One blonde, one brunette. One with blue eyes, one with brown. One quiet and shy, one loud and exuberant. And yet, they are still the same, cut from the same cloth, knit from the same pattern, similar despite their differences. Sisters, together forever, eager to show their individuality, yet reveling in all that they have in common, a study in contrast and harmony.

Sorores sweater is a top-down, round yoke sweater with a slip-stitch colourwork pattern featured on the yoke and at the hem and sleeve cuffs. Suitable for worsted or aran weight yarns in solid or semi-solid colours, the sweater can be worked with one contrast colour or using any number of scraps for a colourful yoke.

Suggested Yarns:

Tanis Fiber Arts PureWash Worsted (100% organic merino, 205 yd/187 m per 4 oz/115 g); size 4 sample shown in Savannah (MC) and Fig (CC) on a model with a 24”/61 cm chest;

Tanis Fiber Arts Green Label Aran Weight (100% merino, (205 yd/187 m per 4 oz/115 g); size 8 sample shown in Peacock (MC) and Chris Grey (CC) on a model with a 27”/68.5 cm chest;

or other worsted or aran weight yarn that knits up to a gauge of 20 sts = 4”/10 cm in stockinette.

Sizes: 2 (4, 6, 8, 10) to fit a chest circumference of 22-23 (24-25, 26-27, 28-29, 30-31)”/56-58.5 (61-63.5, 66-68.5, 71-73.5, 76-78.5) cm.

Choose a size based on your child’s actual chest circumference and your desired amount of ease. The intended fit is an average fit, and the pattern includes 3-4” of positive ease.

Yardage:
Total: 1000 (1220, 1460, 1700, 1920) yd/920 (1340, 1560, 1755) m;
MC: 600 (720, 850, 980, 1100) yd/550 (660, 780, 900, 1005) m;
CC(s): 400 (500, 610, 720, 820) yd/370 (460, 560, 660, 750) m total.

Suggested Needles:

US 7/4.5 mm; 24 or 32”/60 or 80 cm circular needles and DPNs, or size needed to obtain gauge;

US 5/3.75 mm; 24 or 32”/60 or 80 cm circular needles and DPNs, or needles two sizes smaller than gauge needles.

Gauge:

20 sts/28 rows = 4”/10 cm in stockinette on larger needles;
22 sts/48 rows = 4.25”/11 cm in slip stitch pattern on larger needles.