Mathilde dickey is the perfect winter essential. It can be worn over a sweater as an extra layer on cold days or just over a blouse when it is too warm for a sweater.

Worked in a 1x1 twisted rib pattern with a special shoulder construction that adds a steadier and more structured feel to the dickey. Front and back are worked flat separately, then the neck stitches are picked up and knit in the round.

LEVEL

Advanced (3/3)

YARN

3 (3) skeins of Cloud Gregoria Fibers (50g = 120 yards/ 110 m) (42% baby alpaca, 28% extra fine wool, 30% cotton).

For the sample we used the colourway “Shadow”.

NEEDLES

US 8 / 5 mm circular needles, cable length 16 or 24” [40 or 60 cm] and 32 or 40” [80 or 100 cm] for both stockinette stitch and ribbing DPN of the same size to create the i-cord.

US 7 / 4.5 mm circular needles, cable length 16 or 24” [40 or 60 cm] and 32 or 40” [80 or 100 cm] for ribbing.

GAUGE

18 stitches x 17 rounds = 4” / 10 cm on US 8 / 5 mm needles in pattern stitch worked in the round after blocking on larger needle.

SIZES

1 (2)

Shoulder width: 3.2 (4)” [8 (10) cm]
Collar length (measured at the front from CO edge): 13 (16)” [33 (40.5) cm]