This awesome pattern was released by the time we launched the revision of A Chic Blend palette, and our colour choice was immediate indeed.
The pullover is designed by Teti Lutsak - Teti's Knitgarden - and has the great balance of difficulty and easiness to make it a pleasure to knit.
It's worked top-down in the round with a floral pattern around the yoke. The colourwork pattern can be worked as a simple stranded colourwork or as a more intricate pattern of floats.
Our color choice went for:
ZAFFIRO as MC and FUOCO FATUO as CC as they combined greatly in a cold wintery mood. You may substitute with any of our fingering bases, and choose for high or low contrast combinations in the Chic Blend range.
Please note that our sample is worked with floats holding the CC DOUBLE; A Chic Blend works great as a sticky yarn, and holds the shape in floats well. Before making the final choice, swatch with different options from your leftover stash to see how different yarns will behave.
Sizes:
A (B, C, D, E) (F, G, H, I) (J, K, L, M) (N, O, P, Q, R)
Bust circumference: 76 (82, 87, 93, 96) (102, 107, 113, 116) (122, 127, 133, 136) (142, 147, 153, 158, 164) cm // 30 (32.25, 34.25, 36.5, 38) (40, 42.25, 44.5, 45.75) (48, 50, 52.25, 53.75) (55.75, 58, 60.25, 62.25, 64.5) in
Recommended ease included: 10 cm (4 in)
Yarn Requirements:
MC - A Chic Blend - 50g/225m - 60% Abruzzese Wool, 20% Alpaca, 20% Mohair - Colorway Zaffiro 3( 3, 3, 3, 4) (5, 5, 5, 5) (5, 6, 6, 6) (6, 7, 7, 8, 8) skeins or ca. 740 (800, 820, 880, 900) (960, 1000, 1060, 1100) (1160, 1220, 1280, 1340) (1400, 1460, 1520, 1580, 1640) m // 810 (875, 897, 963, 985) (1050, 1094, 1160, 1203) (1269, 1335, 1400, 1466) (1532, 1597, 1663, 1729, 1794) yds for a slightly cropped length version
CC - A Chic Blend - 50g/225m - 60% Abruzzese Wool, 20% Alpaca, 20% Mohair - Colorway Fuoco Fatuo 1(1, 1, 1, 1) (1, 2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2, 2) (2, 2, 2, 2) skeins
Needles:
3.0 mm (US 2.5), 3.5 mm (US 4) and 4.0 mm (US 6) circular needles.
Gauge:
22 sts & 30 rnds in 10 cm (4 in) on 4.0 mm (US 6) needles and 24 sts & 36 rnds in 10 cm (4 in) on 3.0 mm (US 2.5) needles measured over stockinette stitch worked in the round after blocking;
