Shel Designs Nassa PDF

Clean-lined and modern, Nassa from Shel Designs is a gorgeous pullover knit with Shibui Knits Birch and Cima held together. This soft and cozy sweater will easily transition from work to weekend with ¾-length sleeves, a folded rib collar, and a saddle shoulder construction. The body of the sweater is knit in the round from the bottom to the armholes, where the front and back are completed separately. Sleeves are knit flat from cuff to shoulder tab and set in during finishing.

Skill Level: Intermediate
Sizes: to fit 32 (34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 48)” bust
Finished Measurements:
     Bust – 36¼ (38¼, 40, 41¾, 43¾, 45½, 47¼, 51)”
     Back Length  – 23¼ (23½, 23¾, 24, 24, 24¼, 24½, 24¾)”
Yarn Requirements:
     5 (5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6) hanks Shibui Knits Birch (100% Extra Fine Merino; 50g/262yds), shown in Deep Water
      3 (4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5) hanks Shibui Knits Cima (70% Super Baby Alpaca/ 30% Fine Merino; 50g/328yds), shown in Deep Water
Needles:
     US 5 (3.75mm) 16” circular
     US 6 (4.00mm) 24” or longer circular and spare needle for three-needle bind-off
Gauge: 22 sts and 29 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch on US 6 (4.00mm) after blocking with one strand of Birch and one strand of Cima held together