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DETAILS
Pretty and polished. I designed this sweater for when I wanted to dress up a bit, finishing it off with sweet touches, like the picot collar and cuffs. Slipped stitches create an easy-to-work, unique riff on stripes.

Evenfall is knit from the top down (meaning you can try it on as you go and add length to suit your own personal style!), beginning with the yoke. The entire sweater is knit with a slipped stitch pattern, incorporating stripes, to create a timeless style. The sleeves are separated and placed on hold while the body is finished and then returned to the needle, picking up stitches for the underarm for a totally seamless sweater body. The sleeve cuffs and collar are polished off with a picot hem, making this the sweetest sweater in your wardrobe!

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 7, 8, 9)
#sizeinclusive

FINISHED BUST CIRCUMFERENCE
32.5 (37.25, 41.25, 45.25, 48.5)(53.5, 57.5, 61, 65)”
82.5 (94.5, 105, 115, 123)(136, 146, 155, 165) cm
Recommended ease is -2 to + 3”/-5 to +7.5 cm; sample is shown in Size 2 on a 35”/89 cm bust with 2.25”/6 cm of positive ease, she is 5’5” tall.

YARN REQUIREMENTS
These are just approximations. Total yarn usage will depend on the yarn you use (fiber content, ply, etc.), your personal gauge, and any modifications you may make.

Fingering weight (50 g/290 yds) in 3 colors
MC - 100 (121, 135, 149, 165)(184, 200, 225, 241) g
580 (702, 781, 862, 954)(1064, 1160, 1301, 1393) yds
531 (642, 714, 788, 872)(973, 1061, 1190, 1273) m

CC1 - 62 (71, 79, 87, 96)(100, 118, 131, 140) g
356 (409, 454, 502, 555)(580, 684, 757, 810) yds
326 (374, 416, 459, 508)(531, 625, 693, 741) m

CC2 - 26 (30, 34, 37, 41)(46, 50, 50, 50) g
151 (173, 192, 212, 235)(262, 290, 290, 290) yds
138 (158, 176, 194, 214)(239, 264, 264, 264) m

SUGGESTED YARN
For this sweater I chose US grown and milled Flock from a Verb for Keeping Warm in 3 contrasting colors. I kept the main color neutral and paired it with a contrast color that was elegant and refined - a nice navy, and then perfected the trio with a pop of rust for the accent stripes of the CC2! This single-ply yarn blooms unlike any other after blocking and creates the most luscious fabric!

A Verb for Keeping Warm Flock (100% California Wool) 50 g/290 yds
MC - 2 (3, 3, 3, 4)(4, 4, 5, 5) skeins Tortilla (cream)
CC1 - 2 (2, 2, 2, 2)(2, 3, 3, 3) skeins Nightcap (navy)
CC2 - 1 skein Agate (rust)

Sample 2 (the last photo) uses Grizzly Peak (dark brown), Tree Fort (tan), and Cumulus (cream & indigo)

SUGGESTED NEEDLES
Main Fabric: US 3/3.25 mm –24”/60 cm to 40”/100 cm circular & preferred needles for small circumference knitting (ML or DPNs)

Sleeve Fabric: US 4/3.5 mm - Preferred needles for small circumference (ML or DPNs)

Ribbing: US 2/2.75 mm - 16”/40 cm circular for collar, 32-40”/80-100 cm for hem and preferred needles for small circumference knitting for cuffs.
(Use the needle size you need to achieve gauge. The ribbing needle should be 1 US size smaller than the Main Fabric needle.)

NOTIONS
Stitch marker, row counter (recommended), scissors, waste yarn or stitch holders

GAUGE
24 sts & 42.5 rows** = 4”/10 cm on larger needles.
Measured over colorwork stitch pattern in the round, after blocking.

TECHNIQUES TO INDULGE IN
Casting on
Knitting
Slipping stitches
Changing colors/stripes
Increasing
Reading a chart (please note that the colorwork in this pattern is CHARTED ONLY)
Purling
Ribbing
Picot hem
Sewing down hem
Binding off
Decreasing

YARN SUBSTITUTION IDEAS
Click here to be directed to a pdf with some yarn substitution ideas! These yarns have not all been tested, so we can not guarantee their outcome, but we do hope they provide a jumping off point for inspiration!