
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  • Project created: June 14, 2011
  • Finished: June 29, 2011
  • Updated: February 28, 2014
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