CHASING RAINBOWS is named after the fabulous 4ply hand-dyed yarn by Abby Parkes of Luxury Yarns. A real rainbow of deliciousness, worked alongside two double-knitting yarn weights: Cobblestone (browny grey) and Merry O (orange - Too Darn Hot), although you can mix it up and use all sorts of colours and textures.

CHASING RAINBOWS can be knitted in multiple sizes. It is worked in the round from top down. You cast on at the collar, the yoke is worked, sleeve stitches are placed on holder or waste yarn, the body is completed, then sleeves are worked last.

YARN
please refer to SIZE to see how many skeins you need of each yarn type
COBBLESTONE, DK - 212m/100g, 70% superwash merino, 20% silk, 10% yak
MERRY O, DK - 212m/100g, 50% superwash merino, 50% silk, 10% yak
WARM MOONSHINE - 4ply, 400m/100g 70% superwash merino, 20% silk, 10% yak (Chasing Rainbows colourway: hand-dyed by Luxury Yarns)

NEEDLES
4mm double-pointed needles or 100cm circular needle (use magic loop method) for collar + 4mm 50cm circular needle or 100cm circular needle (use magic loop method) for body + 3.5mm double-pointed needles or 100cm circular needle (use magic loop method) for sleeves + sewing-up needle

TENSION/GUAGE
20sts and 24rows to 10cm over stocking stitch on 4mm needles. Go up or down a needle size to obtain correct tension.

ABBREVIATIONS
k: knit | p: purl | Rnd: round | st/sts: stitch/stitches
pm / slm / m: place marker / slip marker / marker
m1: pick-up yarn between left-hand needle and right-hand needle – do not twist, just lift and k into it as you would a standard k st.
BORnd: beginning of rnd
kfb: knit into the front and the back of the stitch; one stitch increase.
Cable cast-on: insert tip of right-hand needle between st on left-hand needle and 2nd st on needle. Wrap working yarn between needles (as if to knit). Draw out a loop between these 2 sts and place back on left-hand needle.

SIZE: finished garment measurements. Choose a size based upon your chest/bust measurement + desired ease.

40cm/80cm – 15.5”/33” (2 x Merry O,
1 x Cobblestone, 1 x Warm Cobblestone)
45cm/90cm – 18”/36” (2 x Merry O,
1 x Cobblestone, 1 x Warm Cobblestone)
50cm/100cm – 20”/40” (2 x Merry O,
1 x Cobblestone, 1 x Warm Cobblestone)
55cm/110cm – 21.5”/43” (2 ½ -3 x Merry O,
1 ½ -2 x Cobblestone, 1 x Warm Cobblestone)
60cm/120cm - 23.5”/47” (3 x Merry O,
2 x Cobblestone, 1 x Warm Cobblestone)
65cm/130cm – 25.5”/51” (3 x Merry O,
2 x Cobblestone, 1 ½ x Warm Cobblestone)