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Bellini is a relaxed drop shoulder sweater that is worked top down using a 5 skein fingering weight fade kit (we ALL got tons of those back in the day!) with 2 fingering strands held together.
The melted effect is created when you drop the lightest yarn and join the next yarn instead, so no math needed to calculated striping fade sequences. This is a fresh updated take on ombre trend - where the stripes a a bit more defined.

Don’t have a faded kit sitting around? No worries - the sweater can be knit in any yarn that knits to gauge!

KITS
If you are keen on using one of the kits and don’t have one, you can purchase it from Katsriverside Studio HERE

YARN
Riverside Studio Merino Singles Fingering – 100% merino; 462 yards (422 m) per 115 g (4.06 oz) skein

C1: 242(280, 315, 355, 383), (430, 473, 525, 575) yards
C2: 418(472, 528, 590, 662), (726, 798, 883, 968) yards
C3: 378(390, 436, 488, 547), (600, 660, 730, 800) yards
C4: 438(526, 588, 660, 738), (810, 891, 985, 1080) yards
C5: 250(292, 327, 366, 410), (450, 495, 548, 600) yards
Total: 1726(1960, 2194, 2459, 2740), (3016, 3317, 3671, 4023) yards 2 fingering strands held together OR 863(980, 1097, 1230, 1370), (1508, 1660, 1836, 2012) yards of yarn that knits to gauge

Sample shown in kit colorway Tinto that consists of five full size skeins, and worked from light to dark, C1 being the lightest and C5 the darkest color.

MEASUREMENTS
The pullover measures:
A: Bust Circumference – 40.42” (44.63”, 48”, 52.2”, 56.42”), (59.8”, 63.25”, 66.5”, 70”)
or size 1 (2, 3, 4, 5), (6, 7, 8, 9)

RECOMMENDED EASE
The measurements above are the actual measurements of the sweater, provided your gauge is as per pattern. The sweater is designed to have 6”-8” of positive ease at the bust meaning it is designed to be 6”-8” larger than your actual bust.

NEEDLES
US#6/4.00 mm – 16”/40cm circular needles for neck finishing
US#7/4.50 mm – 16”/40cm and DPNs, 24”/60cm (2 pairs or IC cables) and 36”/80cm circular needles, DPNs for Kitchener BO(optional)

TOOLS
Two pieces of scrap yarn, several markers (2 removable), tapestry needle for weaving in ends

GAUGE
19 sts/26 rows per 4” square using US#7/4.50mm needles post blocking with yarn held double

SKILLS & TECHNIQUES
knitting/purling
decreasing/increasing
short rows

For more information, see
https://sweaterfreak.com/b/bellini-pullover