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Where Flowers Bloom
| Pattern Notes & Construction
This classic top-down, circular yoke sweater with no body shaping is worked seamlessly in the round. After several rounds of neck ribbing, the back neck is raised using short rows. The yoke features stranded colorwork with use of two contrasting colors. Body and sleeves are worked separately in stripes of stockinette and easy textured pattern.
| Fit & Sizes
To fit the actual bust circumference of:
31.5 (33, 34.5, 36.3, 37.8, 39.4) (41, 43.3, 45.7, 48)” / 80 (84, 87,7, 92,3, 96, 100) (104, 110, 116, 122) cm
Recommended positive ease: 0-1.5” 0-4 cm at bust. Sample is shown in size XS with no ease.
| Yarn & Yardage
Fingering weight yarn in 3 colors. Sample is shown in Lichen and Lace 1ply Superwash Merino Fingering in colorways Silver Fox (MC), Sweetpea (CC1) and Teal Tide (CC2).
MC: 1140 (1200, 1248, 1373, 1422, 1496) (1620, 1717, 1882, 1964) yds / 1043 (1098, 1142, 1256, 1301, 1368) (1482, 1571, 1721, 1796) m
CC1: 56 (56, 56, 63, 63, 63) (69, 69, 75, 75) yds / 52 (52, 52, 58, 58, 58) (64, 64, 69, 69) m
CC2: 32 (32, 32, 36, 36, 36, 40, 40, 43, 43) yds / 30 (30, 30, 33, 33, 33) (37, 37, 40, 40) m
| Needles
Ribbing Needles: US 3 3,25 mm circular needle, 16” 40 cm long for neck ribbing. US 3 3,25 mm circular needle, 32” 80 cm long for hem ribbing. US 3 3,25 mm DPNs for sleeve ribbing.
Main Needles: US 4 3,5 mm circular needle, 16” 40 cm long and 32” 80 cm long for yoke and body. US 4 3,5 mm DPNs for sleeves.
Colorwork Needle: US 5 3,75 mm circular needle, 32” 80 cm long.
| Other tools
Two different stitch markers, a piece of smooth waste yarn of similar yarn weight, scissors, tapestry needle.
| Gauge
Stockinette: 26 sts and 40 rnds = 4” 10 cm on Main Needle, worked in the rnd, after blocking.
Colorwork: 26 sts and 40 rnds = 4” 10 cm on Colorwork Needle, worked in the rnd, after blocking.
| Instructions
Colorwork chart, written instructions, video tutorials.
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- First published: August 2018
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