Flower Power by Jo Cottle

Flower Power

Knitting
August 2023
yarn held together
Light Fingering
+ Lace
= Sport (12 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette in the round in colorwork
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
1200 - 2100 yards (1097 - 1920 m)
Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4) 5, 6, 7 (8, 9, 10) 11, 12, 13 Finished Bust Sizes with 2 - 4” (5 - 10 cm) positive ease: 36 (38, 40, 42) 44, 46, 48 (50, 52, 54) 56, 58, 60“/ 91.5 (96.5, 101.5, 106.5) 112, 117, 122 (127, 132, 137) 142, 147, 152.5 cm
English
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Difficulty Level: Intermediate

Skills Used: Knit, purl, yo, m1, German short rows, stranded colorwork

Gauge: 24 stitches and 30 rows = 4 x 4 “/ 10 x 10 cm in colorwork and stockinette in the Round, blocked, with main needle
Sizes:
1 (2, 3, 4) 5, 6, 7 (8, 9, 10) 11, 12, 13

Finished Bust Sizes with 2 - 4” (5 - 10 cm) positive ease:
36 (38, 40, 42) 44, 46, 48 (50, 52, 54) 56, 58, 60“/ 91.5 (96.5, 101.5, 106.5) 112, 117, 122 (127, 132, 137) 142,
147, 152.5 cm

Material
Yarn: Fingering Weight & Lace Weight Held Together = Sport / DK

DyeHouse Yarns by Serial Knitters Cherry Creek Fingering 80/20% SW Merino/Nylon 100g / 450 yds / 411 m
DyeHouse Yarns by Serial Knitters Phantom Lace 72% Kid Mohair / 28% silk 50g / 450 yds / 411 m

Cherry Creek Fingering
MC: 2 (2, 3, 3) 3, 3, 3 (3, 3, 4) 4, 4, 4 skeins
CC1: 1 (1, 1, 1) 1, 1, 1 (1, 1, 2) 2, 2, 2 skein(s)
CC2: 1 (1, 1, 1) 1, 1, 1, (1, 1, 1) 1, 1, 1 skein

Phantom Lace
MC: 2 (2, 3, 3) 3, 3, 3 (3, 3, 4) 4, 4, 4 skeins
CC1: 1 (1, 1, 1) 1, 1, 1 (1, 1, 2) 2, 2, 2 skein(s)
CC2: 1 (1, 1, 1) 1, 1, 1, (1, 1, 1) 1, 1, 1 skein

Yarn Consumption (approximate)

Cherry Creek Fingering:

MC: 807 (869, 946, 1001) 1076, 1114, 1193 (1252, 1328, 1389) 1467, 1534, 1569 yds / 179, (193, 210, 222) 239, 248, 265 278, 295, 309) 326, 341, 349 g / 737 (794, 864, 914) 983, 1017, 1090 (1143, 1213, 1268) 1340, 1401, 1433 m

CC1: 272 (293, 319, 338) 363, 376, 403 (422, 448, 469) 495, 518, 529 yds / 60 (65, 71, 75) 81, 84, 89 (94, 100, 104) 110, 115, 118 g / 249 (268, 292, 308) 332, 343, 368 (386, 409, 428) 452, 473, 484 m

CC2: 188 (203, 221, 233) 251, 260, 278 (292, 310, 324) 342, 358, 366 yds / 42 (45, 49, 52) 56, 58, 62 (65, 69, 72) 76, 79, 81 g / 172 (185, 201, 213) 229, 237, 254 (267, 283, 296) 312, 327, 334 m

Phantom Lace (note yardages and meters are the same as for Cherry Creek Fingering, but grams are approximately half as much):

MC: 807 (869, 946, 1001) 1076, 1114, 1193 (1252, 1328, 1389) 1467, 1534, 1569 yds / 90, (97, 105, 111) 120, 124, 133 (139, 148, 154) 163, 170, 174 g / 737 (794, 864, 914) 983, 1017, 1090 (1143, 1213, 1268) 1340, 1401, 1433 m

CC1: 272 (293, 319, 338) 363, 376, 403 (422, 448, 469) 495, 518, 529 yds / 30 (33, 35, 38) 40, 42, 45 (47, 50, 52) 55, 58, 59 g / 249 (268, 292, 308) 332, 343, 368 (386, 409, 428) 452, 473, 484 m

CC2: 188 (203, 221, 233) 251, 260, 278 (292, 310, 324) 342, 358, 366 yds / 21 (23, 25, 26) 28, 29, 31 (32, 34, 36) 38, 40, 41 g / 172 (185, 201, 213) 229, 237, 254 (267, 283, 296) 312, 327, 334 m

Sample sweater is a size 36 using:

MC: Overall Sense of Well Being – both Cherry Creek and Phantom Lace
CC1: Raspberry – both Cherry Creek and Phantom Lace
CC2: Safety Orange – both Cherry Creek and Phantom Lace

Needles:

US 3 / 2.75 mm circular needles 16“, 24”, 32”, or 47” (40, 60, 80, or 120 cm) long (smaller needle) for neck, body, and cuff ribbings
US 5 / 3.75 mm circular needle, 16”, 24”, 32”, or 47” (40, 60, 80, or 120 cm) long (main needle or size for gauge), and DPNs for sleeves, or longer circular for magic loop
US 6 / 4.0 mm circular needle, 16”, 24”, 32” (40, 60, 80 cm) long (optional larger needles for sleeves), or DPNs for sleeves, or longer circular for magic loop

This pattern has been tested and professionally tech-edited