Daisy Sweater by Veera Välimäki

Daisy Sweater

Knitting
August 2026
Sport (12 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch and colourwork Stockinette stitch, using larger needles, after blocking.
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
750 - 1470 yards (686 - 1344 m)
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)
English
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Daisy Sweater is a ray of sunshine in your knitted wardrobe. this round yoke sweater is easily worked in one piece from top down. The slightly cropped length and relaxed shaping make this an ideal project, even for your first ever sweater.

Daisy Sweater is designed in collaboration with Botanical Yarn for Flock Fiber Festival 2026.

MATERIALS
Yarn:

  • Long-sleeved version: 3 (3, 3, 3, 4) (4, 4, 4, 4) skeins of Air Blown Alpaca Cotton by Botanical Yarn, in colour Dahlia Winnie as MC. Approx. 660 (740, 820, 900, 990)(1070, 1150, 1230, 1310) yds / 605 (675, 750, 825, 905)(980, 1050, 1125, 1200) m of DK-weight yarn in MC.
  • Short-sleeved version: 2 (2, 3, 3, 3) (3, 3, 4, 4) skeins of Air Blown Alpaca Cotton by Botanical Yarn, in colour Dahlia Winnie as MC. Approx. 560 (630, 700, 770, 840)(910, 980, 1050, 1110) yds / 510 (575, 640, 705, 770)(830, 895, 960, 1015) m of DK-weight yarn in MC.
  • Both long-and short-sleeved version: 1 (1, 1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 1, 1) skein of Air Blown Alpaca Cotton by Botanical Yarn, in colour Monarda as CC. Approx. 90 (90, 105, 105, 120) (120, 140, 140, 160) yds / 80 (80, 95, 95, 110) (110, 130, 130, 145) m of DK-weight yarn in CC.

Needles: US 6 (4 mm) and US 2.5 (3 mm) circular needles, 32” (80 cm) long or longer, and dpns in each size if not using magic loop method for small circumference knitting.

SIZING
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9)

Finished Chest Circumference: 36 (40, 44, 48, 52) (56, 60, 64, 68)” / 90 (100, 110, 120, 130) (140, 150, 160, 170) cm. Choose a size with approx. 8” (20 cm) of positive ease. Sample shown in size 4.

GAUGE
20 sts and 30 rows = 4” (10 cm) on larger needles, in Stockinette stitch and colourwork Stockinette stitch, after blocking.