The Tomnooki Sweater is knitted top-down and in-the-round using both stranded colorwork and intarsia-in-the-round. The pattern is designed with an oversized yoke featuring large-scale colorwork, and the sweater is designed with positive ease. The pattern features many customization options including multiple choices for necklines and adjustable bust sizing.

Your pattern purchase comes with two separate documents: The pattern, and the Tomnooki Tester Gallery where you can see a selection of sweaters knitted by the testers for the pattern. You will be able to read their yarn choices, their sweater pattern choices, read about their pattern alterations, as well as their assessment of the overall fit of their sweater.

Recommended Skill Level
Advanced

Sizes
A, B, C, D, E (F, G, H, I) (J, K, L, M)

Finished Bust Circumferences
Measurements reflect the measurements of the finished sweater.
35, 38, 41, 44, 47 (50, 53, 56, 59) (62, 65, 67.5, 70)“/
89, 97, 104, 112, 119 (127, 135, 142, 150) (158, 165, 172, 178) cm
Sweater is designed to be worn with 2-6” (5-15 cm) of positive ease. Feminine builds should choose a size with less ease and adjust size if needed after colorwork (see pattern p. 4 & 8) for details. Masculine builds should choose a size with more ease. Sample is knitted with a low-neck option in size E and is worn with 6” (15 cm) of positive ease.

Yardage
Color A: 800, 850, 900, 950, 1000 (1080, 1130, 1150, 1200) (1250, 1300, 1350, 1400) yds/
732, 777, 823, 869, 915 (988, 1033, 1079, 1125) (1170, 1216, 1262. 1280) m

Color B: 260, 300, 335, 355, 375 (405, 425, 435, 445) (455, 475, 495, 515) yds/
238, 274, 306, 324, 342 (370, 389, 398, 406) (416, 434, 453, 471) m

Color C: 115, 120, 125, 130, 135 (145, 155, 160, 175) (185, 195, 200, 210) yds/
105, 110, 114, 119, 123 (133, 142, 146, 160) (169, 178, 182, 192) m

Suggested Yarns
Knit Picks City Tweed™ DK (55% Merino Wool, 25% Superfine Alpaca, 20% Donegal Tweed), 123 yds (112 m)/50 g
Color A: Lemon Curd 7, 7, 8, 8, 9 (9, 10, 10, 10) (11, 11, 11, 12) skeins
Color B: Habanero 3, 3, 3, 3, 4 (4, 4, 4, 4) (4, 4, 5, 5) skeins
Color C: Tabby 1, 1, 2, 2, 2 (2, 2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2, 2) skeins

Suggested Needles
US 5 (3.75mm) in 16 and 48” (40 and 120 cm) circular needles and DPNs
US 3 (3.25mm) in 16 and 48” (40 and 120 cm) circular needles and DPNs
Check your gauge. There are lots of different techniques that you will knit differently and thus will gauge differently. Your ribbing needle should be 2 sizes smaller than your in-the-round Stockinette stitch needle size.

Gauge
20 sts x 26 rows = 4” (10 cm) on larger needles, in stranded colorwork and stockinette (in-the-round and flat), blocked. Achieving Stitch gauge is absolutely critical. Row gauge is less critical and a tighter row gauge will be preferable to most given the depth of the yoke.

Notions
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Stitch markers
Scrap yarn or stitch holders
Chenille needle (size 18, for weaving in intarsia ends)
Smaller 16” circular needles (for high-neck option only)

Featured Techniques
Knitting
Purling
Ribbing
Stranded colorwork
Intarsia-in-the-round
Knitting from the top-down
Short rows
Picking up stitches
Increasing
Decreasing

A Note on Colorwork
I understand intarsia-in-the-round is not the most popular or familiar technique. There are video tutorials linked in the pattern with how to knit it. I encourage you to at least watch a tutorial.

If you are absolutely opposed to intarisa, testers did test the pattern entirely using stranded colorwork. You can explore their work in the Tester Gallery. You can also double stitch the motif on as well if you are comfortable with that.

Be aware that because the pattern is written for intarsia-in-the-round, I cannot offer extensive pattern support for other colorwork techniques beyond this. If you decide to knit the yoke entirely stranded or using double stitching, it will be up to you to adapt the pattern.