Sometimes you find inspiration in the yarn you already have in stash, and this project is the result of this fortunate inspiration. I have a box with different blowyarn and decided to use the colors that were single skeins in this fun, little project. The neck starts by knitting the front bottom up and you can choose to change color at the top of the shoulder before knitting the back part top down. You can also choose to use a 3rd color on the neckline as I have done, and a 4th color for the icord edge that frames the entire garment. The neck is knitted in stockinette stitch back and forth with shaping for the neckline front and back. The neckline is knitted in single ribbing, and as a final step an icord edge is made as a frame around the garment. It’s made a few increases up the front piece and a few decreases down the back piece to shape it a little. The gauge it is made in allows for many different combinations of thinner yarns, or you can use a blowyarn (Drop Air) as I have done. A garment that will be worn close to the neck should be knitted in a soft yarn that does not itch.

Very important pattern information -this pattern is not written by a big business or a professional writer. It is written with my own words driven by a passion for knitting, crafting and writing. If you have any questions, please just ask. I check my messages and emails several times every week.

Measures:

Width at center front: 36 cm/ 14.2”
Height at center front to shoulder: 31 cm/ 12.2”
Neckline length: 20 cm/ 7.8”
Width from neckline to shoulder: 10cm/ 3.9”

Techniques used in the pattern:

• Long tail cast on
• Regular bind off
• Increase left and right
• Decrease left and right
• Knit up stitches
• Italian bind off without set up rows with double knitting
• icord bind off

All techniques are shown on the youtube channel knit_tech.

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I hope you like this new design, and find the inspiration you need to make one for yourself or a loved one.

Happy knitting!