Dolly’s Wildflowers Sweater is worked from the top down and is seamless. It has a relaxed fit. The yoke is worked in garter stitch; giving it a unique woven quality. The back neck is raised by incorporating short rows.

This sweater was inspired by a podcast that I binge-listened to last June with my family called “Dolly Parton’s America” and my love for working with Soka’pii yarn from The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers in Montana.

Garter stitch calls forward all kinds of good texture in this soft, single ply yarn. It makes a totally squishy fingering weight garment that you’ll love to wear and to give.

Sizes
XS (S, M1, M2, L1, L2) ( XL, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X)

Finished Bust Measurements
31.25 (34.5, 37, 39.75, 43, 46) (48.75, 51.75, 54.5, 57, 60.25)” / 79.5 (88, 94.5, 101, 109, 117) (123.5, 131.5, 138, 144.5, 153) cm

Supplies to Gather

The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Fingering Weight Yarn (248 yards / 227 meters per 50 g)

• Main Color ‘Werther’s OG’ 5 (6, 6, 7, 7, 8) (8, 9, 9, 10, 11) skeins
• Contrast Color 1 ‘Horse Belly’ 1 skein
• Contrast Color 2 ‘Moonshine Lake’ 1 skein
• Contrast Color 3 ‘Sunday Mimosa’ 1 skein
• Contrast Color 4 ‘Bison Princess’ 1 skein OR
• Approximately 1174 (1264, 1404, 1496, 1609, 1738) (1851, 2039, 2135, 2340, 2553) yards / 1073 (1155, 1283, 1367, 1471, 1589) (1692, 1864, 1951, 2139, 2333) meters Main Color
• Approximately 105 (107, 126, 134, 144, 156) (166, 183, 192, 210, 229) yards / 96 (98, 115, 122, 132, 143) (152, 167, 175, 192, 209) meters Contrast Color 1
• Approximately 90 (96, 108, 115, 124, 134) (14, 157, 164, 180, 196) yards / 82 (88, 99, 105, 113, 122) (130, 143, 150, 165, 179) meters Contrast Color 2
• Approximately 90 (96, 108, 115, 124, 134) (14, 157, 164, 180, 196) yards / 82 (88, 99, 105, 113, 122) (130, 143, 150, 165, 179) meters Contrast Color 3
• Approximately 30 (32, 36, 38, 41, 45) (47, 52, 55, 60, 65) yards / 27 (29, 33, 35, 37, 41) (43, 48, 50, 55, 59) meters Contrast Color 4

Gauge
24 stitches and 50 rounds = 4” / 10 cm in both GarterStitch & Colorwork Pattern on larger needles.

Suggested Needles*
- US Size 3 / 3.25 mm mm circular needle, 16” / 40 cm / length for the neckline AND 24 - 40” / 60-100 cm length (depending on the size you’ve chosen) for the hem ribbing.

• US Size 4 / 3.5 mm 24 - 40” / 60-100 cm length (depending on the size you’ve chosen) for the sweater yoke and body. Always choose the needle size that you need in order to obtain the pattern’s gauge.

Techniques to Use & Learn

• Long Tail Cast On Method
• Knitting in the Round on a Circular Needle
• Knitting in the Round over a Small Circumference
• Stranded Colorwork
• Purled Colorwork in the Round Using the Pick up and Drop Method
• Make One Left Increase
• Increasing and Decreasing
• German Short Rows