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Nightfall is an elaborate colourwork yoke sweater, featuring a variety of interesting colourwork motifs. The sweater is knitted in fingering-weight yarn, making it light but warm. It is the perfect combination of modern and traditional.

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

Recommended ease: 2–6” / 5–15 cm of positive ease.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Chest Circumference: 34.25 (38.75, 43.5, 45.75, 50.25) (54.75, 59.5, 61.75, 66.25)“ / 85.5 (97, 108.5, 114.5, 125.5) (137, 148.5, 154.5, 165.5) cm.

Yoke Depth: 9.5 (10, 10.5, 11, 11.5) (12, 12.5, 13, 13)“ / 24 (25, 26.5, 27.5, 29) (30, 31.5, 32.5, 32.5) cm.

Upper Arm Circumference: 13.75 (14.75, 16, 17.25, 18.25) (20.5, 20.5, 22.75, 22.75)“ / 34.5 (37, 40, 43, 45.5) (51.5, 51.5, 57, 57) cm.

Body Length from Underarm to Hem: 17 (17.5, 18, 18.5, 19) (19.5, 20, 20, 20)“ / 43 (44.5, 45.5, 47, 48.5) (49.5, 50.5, 50.5, 50.5) cm.

Sleeve Length: 18 (18, 19, 19.5, 20) (20.5, 21, 21, 21)“ / 46 (46, 48.5, 49.5, 51) (52, 53.5, 53.5, 53.5) cm.

MATERIALS
Yarn: British 4-Ply by Les Garçons (75% Bluefaced Leicester wool, 25% Masham wool, 437 yds / 400 m – 100 g).

Colour A: 1 (1, 2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2, 2) skein(s) of colourway Moira’s Black Rose.
Or approx. 368 (405, 447, 493, 543) (598, 658, 727, 801) yds / 337 (370, 409, 451, 497) (547, 602, 665, 732) m of fingering-weight yarn.

Colour B: 3 (3, 3, 4, 4) (4, 5, 5, 6) skeins of colourway Cheryl’s Coal Grey.
Or approx. 1068 (1178, 1298, 1431, 1578) (1739, 1914, 2107, 2319) yds / 977 (1077, 1187, 1309, 1443) (1590, 1750, 1927, 2120) m of fingering-weight yarn.

Colour C: 1 skein of colourway Natural.
Or approx. 120 (134, 148, 166, 184) (203, 226, 249, 276) yds / 110 (123, 136, 152, 168) (186, 207, 228, 252) m of fingering-weight yarn.

Colour D: 1 skein of colourway Jill’s Dusty Rose.
Or approx. 148 (166, 184, 203, 226) (249, 276, 304, 336) yds / 135 (152, 168, 186, 207) (228, 252, 278, 307) m of fingering-weight yarn.

Alternative yarn suggestions are for example Tukuwool Fingering by Tukuwool, Tynn Peer Gynt by Sandnes Garn or Mondim by Retrosaria Rosa Pomar.

Needles: US 3 / 3.25 mm circular needles, US 2 / 2.75 mm circular needles and DPNs in the same two sizes for the sleeves and smaller circumferences if you are not using the Magic Loop Method.

Notions: Stitch markers, stitch holders or waste yarn.

GAUGE
28 sts x 38 rnds to 4” / 10 cm on US 3 / 3.25  mm needles in St St, after blocking.

28 sts x 32 rnds to 4” / 10 cm on US 3 / 3.25 mm needles in Stranded Colourwork, after blocking.

NOTES
The sweater is worked from the top down in one piece. A stranded colouwork pattern is worked on the yoke, hem and sleeve cuffs. Short rows are worked in the back neck to make it longer.

Errata for the printed magazine: p. 107
Chart A
Rows 16 & 17, the first stitch in the repeat should be in colour C instead of colour D.