Diamond Valley is a loosely fitting sweater with a flattering fit. It has a simple but pretty textured yoke that leads the attention to the color work across the mid-section while balancing it out. The sweater is knitted top-down and the color work is done holding a maximum of two strands at a time.
The sweater comes in 5 sizes, where some of them have two different sleeve size options (denoted a and b). See size chart below listing the measurements for the finished sweater.

SIZES
Size (bust of sweater in cm/inches, upper arm circumference in cm/inches):
S2 (87.5cm/34”, 31cm/12”), S3a (94cm/37”,31cm/12”), S3b (94cm/37”, 37.5cm/15”), S4a (100cm/39”, 31cm/12”), S4b (100cm/39”, 37.5cm/15”), S5 (106cm/41.5”, 37.5cm/15”), S6a (112.5cm/44”, 37.5cm/15”)

NOTE: I have four more sizes included in the pattern: S1 (81cm/32”, 31cm/12”), S6b (112.5cm/44”, 43.5cm/17”), S7 (119cm/47”, 43.5cm/17”). These sizes have NOT yet been tested and are marked in red in the pattern. If you would like to test size S1, S6b or S7, do not purchase and instead send me an e-mail at harewoodsknitting@gmail.com or a message on Ravelry.

FIT:
The sweater is designed to be worn with a good amount of positive ease. The sample in the picture is size S3a and is worn with a positive ease at the bust of ~ 12 cm and at the upper arm of ~ 5 cm.

GAUGE:
24 stitches and 35 rows in 10x10 cm/4”x4” in stockinette.

NEEDLES:
3.0 mm (US 2.5), 3.5 mm (US 4), and 4.0 mm (US 6) circulars or what you need to obtain gauge. A coord size of 80 cm (32”) is recommended.

LANGUAGE:
The pattern is available in English.

NOTIONS:
2 stitch markers, grafting needle, waste yarn or stitch holders.

YARN:
Sample yarn: Holst Supersoft (100% wool) (50 g = 287 m).
Sample colours:
A: Silver Grey, B: Black, C: Flannel Grey, D: Bleached White.

Meterage (amount in grams):
Colour: S1, S2, S3a, S3b, S4a, S4b, S5, S6a, S6b, S7
A: 150, 150, 150, 150, 200, 200, 200, 200, 200, 200
B: 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50
C: 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50
D: 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50

SKILL LEVEL:
Since the pattern contains colour work, some experience with that skill is required. You only hold 2 strands at a time.
Stitches:
knit, purl, make 1 knit, make 1 purl, k2tog, ssk

If you use social media and you want to share images of your sweater, please use hashtags #diamondvalleysweater and #harewoodsknitting so that I can find them :)

Happy knitting,
Simone @harewoodsknitting