What you need
| Sizes | S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL · To fit bust 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52 inches · Finished bust 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60 inches |
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| Yarn | DK / light worsted weight wool, about 230 yd / 210 m per 100 g. 1471 to 2421 yards in all, across fourteen colours. |
| Needles | US 5 / 3.75 mm for the neckband and the drawstring. US 6 / 4 mm circulars (16, 24 and 32 inch) and DPNs for everything else. |
| Gauge (tension) | 24 sts and 32 rounds = 4 inches in stranded colourwork on US 6, in the round,; after blocking. |
Skills you’ll use
- Knit
- K2tog
- Ssk
- M1
- Yo
- I-cord
- Stranded colourwork with two colours
- If you have knitted one colourwork hat you can knit this.
What’s in the PDF
- 27-page PDF, fully written out for six sizes
- All eleven charts in full colour, each drawn several repeats wide
- A full-page "whole sweater at a glance" diagram: every band and every plain round, in order, drawn to scale
- A complete table of all six increase rounds, written out for every size
- The yoke band by band, size by size, with the stitch count at every stage
- Yarn quantities for each of the fourteen colours, counted stitch by stitch off the charts rather than estimated
- A "How the Numbers Close" page so you can see the maths adds up
Questions about this pattern
How many colours are worked at once?
Never more than two in a round. Every band is charted, and the colourwork is explained in full.
Is the sweater knitted flat or in the round?
Entirely in the round from the neck down — there are no seams anywhere.
Is this pattern suitable for a first colourwork project?
If you have knitted one colourwork hat you can knit this; every technique has its own explanation inside.