CIRICE SWEATER

For this pattern, the idea was to create an abstract ribcage motif - it’s spooky enough for Halloween but vague enough that it doesn’t feel like a Halloween novelty sweater.

During spooky season I tend to listen to the band Ghost a lot, since they’re basically the perfect soundtrack for Halloween, so it only made sense to borrow the name for this sweater from one of their best songs. Go listen to Cirice if you haven’t already!

This pattern comes in 6 sizes.
To find your size, measure the circumference of your bust using a tape measure. If you usually wear bras, wear one while measuring. Then, choose whichever sweater size below that is 10-15 cm/4-6 inches larger than your bust measurement. If another area of your torso is larger than your bust (stomach/upper pelvis), measure that area and use it to find your size instead of your bust measurement.

A: 90 cm/35 inches
B: 100 cm/39 inches
C: 110 cm/43 inches
D: 120 cm/47 inches
E: 129 cm/50 inches
F: 135 cm/53 inches

This pattern uses sport weight yarn, I used Rauma 3 tr strikkegarn which is a 100% wool yarn, 100 gram=300 meters. I held it double with a silk mohair yarn (25 gram=210 meters), for added fuzz and softness.
Since this pattern will require blocking, I recommend that you use a yarn with a high wool content.

Recommended amount of yarn:
Color A is the base color for the whole sweater, and color B is used for the colorwork pattern.
A: 900 meters of color A, 150 meters of color B
B: 1000 meters of color A, 150 meters of color B
C: 1100 meters of color A, 150 meters of color B
D: 1200 meters of color A, 175 meters of color B
E: 1300 meters of color A, 175 meters of color B
F: 1400 meters of color A, 200 meters of color B

The required amount of yarn will vary based on the preferred length of your sweater and the height of the person it’s made for - I can never guarantee that the yarn estimation is 100% accurate.

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