Sundial is a top-down, circular-yoked sweater, which features patterns inspired by the shapes and textures of a sundial.

This design is available as a single-colour, textured sweater and a two-colour, stranded sweater.

Upon purchase, you will receive two pdfs to download: one for the single-colour version of the design and one for the two-colour version of the design.

CONSTRUCTION
This garment is worked top-down, in the round. Whilst working the neckband, short row shaping is incorporated to optimise fit. The majority of the yoke features textured / colourwork patterns. Once the yoke is completed, stitches are separated into body and sleeves, which are each worked separately and in the round. The textured / colourwork patterns extend into the upper body and sleeves. Once complete, the remainder of the body is worked in stockinette and finished with a twisted rib waistband. The sleeves are gently decreased, then a section of textured / colourwork pattern is worked above the twisted rib cuff.

SIZING GUIDE
This garment is graded into sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10). Recommended positive ease is 4+” / 10+ cm at the chest circumference.

Finished Garment Chest Circumferences:
36 (39, 42, 48, 51) (54, 60, 63, 66, 72)“
90 (97.5, 105, 120, 127.5) (135, 150, 157.5, 165, 180) cm

SAMPLE
The wearer is 5’10” / 178 cm with a 37” / 92.5 cm chest circumference. The sample has been worked in size 4, giving the wearer 11” / 27.5 cm of positive ease at the chest. To accommodate the height of the wearer, an extra 1” / 2.5 cm of depth has been added to the yoke, and an extra 2” / 5 cm of length has been added to the body and sleeve length.

GAUGE
There are two gauges for this design:

COLOURWORK / TEXTURE PATTERN GAUGE
Using 5 mm / US size 8 needles, or needle size required to meet gauge, 16 stitches over 24 rounds in the colourwork and texture stitch pattern, wet blocked, creates a 4x4” / 10x10 cm square.

STOCKINETTE GAUGE
Using 5 mm / US size 8 needles, or needle size required to meet gauge, 16 stitches over 20 rounds in stockinette, wet blocked, creates a 4x4” / 10x10 cm square.

YARN
For the single-colour version:
The sample has been worked using Stylcraft’s Highland Heathers Aran weight yarn (100% Acrylic; 190 m / 208 yds per 100 g) in colourway Grist (Shade 3750).

For the two-colour version:
The sample has been worked using Grundl’s Limited Edition Cloud Aran weight yarn (44% Acrylic / 33% Polyamide / 11% Viscose / 7% Wool / 5% Alpaca; 290 m / 317 yds per 100 g) in Colour 01 as the Main Colour and Colour 03 as the Contrast Colour.

YARDAGE (includes ~10% excess)
For the single-colour version:
735 (775, 852, 975, 1078) (1130, 1222, 1340, 1396, 1450) metres
804 (847, 932, 1067, 1179) (1237, 1337, 1466, 1527, 1586) yards
387 (408, 449, 513, 567) (595, 643, 705, 735, 763) grams

For the two-colour version:
Main Colour:
712 (750, 832, 914, 1013) (1062, 1150, 1258, 1311, 1369) metres
779 (821, 910, 1000, 1108) (1161, 1258, 1376, 1434, 1498) yards
246 (259, 287, 315, 349) (366, 397, 434, 452, 472) grams
Contrast Colour:
165 (174, 188, 209, 242) (253, 278, 309, 321, 325) metres
180 (190, 206, 228, 264) (277, 304, 339, 351, 356) yards
57 (60, 65, 72, 83) (87, 96, 107, 111, 112) grams

TOOLS & NOTIONS
4.5 mm / US size 7 circular needles (to work neckband, cuffs and waistband; varying cable lengths would be helpful)
5 mm / US size 8 circular needles (to work yoke, body and sleeves; varying cable lengths would be helpful)
1 marker
scrap yarn
tapestry needle to weave in ends

SKILL REQUIRED
-long tail cast on
-joining and working in the round
-working half-twisted ribbing
-working left and right lifted increases
-working make one left and right increases
-German short row shaping
-Latvian Braids
-Lateral Braids
-reading colourwork / knit and purl texture charts (textured version also includes written instructions for the knit and purl textures)
-working stranded colourwork with two colours (colourwork-version only)
-long tail cast on with two colours OR cable cast on with one colour
-working a repeating pattern of decreases
-decreasing using K2tog and SSK
-standard bind off