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Purple Rain Sweater
Say hello to your perfect purple A line sweater! Designed to be knitted top down using the most beautiful purple and a grey/violet speckled Aran weight cascade wool (or in fact any beautiful colour Aran yarns of your choice).
This is a cozy chunky style knit using 5.5 mm needles (US ) it is a straight forward top down knit with the interest coming from a simple cable yoke which is then divided for the body and sleeves. The body then uses stockingnette stitch and flares gently into an A line body finishing with a funky garter hem.
The sleeves are then worked in towards the elbow and then straight into a gentle flare to the same funky garter hem.
The sweater is designed to be worn with positive ease so it is advised to choose a size 4 inches larger than your actual bust size.
Yarn
The sample uses:
MC Cascade 220 Aran Splatter – Violet Quartz, 100% Merino Wool
CC1 Cascade 220 - Mystic Purple, 100% wool
CC2 Cascade 220 – Irelande, 100% wool
Amounts Required
MC 550 m (550, 687.5, 687.5, 825, 825, 825), 600 yds (600, 750, 750, 900, 900, 900)
CC1 300 m (300, 400, 400, 600, 600, 600) 330 yds (330, 440, 440, 660, 660, 660)
CC2 all sizes, = 100 m, 110 yds
Note: yardage is estimated and may vary depending on yarn used, gauge and any modifications made.
Needles
Recommended needle sizes are 5.0 mm (US 8) and 5.5 mm (US 9) please note this is suggested and you will need to swatch to obtain gauge.
Gauge
Stockinette stitch 18 sts x 23 rows over 10 cm square.
Sizing 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
Finished bust measurements: 40” (42, 44, 46, 48, 50) 102 cm (106, 112, 117, 122, 127)
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- First published: November 2020
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