Ailyak is one of the patterns in Colorful Crochet Knitwear, book by Sandra Gutierrez.
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Pana Po’o – Hawaiian – the act of scratching your head in order to help you remember something you have forgotten.

The Pana Po’o top symbolizes the crossroads that often make us stop in our tracks and think. It represents endless possibilities and life. The easy construction makes it the perfect introduction to intarsia garments, and although the pattern uses four different colors, it can easily be made with more.

The top is worked in two almost identical panels, each
constructed from the top down. The Front panel includes
neck shaping, which means each side of the neck is
worked separately and then they are joined to work the
chest and body. Once the panels are complete, they
are joined at the sides and shoulders, and an edging is
worked around the sleeves. The body length is for the semi
cropped style, but the length is adjustable to taste

Sizes and Measurements
These are the actual garment measurements. Choose size based on body measurements and desired ease.
Bust: 31 (34¼, 39 42¼, 46¾) (50, 53½, 58, 62½) in / 78.5 (87 98.5, 107, 118.5) (127, 135.5, 147, 158.5) cm

Materials
YARN: The Yarn Collective Bloomsbury DK (100% merino wool), light worsted (DK), 100g (236yd/240m), in the following colors:
A: Oz (106); B: Russet (109); C: Indigo (104); D: Fuschia (102).

Yardage/Meterage
A: 153 (169½, 191½, 208, 232) (246, 262½, 284½, 306¼) yd
140 (155, 175, 190, 212) (225, 240, 260, 280) m
B: 175 (196, 221, 238½, 268) (284½, 303, 328, 354½) yd
160 (179, 202, 218, 245) (260, 277, 300, 324) m
C: 174 (192½, 218¾, 235¼, 262½) (279, 300¾, 328, 350) yd
159 (176, 200, 215, 240) (255, 275, 300, 320) m
D: 181½ (202½, 228¾, 247¼, 276¾) (295¼, 315, 339, 366½) yd
166 (185, 209, 226, 253) (270, 288, 310, 335) m

Amounts included 10% extra for swatching and margin or error.
Amounts are approximate for a semi–cropped top.

HOOK: 5 mm