Description

Ollipheist is The Great Beast in Celtic legend, and is another form of the Gaelic uilebheist (oo-le-veist) which means “monster”. This monster is scaly on one side and bony on the other and is reversible so that the little monster can switch around according to mood. The bony side is made from a triplet of two-part cables and the scaly side features a popular snakeskin stitch pattern. The sweater is knit from the hem up in the round.

Finished Measurements

Chest: 22.5 (23.75, 25.5, 26.75, 28, 30)” [57 (60.5, 65, 68, 71, 76) cm]
Shoulder to hem: 10 (10.5, 11.75, 12.5, 14.5, 16)” [25.5 (26.5, 30, 32, 37, 40.5) cm]
Sleeve length: 8 (8.5, 10.5, 11.5, 12.5, 13.5)” [20.5 (21.5, 26.5, 29, 32, 34.5) cm]

Materials

• DK weight yarn, approx 500 (550, 600, 680, 800, 950) yds [457 (503, 548.5, 622, 731.5, 868.5) m] MC & 250 (275, 325, 375, 425, 525) yds [228.5 (251.5, 297, 343, 388.5, 480) m] CC
• US size 6 [4 mm] 16” & 24” circular needles or size needed to achieve gauge
• US size 6 [4 mm] dpn set
• Cable needles (2)
• Stitch markers
• Stitch holders
• Yarn needle

Gauge

24 sts & 30 rows = 4” [10 cm] in St st after blocking
25 sts & 30 rnds = 4” [10 cm] in Scaly Stitch Patt after blocking

Skills Used

Cables, increases, decreases, seaming, picking up stitches

Yarn Used: Cascade Cotton Rich DK colors #3418 (MC) & #6335 (CC); and sample on right colors #5800 (MC) & #7364 (CC)

Construction

Worked from the bottom up in the round. Sleeves and collar are worked in the round after picking up stitches.