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Kvit takes its name from the Ukrainian word kvitka, meaning “flower” — an inspiration that couldn’t be more fitting. Designed in the depths of grey winter, the pullover reflects my longing for spring and colour. The colourwork pattern combines stranded and inlay colourwork and crossed stitches. And the contrast between delicate yoke and more chunky body adds extra depth to the design.

The pullover is knit top-down in the round. The pattern uses one main colour and small amounts of six contrasting colours, making it ideal for using up leftovers. It features a hemmed neckline, short-row shaping at the neck, a boxy body, and classic tapered sleeves. The yoke is worked with a single strand of fingering-weight yarn, and the body and sleeves with two strands held together.

You can take a closer look at my sample and discover the design process in my podcast on YouTube.

Sizes

The pattern is written for nine sizes:
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) (6, 7, 8, 9) with a finished bust circumference of
ca. 88 (98, 108, 118, 128) (138, 148, 158, 168) cm //
35 (39, 43, 47, 51) (55, 59, 63, 67) in
incl. 10 cm (4 in) of the recommended positive ease.

The sample is shown in size 2
on a 160 cm (5’ 3”) tall model with 84 cm (33 in) bust measurement.
For more of the finished garment measurements,
please refer to the schematic provided.

Yarn

MC:
ca. 260 (300, 335, 370, 400) (435, 470, 500, 535) g
or 3 (3, 4, 4, 4) (5, 5, 5, 6) skeins of No.3 from G-Uld, 100% New Zealand lambswool, with 450 m (492 yds) in 100 g, shown in colourway Undyed Beige;

or ca. 1170 (1350, 1508, 1665, 1800) (1958, 2115, 2250, 2408) m //
1280 (1477, 1649, 1822, 1969) (2142, 2314, 2462, 2634) yds of any other fingering weight yarn.

Note | The MC yardage is calculated for a slightly cropped version and includes 10% extra to add length to the body and/or sleeves.

All contrasting colours are of the same fingering weight yarn as the main colour:
C1 (light pink): ca. 2 (2, 2, 2, 3) (3, 3, 3, 4) g
or 8 (9, 10, 11, 12) (13, 14, 15, 16) m // 9 (10, 11, 12, 13) (14, 16, 17, 18) yds;
C2 (dark pink): ca. 3 (3, 3, 4, 4) (4, 5, 5, 5) g
or 12 (14, 15, 17, 18) (20, 21, 23, 24) m // 13 (15, 16, 18, 20) (22, 23, 25, 27) yds;
C3 (light brown) and C4 (light green) each: ca. 4 (5, 6, 6, 7) (7, 8, 8, 9) g
or 20 (23, 25, 28, 30) (33, 36, 38, 41) m // 21 (25, 27, 30, 33) (36, 39, 42, 45) yds;
C5 (dark green): ca. 8 (9, 10, 11, 12) (13, 14, 15, 16) g
or 35 (41, 45, 50, 55) (59, 64, 69, 73) m // 39 (44, 49, 55, 60) (65, 70, 75, 80) yds;
C6 (dark brown): ca. 3 (4, 4, 5, 5) (6, 6, 7, 7) g
or 16 (18, 20, 22, 24) (26, 28, 31, 33) m // 17 (20, 22, 24, 27) (29, 31, 33, 36) yds.

Needles and notions

• 3.25 mm (US 3), 4.5 mm (US 7) and 5.0 mm (US 8) circular needles;
• spare cables, spare circular needles or scrap yarn to keep sts on hold;
• a few stitch markers;
• a cable needle (optional);
• a tapestry needle to weave in the ends.

Gauge

• 26 sts & 30 rnds in 10 cm (4 in) on 3.25 mm (US 3) needles measured over stockinette st and colourwork worked in the round after blocking with a single strand of yarn;
• 16 sts & 22 rnds in 10 cm (4 in) on 5.0 mm (US 8) needles measured over stockinette st worked in the round after blocking with two strands of yarn held together;
• 16 sts & 26 rnds in 10 cm (4 in) on 5.0 mm (US 8) needles measured over 1x1 ribbing worked in the round after blocking (as for the hem);
• 18 sts & 26 rnds in 10 cm (4 in) on 4.5 mm (US 7) needles measured over 1x1 ribbing worked in the round after blocking (as for the cuffs).

Adjust the needle sizes to obtain the required gauge.