This sportsweight sweater is a classic crewneck yoked sweater, laden with interesting details. The stranded yoke pattern mixes colorwork, slipped stitches and reverse stockinette in a design drawn from the classic quilt block. The triangles are echoed in a subtle, all-over cabled stitch in the body and sleeves, while striped edgings give a casual, sporty feel.

This sweater is worked seamlessly from the top down. Short rows are worked to raise the back neckline. After working colorwork yoke, sts are set aside for sleeves and body is worked in the round, to waistband. Sleeves are worked in the round from yoke down.

Warning: when worn, the radiating colorwork yoke feels joyfully regal--like an Elizabethan ruff, or maybe an Alexander Girard illustration of the sun. You might not want to take it off.

Sizing
Child
Main Color: 288 (381, 448 (523, 638) (745, 824)) yards/ 263 (348, 410 (478, 583) (681, 753)) m

Contrast Color 1: 49 (53, 70 (71, 73) (78, 79)) yards/ 45 (48, 64 (65, 67) (71, 72)) m

Contrast Color 2: 49 (53, 63 (63, 64) (69, 69)) yards/ 45 (48, 58 (58, 59) (63, 63)) m

Child sample shown in Quince & Co Chickadee (100% organic wool, 164 yards/ 150 m per 50 g) in colorway Caspian, and Spincycle Dyed in the Wool (100% wool, 200 yards/ 183 m per skein) in various colorways.

Adult
This is a #sizeinclusive pattern.

34.5 (36.5, 38.5 (40.75, 42.75, 44.75) (46.25, 48.25, 50.5) (52.5, 54.5, 56.75) (58.75, 60.75, 62.25, 64.25))“/ 87.5 (92.5, 98 (103.5, 108.5, 113.5) (117.5, 122.5, 128.5) (133.5, 138.5, 144) (149, 154.5, 158, 163)) cm finished bust/ chest measurement.

Sweater is designed to be worn with approximately 3-5”/ 7.5-12.5 cm of positive ease in adult sizes.

If you are larger than a D-cup, consider choosing a size based on your high-bust measurement, then modify the pattern by increasing as necessary to fit bust after the yoke break.

Model is 5’8”/ 172 cm, with 34”/ 86 cm bust circumference, and wears bust size 38.5”/ 98 cm.

Yardage Requirements
Child
Main Color: 288 (381, 448 (523, 638) (745, 824)) yards/ 263 (348, 410 (478, 583) (681, 753))

Contrast Color 1: 49 (53, 70 (71, 73) (78, 79)) yards/ 45 (48, 64 (65, 67) (71, 72)) m

Contrast Color 2 (CC2): 49 (53, 63 (63, 64) (69, 69)) yards/ 45 (48, 58 (58, 59) (63, 63)) m

Child sample shown in Quince & Co Chickadee (1 00% organic wool, 164 yards/ 150 m per 50 g) in colorway Caspian, and Spincycle Dyed in the Wool (100% wool, 200 yards/ 183 m per skein) in various colorways.

Adult
Main Color: 875 (908, 971 (1009, 1079, 1109) (1180, 1211, 1274) (1348, 1398, 1480) (1574, 1615, 1691, 1731)) yards/ 800 (830, 888 (923, 987, 1014) (1079, 1107, 1165) (1233, 1278, 1353) (1439, 1477, 1546, 1583)) m

Contrast Color 1: 103 (105, 110 (112, 119, 120) (125, 127, 133) (136, 141, 143) (148, 152, 156, 158)) yards/ 94 (96, 101 (102, 109, 110) (114, 116, 122) (124, 129, 131) (135, 139, 143, 144)) m

Contrast Color 2: 87 (88, 92 (93, 99, 100) (105, 106, 110) (112, 117, 118) (123, 125, 129, 130)) yards/ 80 (80, 84 (85, 91, 91) (96, 97, 101) (102, 107, 108) (112, 114, 118, 119)) m

Adult sample shown in Abundant Earth Fibers Joseph & Anni (90% merino, 20% targhee, 360 yards/ 329 m per 100 g) in colorway Cinnamon, and Spincycle Dyed in the Wool (100% wool , 200 yards/ 183 m per skein) in colorways Nostalgia and Devilish Grin.

Gauge
30 sts & 40 rows = 4”/ 10cm in rib using smaller needle, measured unstretched.

23 sts & 38 rows = 4”/ 10 cm in in Gull Stitch using larger needle, measured unstretched.

Tools
US 3 (3.25 mm) dpns or circular needle for magic loop or size needed to obtain gauge.

US 5 (3.75 mm) dpns or circular needle for magic loop, or size needed to obtain gauge.

US 5 (3.75 mm) 24”/ 60 cm and/ or 32”/ 81 cm circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge.

8 stitch markers

Scrap fingering weight yarn for provisional cast on

Scrap yarn or spare needle to hold live sts

Darning needle to weave in ends

Pattern Format
This pattern is written. A chart is provided for the colorwork yoke, and a chart and written instructions are provided for the cabled body pattern.

After purchase, two pdfs will be available to you for download. One contains baby and child sizes, and other the adult sizes. They are in separate pdfs for ease of reading.

Difficulty Level
Intermediate to advanced. The pattern involves stranded colorwork with long floats that, because portions of the pattern are worked in reverse stockinette, cannot be caught/ trapped on the wrong side. It also involves maintaining a cabled pattern while working short rows (all cables are worked on RS rows).