Kapua by Libby Jonson (Truly Myrtle)
Kapua by Libby Jonson (Truly Myrtle)
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Kapua is a gentle cloud. She is light and soft and sprinkled with the prettiest simple lace.
Seamlessly knitted from the top down with a graceful collar and buttonless i-cord front edge worked as you go, Kapua is solace from the storm and a delicious adventure on your needles.
Suitable for intermediate and experienced knitters, Kapua is full of beautiful details that create an ethereal finish.
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) {7, 8, 9, 10, 11}
Finished shoulder width 19 (20, 21, 22, 23, 24.25) {25.25, 26.25, 27.25, 28.25, 29.5}“/47.5 (50, 52.5, 55, 58, 60.5) {63, 65.5, 68.5, 71, 73.5} cm.
Measure your shoulders tip to tip and choose a size with a finished shoulder-width approx. 6-8”/ 15-20.5 cm wider. It’ll drop a little further when worn.
Sample is shown in size 3 on 36”/91.5 cm bust with approx. 7”/ 18 cm ease at the shoulder.
GAUGE
24 sts/37 rows = 4”/10 cm with US 4/3.5 mm needles in stockinette stitch, flat & in the round, with yarns held together, after blocking.
23 sts/43 rows = 4”/10 cm with US 4/3.5 mm needles in lace pattern, flat, with yarns held together, after blocking.
YARN
Approx. 5 (5, 5, 6, 6, 6) {6, 7, 7, 7, 7} skeins each of Shibui Knits Cima (70% superbaby alpaca/30% fine Merino, 328 yds/300 m per 50g skein) and Shibui Knits Silk Cloud (60% kid mohair/40% silk, 330 yds/302 m per 25g skein).
If substituting yarn, this equates to approx. 1500 (1500, 1500, 1800, 1800, 1800) {1800, 2100, 2100, 2100, 2100} m of light 4ply / heavy laceweight yarn held together with the equivalent meterage of mohair silk lace weight. Alternatively you could use lace-weight/ 3-ply yarn held double or a single strand of 4ply yarn.
NEEDLES & NOTIONS
US 4/3.5 mm circular needles; 16”/40 cm, 32”/ 80 cm and for knitting small circumferences. US 3/3.25 mm circular needle, 32”/80 cm. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.
3 stitch markers (1 removable), scrap yarn or spare needle for provisional cast-on, scrap yarn or stitch holder, small crochet hook or yarn needle.
Suitable yarns include:
Fibre Content: 100% superfine Geelong lambswool
Skein weight: 100g
Meterage: 675m per 100g
Washing: Hand wash only
Please note this yarn is not scoured before winding into skeins which means it needs to be washed after knitting in order to bloom into its beautifully soft final state.
Scroll down to see the colours available and to read more about this yarn. (please note the Loch Leven shade is a pale blue and not as grey as it appears in the photos!)
This beautifully soft and silky blend of mohair and silk is spun in South Africa from fibre produced to the highest welfare and environmental standards. The colour range is carefully selected to match standard solid yarns. It can be worked on its own or held with another yarn to create an endless variety of fabrics.
Material: 72% Mohair, 28% Silk
Yardage: 210m/25g
Needle: 3.5-5 mm
Gauge: 18 = 10 cm
Washing instructions: hand wash only
Along avec Anna merino is traceable to the farm, certified non-mulesed, and REACH compliant, meaning that no harmful chemicals have been used.
100% superwash merino
Ball : 50g
Meterage : 200m
Gauge : 25 – 28m for 10 cm in 3 to 3.5mm needles if knit alone.
Can be knit double or with a thread of mohair to get a DK weight gauge.
Washable on wool programme
The raw materials for our yarns come from South Africa. Our spinning mill is RMS / RWS and oeko-tex certified, which ensures the wool is produced with respect for animals, humans and the environment. (See below for more detail about these processes.)
Please note that there is a further brand of Mohair silk lace weight in the sale bin here
Along avec Anna mohair silk is certified cruelty free, and REACH compliant, meaning that no harmful chemicals have been used in the processing. (See below for more details about these standards)
72% fine kid mohair and 28% mulberry silk
Ball : 25g
Meterage : 210m
Can be knit single, double or with a thread of merino to get a DK weight gauge.
Hand wash
The raw materials for our yarns come from South Africa. Our spinning mill is RMS / RWS and oeko-tex certified, which ensures the wool is produced with respect for animals, humans and the environment.