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Adorn yourself with diamonds that drape gracefully around your neck and shoulders. Construction is seamless from the top down, with short rows for back and neck shaping. Diamonds can be worked from chart or written directions, with larger sizes having proportionally larger diamonds. Optional increases add ease to skim the hips and a split hem finishes off the flattering fit.
This pattern is appropriate for intermediate level knitters. Sweater is cast on at the neck with a provisional CO and worked from the top down in the round. A link to a video for one type of provisional CO is given. Short rows raise the back of the yoke. Diamonds are formed with 1/1 cables. Yoke pattern may be worked from charts or written directions and is given in two sizes to be proportional for larger sizes. The body has optional increases to add ease to hip area and is finished with a split garter stitch hem. Pattern is 7 pages long and has been test knit and professionally tech edited.

Finished Measurements:
Bust Circumference of Sweater: 36 (39 1/4, 42 1/2, 45 1/2) (49 1/4, 53 1/2, 56) in/ 91.5 (99.5, 108, 115.5) (125, 136, 142) cm. Designed to fit with approximately 2 - 4 in/ 5 - 10 cm of positive ease. (Choose a size that is larger than your actual bust measurement.)
Sample shown in Size 39 1/4 worn with 3 in/ 7.5 cm ease with sleeves and body shortened for a petite height model.

Gauge:
20 sts and 28 rnds/ 4 in/ 10 cm over stockinette stitch in the round with Gauge Size Needle.

Materials:

• Cascade Yarns 220 (100% Peruvian Highland Wool; 220 yds/ 200 m per 3.5 oz/100 g skein); color: #7815 - “Summer Sky”; 5 (5, 6, 6) (7, 7, 8) skeins. Or 977 (1087, 1197, 1276) (1418, 1559, 1654) yds/ 893 (994, 1095, 1167) (1297, 1426, 1512) m of a similar worsted weight yarn.

• Several yards of scrap yarn in a similar weight for provisional cast on.

• Needles in two sizes as follows: Gauge Size Needles: Circular needles in a range of lengths from 16 in/ 40 cm up to 40 in/ 100 cm for smaller sizes and up to 60 in/ 150 cm for larger sizes, AND one set of dpns (or your small circumference needles of choice) in size required to obtain gauge. I used US #5/ 3.75 mm. You may need a size or two above or below that. Smaller than Gauge Size Needles: 16 in/ 40 cm circular needle AND one set of dpns (or your small circumference needles of choice) one US size smaller than Gauge Size Needles.

• A medium size crochet hook (only if doing a crochet-type provisional CO.)

• 11 (12, 13, 14) (14, 15, 16) optional stitch markers to divide motifs, plus one unique marker for end of round.

• 2 stitch holders or scrap yarn for holding stitches

• tapestry needle to weave in ends

Tech Editing by Desert Rose Fiber Arts
Photography by John Newell