Sizes
1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8) 9 (10)

Circumference of the sweater
101 (107) 114 (120) 126 (133) 139 (145) 152 (158) cm 39¾ (42¼) 45 (47¼) 49½ (52¼) 54¾ (57) 59¾ (62¼)”

Length
55 (55) 56 (57) 59 (60) 61 (62) 63 (64) cm 21¾ (21¾) 22 (22½) 23¼ (23½) 24 (24½) 24¾ (25¼)”

Size Guide
Fruit Sweater is designed to have a positive ease of approx 12-18 cm 4¾-7″. Your chest circumference is measured at the widest part of your body (for example, around your bust or stomach). Example: If your chest circumference is 116 cm, you should choose size 6, which has a circumference of 133 cm.

Gauge
19 sts x 24 rows in stranded colourwork following chart D on 4.5 mm US 7 needles after washing = 10 x 10 cm 4 x 4″

Suggested Needles
3.5 mm US 4 circular needles (40 and 60 cm 16 and 24″)
4.5 mm US 7 circular needles (40, 60 and 80 cm 16, 24 and 32″)
3.5 mm and 4.5 mm US 4 and 7 DPNs or circulars for Magic Loop (for sleeves)

Materials

Colour A: 50-100 (50-100) 100 (100) 100 (100) 100 (100) 100 (100) g Double Sunday from Sandnes Garn (50 gram = 108 m 118 yds)

Colour B: 350 (400) 400-450 (450) 500 (500) 500 (550) 600 (600) g Double Sunday from Sandnes Garn (50 gram = 108 m 118 yds)

Colour C: 50 (50) 50-100 (100) 100 (100) 100 (100) 100 (100) g Double Sunday from Sandnes Garn (50 gram = 108 m 118 yds)

Colours
Colour A is used for the leaf pattern at the top of the yoke, Colour B is the main colour, and Colour C is used for the speckles or “dots.” See p. 9 for colour suggestions based on different fruit types.

Strawberry Sweater
Colour A: 9564, colour B: 4018, color C: 2013

There are more color suggestions in the pattern.

Techniques used in the pattern
Cast on, kbit, purl, knit neckline down, short rows (can be omitted), colourwork with dominance (video in the pattern), increases, cast on stitches with backward loop method, place stitches to hold, decreases (knit 2 together), double knitting, Italian bind off.