Amarelle is the French name for a kind of sour cherry. The red fruit is translucent and the juice is clear.
The red dots of the yoke as well as the colour of my new sweater remind me the amarelle. So, I named it after this lovely fruit.

Amarelle is worked bottom-up, in one piece to the underarms. The sleeves are knit separately and then are joined to the body. After few rows we join the previously knitted ruffle and we finish the yoke with its red polka dots up to the ribs of the neckline. Stitches are picked up on the front to work the buttons bands.

This pattern provide a lot of interpretation possibilities as the test knitters have proved it. Be imaginative and create your very own Amarelle.

Level
3 on 5
Sizes
14 sizes corresponding roughly to 3 m, (6 m, 9 m, 12 m), (18 m, 2, 3), (4, 5, 6), (7, 8, 9) 10 years.
Final measurements are given in schematic and in table 1a or 1b.
2-3 in / 5-7 cm of positive ease
Materials
Yarn
Debbie Bliss, Baby Cashmerino (55% wool, 33% acrylic, 12% cashmere; 1,8 oz / 50 g, 137 yds / 125 m) shown in:

• MC: colour 92, Ruby: 2 (2, 3, 3), (3, 3, 4), (4, 4, 5), (5, 5, 6), 6 skeins. Or about : 244 (273, 298, 327), (347, 379, 433), (494, 550, 602), (655, 690, 747), 801 y / 223 (250, 273, 299), (317, 347, 396), (452, 503, 551), (599, 631, 683), 733 m of sport yarn of your choice.
• CC: colour 100, White: 1 (1, 1, 2), (2, 2, 2), (2, 2, 2), (2, 3, 3), 3 skeins. Or about 128, (137, 147, 164), (177, 190, 209), (228, 252, 276), (296, 317, 340), 367 yds / 117 (125, 134, 150), (162, 174, 191), (208, 230, 252), (270, 290, 310), 335 m of the same yarn.

Needles
US 3 / 3.25 mm circular needle for working the body (or size which gives you the correct gauge).
US 2.5 / 3 mm circular needle to work the rib (or size which gives you the correct gauge).

Notions
Scrap yarn.
8 stitch markers.
2 stitches holders.
Tapestry needle.
Buttons (10 mm): 6 (6, 6, 6), (7, 7, 7), (8, 9, 9), (9, 9, 10), 10.

Gauge
24 sts x 34 rows worked in stocking stitches over 4 in / 10 cm using US 3 / 3.25 mm needle, washed and blocked.
23 sts x 30 rows worked in colour pattern over 4 in / 10 cm using US 3 / 3.25 mm needle, washed and blocked.

Written instructions and charts.
Imperial and decimal measures.

A huge thank you to the test knitters of Amarelle who provide a lot of useful comments and pointed out my errors. Some of them provided nice interpretations of the pattern: a long tunic, a ladybird, a watermelon and a cupcake. Thank you to: labedz ; utopia5580 ; kerkin ; ValleyStitching ; mas1957 ; Starzabove ; LadyDaVinciKnits ; Svetula27 ; gratienne ; sillymaii ; ultragold ; lcvconeill ; liseannerowe ; megan101; Cori; racheljt