Ariundle is a top-down, circular yoke sweater with an intricate textured yoke made up of knits, purls and crossed stitches.

There are short rows worked into the ribbing at the neckline and the yoke is finished with raglan shaping to give the perfect fit.

Although it looks complex, the yoke is very simple to work and the yoke is written out line by line.

Gauge
20 stitches and 30 rows in stockinette AND 2x2 ribbing

Recommended needle size
3.75 mm US 5 needle, or needle required to meet gauge
3.25 mm US 3 needles for ribbing, or one needle size smaller for ribbing

Sizes: (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)

Finished Chest Circumference: 86 (96, 106, 116, 126) (136, 146, 156, 166, 176) cm/33.75 (37.75, 41.75, 45.75, 49.5) (53.5, 57.5, 61.5, 63.25, 69.25) inches

Selecting a Size
Recommended positive ease 5-15cm/2-6 inches, so you should pick a size that is 5-15cm/2-6 inches larger than your chest.

Yardage
Any yarn(s) that meet gauge can be used for this pattern.

The samples were knit in West Yorkshire Spinners BFL DK (colour - Fellside) and Ritual Dyes Marona (colour - Chestnut)

The test knitters also used Kelbourne Woolens Germantown, Cascade 220, Woolyknit DK, Sonder Yarn Co Sunday Morning DK, Rosa Pomar Beiroa, Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Craggy Tweed, West Yorkshire Spinners The Croft DK, and various Fingering-weight yarns held double with laceweight mohair.

765 (864, 945, 1033, 1117) (1236, 1342, 1450, 1567, 1639) meters/
834 (942, 1030, 1126, 1218) (1347, 1463, 1580, 1708, 1786) yards

NOTE: This pattern is written, not charted. A chart is provided for swatching but the yoke is written out row by row.

Techniques

The following tutorials might be helpful when knitting this patten:

Backwards-Loop Increases
Lifted Increase
M1L/M1R
Cable Crosses (1/1 RC, 1/1 LC)

Note: I noticed when uploading photos that I’ve not managed to get one of the back of the sweater, which I usually do! I’ll have one added over the weekend, sorry!.