Mrs. Garter
Introducing the Mrs. Garter knitting pattern, a delightful invitation to explore an array of yarn weights and colors! This versatile design offers varying lengths and front styles, allowing you to customize your project with a stunning big collar that steals the show.
The pattern features both short and long versions, ensuring it’s suitable for all your knitting needs. You can choose between asymmetrical and symmetrical fronts, providing you with even more styling options. This unique garment is worked seamlessly from the top down, which enhances the comfort and fit.
The shoulders of the design are crafted using the slanted contiguous method—a technique I developed based on the renowned contiguous method by Susie Myers. This ensures a beautiful, tailored finish that’s perfect for any knitter looking to elevate their skills.
In this pattern, the collar is knitted sideways with a provisional cast-on. After you've completed that, you retire the live stitches and pick up the back of the neck. From this point, you’ll seamlessly knit the shoulders and sleevecaps, then separate the body from the sleeves. The hem border is crafted separately, mirroring the collar, and is then joined to the main body with a three-needle bind-off technique. The fronts are meticulously developed by knitting the stitches from both the collar and hem while also picking up additional stitches from the body for a flawless finish.
Yarn Quantity for this delightful project varies based on the version and size you choose: short/long version in size XS (S, M, L, XL, XXL).
Yarn A is required for the body, with quantities ranging from 520 to 600 grams (600 to 680 for size S, 680 to 770 for M, 790 to 860 for L, 910 to 990 for XL, and 1020 to 1100 for XXL).
Yarn B is needed for the garter stitch sections, with a range of 600 to 730 grams (700 to 830 for size S, 830 to 950 for M, 960 to 1070 for L, 1070 to 1200 for XL, and 1190 to 1300 for XXL).
Whether you're an experienced knitter or a novice, this fashionable yet practical design is sure to become a favorite in your wardrobe. Dive into the world of knitting with the Mrs. Garter pattern, and create a beautifully unique piece that showcases your style!
