Melia

£5.00

A collection titled Little Red in the City just wouldn’t be complete without a sweater perfect for little red riding hood to wear in the city. A fairy tale draped hood, cape like gathered yoke and flared hem combined with practical pockets, sleeves and a pretty and sturdy honeycomb edging.

Melia is available as an individual pattern and as part of the book Little Red in the City. Follow that link if you are interested in purchasing the whole book rather than just the Melia pattern, which can be purchased here.

Sizes
32[34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60]” bust
81[86, 91, 97, 102, 107, 112, 117, 122, 127, 132, 137, 142, 147, 153] cm bust

Yarn
Heavy worsted / aran weight yarn with a suggested gauge of 4.5 sts per inch / 2.5cm. The hood and gathered yoke require a yarn with good drape that won’t be too stiff or uncomfortably bulky. The honeycomb pattern used on the edges is a cable pattern and requires some stitch definition, but it’s deep texture works well in the somewhat fuzzy alpaca blends shown.

Ysolda’s version shown in The Fibre Company Canopy Worsted (50% Alpaca, 30% Merino, 20% Bamboo, 91yds / 100m, 1.76oz / 50g) in Blue Quandons.

Amanda’s version shown in Rooster Almerino Aran (50% Alpaca, 50% Merino, 103yds / 94m, 1.76oz / 50g) in 310 Rooster.

1230[1325, 1356, 1495, 1570, 1670, 1750, 1870, 1895, 2030, 2100, 2200, 2285, 2375, 2450] yards
1125[1210, 1240, 1365, 1435, 1525, 1600, 1710, 1735, 1855, 1920, 2010, 2090, 2170, 2240] metres

Needles and Notions
US 7 / 4.5mm circular, 32”/80cm or longer.
US 7 / 4.5mm circular for your preferred method of working small circumferences in the round.
Scrap yarn for holding stitches, for the provisional cast on a smooth yarn in the same weight as the main yarn will make things easier.
Stitch markers.
4 x 1 1/4 (3cm) buttons

Gauge
18 sts and 24 rows = 4”/10cm in st st knit flat.