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The intricate stonework of Oxford’s spires reflected in water inspired this easy to knit colourwork yoke.

Because you are sweet and need not June for beauty’s heightening too.

And that sweet city with her dreaming spires, She needs not June for beauty’s heightening.

Matthew Arnold

Pattern contains
written instructions and schematic. Chart only for colourwork. Links to tutorials for help with colourwork, suggested cast on etc.

Sizes:

The pattern is written out in ascending order of size with 4 ascending sizes grouped in a set for ease of reference throughout the pattern. Set A is the smallest set and set D the largest. Measurements are finished garment sizes. This design is intended to be worn with approx 10% positive ease against actual measurements as modelled:
Set A cm (83, 88,93.5,99.5)
Set A inches (32.75, 34.75, 36.75, 39.25)
Set B cm (104, 110, 116, 120.5)
Set B inches (41, 43.75, 45.75, 47.5)
Set C cm (126,132,139,144)
Set C inches (49.5, 52, 54.75, 56.75)
Set D cm (148, 153.5, 159, 164)
Set D inches (58.25, 60.5, 62.5. 64.5)

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Gauge & needles:

20 stitches and 28 rounds to 10 cm/4 inches over stockinette using main working needle.

5 mm/US 8 circular needle with a long cable or correct needle size to achieve gauge, plus a needle ½ mm/ 1 US size smaller for bottom hem.

Skills required:

knit & purl in the round
increasing and decreasing
short rows
stranded knitting

Yarn and yardage

Cascade 220 or similar worsted weight wool yarn in the following approximate amounts:
MC (Sparrow 4011): Set A 4 skeins or (685,745,800,850) metres/(715,780,835,890) yards
Set B: (5,5,6.6) skeins or (905,975,1035,1095) metres/(945,1015,1085,1140) yards
Set C: (6,7,7,7) skeins or (1150,1230,1300,1370) metres/(1200,1285,1355,1430) yards
Set D: (7,7,8,9) skeins or (1445,1525,1605,1680) metres/(1505,1595,1675,1755) yards
CC (Natural 8010): Set A 1 skein or (95,105,110,120) metres/(100,110,115,125) yards
Set B: 1 skein or (125,135,145,150) metres/(130,140,150,160) yards
Set C: 1 skein or (160,170,180,190) metres/(165,175,185,195) yards
Set D: 2 skeins or (200,210,220,230) metres/(210,220,230,240) yards

Testers also made versions in DK yarn - this is quite possible at this gauge.

These allowances are based on sweater lengths for an average height of 165cm/5’4”. If you are tall you may wish to allow extra. Where the amount used is very close to the end of a skein, I have suggested an extra skein for safety.

Always allow extra yarn