The Fox & Swan Illusion Sweater is a unisex, top-down sweater available in eight different adult sizes.

This sweater is knitted in one piece, top-down with increases on the yoke. Short rows are worked at the top of the yoke to raise the back neck for a better fit.

The colorwork yoke includes long floats, so I recommend using the Ladderback Jacquard technique for better tension management.

The sweater is knit with mostly two colors at a time, making it easier to knit. Additional colors can be added later using the duplicate stitch technique.

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

Finished bust circumference: 85 (94, 104, 113) (122, 132, 140, 150) cm / 33 (37, 41, 44) (48, 52, 56, 59)in

Full length measured at center front: 53.5 (54, 55, 55.5) (56, 57, 57.5, 58) cm / 21.1 (21.3, 21.6, 21.8) (22, 22.3, 22.6, 22.8)in

This sweater is designed to be worn with approximately 4in/ 10 cm of positive ease; however, this is just a guide. Do not be afraid to select an option that provides somewhat less than the suggested ease according to your own preferences.

Materials:

• any 4 ply / fingering/light fingering yarn to achieve recommended gauge

Main color (mc): DROPS Fabel uni colour 110, rust:
240 (270, 290, 320) (340, 370, 390, 420) g, 5 (6, 6, 7) (7, 8, 8, 9) skeins

Contrast color 1 (cc1): DROPS Fabel uni colour 100, off white:
20 (21, 22, 23) (24, 25, 26, 27) g, 1 (1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 1, 1) skeins

Contrast color 2 (cc2): DROPS Fabel uni colour 400, black:
20 (21, 22, 23) (24, 25, 26, 27) g, 1 (1, 1, 1) (1, 1, 1, 1) skeins

• Needle

Gauge: 25 sts and 34 rnds = 10 cm / 4” in colorwork after blocking with main gauge needles

Difficulty: Intermediate

Language: English. All patterns are written in standard US terms