Bonfire Sweater by Iris H

Bonfire Sweater

by Iris H
Knitting
November 2023
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
14 stitches and 20 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 9 - 5.5 mm
US 10 - 6.0 mm
656 - 1094 yards (600 - 1000 m)
32 (36, 40, 44, 48) (52, 56, 60, 64)” / 81 (91, 101, 112, 122) (132, 142, 152, 162) cm
English
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Sizes: A (B, C, D, E) (F, G, H, I)

Bust (final garment): 32 (36, 40, 44, 48) (52, 56, 60, 64)” / 81 (91, 101, 112, 122) (132, 142, 152, 162) cm

Choosing your size and fit: The stated measurements are for the actual garment, choose a size with your desired ease, at least 4” / 10 cm positive ease is recommended.

Yarn: Heavy aran/chunky yarn with approx. (90 m/50 g) sample knits used:

  • Rauma Vams (84 m / 50 g)
  • Camarose Snefnug (110 m / 50 g)
  • West Yorkshire Spinners Retreat (140 m / 100g)

Any yarn that meets the gauge can be used.

Yardage:

Main colour (MC): 300 (325, 370, 400, 450) (480, 525, 570, 600) grams / 504 (546, 622, 672, 756) (806, 882, 958, 1008) meters

Counter colour 1 (CC1): 10 (10, 10, 15, 15) (15, 20, 20, 20) grams / 17 (17, 17, 25, 25) (25, 34, 34, 34) meters

Counter colour 2 (CC2): 20 (25, 30, 35, 40) (45, 50, 55, 60) grams / 34 (42, 50, 59, 67) (76, 84, 92, 101) meters

Sample information:

  • Iris is wearing size C with 4” / 10cm positive ease in yellow, white, and pink. Knit in Camarose Snefnug (110m / 50g) in the colours Gylden, Snehvid and Hindbear and used a total of 260g, 25g, and 10g respectively.
  • Evelyn is wearing size F with 4” / 10cm positive ease in pink, purlple and blue. Knit in West Yorkshire Spinners retreat chunky (140m / 100g) in the colours energise, empower and balance and used a total of 537g, 47g, and 14g respectively.
  • Melissa is wearing size B with 4” / 10cm positive ease in beige, rust and brown. Knit in Rauma Vams (83m / 50g) in the colours 6, 42 and 64 and used a total of 300g, 25g and 10g respectively.

Needles: 5.5 mm & 6 mm circular needles and/or DPNs
Needle sizes are recommended, choose a size needed to achieve gauge.

Gauge: 14 stitches & 20 rows per 4” / 10 cm in stockinette after blocking on larger needles.

Notions: 2 spare cables or waste yarn to hold the sleeves, at least 1 stitch marker.

Difficulty: Confident Beginner. This pattern requires only basic knit, purl and simple increase stitches. The stranded colourwork only uses 2 colours at a time and you do not need to catch floats.