Full Bloom is a bold and beautiful celebration of flowers and nature at its absolute best. This top-down, circular yoke sweater features all-over colourwork to create a design that is addictive to knit and striking to wear.

CONSTRUCTION
This garment is worked top-down, in the round. After the neckband, short row shaping is incorporated to optimise fit. The yoke features a stranded colourwork pattern which continues into the body and sleeves. Once the yoke is completed, stitches are separated into body and sleeves, which are each worked separately and in the round. The waistband and cuffs are finished with ribbing.

SIZING GUIDE
This garment is graded into sizes 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9, 10). Recommended positive ease is 4+” / 10+ cm at the chest circumference.
Finished Garment Chest Circumference:
36 (40, 44, 48, 52) (56, 60, 64, 68, 72)“
90 (100, 110, 120, 130) (140, 150, 160, 170, 180) cm

GAUGE
Using 4 mm / US size 6 needles, or needle size required to meet gauge, 22 stitches over 30 rounds in both stockinette stitch and colourwork, wet blocked, creates a 4x4” / 10x10 cm square.

YARN
The sample has been worked using Primrose Yarn Co. yarn:
Main Colour: Rose Sport 3 ply yarn (100% American Superwash Merino; 298 m / 325 yds per 100 g) in colourway Morticia.
Contrast Colour: Homestead Sport 2ply yarn (100% American Superwash Merino; 228 m / 250 yds per ~75 g) in colourway Crimson Peak.

YARDAGE (includes ~10% excess)
Main Colour:
719 (764, 806, 931, 970) (1015, 1131, 1174, 1211, 1330) metres
787 (835, 882, 1019, 1062) (1110, 1238, 1284, 1324, 1455) yards
241 (256, 270, 313, 326) (341, 380, 394, 406, 446) grams

Contrast Colour:
594 (629, 661, 772, 802) (837, 945, 980, 1007, 1114) metres
650 (688, 723, 845, 878) (915, 1034, 1072, 1102, 1219) yards
198 (210, 220, 257, 267) (279, 315, 327, 336, 371) grams

TOOLS & NOTIONS
3.25 mm / US size 3 circular needles (to work neckband, cuffs and waistband; varying cable lengths would be helpful)
4 mm / US size 6 circular needles (to work yoke, body and sleeves; varying cable lengths would be helpful)
1 marker
scrap yarn
tapestry needle to weave in ends

SKILLS REQUIRED
-long tail cast on
-joining and working in the round
-working half-twisted ribbing
-working left and right lifted increases
-German short row shaping
-reading colourwork charts
-working stranded colourwork with two colours
-long tail cast on with two colours
-working a repeating pattern of decreases
-decreasing using K2tog and SSK
-standard bind off