Rockaway Beach Shell
Rockaway Beach Shell
This simply elegant top is worked flat in one piece in a nearly seamless manner. What a fun way to construct a sweater or top! Simply fold it over when done and stitch up the side seams. The stitch pattern is easy to memorize and makes a great take-a-long knitting project.
Rockaway Beach Shell is versatile enough to be worn as a casual summer top or as a dressy layer under a jacket or sweater. It’s perfect for a business meeting or for a stroll along the beach.
Style points include lots of texture, a notched hemline, loose cap sleeves, boat neck, and a hip skimming length that flatters just about any figure type.
Rockaway Beach Shell is named after a quaint little community on the northern Oregon Coast where my family used to go in late summer after the harvest was in. The stitch pattern reminds me of the wheat just gathered in and of the tall beach grasses blowing in the wind on the path to the edge of the ocean.
Instructions are included for longer length, bigger pockets, making sleeves larger for those extra muscular upper arms, and how to read the mosaic colorwork charts.
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SIZES
XS[S, M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X] (Shown in size M with about 3.5 inches of positive ease)
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust: 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60 inches / 90, 100, 110, 121, 131, 141, 151cm
Length (front shoulder to hem): 23(23, 24, 24.5, 24.5, 24.5, 24.5)inches / 58(58, 58, 62, 62, 62, 62)cm
RECOMMENDED YARN
Panama by Rowan: Fingering (55% Viscose, 33% Cotton, 12% Linen) 148 yds [135m]/1.76 oz [50g]: Color #313 Straw, 6(6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10) skeins. Yards estimated per size: 787(867, 992, 1098, 1184, 1270, 1356). Yarn requirements will vary depending on gauge.
ESTIMATED YARN REQUIRED
Yards estimated per size: 787(867, 992, 1098, 1184, 1270, 1356).
Yarn usage will vary depending on gauge and specific yarn.
RECOMMENDED NEEDLES
US 4 (3.5mm) 24 inches/60 cm circular. If necessary, adjust needle size to obtain correct gauge.
US 3 (3.25mm) 24 inches/60 cm circular for waist shaping (optional)
Adjust needle sizes as necessary to obtain correct gauge.
GAUGE
20 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches in garter.
NOTIONS
2 Stitch markers of different colors and Yarn needle.
EXPERIENCE LEVEL
Advanced Beginner
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