This sweater is a top-down, seamless, circular yoke design featuring a vibrant, multi-colored stranded colorwork pattern. The body and sleeves are worked in the round, with a broken rib stitch for the cuffs and hem. The colorwork is created by holding one strand of Premier® Yarns Trinket™ (a carry-along yarn with colorful nubs) together with one strand of Premier® Yarns Anti-Pilling Everyday® Worsted in various colors. The yoke shaping is achieved through decreases integrated into the colorwork pattern. The neck is finished with a picked-up broken rib edging.
Skill Level: Intermediate (stranded colorwork, working in the round, increasing, decreasing, reading charts, picking up stitches).
Sizes: XS (S, M, L, 1X) (2X, 3X, 4X, 5X) – Shown in XS size.
Finished Measurements:
- Bust: 33¾ (38¾, 43¾, 46¼, 51¼) (56½, 59, 61½, 66½) inches
- Length: 22½ (23¾, 23¾, 23¾, 25) (25, 26, 26, 27¼) inches
Materials Used:
- Premier® Yarns Anti-Pilling Everyday® Worsted (100% Anti-Pilling Acrylic; 3.5oz/100g, 180yds/165m)
- C1 (100-10 Aubergine): 1 (1, 2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 3, 3) ball(s)
- C2 (100-20 Orchid): 1 (1, 2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 3, 3) ball(s)
- C3 (100-31 Peacock): 1 (1, 2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 3, 3) ball(s)
- C4 (100-91 Lake): 1 (1, 2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 3, 3) ball(s)
- C5 (100-30 Glass): 1 (1, 2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 3, 3) ball(s)
- C6 (100-88 Butter): 1 (1, 2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 3, 3) ball(s)
- C7 (100-54 Coral): 1 (1, 2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 3, 3) ball(s)
- C8 (100-55 Soft Peach): 1 (1, 2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 3, 3) ball(s)
- C9 (100-75 Berry): 1 (1, 2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 3, 3) ball(s)
- Premier® Yarns Trinket™ (75% Acrylic, 20% Nylon; 1.76oz/50g, 437yds/400m)
- MC (2161-02 Amber): 2 (3, 3, 3, 3) (4, 4, 4, 4) balls
- US Sizes 8 (5 mm) & 6 (4 mm) 16” and 24” circular needles and set of dpns (or size needed to obtain gauge)
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch markers
- Stitch holders
Gauge: 19 sts x 21 rows = 4 inches in stranded knitting with MC (Trinket) and C (Everyday Worsted) held together.
Stitches Used:
- Broken Ribbing (worked in the round)
- Stockinette stitch (worked in the round and flat)
- Stranded Colorwork (following a chart)
Pattern Notes:
- Top-Down, Seamless Construction: The sweater is worked from the neck down in one piece.
- Stranded Colorwork: The defining feature of the design. One strand of Trinket (MC) is held together with one strand of Everyday Worsted (C1-C9) throughout. Two separate balls of Trinket are required for the colorwork section.
- Yoke Shaping: Decreases (k2tog, ssk, p2tog, ssp) are worked within the colorwork pattern to shape the yoke. Body and sleeve decreases are worked at different rates.
- Neck Shaping: The front neck is shaped with bind-offs while continuing the yoke decreases.
- The designer’s profile and a schematic are included.
Pattern Pieces (though worked seamlessly):
- Sleeves
- Body
Finishing:
- Pick up stitches for the neck edging and work in broken rib.
- Sew underarm seams.
- Weave in ends and block lightly.
Abbreviations: Standard knitting abbreviations are used (beg, C, dec(‘d), dpn(s), inc(‘d), k, k2tog, k3tog, m1, MC, meas, p, patt, pm, p2tog, rem, rep, rnd(s), RS, ssk, ssp, st(s), WS).
