Let’s Knit is one of my favourite magazines. As a new feature for the Bulldog Krafts website I will knit up a project each month. Photographs courtesy of John McLoughlin (www.johnmcloughlin.co.uk)
This month I’m knitting ‘Gabrielle’ (page 12) for someone’s special Christmas present! The Bergere de France Berlaine is a lightweight DK so I have used my Super 20 yarn. There is a red available which is a close match to the example in the magazine but I have used Burgundy. It is a very rich colour and suits my ‘someone special’! I’m knitting the second size, 12-14.
I haven’t quite finished it yet but it will take 3 skeins of Super 20 for the first two sizes and 4 skeins for the larger two sizes – this is if you are knitting to the pattern guidelines, if you are making the second or fourth sizes larger in any way (e.g. full length sleeves instead of ¾ length) you will need an extra skein.
N.B. There are a few small errors in the pattern.
On page 12 the third point after Shape Armholes should start with p2 not k2.
For the second size ONLY: