. . . buccia . . .

Buccia, pattern number 100

**Buccia** is the Italian word for ‘bark’. The cable stitch pattern reminds me of the bark of an old, old oak tree. It is worked bottom up and seamlessly in the round starting with a clever and neat way to make a tubular cast on in a contrasting color. The ridge is also worked in CC. Pretty decreases continue the ‘bark’ effect and shape the crown.

**Sizes**
available for size: KIDS, S, M and L
head circumference: 48-53 cm / 52-56 cm / 55-59 cm / 58-63 cm (19-21” / 20½-22” / 21½-23¼” / 23-25”)

**What you’ll need**
worsted / 10 ply or fingering / 4 ply held double
Yardage for the hat
± 170 m / 185 yards (if you use fingering weight yarn held double you will need to double the yardage)
1 or 2 leftovers in contrasting colors
4 mm (US 6) circular needle
3 mm (US 2½) circular needle
cable needle
crochet hook for the provisional cast on
marker
tapestry needle

**Stitches**
twisted ribbing 1/1 (in the round): (k1 tbl, p1)
cable stitch pattern

**Gauge**
23 sts and 30 rows in stitch pattern, blocked: = 10 x 10 cm (4”x4”) with the larger needle

**Techniques used**: tubular cast on

Read about it here

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. . . koraal . . .

Koraal

You see why it is called koraal ? (koraal is dutch for coral)

The special cabling and the color of that gorgeous color reminds me of coral reefs. The yarn is Shilasdair Luxury DK / 8 ply
40% Wool, 40% Angora, 10% Camel, 10% Cashmere, 302 meters / 100 grams. It  is supersoft: wool, angora, camel, cashmere !!!. And what’s more, it is dyed naturally with plant material in a Scottish island the Isle of Skye. This colorway is dyed with madder root (meekrap in Dutch and ‘garance‘ in French), a plant that is well known for it’s coloring capacities. Look at that glow.

Koraal is a simple  oversized cardigan worked back and forth with decorative cabled and twisted ribbing on the sleeves and body.

 

 

It starts with a provisional cast on at the back (see here for my favorite provisional cast on). Both sleeves and the back are worked in one piece.

Stitches are bound off for the neck at the back and cast on for the fronts. The sleeves are shaped using short rows. Once the sleeves are finished they are closed by a 3 needle bind off and the body is worked top down in one piece.
Apart from sewing buttons and weaving in ends, there is no finishing to do.

Sizes
Oversized: intended to be worn with 15 to 25 cm (6 to 10”) of positive ease (chest)
XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL
finished measurements (chest): 39, 43, 47, 51, 55, 59, 63 “ (100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160 cm)

What you’ll need
± 950, 1000, 1050, 1150, 1250, 1400, 1550m (1040, 1100, 1150, 1260, 1370, 1550, 1700 yards) of DK / 8 ply.
Choose a yarn with some drape for the best effect

4 mm (US 6) circular needle or
4 mm (US 6) straight needles
crochet hook for the provisional cast-on

11 buttons (diameter: ± 1.5 cm / 0.5”
(size XXL and XXXL: 12 buttons)

4 markers

Gauge
20 sts and 30 rows stockinette stitch

Check it out here

… soble …

Soble : 2 patterns with the same large ribbed and cabled design: both feature a large doubled boatneck collar and pockets.

The ribbed stitches of the cable panel are worked through the back loop and that gives it their pronounced striped look. It is harder to see on the red tunic (that color is very difficult to capture on photo, it is a very deep rich red from Wollmeise: dunkele Kirsche in DK weight)

Soble cardigan

Soble cardi is a cardigan worked seamlessly from the top down in 1 piece, with a raglan sleeve inset and pockets. It features a large doubled boatneck collar in twisted ribbing.The large cabled panels with the buttonbands are slightly offset. Smaller cable panels figure on the sleeves and the back.

A few more pics of the cardigan: the back

Sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL
finished measurements : 29, 33, 37, 41, 45, 49” (74, 84, 94, 104, 114, 124 cm

Gauge: 22 sts and 30 rows in stockinette stitch = 10 x 10 cm (4”x4”)

What you’ll need
DK / 8ply
± 1000, 1140, 1270, 1410, 1540, 1680m (1100, 1250, 1400, 1550, 1700, 1900 yards) of DK / 8 ply

4 mm (US 6) straight needles
4 mm (US 6) circular needle
3,5 mm (US 4) straight needles
3,5 mm (US 4) circular needle
cable needle (CN)
crochet hook

2 different kinds of markers

• 12 markers to mark the stitch patterns
• 4 markers to mark the raglan shaping

14 buttons diameter ± 0.6”/1.5 cm

Difficulty: intermediate (provisional cast on, short rows, 3 needle joining: all explained and largely illustrated in the pattern)

Check it out here

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Soble tunic

Soble tunic is a tunic or dress worked seamlessly from the top down in once piece with a raglan sleeve inset and pockets. It features a large doubled boatneck collar and large cabled panels at the front, small ones on the sleeves and back and pockets.

Gauge: 21 sts and 29 rows in stockinette stitch = 10 x 10 cm (4”x4”)

What you’ll need
± 1030, 1140, 1280, 1450, 1600, 1780m (1130, 1250, 1400, 1590, 1750, 1950 yards) of DK / 8 ply

4 mm (US 6) circular needle
4 mm (US 6) straight needles (optional)
3,5 mm (US 4) circular needle
cable needle (CN)
crochet hook

2 different kinds of markers

• 8 markers to mark the stitch patterns
• 4 markers to mark the raglan shaping

Difficulty: intermediate (provisional cast on, short rows, 3 needle joining: all explained in the pattern)

Check it out here