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Tomioka is a top-down raglan jumper with all-over colourwork and fading, it has short rows to raise the back and raglan increases with various rates to ensure a good fit across sizes, with charts to help you with increasing in colourwork. The body is knitted straight with no shaping for a comfy fit with 2 hem options, closed, and spit hem, the sleeves have 2 options as well, straight with no shaping, and tapered, shaped with decreases, the pattern uses a different decreasing technique other than the traditional ones to make it easier to decrease in colourwork. Tomioka uses John Arbon Textiles KBN DK 6 colour fade set, and the pattern includes instructions on where to change colour

Sizes
1, 2, 3 (4, 5, 6) 7, 8, 9 (10, 11, 12)
Finished bust circumference: 88.5, 94, 100 (108.5, 114, 123) 128.5, 134, 137 (143, 148.5, 160) cm
Ease: 10-15 cm of positive ease
Sample is size 3 with 12 cm of positive ease, with straight sleeve and closed hem

Yarn
John Arbon textiles Knit by numbers DK (100% Falkland merino, 250 m / 100 g - 62.5 / 25 g)
Sample colourways: 55 for MC and denim fade set or colours 85-80 for CC

3, 3, 3 (3, 4, 4) 4, 4, 4 (5, 5, 5) skeins of MC, 1, 1, 1 (1, 1, 1) 2, 2, 2 (2, 2, 2) mini skein(s) of CC1, 1, 2, 2 (2, 2, 2) 2, 2, 2 (2, 2, 3) mini skein(s) of CC2, 2, 2, 2 (2, 2, 2) 2, 2, 2 (3, 3, 3) mini skeins of CC3, 2, 2, 2 (3, 3, 3) 3, 3, 3 (4, 4, 4) mini skeins of CC4, 2, 2, 2 (2, 3, 3) 3, 3, 3 (3, 4, 4) mini skeins of CC5, and 2, 2, 3 (3, 3, 3) 3, 3, 3 (3, 3, 4) mini skeins of CC6

Meterage
MC: 552, 615, 643 (725, 764, 834) 909, 937, 964 (1035, 1079, 1199) m
CC1: 36, 41, 42 (49, 53, 57) 65, 67, 68 (73, 78, 87) m
CC2: 56, 63, 65 (76, 83, 89) 101, 103, 106 (113, 121, 135) m
CC3: 77, 83, 86 (94, 94, 106) 122, 116, 120 (133, 131, 151)m
CC4: 96, 109, 115 (132, 137, 155) 169, 176, 183 (198, 205, 231) m
CC5: 89, 102, 107 (122, 128, 145) 158, 164, 170 (184, 191, 215) m
CC6: 111, 121, 126 (138, 150, 151) 151, 163, 165 (170, 183, 192) m

Gauge
Colourwork: 21 sts x 22.5 rnds = 10 cm in the rnd after blocking with Needle B

Needles
Needle A: 4 mm
Needle B: 5 mm

Notions
8 stitch markers including a unique one, 1 removable stitch marker (optional), waste yarn or 3 spare needles, darning needle