Veronika is light and swingy, not at all fitted yet with snug cuffs that make her easier to wear than a poncho. She’s easy to throw-on over almost any outfit, so you’ll find yourself reaching for her again and again

The front and back curves are created using short rows, using the YO method of short row shaping. After the curves, everything is joined, and the pattern is seamless and circular all the way up.

More About Veronika in the cocoknits Journal

• Veronika in Joseph Galler Prime Alpaca

Skills Needed

General knitting skills plus provisional CO and short-row shaping.

Sizes

small (medium, large, 1x, 2x, 3x)

To Fit

• Circumference at approx bust level: 52 (56, 60, 65, 68, 72)"
• To fit bust: 32-34 (35-38, 39-42, 43-46, 47-50, 51-54)"
• Length at center back: 24.5 (26, 27, 28.5, 29, 30)"

Materials

Suggested Yarns

2 (2, 2, 2, 3, 3) skeins A Verb For Keeping Warm “Reliquary II” (80% Superfine Merino, 20% silk, 875 yds/skein); sample knitted in Transnational Fury, or

6 (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) ounces Habu N-80  (100% wool with fine silk wrap, 187 yds/ ounce), or

any sport or dk weight yarn that gets gauge

Needles

• US #6 needles or size needed to obtain gauge
• Long circ (36" or longer) are easiest to accommodate all sts. US #5 circ or dpns for cuffs and collar

Notions

• 4 st markers

Gauge

20 sts and 30 rows = 4" in St st