Amidala sweater by Anniina Juuti

Amidala sweater

Knitting
March 2024
DK (11 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 27 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette and colorwork in-the-rounnd
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
962 - 1826 yards (880 - 1670 m)
1-2-3-(4-5-6)-7-8-9 with a finished bust of 85 – 165 cm / 33.5 – 65 inches
English Finnish
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Amidala is a unisex circular yoke sweater with an eye-catching yoke design. This sweater is worked seamlessly from the top down starting with the neckband. The neck and the back are shaped using German short rows to improve the fit. After splitting for the sleeves and the body the rest of the sweater is worked in relaxing stockinette stitch. This pattern is written for nine sizes with a finished bust of 85 – 165 cm / 33.5 – 65 inches. Recommended positive ease is 10 cm / 4 inches.

YARN
Suggested yarn: Jalovilla Uuhi (100% Finnish wool, 230 meters / 251 yards per 100 grams) or similar DK to worsted weight yarn you get gauge with. Brown sample shown in colors Luonnon Musta and Okra. Dark blue sample shown in Knitting For Olive Heavy Merino in colors Petroleum Blue and Marzipan.

YARDAGE
Main color: 780-870-940-(1030-1120-1210)-1320-1410-1500 meters / 850-950-1030-(1130 1220-1320)-1440-1540-1640 yards
Contrast color: 100-110-115-(120-130-150)-150-170-170 meters /
109-120-126-(131-142-164)-164-186-186 yards

SIZES
1-2-3-(4-5-6)-7-8-9
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust circumference
85-95-105-(115-125-135)-145-155-165 cm /
33.5-37.5-41.25-(45.25-49.25-53.25)-57-61-65 inches
Upper arm circumference
36-38-40-(44-46-49)-53-56-60 cm /
14.25-15-15.75-(17.25-18-19.25)-20.75-22-23.5 inches
Yoke depth
20-21-22-(24-25-26)-27.5-28.5-30.5 cm /
7.75-8.25-8.75-(9-9.75-10.25)-10.75-11.25-12 inches
Body length (customizable)
35.5-35.5-35.5-(37-37-37)-38-38-38 cm /
14-14-14-(14.5-14.5-14.5)-15-15-15 inches

Techniques included:
German twisted cast-on, German short-rows, colorwork in-the-round with floats to catch

Charts are included with a dark and a light background for an easier knitting experience with different colors.

This pattern is suited for an advanced (or adventurous) beginner as well as for more seasoned knitter.

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