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Design
The Twilight Hour Pullover captures that special time of day between sunset and sundown. An eerie calm takes over as the shadows of nighttime emerge over the land. This uncomplicated design invites you to represent nature’s transient beauty with your own signature sequence of colours.

The deep blue mohair (MC), worked double-stranded by itself and with up to four contrast colours (CC2-CC5), dominates the sky (coloured stripes) and land (lacework) as night approaches. Its companion (CC1) is a hand-dyed merino wool medley that absorbs and blends the various sky tones. Imagine where the two meet as distant horizon lines dotted by trees (row of eyelets).

This pattern is tech edited and tested. Many thanks to my talented testers!
majalie / sabrina11 / rayyna

Construction
Top-down and seamless. The back and front are worked flat to the underarm, with German short-row shaping at the neck and shoulders, then in the round to the hem. The hem is separated and ribbed flat, the front slightly overlapping the back. The neckband and sleeves are picked up and worked in the round.

Yarn
MC - Forest Fringe Yarn Mohair, 70% kid mohair (1 ply), 30% silk; 435 m/476 yds, 50 g/1.76 oz; col. midnight.
CC1 - Forest Fringe Yarn 80/20 Sock Fingering (3 ply), 80% superwash merino, 20% nylon; 389 m/425 yds, 115 g/4.06 oz; col. stormy skies.
CC2 - Rico Essentials Super Kid Mohair Loves Silk, 70% mohair (super kid), 30% silk; 200 m/219 yds, 25 g/0.88 oz; col. 006 slate.
CC3, CC5 - Berroco Aerial Mohair, 65% Mohair (Superkid), 35% Silk; 260 m/284 yds, 25 g/0.88 oz; col. 3411 tea rose, col. 3447 thunder.
CC4 - Berroco Aerial Color, 65% Mohair (Superkid), 35% Silk; 260 m/284 yds, 25 g/0.88 oz; col. 34100 Monet.

No. of skeins -
MC - 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4)
CC1 - 1 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3)
CC2, CC3, CC4* - 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)
CC5* - 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)

Length -
MC: m - 790 (830, 870, 930, 1000, 1100, 1225, 1350, 1475) / yd - 864 (908, 951, 1017, 1094, 1203, 1340, 1476, 1613)
CC1: m - 360 (410, 460, 520, 580, 650, 750, 820, 890) / yd - 394 (448, 503, 569, 634, 711, 820, 897, 973)
CC2-CC4: m - 90 (110, 130, 150, 170, 190, 210, 230, 250) / yd - 98 (120, 142, 164, 186, 208, 230, 252, 273)
CC5: m - 115 (115, 115, 115, 120, 125, 135, 140, 150) / yd - 126 (126, 126, 126, 131, 137, 148, 153, 164)
* If using fewer CC’s or a combination of CC’s for colour bands, add up the yarn lengths for each to calculate the quantity required.

Sizing and Fit
Sizes - 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) / US - XS (S, M, L, 1X, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X)
Finished chest/bust measurements:
cm - 90 (101, 112, 123, 134, 145, 156, 168, 178)
in - 35.5 (39.75, 44, 48.5, 52.75, 57, 61.5, 66, 70)
The sample is size 3 (medium), with positive ease of 20 cm/8 in at the chest, a shoulder drop of 18 cm/7 in, and lengths for a wearer 1.63 m/5 ft 4 in tall.

Tools and Notions
3.5 mm (US 4) circ needle (40, 80 cm/16, 32 in)
2.75 mm (US 2) circ needle (60 cm/24 in)
1 - 3.5 mm (US 4) dpn (for folded collar bind-off)
1 set of 5 - 2.75 mm (US 2) dpns or long circ needle for Magic Loop
3.5 mm (E-4) crochet hook (for provisional cast-on)
stitch markers (circ and locking)
stitch holder or spare yarn
tapestry needle to weave in ends

Gauge (after blocking)
22 sts and 30 rows to 10 cm/4 in, measured over MC in st st (flat) using 3.5 mm (US 4) needle.
23 and 36 rows to 10 cm/4 in, measured over CC1 in lace patt (flat) using 3.5 mm (US 4) needle.
For best results, check both gauge specifications before starting. If you have more stitches, go up a needle size; conversely, if you have fewer stitches, go down a size. A difference in row/rnd count will affect garment lengths, but can be adjusted within the pattern.

Techniques Used

• crochet provisional cast-on
• German short rows
• backwards loop cast-on
• joining and working in the round
• reading a lace chart
• yarn over increases
• picking up sts
• folded collar bind-off
• tubular 1/1 bind-off

Knitting Level
Intermediate