Kate Davies Smookie, an oversized pullover with twisted stitch panels, worn by a loch
Kate Davies Smookie, showing the twisted stitch panel detail on the front
Kate Davies Smookie knitting kit in Orry Yarn Merino DK, Fion-Dubh, with the yarn shade shown
Kate Davies Smookie knitting kit in Orry Yarn Merino DK, Hawthorn, with the yarn shade shown
Kate Davies Smookie knitting kit in Orry Yarn Merino DK, Or-Dearg, with the yarn shade shown
Kate Davies Smookie knitting kit in Orry Yarn Merino DK, Gorse, with the yarn shade shown
Kate Davies Smookie knitting kit in Orry Yarn Merino DK, Fern, with the yarn shade shown
Kate Davies Smookie knitting kit in Orry Yarn Merino DK, Fenwick Moor, with the yarn shade shown
Kate Davies Smookie knitting kit in Orry Yarn Merino DK, Seafoam, with the yarn shade shown
Kate Davies Smookie knitting kit in Orry Yarn Merino DK, Woodland Bluebell, with the yarn shade shown
Kate Davies Smookie knitting kit in Orry Yarn Merino DK, Peatstone, with the yarn shade shown
Kate Davies Smookie knitting kit in Orry Yarn Merino DK, Luskentyre, with the yarn shade shown
Kate Davies Smookie knitting kit in Orry Yarn Merino DK, Eider Duck, with the yarn shade shown
Kate Davies Smookie knitting kit in Orry Yarn Merino DK, Haar, with the yarn shade shown
Kate Davies Smookie knitting kit in Orry Yarn Merino DK, Hogback, with the yarn shade shown
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Kate Davies Smookie, an oversized pullover with twisted stitch panels, worn by a lochKate Davies Smookie, showing the twisted stitch panel detail on the frontKate Davies Smookie knitting kit in Orry Yarn Merino DK, Fion-Dubh, with the yarn shade shownKate Davies Smookie knitting kit in Orry Yarn Merino DK, Hawthorn, with the yarn shade shownKate Davies Smookie knitting kit in Orry Yarn Merino DK, Or-Dearg, with the yarn shade shownKate Davies Smookie knitting kit in Orry Yarn Merino DK, Gorse, with the yarn shade shownKate Davies Smookie knitting kit in Orry Yarn Merino DK, Fern, with the yarn shade shownKate Davies Smookie knitting kit in Orry Yarn Merino DK, Fenwick Moor, with the yarn shade shownKate Davies Smookie knitting kit in Orry Yarn Merino DK, Seafoam, with the yarn shade shownKate Davies Smookie knitting kit in Orry Yarn Merino DK, Woodland Bluebell, with the yarn shade shownKate Davies Smookie knitting kit in Orry Yarn Merino DK, Peatstone, with the yarn shade shownKate Davies Smookie knitting kit in Orry Yarn Merino DK, Luskentyre, with the yarn shade shownKate Davies Smookie knitting kit in Orry Yarn Merino DK, Eider Duck, with the yarn shade shownKate Davies Smookie knitting kit in Orry Yarn Merino DK, Haar, with the yarn shade shownKate Davies Smookie knitting kit in Orry Yarn Merino DK, Hogback, with the yarn shade shown

Kate Davies – Smookie – Knitting Kit (Orry Yarn Merino DK)

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Kate Davies – Smookie Knitting Kit

Designed by Kate Davies

A smookie is an old Scots word for a woollen pullover or smock. This one combines structural twisted stitches with an oversized shape that is easy to wear.

The pullover is worked in the round from the bottom up, with twisted stitch panels centred over the front and back. The body is shaped to accommodate the modified dropped sleeve construction and, after dividing for the underarms, the front and back are worked separately back and forth. The back scye is worked longer than the front, to raise the fit around the neck and shoulders, and the shoulder slopes are shaped with a series of short rows worked back and forth in stocking stitch. After the shoulders are joined with a three needle bind off, stitches are picked up around the armscyes to work each sleeve from the top down. A few rounds of rib around the neckline completes the pullover.

The panel charts are worked in the round from right to left, from the hem to the underarms, and then back and forth through the upper body, reading right side rows from right to left and wrong side rows from left to right.

We have put this kit together in Orry Yarn Merino DK – 50g / 115m. Our own 100% merino, in shades drawn from the west coast.

Skill Level

Advanced ★★★★ (4 out of 5)

Sizes

Finished bust circumference: 133 (155) 177 cm / 52½ (61) 70 in.

Select a size above your actual bust measurement, with 30.5 to 50cm / 12 to 20in of positive ease. The finished measurements take the proportionate difference of the panels into account. Shown in the first size with 50cm / 20in of positive ease.

Gauge

22 sts and 30 rounds to 10cm / 4in over stocking stitch, on 4mm needle.

The panels measure approximately 85% of their stitch equivalent in stocking stitch. If your gauge has a tendency to draw in over small circumferences, you may need to go up a needle size for the sleeves.

The Kit Includes

  • Orry Yarn Merino DK in your chosen shade, in the quantity for the size you select
  • Office printed pattern in English, plus a Ravelry PDF download

Please add your Ravelry name in the order notes so we can add the pattern to your Ravelry account.

You'll Also Need

  • Gauge-size and below gauge-size circular needles, in appropriate lengths for the body, yoke and neckline
  • A spare gauge-size needle for the three needle bind off
  • Gauge-size and below gauge-size needles of your preferred type for small circumferences
  • Stitch markers of two types
  • Waste yarn for holding stitches
  • Wool needle

Techniques used

  • Twisted stitch panels worked from charts
  • Working in the round and back and forth
  • Short row shoulder shaping
  • Three needle bind off
  • Picking up stitches for top-down sleeves
  • Ribbed neckline

Why You'll Love It

  • An oversized, easy-to-wear shape with generous positive ease
  • Structural twisted stitch panels rather than colourwork
  • Knitted in our own Merino DK, in shades drawn from the west coast
  • Worked seamlessly from the bottom up, with top-down sleeves