Fading Leaves is my very first design and I am very excited to release it into the wind.

I updated the pattern to version 2.0 which includes four more sizes in order to be #sizeinclusive!

Fading Leaves Sweater is a four-color fade, circular yoke sweater that is worked seamlessly top-down, and inside-out (the knit side will be the “wrong side” and the purl side will be the “right side”) when finished. It features two side lace panels beneath the underarms.

Three Fade Kits options are available at AshandBumble.com.

My sample is knit using the Emerald Fade Kit.

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

Actual Bust Measurements:
28 (32, 36, 40, 44)(48, 52, 56, 60)”
71 (81, 91, 102, 112)(122, 132, 142, 152) cm

Finished Bust Measurements:
30 (34, 38, 42, 46)(50, 54, 58, 62)”
76 (86, 97, 107, 117)(127, 137, 147, 157) cm

The pattern is written with 2” (5 cm) of positive ease for the body and zero ease for the sleeves.

If you wish to have a more fitted sweater, I recommend going down a size.

I have a 40” (102 cm) bust. I knit my sample in size 4 for 2” (5 cm) of positive ease for the body and zero ease for the sleeves.

Yarn:
Four colors of fingering weight yarn
(415 yards / 379 meters / 100 grams):

C1:
95 (108, 120, 133, 145)(158, 170, 183, 195) yds
87 (99, 110, 122, 133)(144, 155, 167, 178) m
23 (26, 29, 32, 35)(38, 41, 44, 47) g

C2:
190 (216, 240, 266, 290)(315, 340, 365, 390) yds
174 (198, 219, 243, 265)(288, 311, 334, 357) m
46 (52, 58, 64, 70)(76, 82, 88, 94) g

C3:
212 (240, 270, 298, 328)(357, 386, 415, 444) yds
194 (220, 247, 272, 300)(326, 353, 379, 406) m
51 (58, 65, 72, 79)(86, 93, 100, 107) g

C4:
212 (240, 270, 298, 328)(357, 386, 415, 444) yds
194 (220, 247, 272, 300)(326, 353, 379, 406) m
51 (58, 65, 72, 79)(86, 93, 100, 107) g

Total:
704 (804, 900, 995, 1088)(1187, 1282, 1378, 1473) yds
644 (735, 823, 910, 995)(1084, 1172, 1259, 1347) m
171 (194, 217, 240, 263)(286, 309, 332, 355) g

Ash & Bumble Meadow Merino Fingering
(415 yards / 379 meters / 100 grams):

C1: 1 skein (all sizes)
C2: 1 skein (all sizes)
C3: 1 skein (sizes 1 - 7); 2 skeins (sizes 8 & 9)
C4: 1 skein (sizes 1 - 7); 2 skeins (sizes 8 & 9)

Suggested Needles:
Main: US 4 circular needles
Ribbing: US 2 circular needles or DPNs

Gauge:
24 stitches x 36 rounds = 4” (10 cm) in stockinette stitch and in the round.

Notions:
Five stitch markers (one unique for BORM and four additional), scrap yarn, darning needle, scissors, row counter, and tape measure.