Join the circus - DK version by Margrét María Leifsdóttir

Join the circus - DK version

Knitting
DK (11 wpi) ?
15 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
875 - 984 yards (800 - 900 m)
(S) M (L) XL (XXL)
English
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JOIN THE CIRCUS – DK version, is a luxuriously soft and warm sweater with a classic circular yoke. The sweater is knit in the round from the top down and has a simple stranded colorwork pattern on the yoke. As the sweater is knit in the round the pattern is only worked from the right side and therefore quite simple even for knitters with little experience with stranded colorwork.

The sweater has four colors, one main color which is the color of the sweater and three contrast colors. The first contrast color is the base color of the yoke. The second contrast color is the cast-on color at the neckline, the third is the “seeds” or dots on the yoke and the stripe / petals at the end of the colorwork. It is best to use colors that have good contrast for the pattern to be clear.

Sizes
Sizes: (S) M (L) XL (XXL)
Bust circumference: (104) 108 (115) 120 (125) cm
Length from under arm: (29) 30 (31) 32 (33) cm
Sleeve length from under arm: (42) 43 (44) 45 (46) cm

Yarn
The sweater is knit in a DK weight yarn (approx. 100g = 200m). Samples are knit in Today I Feel yarns, DK ,100% merino wool.
Main color (MC): (300) 300 (350) 350 (400) g
Contrast color 1 (CC1): (100) 100 (100) 150 (150) g
Contrast color 2 (CC2): (50) 50 (100) 100 (100) g
Contrast color 3 (CC3): 50 g

Version shown in photo
MC: Today I Feel Platinum (DK)
CC1: Today I Feel Basic (DK)
CC2: Today I Feel Black (DK)
CC3: Today I Feel Powerful (sock gold)

Yarn alternatives: Any DK weight yarn approximately 100g = 200m.

Please note that if you lengthen body or sleeves you may need more yarn.

Needles and tools
4.5 mm and 5 mm circular and double pointed needles in appropriate lengths for working both long and short circumferences in the round.
Stitch markers to mark beginning of round.
Tapestry needle to weave in ends.

Gauge
15 sts x 24 rnds in stockinette stitch on 5 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm.