Melissa Matthay

for ByMelissa   c.2005

822 New Zealand Sunrise

This arresting piece, so startling and dramatic, could hold a place of honour in a modern art gallery. Naturally much depends on your colour choices; the stitching itself is an uncomplicated chevron pattern with regular increases and decreases on every RS row (the stitch pattern is only two rows, and every other row is purled). Unusually for pieces of this type, Matthay tailors the armholes and gives you a nice high sleeve cap, so the fit is much more refined than usual. Perfectly adapted to hot bright climates-- and for us Canadians to remind us tropical weather!

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