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Taybern Light is the little cousin to Taybern, a colorwork yoke sweater with a sweet, geometric motif. This version is knit with a fingering weight blend of Merino and linen.

Colorwork instructions are charted only.

Finished Measurements
• Bust: 32 (36¼, 40¼, 44½, 48, 52¼) (56¼, 60½, 64, 68¼)” / 80 (90.5, 100.5, 111, 120, 130.5) (140.5, 151, 160, 170.5)cm

Shown in Size 2 and modeled with 2½” / 6.5cm of positive ease.

Yarn
Amanda Hope Yarn Merino Linen (fingering weight)
90% Merino wool, 10% linen
394 yds / 360m per 100g

• Short-sleeve version:
3 (3, 3, 3, 4, 4) (5, 5, 5, 5) skeins (MC)
1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 2) (2, 2, 2, 2) skein(s) (CC)
• Long-sleeve version:
3 (4, 4, 4, 5, 5) (5, 6, 6, 6) skeins (MC)
1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 2) (2, 2, 2, 2) skein(s) (CC)

Shown in colors Baby Bella (MC) and The Tealiest (CC)

or

• Short sleeve version:
- 872 (954, 1045, 1180, 1303, 1417) (1584, 1676, 1833, 1929) yds / 797 (871, 955, 1078, 1192, 1294) (1448, 1531, 1674, 1762)m fingering weight yarn (MC)
- 272 (288, 312, 329, 372, 402) (449, 467, 506, 525) yds / 248 (263, 285, 301, 340, 367) (410, 427, 462, 479)m fingering weight yarn (CC)
• Long-sleeve version:
- 1147 (1234, 1333, 1479, 1625, 1758) (1962, 2059, 2236, 2341) yds / 1048 (1127, 1218, 1352, 1485, 1607) (1792, 1881, 2043, 2139)m fingering weight yarn (MC)
- 272 (288, 312, 329, 372, 402) (449, 467, 506, 525) yds / 248 (263, 285, 301, 340, 367) (410, 427, 462, 479)m fingering weight yarn (CC)

Needles
• US 2½ / 3.0mm circular needles, for ribbing *
• US 5 / 3.75mm circular needles, for body and sleeves *

* No needle lengths are listed. It is recommended to have various lengths of circular needles on hand to accommodate different numbers of stitches. For the sleeves, any method of working small circumferences in the round (short circular, double-pointed, two circulars or a long circular for magic loop) may be used, as preferred.

Gauge
• 31 sts and 40 rounds = 4” / 10cm in 1x1 Rib with smaller needles, blocked and slightly stretched
• 31 sts and 34.5 rounds = 4” / 10cm in St st with larger needles, blocked
• 32 sts and 32 rounds = 4” / 10cm in colorwork with larger needles, blocked

Notions
• stitch markers (2)
• waste yarn
• tapestry needle

Skills Used
• knitting in the round
• stranded colorwork
• reading colorwork charts
• short rows
• increasing
• decreasing

Special thanks to stitchintime for knitting the sample.

The pattern has been professionally tech-edited.