Marvina Sweater by Upon a Yarn Designs

Marvina Sweater

Knitting
November 2020
Sport (12 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch, in the round on larger needles and after blocking.
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
530 - 946 yards (485 - 865 m)
Child: 2-4, 4-6, 6-8, 10-12 years old / Adult: 1 - 9
English Spanish
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Marvina is a seamless colourwork sweater for kids and grown-ups, worked in the round
with a top-down construction. The yoke is knitted with a combination of plain stockinette
stitch and coloured textured bands with an easy smocking and cable stitch pattern
suitable for beginners.

The pattern includes a chart and written instructions.

It also includes links to video tutorials for the main knitting techniques used in the pattern.

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SIZES
Child’s: 2-4 (4-6, 6-8, 8-10, 10-12) yo.
Adult’s: 1, 2, 3 (4, 5, 6) 7, 8, 9

Garment chest:
Child’s: 57.5 (66, 71, 75, 79) cm / 22.75 (26, 28, 29.5, 31)“.
Adult’s: 83.75, 88.75, 92 (98.25, 101.75, 108) 111.25, 117.5, 121.25 cm / 33, 35, 36.25 (38.75, 40, 42.5) 43.75, 46.25, 47.75)”.

This sweater is intended to be worn with 10 cm / 4” positive ease.
Choose a size based on the actual body measurements + desired ease.

YARN
Sport-weight yarn in 3 different colour shades (MC, C1, C2).

Samples shown in John Arbon Textiles Yarnadelic
(Sport/Heavy fingering, 100% Falklands Corriedale,
100 g/333 m/364 yds - 25 g/83 m/91 yds).

Child’s sample shown in shades Black Gold of the
Sun (MC), Wondrous Place (C1) and Hey Moon (C2).

Adult’s sample shown in Les Fleurs (MC), The
Beautiful Ones (C1) and Nobody Knows (C2).

MC:
Child’s: 375 (420, 455, 515, 560) m / 410 (460, 500, 574, 612) yds.
Adult’s: 600, 640, 655 (665, 740, 810) 890, 940, 998 m / 656, 700, 716 (727, 809, 886) 973, 1028, 1092 yds.

C1:
Child’s: 80 (85, 90, 115, 125) m / 88 (93, 98, 126, 137) yds.
Adult’s: 135, 147, 150 (175, 190, 210) 240, 270, 290 m / 147, 161, 164 (192, 207, 230) 262, 295, 317 yds.

C2:
Child’s: 30 (50, 53, 55, 57) m / 33 (55, 58, 60, 62) yds.
Adult’s: 59, 63, 80 (104, 125, 140) 155, 170, 190 m / 64, 69, 87 (114, 135, 153 (169, 186, 207) yds.

NEEDLES
3 mm (US 2.5) for neckband, cuffs and lower body
hem.

3.5 mm (US 4) for body and sleeves.
Sizes 2-4 yo and 4-6 yo: 40 cm (16”) circular
needles and DPN in each size.
Sizes 8-10 yo to 9: 40 cm (16”), 60 cm (24”) and
DPN in each size.

Alternatively, longer cable length for Magic Loop
or shorter cable length (22-30 cm/8.5-12”) circular
needles.

NOTIONS
Stitch marker, waste yarn, tapestry needle, cable needle, and blocking tools.