Designer’s email: bonnie@bonniefranz.com

Designer's website: http://www.bonniefranz.com

Some of the first true knitting we have are socks from Medieval Egypt. Many of these socks and sock fragments are worked in blue and white cotton with bands of stranded knitting representing the arabic word “Allah” (God). I was inspired by this to create this jacket in blue and white cotton with bands of stranded knitting with the word for “peace” in as many languages as I could fit. (There are 98 to be exact!)

This pattern is a: Knit pattern

Skill Level: Advanced

Credits: Bonnie Franz

Materials:

Yarn:

Color #1(MC) : Classic Elite “Provence” 125 grams/256 yards per 50g skein 100% mercerized Egyptian cotton, shown in “slate”, 6 skeins, Medium (4)

Color #2 (CC): Classic Elite “Provence” 125 grams/256 yards per 50g skein 100% mercerized Egyptian cotton, shown in “natural”, 2 skeins, Medium (4)

Knitting Needles:

Circular US# 6 / 4mm, Length in inches 32” and 16”

Notions and Accessories:

Stitch markers, sewing machine or other tool for steeking, graph paper and pencil

Size: Woman Size: Large

Finished Product Measurements:

Chest/Bust: 48 inches
Back Waist Length: 23 inches
Sleeve Length: 18.5 inches

Pattern Stitch:

Body: Stranded stockinette in the round
Banding pattern: Work 1 round CC, 1 round MC, 1 round CC, 1 round MC. On next round, begin chart for band (see notes). When chart is complete, work 1 round MC, 1 round CC, 1 round MC, 1 round CC. Work 26 rows in MC.

Gauge: 21 stitches / 26 rows = 4 inch (10 cm) in pattern stitch

Design Notes:

Sweater is worked in the round and then steeked

Pattern:

Cast on 61 sts, pm, cast on 125 sts, pm, cast on 61 sts. Using MC, knit 2 rows. Using CC, knit 2 rows. Using MC, knit 2 rows. At end of second round, pm, cast on 6 sts for steek, pm, join in round being careful not to twist sts. (or, continue to work flat back and forth in st st). Begin banding pattern and complete 2 repeats, using words for bands 1 and 2. Work 1 round CC, 1 round MC, 1 round CC, 1 round MC. On next round, begin chart for band 3 (see notes). When chart is complete, work 1 round MC, 1 round CC, 1 round MC, 1 round CC.

Divide for armholes: If you’re steeking, k to first marker, cast on 6 sts for armhole steek, k to second marker, cast on 6 sts for armhole steek, continue as follows. If you’re knitting flat: on next row, k to first marker, join second ball of yarn, k to second marker, join third ball of yarn, work 3 sections separately from this point on. Work 26 rows in MC. Work 1 round CC, 1 round MC, 1 round CC, 1 round MC. On next round, begin chart for band 4 (see notes). When chart is complete, work 1 round MC, 1 round CC, 1 round MC, 1 round CC. Shape neck: On next row, bind off front steek (if you’re steeking) and 7 sts. (Bind off 7 sts at neck edge if you’re not steeking). Continue, in either case, to work back and forth. Bind off 7 sts at beg of next row (other neck edge). Dec 1 st each side of neck edge every row 10 times (44 sts rem in each front portion). Work even in MC until piece measures 23.5” (58.75cm). Bind off all sts. Sew and cut steeks, if necessary. Sew shoulder seam.

Sleeves: Using shorter needle and MC, pick up 104 sts around armhole opening. Place marker and work in the round. *Note: you will need to work charted letters upside down for them to read properly. Begin banding pattern, using bands for sleeves. At the same time, dec 1 st before and after marker every 17th row 4 times (96 sts). Work even until sleeve measures 16.5” (41.25 cm). K 1 round CC, p 1 round CC, K 1 round MC, p 1 round MC, bind off. Repeat on second side using words for second sleeve bands.

Hood: (worked flat) *Note: you will need to work charted letters upside down for them to read properly. Using MC, cast on 148 sts. P 1 row. Begin banding pattern, using bands for hood. At the same time, dec I st each side of every right side row18 times (110 sts rem) When you are ready to begin the 26 rows of MC after second band of words, bind off 39 sts at beg of next 2 rows. Continue on 32 sts in band pattern. When this section (these 32 sts) measures 7.25” (18 cm), bind seams. Sew hood to body

Notes: To provide a chart for every word would take too much space. I’ve provided a chart for the alphabet; all you need to do is take some graph paper (regular or knitter’s) and block out the words. Leave 3 sts between each word. I’ve included charts for the non-English alphabet Hebrew and Greek words.

BODY: Band 1: (2 sts on either side of front opening)

Word for Peace	Language
Mir	Russian, Kazakh, Serbian, Slovenian, Ukrainian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Czech
Paz	Galician, Portuguese, Spanish
Pace	Corsican, Italian
Frieden	German
Rahat	Turkish
Pokoj	Polish
Piersica	Romanian
Kapayapaan	Tagalog
Hebrew and Greek- charts given
Band 2: (6 sts on either side of front opening)
Vrede	Dutch, Afrikaans, Flemish
Salam	Arabic
Hetep	Egyptian
Ke	Navaho
Aman	Urdu
Peace	English
Pax	Latin
Shalom	Hebrew
Paix	French, Creole
Beke	Hungarian
Rauha	Finnish
Fred	Danish, Fresian, Norwegian, Swedish
Band 3: (8 sts each side of front opening)
Maluhia	Hawaiian
Zhide	Tibetan
Waki Ijiwebisi	Algonquin
Innaihtsiiya	Blackfoot
Rongo	Maori
Siochain	Gaelic
Pis	Bislama, Crio
Shanti	Assamese, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Band 4: Right front (3 st at front edge)
Shulam	Yiddish
Nei	Tangut
Taika	Lithuanian
Back: (5 sts each side)
Hedd	Welsh
Paci	Corsican, Maltese
Pyoung-hwa	Korean
Paco	Esperanto
Heiwa	Japanese
Left front: (1 st at front edge)
Pau	Catalan
Fridur	Faeroese, Icelandic
Uxolo	Xhosa, Zulu
Hood: Band 1: (6 sts each side)
Eqqisaqatigiineq	Greenlandic
Santekphep	Khmer (Cambodian)
Hoa Binh	Vietnamese
Band 2: (6 sts each side)
Vakacegu	Fijian
Damai	Indonesian
Baris	Turkish
Nabad	Somali
Band 3: (6 sts each side)
Miers	Latvian, Slovak
Sleeve 1: Band 1
Nanomonsetotse	Cheyenne
Wowanwa	Lakota
Band 2:
Tsumukikatu	Comanche
Eyewi	Nez Perce
Bangan	Ojibwe
Band 3:
Wookeyeh	Sioux
Erkigsnek	Eskimo
Peoch	Breton
Sleeve 2: Band 1
Pasensiya	Filipino
Amahoro	Kinyarwanda, Kirundi
Ilifayka	Koasati, Kosati
Band 2:
Santipab	Thai
Solh	Farsi (Persian)
Ashti	Kurdish
Filemu	Samoan
Band 3:
Muka Muka	Ekari
Kiba Kiba	Rapanui
Bakea	Basque (Euzkera)

Finishing:

Using MC and longer needles, pick up sts along right front, sts around hood, and sts along left front. Working flat, k 1 row MC, 2 rows CC, 2 rows MC, 2 rows CC, 2 rows MC, bind off. Work in all ends, block.

Meet the Designer:

Bonnie is a knitwear designer who has been publishing “Stranded” newsletter for colorwork knitting for 4 years. She lives on Staten Island and once knitted a 5 foot wide hat for a Christmas window display in Manhattan.