JoLene Treace
2009
Calliope
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"This design was inspired by a trip to New Orleans," says Treace. The call of the Mississippi River is heard from the very northern part of the United States to where it empties into the Gulf of Mexico. Steamboats, once a common sight on the mighty river, are less common today but still present. You can ride one of two paddlewheel steamboats in New Orleans. In the heyday of steamboat travel, townsfolk were called to the river when the steamboats put into dock by the music of the Calliope, which were played on the boats. In New Orleans, they pronounce in 'Cal-e-ope'."
"This design features a square neck, garter stitch bands and the Channel Island Cast On, a traditional technique borrowed from Gansey knitting. The deep V's formed by the ribbed lace pattern make me think of the water churning from the paddle behind the boat. This version (of an older design) was reworked in 2009 with a lighter weight yarn. It is a feminine design, meant to echo the siren song of the river."
- In Lyndon Hill by Plymouth Yarn
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Pattern Detail
- stitch pattern charted
- schematics included
- sewing required
- spring/summer
- straight (flat) knitting
- 5 sizes, finished 36.5" - 52.5" inches; see data page
- digital PDF has 13 pages (letter size)
- 4 x 4 in
- 3.25 mm
- 3.0 US
- 32.0 over pattern
JoLene Treace
Wednesday, August 04 2010, 18:59
Be sure to watch gauge carefully. The stitch pattern is simple but it is very stretchy. Knitters who like a more close fitting garment may go closer to actual bust measurement than they normally do. Choose finished size based on how much ease you wish to add to your actual bust measurement.