Designed for the Fall 2024 Quince Quarterly subscription box, here is Flette (Norwegian for braid). Knit in Quince & Co.’s cozy wool/alpaca blend, Owl, this close-fitting dickey features braided cables cascading down both front and back. Worked from the bottom up, the piece begins with the front panel. After shaping the neckline and placing those stitches on hold, the back is worked separately—also bottom up—and joined at the shoulders with a three-needle bind-off. A final touch: stitches are picked up around the neckline to form a turtleneck collar.
Finished Measurements:
Hem to shoulder: 12” (30.5 cm)
Hem width back: 14” (35.5 cm)
Shoulder width: 4” (10 cm)
Hem width front: 9” (23 cm)
Back neck width: 6” (15 cm)
Yarn: Quince & Co. Owl in “Steppe”3 skeins, or approximately 285 yds (260 m) in an equivalent worsted weight yarn.
Needles: One pair US 7 (4.5 mm) for body
Double pointed needles US 6 (4.0 mm) for collar
Notions: yarn needle; stitch markers; cable needle
Gauge: 23 sts and 29 rows = 4” (10 cm) in twisted rib with main needles, after blocking.
Skills used: cabling, increases, decreases, three needle bind off, picking up stitches.
© 2024 Quince & Co.
Finished Measurements:
Hem to shoulder: 12” (30.5 cm)
Hem width back: 14” (35.5 cm)
Shoulder width: 4” (10 cm)
Hem width front: 9” (23 cm)
Back neck width: 6” (15 cm)
Yarn: Quince & Co. Owl in “Steppe”3 skeins, or approximately 285 yds (260 m) in an equivalent worsted weight yarn.
Needles: One pair US 7 (4.5 mm) for body
Double pointed needles US 6 (4.0 mm) for collar
Notions: yarn needle; stitch markers; cable needle
Gauge: 23 sts and 29 rows = 4” (10 cm) in twisted rib with main needles, after blocking.
Skills used: cabling, increases, decreases, three needle bind off, picking up stitches.
© 2024 Quince & Co.
